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The G-Series Gigabit Ethernet card for the ONS 15454 platform enables the delivery of carrier-class, private line Ethernet services. The ONS 15454 enables service providers and enterprise customers to seamlessly migrate their networks, from offering/transporting TDM services, or Ethernet/ATM over TDM, to Ethernet services over a single network, eliminating the operation of multiple overlay networks to support currently deployed services. Gigabit Ethernet Networking Flexibility in the Optical Metro Network.

The card provides 60 Gbps of nonblocking, high-order switch capacity, 1152 x 1152 STS-1s or 384 x 384 VC-4s unidirectional ports and 5 Gbps of low-order switch capacity, 2688 x 2688 VT1.5/VC-11, or 2016 x 2016 VT-2/VC-12 unidirectional ports. The XC-VXC card is installed in slots 8 and 10 as identified by the green cross (+) icon at the bottom of the faceplate and below the shelf slot. The platform's eight multiservice card slots (1 to 4 and 14 to 17) receive 2.5 Gbps of capacity and the high-speed card slots (5, 6, 12, 13) receive 10 Gbps of capacity. The timing, communications, and control (TCC) card works with the XC-VXC card to provision, set up circuits, and maintain connections within the system. The XC-VXC card provides in-service upgrade capabilities, given shelf assembly support, from other cross-connect cards, including the XC, XC-VT, XC-10G, XC-VXL-2.5G, and XC-VXL-10G.

The Gigabit Ethernet Xponder Card provides unprecedented flexibility to map Ethernet services directly onto a Wavelength while performing a variety of Layer-1 or Layer-2 functions. This new approach provides a more efficient use of available bandwidth and unprecedented GE over DWDM mapping and traffic policing flexibility.