This multi-rate transponder card has been designed to be able to conveniently and efficiently transfer 10GB Ethernet WAN, LAN PHY, SDH, etc. This is basically a plug-in module to one of the most popular and advanced Cisco ONS 15454 standards. It is capable of enabling a faster and cost-effective architecture or framework to ensure that high-rate 10Gbps services are delivered. It also offers low-rate services down to as low as 1.5mbps. it contains a single interface that has been mapped by a single line interface without having to access the ONS 15454 cross-connect fabric.
This product has been said to be similar to the 15454-OTU2-XP. In fact, they both share the same benefits as well as have the same specification.
Specifications
- This product has an operating temperature of about -5 to 55°C and an operating humidity of -5 to over 55°C as well
- It is a hot-swappable product
- It has a power consumption level of 51 Watts
- It has a switching capacity of 10GBit/S
- It has a networking topology of E-FEC and FEC.
- It has just one single service slot
- It has Ethernet and OTN as its standard interfaces
- It is an SPP expansion slot type
- It has a maximum data rate of 2.488 dBm
This product is basically a Multiple Service Transmission Platform (MSTP)
One outstanding feature of this product is that it is designed to deliver a high rate as well as low rate services depending on the need of the user.
Benefits
Some of the many benefits of choosing this product over the others that have been developed include;
- It offers flexible protection mechanisms; the Xponder cards mentioned above offer flexible protection capabilities for DWDM and client line interfaces. It also supports a wide range of networks configurations to ensure that the various service levels agreements which are often times required by customers are upheld.
- It also provides convenient and comprehensive management capabilities to support maintenance, operations, and provisioning capabilities through the help of the integrated Transport Controller interface. The Xponder card, on the other hand, incorporates digital wrapper functions at the same time providing wavelength performance management capabilities.
- It also helps to thoroughly monitor the performance of both non-transparent and transparent signal transport. The performance monitoring data calculation time is between 15 minutes and 24 hours
Another main benefit of this product is that it is capable of delivering low rate and high rate service a the same time reducing the cost of running an operation. This is a major benefit this product has over the aforementioned one and this makes it one of the best in the market at the moment.
Downsides
One of the main downsides of this product is that it is not as superior as the 15454-OTU2-XP. While they both share certain features, the aforementioned happens to be more advanced than this. Another downside is that it is quite expensive to acquire as well as to operate.
Recommendation
It is a well-designed product that is capable of offering the needed services to ensure that your business needs are met.
