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44 Channel Mux/Demux (CMD44) 100 GHz C-Band modules

(NTT862AAE5 and NTT862FAE5)
Overview
The 44 Channel Mux/Demux (CMD44) 100 GHz C-Band module (also known
as CMD44 100 GHz) is a cost effective module for multiplexing up to 44 optical
DWDM channels into a single fiber pair and is used for both ROADMs and
WSS-based terminals.

The CMD44 100 GHz module has two 100 GHz temperature stable arrayed
waveguide grating (AWG) optical mux/demux modules, one for multiplexing
and one for demultiplexing. Therefore one CMD44 100 GHz module is used
per facing direction (if the direction requires local channel add/drop). This
module is a 2U height and intended to be mounted in a bay. The CMD44 100
GHz module is compatible with all 100 GHz versions of WSS modules.

Two variants of CMD44 100 GHz modules are available:

• 44 Channel Mux/Demux (CMD44) 100 GHz C-Band module
(NTT862AAE5)
• Enhanced 44 Channel Mux/Demux (eCMD44) 100 GHz C-Band module
(NTT862FAE5)

Both CMD44 100 GHz variants offer same functionality but NTT862FAE5
variant also includes a one way optical isolator on the common In port.
Although both the NTT862AAE5 and NTT862FAE5 variants can be used with
a drop LIM at TOADM applications, it is recommended that the NTT862FAE5
variant be used since the embedded isolator prevents the SLA from entering
the APR (Automatic Power Reduction) state if a user were to accidentally
misconnect the Tx and Rx signals from the service equipment to the CMD44
Ch In and Ch Out ports. When in the APR state, the SLA’s total output power
is reduced to +3 dBm maximum for safety reasons, this reduction in power can
lead to traffic loss on all drop channels carried by the CMD44 attached. The
isolator in the NTT862FAE5 blocks any optical light that is input in any of the
Ch Out ports from being transferred to the Common In port thus preventing
the reflection monitor on the SLA’s output port from reading any undesired
power. This allows the SLA’s reflection monitor to perform its normal function
of measuring return loss to help identify any dirty or misconnected patch
cords.

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Figure 1-129 shows the faceplate of a CMD44 100 GHz module. Figure 1-130
on page 1-351 and Figure 1-131 on page 1-352 provide functional block
diagrams of the CMD44 100 GHz modules.

Figure 1-129
CMD44 100 GHz module faceplate (NTT862AAE5 variant)

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Figure 1-130
CMD44 100 GHz ports block diagram (NTT862AAE5)

Inventory Equipment Inventory (RJ-45)

Common In 89
Ch-87 Out 88
Ch-85 Out 86
Ch-83 Out 84
Ch-81 Out 82
Ch-79 Out 80
Ch-77 Out 78
Ch-75 Out 76
Ch-73 Out 74
Ch-71 Out 72
Ch-69 Out 70
Ch-67 Out 68
Ch-65 Out 66
Ch-63 Out 64
Ch-61 Out 62
Ch-59 Out 60
Ch-57 Out 58
Ch-55 Out 56
Ch-53 Out 54
Demux AWG

Ch-51 Out 52
Ch-49 Out 50
Ch-47 Out 48
Ch-45 Out 46
Ch-43 Out 44
Ch-41 Out 42
Ch-39 Out 40 Physical port numbers for
Ch-37 Out 38
Ch-35 Out 36 Demux channel outputs
Ch-33 Out 34
Ch-31 Out 32
Ch-29 Out 30
Ch-27 Out 28
Ch-25 Out 26
Ch-23 Out 24
Ch-21 Out 22
Ch-19 Out 20
Ch-17 Out 18
Ch-15 Out 16
Ch-13 Out 14
Ch-11 Out 12
Ch-9 Out 10
Ch-7 Out 8
Ch-5 Out 6
Ch-3 Out
Ch-1 Out
4
2
Note: Ch-# refers to Channel ID.
Common Out 90 For the wavelength associated
Ch-87 In 87
Ch-85 In 85 to each channel ID, see next table.
Ch-83 In 83
Ch-81 In 81
Ch-79 In 79
Ch-77 In 77
Ch-75 In 75
Ch-73 In 73
Ch-71 In 71
Ch-69 In 69
Ch-67 In 67
Ch-65 In 65
Ch-63 In 63
Ch-61 In 61
Ch-59 In 59
Ch-57 In 57
Ch-55 In 55
Ch-53 In 53
Ch-51 In 51
Mux AWG

