01-23-2017 01:54 PM
I got a 10G trunk coming off a Cisco ADM 10G card, going into a Cisco 100G 10x10 card and then out on DWDM. This was turned up with a tuned optic in the 10G card (1538.98) but going into a 1310 optic on the client port on the 100G card. This is setup the same on both the A and Z side. The circuit is currently up and working but I am curious if there should be cause for concern for the wavelength mismatch between the 10G and 100G card?
01-25-2017 03:54 PM
There's no need to worry. Virtually all single mode optical recievers are wide-band (1300-1600nm) capable, so they receive any signal without caring what the wavelength is. As long as you're not exceeding the max Rx value, you'll be fine.
The 1310 Tx is typically around -3 dBm, so the Rx port of the 1538.98 XFP would typically require about 5dB of attenuation to bring it below -7 dBm.
The 1538.98 Tx is probably around +1, so the Rx port of the 1310 SFP+ might need a little attenuation, but you're probably OK as is.
01-26-2017 04:30 AM
Makes sense. Thanks for you response!
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