Data Sheet
Optical Amplifier Cards for the Cisco ONS 15454
Multiservice Transport Platform
®
The Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) provides a
comprehensive, intelligent dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) solution for
expanding metropolitan (metro) and regional bandwidth.
Product Overview
The Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP offers optical amplifiers for extending the reach of a metro or
regional network. The optical amplifier cards are part of the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP intelligent
DWDM architecture engineered to reduce DWDM complexity and speed the deployment of next-
generation networking solutions.
The Cisco ONS 15454 optical amplifier cards (Figure 1) are plug-in modules that take advantage
of proven Cisco ONS 15454 carrier-class features. These cards deliver the reach and optical
performance to support a single DWDM channel all the way to 40 channels today (designed for 80-
wavelength operation) – to meet the requirements of service provider and enterprise networks.
Table 1 outlines the optical amplifier plug-in card types available for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP
with the applications they are designed to support.
Figure 1. Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Booster Amplifier (part number OPT-BST) and Optical Preamplifier
(part number OPT-PRE)
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Table 1. Optical Amplifier Cards with Applications
Component Deployment Application
Optical preamplifier (OPT-PRE) This product amplifies the incoming composite DWDM signal to allow a sufficient optical
power level to optical receivers on dropped wavelengths and to overcome the insertion
losses of optical filters in the node. It employs a two-stage amplifier design to allow insertion
of dispersion-management devices to compensate for pulse spreading at higher multiplexer
speeds. Deployment locations include any site that requires additional signal level.
Optical booster amplifier This product amplifies the outgoing composite DWDM signal to overcome the attenuation
(OPT-BST) of the fiber network. It integrates an optical service channel splitter or combiner to allow the
optical supervisory channel (OSC) to be sent to and received from the optical service
channel module (OSCM) card. Deployment locations include any site that requires
additional signal level.
17-dB gain amplifier This flexible amplifier can be used as a preamplifier or as a booster amplifier. It integrates
(OPT-AMP-17C) an optical service channel splitter or combiner to allow the OSC to be sent to and received
from the OSCM card.
The Cisco ONS 15454 optical amplifiers take advantage of the latest in amplifier technology,
variable optical attenuators, photo diodes, and extensive software to facilitate a high degree of
automation for simplified operations. They feature low-noise-gain blocks for C-band optical-
amplification requirements. For flexibility of application support, the amplifiers support two modes
of operation, constant gain and constant power. They also provide fast-transient suppression to
respond quickly to network changes without adding impairments and degradation. Each card
integrates software-controllable variable optical attenuators (VOAs) along with extensive optical
monitoring with photo diodes, to provide nodal- and network-based automatic power-level
management. Extensive optical safety algorithms provide user safety when operating the network.
The optical amplifier cards incorporate faceplate-mounted LEDs to provide a quick visual check of
the operational status at the card. Printed on each of the faceplates is an icon, an orange circle,
which corresponds to shelf-slot icons located on the shelf assembly, indicating the shelf slot where
the cards can be inserted. The cards are supported by the integrated Cisco Transport Controller
craft manager, which provides the user access for operations, administration, maintenance, and
provisioning (OAM&P) for the system.
Selection and deployment of the optical amplifiers depend on the requirements of the network. The
Cisco TransportPlanner optical design tool is available to assist in the engineering, bill-of-material
development, and deployment of the DWDM network. Figures 2 through 4 show sample signal-
flow diagrams for a selection of Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP node types, outlining the use for each
amplifier type.
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Figure 2. Hub Node
Figure 3. Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM) Node
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Figure 4. Terminal Node
Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Filters Specifications
Tables 2 through 7 give specifications for the Cisco ONS 15454 optical filters. Figure 5 provides
the functional diagrams for the Cisco ONS 15454 optical filters.
Table 2. Regulatory Compliance1
Countries Supported
ANSI System ETSI System
● Canada ● European Union
● United States ● Africa
● Korea ● CSI
● Japan ● Australia
● European Union ● New Zealand
● China
● Korea
● India
● Saudi Arabia
● South America
EMC (Class A)
● ICES-003 Issue 3 (1997) ● EN 300 386 v1.3.3
● GR-1089-CORE, Issue 3 ● CISPR22 (2005) and CISPR24 (+ Am 1, Am.2 2002)
● FCC 47CFR15 subpart B (2004) ● EN55022 and EN55024
Safety
● UL/CSA 60950 -1 First Edition (2003) ● UL /CSA 60950 -1 First Edition (2003)
● GR-1089-CORE , Issue 3 ● IEC 60950 -1 (2001-01) First Edition/EN60950 -1 (2001),
First Edition
Laser
● UL/CSA 60950 -1 First Edition (2003) ● CDRH (Accession letter and report)
● IEC 60950 -1 (2001-01) First Edition/EN60950 -1 (2001), ● IEC 60825-1 +Am.1+ Am.2 (2001)
First Edition
● IEC 60825-2 (2004-06), Third Edition
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Countries Supported
Environmental
● GR-63-CORE, Issue 2 and Issue 3 ● ETS 300-019-2-2 V2.1.2 (Transportation, Class 2.3)
● ETS 300-019-2-1 V2.1.2 (Storage, Class 1.1) ● ETS 300-019-2-3 V2.1.2 (Operational, Class 3.1E)
Miscellaneous
● AT&T Network Equipment Development Standards ● Verizon SIT.NEBS.NPI.2002.010
(NEDS) Generic Requirements, AT&T 802-900-260 ● Worldcom ESD requirement
● SBC TP76200MP
1. All compliance testing and documentation may not be completed at release of the product. Check with your sales
representative for countries outside of Canada, the United States, and the European Union.
