Cisco ONS 15454 Series Multiservice Transport Platforms

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Hardware Modules

  • High Power Counter-Propagating and Co-Propagating Raman units for the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) 14-Jan-2016
  • Cisco Transport Node Controller and Transport Shelf Controller Cards Data Sheet 05-Mar-2019
  • 40-Channel Single-Module ROADM for the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform 14-Jan-2010
  • Cisco NCS 2000 200-Gbps Multirate DWDM Line Card Data Sheet 13-Jul-2015
  • Cisco NCS 2000 100-Gbps Multirate Muxponder Data Sheet 11-Jan-2016
  • Cisco ONS 15454 10-Port 10 Gbps Line Card Data Sheet 23-Jun-2017
  • Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Protection Switch Module 14-Oct-2008
  • Enhanced C-Band 96-Channel EDFA Amplifiers for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Data Sheet 14-Jan-2016
  • 10Gbps Optical Encryption Line Card for the Cisco NCS 2000 Series and Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Data Sheet 15-Apr-2015
  • A Switchable-Gain Optical Amplifier functioning in the flexible spectrum of C-Band for the Cisco NCS 2000 Platform Data Sheet 30-Mar-2018
  • Cisco ONS 15454 Any Rate Muxponder and Xponder Cards 27-Nov-2019
  • Cisco ONS 15454 Any Rate Enhanced Xponder Card 12-Dec-2013

• End-of-Sale/End-of-Life Line Cards

  • Cisco ONS 15454 10-Gbps Multirate Transponder Card 01-Oct-2004
  • Enhanced Optical Booster Amplifier for Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP 06-Jun-2005
  • Optical Impairment-Aware WSON Control Plane for Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Data Sheet 12-Dec-2013

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Select ONS & 15216 PIDs 10-Jun-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 M6 MSTP Kits 10-Apr-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 80 Channel WXC ROADM module 05-Sep-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 MSTP Selective 10G DWDM line Modules 04-Sep-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 M6 MSTP Chassis and Ancillaries 16-May-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Interleaver ID-50 from the 15216 platform 19-Jun-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 MSTP 100G CFP Line card 02-Apr-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Selected ONS Pluggables 100G CFP, 4G SFP, E1 SFP, E3 SFP modules 02-Apr-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ONS 15454- 24 Port External MSM Solution 02-Mar-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 Optical Amplifier 17dBm and 15454 Ancillary Timing Cable 29-Sep-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 Ethernet XPonder Line Cards 29-Sep-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco CWDM pluggable optics from the ONS portfolio 19-Sep-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 15454 Optical Amplifier 17dBm and 15454 Ancillary Timing Cable 29-Sep-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Pluggable Optics from the ONS portfolio 15-Sep-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Amplifier Cards 28-Feb-2017

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Field Notice: FN - 70520 - 15454-M-WSE-K9 Product Running on Software Release Earlier than 12.0.1 Displays FPGA Mismatch Alarm - Workaround Provided 27-May-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 63388 - 15454-OPT-AMP-C(=) Certain cards at risk of traffic outage due to firmware upgrade - Replace on Failure 05-Apr-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63417 - 15454-M6-DC: Some M6 Chassis DC Units are Exposed to Fuse Failure and Damage Under Certain Conditions - Replace on Failure 05-Apr-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63451 - ONS 15454-SA-HD, Chassis in secure mode - Replace on Failure 28-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63478 - ONS15454-M6/SDH: TNC/TSC/TNCE/TSCE cards shipped with R9.3 software prior to 12/01/2011 experience BKUPMEMP alarm declaration - Replace on Failure 13-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63989 - ONS 15454 MSTP M6/M2 and NCS2006, NCS2002: WSE Cards Report Spurious EQPT-DEGRADE Alarm - Workaround Provided 08-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63803 - ONS 15454 MSTP with Software Release 9.8.0 and 10.0 Shipped Prior to March 16, 2014 Experience BKUPMEMP Alarm After a Reset - Workaround Provided 08-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63663 - 100G-LC-C: Equipment Degraded on CTC After Boot Completion - Workaround Provided 07-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63655 - ONS15454 MSTP - M6: Traffic Loss on CFP-LC Cards in Certain Conditions - Workaround Provided 07-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63650 - 15454W: AMP-C, RAMP-C, RAMP-CE Recall on Linecards Shipped Earlier Than December 31, 2012 - Workaround Provided 07-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63602 - ONS 15454 MSTP TNC/TSC/TNCE/TSCE Cards with Release 9.6.0 Software Shipped Prior to December 31, 2012 Experience BKUPMEMP Alarm Declaration - Software Upgrade Recommended 07-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63693 - ONS15454 MSTP – A Limited Number of AMP-C Cards Might Raise EQPT FAIL Alarm - Workaround Provided 07-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63110 - 15454-MR-L1-xx.x, 15454-MRP-L1-xx.x , Bad Lot of Boards, Recall Due to a MOSFET Reliability Issue in a DC to DC Circuit on the Cards - Replace on Failure 20-Feb-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63724 - ONS - Wrong EEPROM Content on ONS-SE-Z1 Units Cause MEA Alarm and Traffic Impacting in Multirate Mode - Replace on Failure 07-Feb-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 63689 - Certain ECU Cards Might Experience Insertion Problems When Inserting Into the M6 Chassis - Workaround Provided 04-Feb-2019

