Optics and Optical Networking

Where could I find info about fiber optic cabling? I have mostly dealt w/ copper but now I would like to learn alot about fiber optic cabling, connecters, protocols...terms like SX, LX,and ZX .....Can someone steer me in the right direction...Thanks ...

We an ONS 15530 with a 15530-FCGE-8P card on slot 7. Physical ports are configured as follows: Ports 0 and 1 = GE, Ports 2 and 3 = GE, Ports 4 and 5 = ISC Compatibility, Ports 6 and 7 = ISC compatibility mode. Ports 5 and 7 are up. However, port 4 an...

Anyone has tried configuring bridge mode on the uBR10000 CMTS? I know it can be done on the uBR7100, but need to confirm if it will work on the uBR10000. Thanks.

can the ons do qos and multicast??

Hi,I have a application requirement just like following architecture:host-->(FE)15454E--SDH--1545E(FE)---->7609I want to fulfill the aim that host can send traffic to 7609 through full layer2 environment(15454E--15454E), and 7609 can be as layer3 gat...

I am planning to take the cisco optical exam and I will like to know about how many questions on this exam. Cisco web page has over 100 questions and i wonder if this is a typo. on the part of cisco or what? Thanks B...

I have two 15454s connected with an oc48 connection. an existing circuit was created from an e1000 (far end) card, I assume through the oc48 connection, and then terminates on a e100t card (this end) which can communicate with everything at the momen...

Can someone tell me if its possible to limit the speed of a OC12 interface such as the C85MS-4F-OC12SS module for the 8540 MSR. I have been told by cisco that these interfaces don't support rate limiting but i was wondering if there was another way ...

Hello,We will have a fiber optic connection that has onlybeen described to me as 'single mode fiber using aLC connector' and I am having trouble choosing aCatalyst configuration that will be compatible.I typically use the Cisco Configuration Tool whe...

we have (2x) Cisco 3560 running IOS 12.2(20)SE, (2x) GLH-LH-SM Gbic's, (2x) 3 ft.LC to SC Patch Cables , SC Patch Panel, 12 x SM Fiber about 1 mile run. We can't get a link light on either side. Do we need more equipment?Build #1 12x SMF ...

Hi thereWhat's considered the overhead in percentage when running IP inside ATM (AAL5) over an STM-1 SDH-link?The reason for the question is because I'm workin with an ATM based network, where some of the links are provided on STM-1 circuits on SDH.H...

I had an 'on site' consultant thought he was doing me a favor by removing and reinserting cards (DS1-14 and an E100T)in one of my chassis during a network problem. Nothing was wrong with the ONS at that time. One card got stuck in a persistent LD sta...

I wonder if CTC program can run on WinXP? When I use web browser to login Cisco ONS15454, it always rise a warning that:C:\WINNT\system32\command.comC:\WINNT\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windo...

folks,i do not find much information on relationship between qos and flow control.do you have experience with a similar set-up:cat6500 - GigabitEthernet interface - SDH network providing ethernet over sdh circuit with bw 1xVC4 - GE - cat3750the sdh n...

In some cases, when we provision a DS3 port for M13 or C-Bit framing on a 15454 DS3-12E card, we end up getting erroneous P-bit and CP-bit error counts for performance monitoring when all other devices show good signal. Is anyone aware of compatibili...