Specifications
Chapter  1 Introduction  Installation and Operation Manual 
1-4  Functional Description  Optimux-108 Ver. 6.1 
1.3  Functional Description 
Printed Circuit Boards 
Optimux-108 contains the following printed circuit boards: 
•  Main board, including two tributary interfaces (BNC interface board or RJ-45 
connectors) and an optional user port. This user port can be a V.35 port 
operating at fixed rate of 2.048 Mbps or an Ethernet port operating at up to 
100 Mbps 
•  One or two uplink interface boards (A and B) 
•  One or two power supplies (A and B): 
AC/DC wide-range power supply (100-240 VAC or -40 to -72 VDC) 
Fiber Optic Uplink Interface 
The fiber optic interface provides a secure link in hazardous or hostile 
environments, increasing the maximum connection range, and achieving immunity 
against electrical interference and protection against the harmful effects of 
ground loops. To optimally meet a wide range of system requirements, the fiber 
optic interface can be ordered for operation over 62.5/125 micron multimode 
fibers (typical attenuation 3.5 dB/km at 850 nm), as well as over low-loss 
9/125 micron single mode fibers (typical attenuation 0.4 dB/km at 1310 nm, and 
0.25 dB/km at 1550 nm). 
The fiber optic interface is hot swappable, allowing for quick and easy 
replacement in the field. 
Technical Characteristics 
Table 
1-1
 provides information on the characteristics of the optical subsystem, 
including the maximum range over typical fiber optic cable. The maximum range 
values given in the table below assume a margin of 3 dB. 
Table 
1-1 Fiber Optic Interface Characteristics 
Wavelength 
[nm] 
Fiber Type 
[μm] 
Transmitter 
Type 
Typical 
Output 
Power 
[dBm] 
Receiver 
Sensitivity
[dBm] 
Typical Max. 
Range 
[km miles] 
Connector 
Type 
850  62.5/125 multimode  Laser (VCSEL)  -6  -34*  4.5  2.8  ST, SC, FC/PC 
1310  9/125 single mode  Laser  -12  -34  47  29.2  ST, SC, FC/PC 
1310  62.5/125 multimode  LED  -18  -32  7  4.3  ST, SC 
1310 9/125 single mode Laser 
[long haul] 
-2  -34  72  44.7  ST, SC, FC/PC 
1310 
Transmit/Receive 
9/125 single mode 
Single fiber 
Laser [SF3]  -12  -27  20  12.4  SC/APC only 
1310/1550 
Transmit/Receive 
9/125 single mode 
Single fiber 
Laser WDM 
[SF1] 
-12 -34  47 29.2 SC 