Security Advisories, Responses and Notices

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Vulnerabilities in SNMP Message Processing 10-Dec-2011

Release and Compatibility

Release Notes

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.3 22-Dec-2013
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.4 25-Nov-2013
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.2.2 06-Jun-2013
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.4 30-Aug-2012
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.2.1 16-Jan-2012
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 7.0.3 05-Jan-2012
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 7.0.4 05-Jan-2012
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Release 7.0.3 27-Nov-2011
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Release 7.2.2 26-Aug-2011
  • Release notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.2 25-Oct-2010
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 4.1.8.2 27-Jul-2008
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 6.0.2 11-Oct-2007
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 4.7 11-Oct-2007
  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 4.5 11-Oct-2007

• Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 DWDM, Release 9.6.x.x 04-Oct-2016

Reference

Documentation Roadmaps

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Cisco ONS Documentation Roadmap for Release 9.8 22-Jul-2013
  • Cisco ONS Documentation Roadmap for Release 9.6.x 14-Mar-2013
  • Cisco ONS Documentation Roadmap for Release 9.40 31-Jul-2012
  • Cisco ONS Documentation Roadmap for Release 9.3 31-Jul-2012
  • Cisco ONS Documentation Roadmap for Releases 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 21-Feb-2012
  • Cisco ONS Documentation Roadmap for Release 9.2 16-Feb-2012

• Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Documentation Roadmap for Release 11.x.x 04-Oct-2019
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Documentation Roadmap for Release 10.x.x 24-Aug-2018

Technical References

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454, Release 9.8.1 27-Mar-2014
  • Network Element Defaults for Release 9.8 21-Jul-2013
  • Network Element Defaults for Release 9.4 19-Mar-2013
  • Network Element Defaults, Release 9.3 19-Mar-2013
  • Network Element Defaults for Release 9.6.x 14-Mar-2013
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 7.0.1 24-Feb-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 8.5.x 23-Feb-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 8.0 23-Feb-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 7.2 25-May-2010
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 7.0 25-May-2010
  • Cisco ONS 15454 Release 4.7 Network Element Defaults 04-Jan-2008
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 9.0 23-Feb-2011
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Releases 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 31-Jan-2011
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 9.2 06-May-2010
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, Release 9.1 04-Nov-2009

Design

Design TechNotes

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Default User Name and Password for Cisco Transport Controller 15-Aug-2008
  • BITS Wiring Information and Looped BITS Timing on ONS 15454 11-Jan-2006
  • Use PAT to Establish a Session Between CTC and ONS 15454 when CTC is Inside the Firewall 11-Jan-2006
  • CTC Fails to Start on Windows XP with Cisco Security Agent 01-Jan-2006
  • Timing and Synchronization on Cisco ONS 15454 01-Jan-2006
  • Security Considerations for Cisco ONS 15454 Release 5.0 31-Aug-2005
  • TL1 Session Setup on ONS 15454 and ONS 15327 19-Jan-2005

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Software Upgrade Matrix for ONS 15454 04-Oct-2019
  • Upgrading the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH MSTP to Release 11.1.x.x 04-Oct-2019
  • Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006, Release 10.0 24-Nov-2013
  • Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454, Release 9.6.0.3 04-Mar-2013
  • Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454, Release 9.4.0.2 30-Aug-2012
  • Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454, Release 9.6.x 08-Jul-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide, Release 8.5.x 30-Jun-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide, Release 8.0 30-Jun-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide, Release 7.2 30-Jun-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide, Release 7.0 30-Jun-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide, Release 7.0.1 30-Jun-2012
  • Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454, Release 9.4 27-Nov-2011
  • Installing the OPT-AMP-L Card in the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/SDH 21-Oct-2011
  • MRC12 18-Oct-2011
  • Installing Cisco ONS 15454-PP-4-SMR Patch Panel 18-Oct-2011

Install and Upgrade TechNotes

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Cisco ONS 15454 and NAT 09-Jan-2006

