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Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide, R3.3
May 2002
Chapter 2 General Troubleshooting
Fiber and Cabling
Step 3 Check that the single-mode fiber power level is within the specified range:
a. Remove the receive (Rx) end of the suspect fiber.
b. Connect the receive end of the suspect fiber to a fiber-optic power meter, such as a GN Nettest
LP-5000.
c. Determine the power level of fiber with the fiber-optic power meter.
d. Verify the power meter is set to the appropriate wavelength for the optical card being tested (either
1310 nm or 1550 nm depending on the specific card).
e. Verify that the power level falls within the range specified for the card; see the “Optical Card
Transmit and Receive Levels” section on page 2-37.
Step 4 If the power level falls below the specified range:
a. Clean or replace the fiber patch cords. If possible, do this for the STM-N card you are working on
and the far-end card.
b. Clean the optical connectors on the card. If possible, do this for the STM-N card you are working
on and the far-end card.
c. Ensure that the far-end transmitting card is not an ONS intermediate range (IR) card when an ONS
long range (LR) card is appropriate.
IR cards transmit a lower output power than LR cards.
d. Replace the far-end transmitting STM-N card to eliminate the possibility of a degrading transmitter
on this STM-N card.
e. If the power level still falls below the specified range with the replacement fibers and replacement
card, check for one of these three factors that attenuate the power level and affect link loss (LL):
Excessive fiber distance; single-mode fiber attenuates at approximately 0.5 dB/km.
Excessive number or fiber connectors; connectors take approximately 0.5 dB each.
Excessive number of fiber splices; splices take approximately 0.5 dB each.
Note These are typical attenuation values. Refer to the specific product documentation for the
actual values or use an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to establish precise
link loss and budget requirements.
Step 5 If no power level shows on the fiber, the fiber is bad or the transmitter on the optical card failed.
a. Check that the Transmit (Tx) and Receive (Rx) fibers are not reversed. LOS and EOC alarms
normally accompany reversed Tx and Rx fibers. Switching reversed Tx and Rx fibers clears the
alarms and restores the signal.
b. Clean or replace the fiber patch cords. If possible, do this for the STM-N card you are working on
and the far-end card.
c. Retest the fiber power level.
d. If the replacement fiber still shows no power, replace the optical card.
Step 6 If the power level on the fiber is above the range specified for the card, ensure that an ONS long-range
(LR) card is not being used when an ONS intermediate-range (IR) card is appropriate.
LR cards transmit a higher output power than IR cards. When used with short runs of fiber, an LR
transmitter will be too powerful for the receiver on the receiving STM-N card.
Receiver overloads occur when maximum receiver power is exceeded.
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