Chapter 6
Optical Add/Drop Cards
Passive cascade of interferential filters perform the channel add and drop functions.
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Two software-controlled VOAs in the add section, one for each add port, regulate the optical power
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of inserted channels.
Software-controlled VOAs regulate insertion loss on express channels.
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VOA settings and functions, photodiode detection, and alarm thresholds are internally controlled.
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Virtual photodiodes (firmware calculation of port optical power) at the common DWDM output and
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input ports are monitored within the software.
Figure 6-9
Figure 6-9
AD-2C
-X.XX
FAIL
ACT
SF
For information on safety labels for the card, see the
section on page
78-18343-02
shows the AD-2C-xx.x faceplate.
AD-2C-xx.x Faceplate
6-7.
"6.2 Class 1M Laser Product Safety Lasers"
Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
6.4 AD-2C-xx.x Card
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