Model Gs7000 Hub/Node Description; Overview; Physical Description - Cisco GS7000 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Model GS7000 Hub/Node Description

Overview

This section contains a brief physical and functional description of the Model GS7000
GainMaker
For complete information about the Model GS7000 Node, refer to Model GS7000
GainMaker Scaleable 4-Port Node Installation and Operation Guide, part number 78-
4013584-01.
For complete information about the Model GS7000 Optical Hub, refer to Model
GS7000 Optical Hub Installation and Configuration Guide, part number OL-29936-01.

Physical Description

The Model GS7000 Hub/Node is the latest generation 1 GHz optical node platform
which uses a completely new housing designed for optimal heat dissipation. The
housing has a hinged lid to allow access to the internal electrical and optical
components. The housing also has provisions for strand, pedestal, or wall mounting.
The base of the housing contains:
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an RF amplifier module (node or hub node only)

AC power routing

forward and reverse configuration modules (node or hub node only -
configuration will vary)

optical passive device tray (optical hub only - for installing multiplexers,
demultiplexers, splitters, combiners, etc.)
The lid of the housing contains:

a fiber management tray and track (included in all models)

optical interface board (OIB) for mounting and interconnecting modules in
the lid.

optical receiver and transmitter modules (node or hub node only -
configuration will vary)

Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) modules for signal amplification
(hub node or optical hub only)

optical switch (OPSW) modules for redundancy (hub node or optical hub
only)
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power supplies (one is included; second is optional)

a status monitor/local control module (optional)
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Node and Model GS7000 Optical Hub.
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OL-29937-01