Cisco Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)
• A limited number of 100G-LC-C cards report an Equipment Degrade (EQPT-DEG) alarm on CTC approximately 4 minutes
after the boot completion. However, the cards work properly and traffic continues to flow normally.
• The connectivity fails when Cisco MDS operating in expansion port (E port) mode using 8GFC payload interoperates with the
10x10G-LC card.
New Features and Functionality for Release 9.6.0.3
This section highlights new features and functionality for Release 9.6.0.3. For detailed documentation of each of these features,
consult the user documentation.
consult the user documentation.
Common Hardware
The following hardware units have been introduced in Release 9.6.0.3:
AR_XPE Card
The AR_XPE (Any Rate Enhanced Xponder) card provides a high degree of flexibility for the multiservice aggregation transport of
a variety of signals and interfaces into enterprise or metropolitan (metro) area and regional service provider networks. Multiple rates
and aggregation over a DWDM interface are provided using OTN technology resulting in huge operational savings.
a variety of signals and interfaces into enterprise or metropolitan (metro) area and regional service provider networks. Multiple rates
and aggregation over a DWDM interface are provided using OTN technology resulting in huge operational savings.
The AR_XPE card is supported on the Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15454 M2, and ONS 15454 M6 platforms.
The AR_XPE card can be configured to function in multiple operating modes. The cards are equipped with pluggables for client and
trunk port options that offer several configurations. The criterion used to select a specific operating mode is defined by the network
level design. The Cisco Transport Planner helps by choosing the appropriate operating mode. The AR_XPE card supports a bandwidth
of up to 20 Gbps. It aggregates a mix of client SAN services (FICON, ESCON, ISC3-STP, and Fiber Channel), Ethernet (GE, FE),
OCn (OC3/STM-1, OC12/STM-4, and OC48/STM-16), OTU1, and video (SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3G-SDI) into a 10 Gbps signal on
the trunk side.
trunk port options that offer several configurations. The criterion used to select a specific operating mode is defined by the network
level design. The Cisco Transport Planner helps by choosing the appropriate operating mode. The AR_XPE card supports a bandwidth
of up to 20 Gbps. It aggregates a mix of client SAN services (FICON, ESCON, ISC3-STP, and Fiber Channel), Ethernet (GE, FE),
OCn (OC3/STM-1, OC12/STM-4, and OC48/STM-16), OTU1, and video (SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3G-SDI) into a 10 Gbps signal on
the trunk side.
For more information about the AR_XPE card, see the
chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454
DWDM Configuration Guide, Release 9.6.x.
Pluggable Port Modules Support
The Pluggable Port Modules (PPMs) supported in the Cisco ONS cards are as follows:
• ONS-CC-40G-FR on CFP-LC card.
• ONS-SC+-10G-C on 10x10G-LC card.
• ONS-SC+-10G-EP30.3= through ONS-SC+-10G-EP61.8= on 10x10G-LC card.
• ONS-CC-100GE-LR4= on CFP-LC card.
• ONS-SC+-10G-CU1 on 10x10G-LC card.
• ONS-SC+-10G-CU3 on 10x10G-LC card.
• ONS-SC+-10G-CU5 on 10x10G-LC card.
• ONS-SC+-10G-CU7 on 10x10G-LC card.
For more information about the Pluggable Port Modules support, see the
document.
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