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Data Sheet

The Cisco ONS 15454 optical transport solution offers significant advantages over traditional

network elements offering 10-Gbps interfaces, including the following.

Unprecedented Service Densities

The Cisco ONS 15454 platform supports up to 12 10-Gbps interfaces per node. When the platform

is installed in a typical central office bay frame, a bay can support up to 48 10-Gbps interfaces.

These industry-leading densities are attainable because of the single-slot footprint of the 10-Gbps

transponder interface card.

Multiple Restoration Types

The Cisco ONS 15454 platform supports 2- or 4-fiber BLSR/MS-SPR, UPSR/SNCP, linear

APS/SNC, and path-protected mesh networking (PPMN). This allows the service provider to

deploy the platform in all areas of the transport networking applications, including the interoffice

network, normally deployed using 2- or 4-fiber BLSR/MS-SPR restoration, as well as the collector

or fiber to the building networks, normally using UPSR/SNCP restoration.

Common Line Cards and Chassis

Optical line cards are not restoration-type-dependent, which reduces sparing costs and technician

confusion. Additionally, as networks and customer interface demands evolve, you can easily

redeploy optical circuit packs as necessary.

Single Software Load

One software load supports all restoration types listed previously, eliminating unnecessary

guesswork when ordering. All protection configurations are covered under a single right-to-use

software license. After the software is purchased, all features and full functions are available to the

user.

Common Chassis

A common chassis supporting all optical interface speeds allows the technician to spend time

deploying bandwidth and services instead of learning about multiple equipment platforms. Many

equipment vendors offer optical line-speed-specific platforms (for example, OC-3/STM-1 or OC-

12/STM-4) and categorize platforms by restoration mechanisms (for example, UPSR/SNCP, 2F-

BLSR/MS-SPR, and 4F-BLSR/MS-SPR). This not only causes ordering confusion, but brings into

question whether the inventoried equipment will accommodate the functionality required to support

the desired application. The Cisco ONS 15454 platform’s line-rate and restoration flexibility makes

ordering and deploying simple, fast, and easy.

Multiservice Interface Selection

DS-1/E1 through OC-192/STM-64, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit

Ethernet interfaces are all supported. This eliminates the “missing interface” found with many

vendors’ bit-rate-specific product offerings.

The Cisco ONS 15454, the industry’s leading optical transport platform, delivers supercharged

SONET/SDH transport, integrated optical networking, unprecedented multiservice interfaces, and

competitive economic benefits.