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Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform
Product Overview
The Cisco
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ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform sets the industry benchmark for dense
wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) solutions delivering simple, fast, and intelligent DWDM
capabilities and lowering capital and operating expenditures
When Cisco introduced the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) for the metropolitan
(metro) market in 1999, a clear demarcation was created between what is considered “traditional” optical transport
equipment and what is now considered “next-generation.” With its significant leap in technology and product
migration, the Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP offered traditional time-division multiplexing (TDM) and SONET/SDH
services as well as Ethernet and IP services. The platform was scalable and was the fraction of the size of traditional
bit-rate-specific equipment. The Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP proved to be cost-effective, and it uniquely met the
requirements for the new market segment. The Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP quickly established itself as the market
leader.
Continuing with its tradition of innovation and leadership, Cisco has introduced the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice
Transport Platform (MSTP), which is transforming DWDM networks. The Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP (Figure 1) allows
a DWDM system to become as intelligent and flexible as the highly successful Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP, including
wide service interface mix, service transparency, flexible topology, completely reconfigurable traffic pattern, and
simplified operations.
Figure 1. Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform – ANSI (left) and ETSI (right) mechanics

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