Table 3. System Requirements
Component Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/ANSI Cisco ONS 15454 SDH/ETSI
Processor TCC2 or TCC2P TCC2 or TCC2P
Cross-connect All (not required) All (not required)
Shelf assembly 15454-SA-ANSI or 15454-SA-HD shelf 15454-SA-ETSI shelf assembly with SDH
assembly with FTA3 or FTA4 version fan- 48V or FTA4 fan-tray assembly
tray assembly
System software Release 4.6.0 SONET or later Release 4.6.0 SDH or later
Table 4. Common Amplifier Specification
Specification OPT-PRE OPT-BST
Management
Card LEDs
● Failure (FAIL) Red Red
● Signal fail (SF) Yellow Yellow
Operating environment
Temperature 23 to 131°F 23 to 131°F
–5 to 55°C –5 to 55°C
Humidity 5 to 95% noncondensing 5 to 95% noncondensing
Storage environment
Temperature 23 to 131°F 23 to 131°F
–5 to 55°C –5 to 55°C
Humidity 5 to 95% noncondensing 5 to 95% noncondensing
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Figure 5. Functional Diagrams for Optical Preamplifier and Optical Booster Amplifiers
Figure 6. Functional Diagrams for Optical Amplifier 17dB Gain
Table 5. Optical Amplifier Specifications
Specification OPT-PRE OPT-BST OPT-AMP-17C
Optical Parameters
Input power range (Pin)
● Full-channel loading –21.5 to 12 dBm –3 to 12 dBm –6 to 3 dBm
● 1-channel loading –39.5 to –6 dBm –21 to –6 dBm –28 to –19 dBm
Output power (Pout maximum) 17.5 dBm 17.5 dBm 17.5 dBm
Gain range 5 to 38.5 dB 5 to 20 dB 14 to 23 dB
Gain ripple (peak to valley) 1.5 dB 1.5 dB 1.5 dB
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Specification OPT-PRE OPT-BST OPT-AMP-17C
Gain and power regulation
● Over- and under-shoot 0.5 dB 0.5 dB 0.5 dB
Noise figure (at Gain ≥ 20 dB) 6.5 dB 6 dB 5.5 dB
Midstage insertion loss range for 3 to 9 dB – –
Dispersion Compensation Unit (DCU)
Transient suppression Refer to Table 6 Refer to Table 7 Refer to Table 8
OSC filter type – Interferential Interferential
OSC filter insertion loss
● Drop channel (maximum) – 1 dB 1 dB
● Drop OSC (maximum) – 1.8 dB 1.8 dB
● Add OSC (maximum) – 1.3 dB 1.3 dB
OSC filter passband – 1500 to 1522 nm 1500 to 1520 nm
Connectors
Input/output ports LC LC LC
Monitor ports LC LC LC
Power
Card power draw
● Typical 30W 30W 19W
● Maximum 39W 39W 23W
Physical
Size 1 slot 1 slot 1 slot
Supported shelf slots 1–6 and 12–17 1–6 and 12–17 1–6 and 12–17
Table 6. Preamplifier Transient Suppression Specifications
Input Power
Excursion Under- and Over-Shoot (maximum) Settling Time (maximum) Gain Error
15 dB 3.7 dB 500 microsec 2.5 dB
6 dB 0.5 dB 150 microsec 0.5 dB
3 dB 0.5 dB 150 microsec 0.5 dB
Table 7. Booster Amplifier Transient Suppression Specifications
Input Power
Excursion Under- and Over-Shoot (maximum) Settling Time (maximum) Gain Error
15 dB 3.5 dB 500 microsec 0.5 dB
6 dB 0.5 dB 150 microsec 0.5 dB
3 dB 0.5 dB 150 microsec 0.5 dB
Table 8. Booster Amplifier Transient Suppression Specifications
Input Power
Excursion Under- and Over-Shoot (maximum) Settling Time (maximum) Gain Error
15 dB 3.5 dB 700 microsec 1.5 dB
6 dB 0.5 dB 800 microsec 0.6 dB
3 dB 0.8 dB 400 microsec 0.6 dB
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Ordering Information
Table 9 gives ordering information for the Cisco ONS 15454 optical amplifiers.
Table 9. Optical Amplifier Ordering Information
Part Number Description
15454-OPT-PRE= Optical preamplifier, C-band, 64-channel, 50-GHz compatible, LC connector, midstage
access
15454-OPT-BST= Optical booster amplifier, C-band, 64-channel, 50-GHz compatible, LC connector
15454-OPT-AMP-17C= 17dB Gain Amplifier
Printed in USA C78-386484-00 01/07
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