Viavi MAP-200 - Theory of Operation; 1 CxN Configuration

General Information
Theory of Operation
MAP-200 Optical Switch mOSW-C1 Installation and User Guide Standard
June 2016 Document Number 22112369-120 R000 Page 20
o MAP-200 User’s Manual
o mOSW User’s Manual
• Certificate of Conformance
• Test Report
Theory of Operation
Large channel count switches use precision motors to position input and/or output
channels for selection. They have one or two input channels, and multiple output
channels. The switch is bidirectional and so inputs and outputs are interchangeable.
Configurations
1CxN Configuration
0
3
2
1
4
N
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A
Figure 4: 1CxN Configuration
The 1CxN configuration allows a single common input to be switched to any of the N
outputs.