Cisco ONS 15215 8ch CWDM 15216-FLC-CWDM-8= Data Sheet

 

 

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Data Sheet 

Cisco ONS 15216 8-Channel CWDM 
Multiplexer/Demultiplexer 

The Cisco

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 ONS 15216 8-Channel CWDM Multiplexer/Demultiplexer is a passive unit that in the transmit direction, 

combines eight ITU-T G.694.2 coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) wavelengths into a composite 

signal. In the receive direction, the unit separates a composite signal into eight individual wavelengths. 

Applications 

The Cisco ONS 15216 8-Channel CWDM Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (Figure 1) is ideal for building point-to-point 

networks with limited scale requirements. Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel (1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps) CWDM 

wavelengths can be provisioned using Cisco CWDM Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) units housed directly in 

Cisco routers and switches, while 10-Gbps CWDM wavelengths are supported through the Multirate DWDM OTU2 

XPonder Card for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP card hosting CWDM 10-Gigabit Small Form-Factor Pluggable 

(XFP) units.  This card supports two wavelengths and can be housed in the Cisco ONS 15454 M2 or M6 chassis, 

providing a small, cost-effective, AC-powered solution for 10-Gbps CWDM applications. 

Figure 1.    Cisco ONS 15216 8-Channel CWDM Multiplexer/Demultiplexer 

 

Figure 2.    A CWDM Network with a Mix of 1-Gbps and 10-Gbps Wavelengths