User Guide; Transceivers Compatibility; Optical Power Budget - Cailabs Aroona Star Instruction Manual

5. User guide

1. Transceiver compatibility
AROONA-STAR products are compatibles with all types of
commercial single-mode transceivers that can be found on the
active network equipment from various manufacturers (SFP,
SFP+, XFP, QSFP, XENPACK, X2, GBIC).
AROONA-STAR products are invisible to the communication
protocol used (Ethernet, FiberChannel, SONET/ SDH, OTN,
etc.).
A. Optical power budget
The optical power budget corresponds to the difference
between the transceiver emitted power and the minimum
power that can be detected (detector sensitivity) and
After upgrade the following losses will be observed:
• AROONA-STAR losses:
- Link with Extender additionnal AROONA-STAR at remote
site: 2 dB maximum for each AROONA equipment
- Link without additional AROONA-STAR: 2 dB maximum
for AROONA-STAR installed at the network core and 1.5
dB maximum for the distant site's patchpanel MMF/SMF
connection
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Recommended transceiver to be used with AROONA-STAR
products are single-mode transceiver in the O-band (~ 1310 nm)
or in the C-band (~ 1550 nm).
Optical power budget and extinction ratio are important
parameters to check when selecting transceivers.
represents a link maximal allowed loss. The actual link loss can
be measured using a power meter or an OTDR.
• Potential power fluctuations of 1 to 2 dB (linked to modal
conditioning of AROONA solutions)
• Mux/demux equipment losses when using AROONA solutions
with WDM equipment (Wavelength Division Multiplexing –
refer to the "WDM" section of this manual for more details)
• Losses measured before upgrade