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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Engineering and Planning Guide, Release 7.x
July 2006
Chapter 2 Cards Specifications
2.2.4 Optical Amplifiers
2.2.4 Optical Amplifiers
The optical amplifier cards can be installed in Slots 1 through 6 and 12 through 17.
These cards contain three main modules:
• Optical plug-in module
• Microprocessor module (uP8260)
• DC/DC converter
The optical plug-in module has a built-in microcontroller for managing functionalities such as the
optical power, laser current, and temperature control loops.
The microprocessor module (uP8260) manages the communication between the optical amplifier card
and the TCC2/TCC2P card, and provides all the Operation, Administration, Maintenance, and
Provisioning (OAM&P) functions (including controls and alarms). The DC/DC converter provides the
power supply voltages for the cards.
The Cisco ONS 15454 has five optical amplifier cards:
• C-Band Preamplifier (OPT-PRE)
• C-Band Booster (OPT-BST)
• C-Band Booster Enhanced (OPT-BST-E)
• L-Band Amplifier (OPT-AMP-L)
• L-Band Booster (OPT-BST-L)
Optical
power
reading
resolution
All PDs (both real and
virtual)
— — — 0.1 dB
Optical
power
reading
precision
— – 0.1 — 0.1 dB
Directivity EXP RX => EXP A RX All SOP,
including
WDL and
withinwhole
operating
temperature
range
40 — — dB
EXP RX => EXP B RX
EXP A RX =>
EXP B RX
Return loss — — 40 — — dB
Maximum
optical input
power
— Maximum
power
handling
500 — — mW
Table 2-20 MMU Card Optical Specifications (continued)
Parameter Condition Notes Min Typical Max Unit
