Connecting The Optical Ila To The Network And External Devices - Juniper PTX3000 Hardware Manual

Figure 21: Connecting the Optical ILA Directly to a Management Console
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Figure 22: Connecting the Optical ILA to a Management Console Through a Console Server
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SEE ALSO
Console Port Connector Pinouts for the Optical ILA | 51

Connecting the Optical ILA to the Network and External Devices

The optical ILA provides signal amplification to boost the dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)
signal as it propagates along the fiber-optic cable. It is used to connect to trunk fibers to enable long-distance
transmission over many hundreds of kilometers of fiber-optic cable. Two pairs of the LC ports on the front
panel of the chassis are used for this purpose. Typically, either another optical ILA or an IPLC (installed in
a PTX3000 router) is connected at the far end of this trunk fiber, which could be as far as 62 miles (100
km) away depending on the availability and condition of the fiber plant. Additionally, the optical monitor
ports can be connected through the LC single fiber cables to measurement equipment and test equipment
such as optical spectrum analyzers or optical power monitors that are used for testing, monitoring, and
debugging.
SEE ALSO
Optical Inline Amplifier Description | 17
Maintaining the Optical ILA Fiber-Optic Cables | 99
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