Configuration

Configuration Examples and TechNotes

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • ONS15454 IP Addressing with Secure Mode Enabled 20-Nov-2015
  • Multishelf Configuration Example and Common issues with MS configuration and resolution 06-Nov-2015
  • ONS 15454 MSTP SNMP Fault Management 30-Oct-2015
  • Conversion of a Point-to-Point (1+1) Configuration to a Two-Fiber BLSR 15-Aug-2008
  • Tune the CTC HEAP Variables on the PC to Improve CTC Performance 02-Nov-2006
  • BITS Wiring Information and Looped BITS Timing on ONS 15454 11-Jan-2006
  • Use PAT to Establish a Session Between CTC and ONS 15454 when CTC is Inside the Firewall 11-Jan-2006
  • Use NAT to Hide the Real IP Address of CTC to Establish a Session with ONS 15454 09-Jan-2006
  • Monitor Synchronization Performance and Troubleshoot Timing Alarms on ONS 15454 05-Jan-2006
  • Use NAT to Hide the Real IP Address of ONS 15454 to Establish a CTC Session 01-Jan-2006
  • A Guideline to Provision Timing on ONS 15454 01-Dec-2005
  • CTC Issue with Internet Connection Firewall on Windows XP 01-Dec-2005
  • Use PuTTY to Establish a Telnet Connection to ENE Through GNE 05-Oct-2005

• Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • ONS15454 IP Addressing with Secure Mode Enabled 20-Nov-2015
  • ONS 15454 M6 UDC Ports on ECU Configuration Example 14-Nov-2014

Configuration Guides

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Configuration Guide, Release 9.3 04-Nov-2014
  • Chapter 3, Install the Control Cards 17-Jul-2014
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Configuration Guide, Release 9.4 17-Jul-2012

• Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Network Element Defaults for Release 10.x.x 01-Mar-2016

• Videos: Using the Network Functional View

  • Video: Fast Circuit Creation 06-Apr-2015
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Control Card and Node Configuration Guide, Release 11.x.x 16-Jun-2020
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Control Card and Node Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x 16-Jun-2020
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Network Configuration Guide, Release 11.x.x 15-Jun-2020
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x 15-Jun-2020
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Line Card Configuration Guide, Release 11.x.x 11-Jun-2020
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Line Card Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x 11-Jun-2020
• Installing the GBIC, SFP, SFP+, QSFP, XFP, CXP, CFP, and CPAK Optical Modules in Cisco ONS Platforms 04-Oct-2019
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Licensing Configuration Guide 24-Jul-2019
• CTC Enhancements, Operations, and Shortcuts 15-Mar-2019
• Hardware Specifications 08-Mar-2019

Maintain and Operate

End-User Guides

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Cisco Transport Controller Operation, Information, and Shortcuts 18-Nov-2013
  • Fiber and Connector Losses in Raman Link Configuration 29-Sep-2013

Maintain and Operate TechNotes

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Clean Up the Disk and Maintain Disk Space on the CTM Server 07-Jan-2020

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guides

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.3 29-Sep-2013
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.8 31-Jul-2013
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.2 22-Jul-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Releases 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 22-Jul-2012
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 6.0 13-Mar-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 7.0.1 and Release 7.2 11-Mar-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 8.5.x 10-Mar-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 8.0 10-Mar-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 7.0 10-Mar-2011
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.0 10-Mar-2010
  • Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.1 10-Mar-2010
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 11.x.x 08-Mar-2019
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Releases 10.x.x 13-Oct-2017
• Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.6.x 02-Sep-2014

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Cisco ONS 15454 M12 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)

  • Clean Up the Disk and Maintain Disk Space on the CTM Server 07-Jan-2020
  • RTRV-MAP-NETWORK Returns Node Name as UNKNOWN 03-Jan-2020
  • Amplified Spontaneous Emission or Amplified Noise (ASE) Power Reading as Channels Power in CTC 14-Aug-2018
  • Essential Utility for Optical Professionals 05-Sep-2017
  • RADIUS Authentication Problems in ONS 15454 Version 6.0 27-Feb-2014
  • Conversion of a Point-to-Point (1+1) Configuration to a Two-Fiber BLSR 15-Aug-2008
  • Default User Name and Password for Cisco Transport Controller 15-Aug-2008
  • Multiple Java Plug-in Installation to Access CTC 02-Nov-2006
  • Tune the CTC HEAP Variables on the PC to Improve CTC Performance 02-Nov-2006
  • BITS Wiring Information and Looped BITS Timing on ONS 15454 11-Jan-2006
  • Cisco ONS 15454 and NAT 09-Jan-2006
  • Failure to Launch CTC in Spanish Windows XP Professional 05-Jan-2006
  • Monitor Synchronization Performance and Troubleshoot Timing Alarms on ONS 15454 05-Jan-2006
  • CTC Fails to Start on Windows XP with Cisco Security Agent 01-Jan-2006
  • Timing and Synchronization on Cisco ONS 15454 01-Jan-2006

Literature

Presentations

• 3D Model of Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platforms 28-Jun-2013