Chapter 2
Common Control Cards
2.1.2 Card Compatibility
Table 2-2
common-control card. In the tables below, "Yes" means cards are compatible with the listed software
versions. Table cells with dashes mean cards are not compatible with the listed software versions.
Table 2-2
Common-Control Card Software Release Compatibility
Card
R3.3
R3.4
TCC+
Yes
Yes
TCC2
—
—
TCC2P
—
—
XC
Yes
Yes
XCVT
Yes
Yes
XC10G
Yes
Yes
XC-VXC-10G
—
—
AIC
Yes
Yes
AIC-I
—
Yes
AEP
—
Yes
1. The XC card does not support features new to Release 5.0 and later.
2.1.3 Cross-Connect Card Compatibility
The following tables list the compatible cross-connect cards for each Cisco ONS 15454 common-control
card. The tables are organized according to type of common-control card. In the tables below, "Yes"
means cards are compatible with the listed cross-connect card. Table cells with dashes mean cards are
not compatible with the listed cross-connect card.
Table 2-3
Table 2-3
Card
TCC+
TCC2
TCC2P
XC
XCVT
XC10G
XC-VXC-10G
AIC-I
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lists the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) software release compatibility for each
R4.0
R4.1
R4.5
R4.6
Yes
Yes
—
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
Yes
—
—
—
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
lists the cross-connect card compatibility for each common-control card.
Common-Control Card Cross-Connect Compatibility
XCVT Card
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
—
Yes
3
—
3
—
Yes
R4.7
R5.0
R6.0
R7.0 R7.2
—
—
—
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
1
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
XC10G Card
XC-VXC-10G Card
Yes
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
3
—
—
3
3
—
—
3
Yes
—
3
—
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual, R8.5
2.1.2 Card Compatibility
R8.0
R8.5
—
—
Yes
Y es Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
1
1
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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