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Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual, R7.0.1
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Chapter 3 Electrical Cards
3.1 3.1.1 Card Summary
Table 3-1 Cisco ONS 15454 Electrical Cards
Card Name Description For Additional Information
EC1-12
The EC1-12 card provides 12 Telcordia-compliant,
GR-253 STS-1 electrical ports per card. Each port
operates at 51.840 Mbps over a single 750-ohm,
728A or equivalent coaxial span.
See the “3.2 EC1-12 Card”
section on page 3-3.
DS1-14
The DS1-14 card provides 14 Telcordia-compliant
GR-499 DS-1 ports. Each port operates at
1.544 Mbps over a 100-ohm, twisted-pair copper
cable.
See the “3.3 DS1-14 and
DS1N-14 Cards” section on
page 3-5.
DS1N-14
The DS1N-14 card supports the same features as the
DS1-14 card but can also provide 1:N (N <= 5)
protection.
See the “3.3 DS1-14 and
DS1N-14 Cards” section on
page 3-5.
DS1/E1-56
The DS1/E1-56 card provides 56 Telcordia-
compliant, GR-499 DS-1 ports per card, or 56 E1
ports per card. Each port operates at 1.544 Mbps
(DS-1) or 2.048 Mbps (E1). The DS1/E1-56 card
operates as a working or protect card in 1:N
protection schemes, where N <= 2.
See the “3.4 DS1/E1-56 Card”
section on page 3-9.
DS3-12
The DS3-12 card provides 12 Telcordia-compliant
GR-499 DS-3 ports per card. Each port operates at
44.736 Mbps over a single 75-ohm, 728A or
equivalent coaxial span.
See the “3.5 DS3-12 and
DS3N-12 Cards” section on
page 3-12.
DS3N-12
The DS3N-12 card supports the same features as the
DS3-12 but can also provide 1:N (N <= 5)
protection.
See the “3.5 DS3-12 and
DS3N-12 Cards” section on
page 3-12.
DS3/EC1-48
The DS3/EC1-48 provides 48 Telcordia-compliant
ports per card. Each port operates at 44.736 Mbps
over a single 75-ohm, 728A or equivalent coaxial
span.
See the “3.6 DS3/EC1-48 Card”
section on page 3-15.
DS3-12E
The DS3-12E card provides 12 Telcordia-compliant
ports per card. Each port operates at 44.736 Mbps
over a single 75-ohm, 728A or equivalent coaxial
span. The DS3-12E card provides enhanced
performance monitoring functions.
See the “3.8 DS3-12E and
DS3N-12E Cards” section on
page 3-20.
DS3N-12E
The DS3N-12E card supports the same features as
the DS3-12E but can also provide 1:N (N <= 5)
protection.
See the “3.8 DS3-12E and
DS3N-12E Cards” section on
page 3-20.
DS3XM-6
(Transmux)
The DS3XM-6 card provides six Telcordia-
compliant GR-499-CORE M13 multiplexing
functions. The DS3XM-6 converts six framed DS-3
network connections to 28x6 or 168 VT1.5s.
See the “3.9 DS3XM-6 Card”
section on page 3-24.
DS3XM-12
(Transmux)
The DS3XM-12 card provides 12 Telcordia-
compliant GR-499-CORE M13 multiplexing
functions. The DS3XM-12 converts twelve framed
DS-3 network connections to 28x12 or 168 VT1.5s.
See the “3.10 DS3XM-12 Card”
section on page 3-26.