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Electrical Cards
This chapter describes Cisco ONS 15454 electrical card features and functions. For installation and card
turn-up procedures, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide. For information on the electrical
interface assemblies (EIAs), see the “1.5 Electrical Interface Assemblies” section on page 1-15.
Chapter topics include:
• 3.1 Electrical Card Overview, page 3-1
• 3.2 Bit Error Rate Testing, page 3-4
• 3.3 EC1-12 Card, page 3-5
• 3.4 DS1-14 and DS1N-14 Cards, page 3-7
• 3.5 DS1/E1-56 Card, page 3-10
• 3.6 DS3-12 and DS3N-12 Cards, page 3-13
• 3.7 DS3/EC1-48 Card, page 3-16
• 3.8 DS3i-N-12 Card, page 3-19
• 3.9 DS3-12E and DS3N-12E Cards, page 3-21
• 3.10 DS3XM-6 Card, page 3-25
• 3.11 DS3XM-12 Card, page 3-27
3.1 Electrical Card Overview
Each card is marked with a symbol that corresponds to a slot (or slots) on the ONS 15454 shelf assembly.
The cards are then installed into slots displaying the same symbols. See the “1.17 Cards and Slots”
section on page 1-71 for a list of slots and symbols.
3.1.1 Card Summary
Table 3-1 lists the Cisco ONS 15454 electrical cards.