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Hardware Compatibility
Chassis
Control Cards
Electrical Interface Cards
Optical Interface Cards
Hardware Compatibility
This chapter provides information about hardware that is compatible with the Cisco Transport Manager Equipment Module. Hardware includes the following items:
•
Chassis
•Control Cards
•Electrical Interface Cards
•Optical Interface Cards
Chassis
The Cisco ONS 15454 Equipment Module supports the Cisco ONS 15454 chassis.
Control Cards
The following tables outline the control cards that are supported on by the Cisco Transport Manager Equipment Module.
Table 3-1 Common Control Cards
|
Card
|
Name
|
Description
|
TCC, TCC+ |
Time Communication and Control Card |
Performs system initialization, provisioning, alarm reporting, maintenance, diagnostics, IP address detection/resolution, SONET DCC termination, and system fault detection for the ONS 15454. |
XC |
Cross Connect Card |
Central element for ONS 15454 switching, establishes connections and performs time division switching (TDS) at the STS-1 level between ONS 15454 traffic cards. |
XCVT |
VT1.5 Cross Connect Card |
Supports VT1.5 cross connect capability, allowing up to 336 bidirectional VT1.5s. VT1.5 signals can be cross connected, dropped, or rearranged. |
AIC |
Alarm Interface Controller Card |
This card is not supported by this Equipment Module, however, presence of this card will not cause problems. |
Electrical Interface Cards
The following table lists the network interfaces that are supported by the Cisco Transport Manager Equipment Module.
Table 3-2 Electrical Interface Cards
|
Card
|
Description
|
DS1-14 |
Provides 14 DS1 interfaces |
DS1N-14 |
Identical to the DS1-14 card, also offers 1:N protection |
DS3-12 |
Provides 12 Telcordia compliant GR-499 DS-3 interfaces per card for the ONS 15454 |
DS3N-12 |
Identical to DS3-12 card, also offers 1:N protection. |
DS3XM-6 |
Provides 6 Telcordia compliant GR-499-CORE M13 multiplexing functions, converting 6 framed DS-3 network connections to 28x6 or 168 VT1.5s |
Optical Interface Cards
The following table lists the optical interface cards that are supported by the Cisco Transport Manager Equipment Module.
Note Presence of optical cards other than those listed in Table 3-3 will not adversely affect the operation of this Equipment Module.
Table 3-3 Optical Interface Cards
|
Card
|
Description
|
OC3 IR 4 1310 |
Provides 4 intermediate range Telcordia compliant GR-253 SONET OC-3 interfaces operating at 1310 optical wavelength. |
OC12 IR 1310 |
Provides one intermediate range Telcordia compliant GR-253 SONET OC-12 interface operating at 1310 optical wavelength. |
OC48 IR 1310 |
Provides one intermediate range Telcordia compliant GR-253 SONET OC-48 interface operating at 1310 optical wavelength. |
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