Patch Panels

The Cisco^®NCS 1000 Mux/Demux 64-Channel Patch Panel is a standalone passive unit that contains both a 64-channel optical multiplexer and a 64-channel optical demultiplexer, precabled within the unit's housing.

This unit provides support for 400ZR and NCS1004 multihaul coherent channels up to 63 Gbaud at 75-GHz spacing. This filter is designed with optimum tradeoff between bandwidth and isolation for a network designed with 64 channels of 400ZR.

The panel's ports are arranged in 18 columns and 5 rows. The placement of the clips provides optimal fiber routing, facilitating the addition of fibers in an incremental manner and resulting in a simple design that is easy to maintain and troubleshoot. A separate tie wrap is provided for fastening the USB cable used for passive inventory management and storage of insertion loss values. The panel shall fit into ETSI 300-mm and ANSI 450-mm racks.

Combination Mesh Patch Panel Plus Add-Drop Module

The 2RU 8-degree mesh patch panel 5-add-drop port module (Figure 14) is a standalone unit providing eight degrees of mesh connectivity and five add-drop ports. In contrast with the modular components described earlier, all express and add-drop connections are contained within the unit, simplifying node fibering. All connectors are either MPO-24 or MPO-8 for easy and direct interconnection to flex spectrum single-module ROADM or contentionless add-drop line cards.