Ch-49 In 49
Ch-47 In 47
Ch-45 In 45
Ch-43 In 43
Ch-41 In 41
Ch-39 In 39
Ch-37 In 37 Physical port numbers for
Ch-35 In 35 Mux channel inputs
Ch-33 In 33
Ch-31 In 31
Ch-29 In 29
Ch-27 In 27
Ch-25 In 25
Ch-23 In 23
Ch-21 In 21
Ch-19 In 19
Ch-17 In 17
Ch-15 In 15
Ch-13 In 13
Ch-11 In 11
Ch-9 In
Ch-7 In
9
7
Legend
Ch-5 In 5
Ch-3 In 3 AWG Arrayed Waveguide Grating
Ch-1 In 1

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Figure 1-131
Enhanced CMD44 100 GHz ports block diagram (NTT862FAE5)

Inventory Equipment Inventory (RJ-45)

Isolator Common In 89
Ch-87 Out 88
Ch-85 Out 86
Ch-83 Out 84
Ch-81 Out 82
Ch-79 Out 80
Ch-77 Out 78
Ch-75 Out 76
Ch-73 Out 74
Ch-71 Out 72
Ch-69 Out 70
Ch-67 Out 68
Ch-65 Out 66
Ch-63 Out 64
Ch-61 Out 62
Ch-59 Out 60
Ch-57 Out 58
Ch-55 Out 56
Ch-53 Out 54
Demux AWG

Ch-51 Out 52
Ch-49 Out 50
Ch-47 Out 48
Ch-45 Out 46
Ch-43 Out 44
Ch-41 Out 42
Ch-39 Out 40 Physical port numbers for
Ch-37 Out 38
Ch-35 Out 36 Demux channel outputs
Ch-33 Out 34
Ch-31 Out 32
Ch-29 Out 30
Ch-27 Out 28
Ch-25 Out 26
Ch-23 Out 24
Ch-21 Out 22
Ch-19 Out 20
Ch-17 Out 18
Ch-15 Out 16
Ch-13 Out 14
Ch-11 Out 12
Ch-9 Out 10
Ch-7 Out 8
Ch-5 Out 6
Ch-3 Out
Ch-1 Out
4
2
Note: Ch-# refers to Channel ID.
Common Out 90 For the wavelength associated
Ch-87 In 87
Ch-85 In 85 to each channel ID, see next table.
Ch-83 In 83
Ch-81 In 81
Ch-79 In 79
Ch-77 In 77
Ch-75 In 75
Ch-73 In 73
Ch-71 In 71
Ch-69 In 69
Ch-67 In 67
Ch-65 In 65
Ch-63 In 63
Ch-61 In 61
Ch-59 In 59
Ch-57 In 57
Ch-55 In 55
Ch-53 In 53
Ch-51 In 51
Mux AWG

Ch-49 In 49
Ch-47 In 47
Ch-45 In 45
Ch-43 In 43
Ch-41 In 41
Ch-39 In 39
Ch-37 In 37 Physical port numbers for
Ch-35 In 35 Mux channel inputs
Ch-33 In 33
Ch-31 In 31
Ch-29 In 29
Ch-27 In 27
Ch-25 In 25
Ch-23 In 23
Ch-21 In 21
Ch-19 In 19
Ch-17 In 17
Ch-15 In 15
Ch-13 In 13
Ch-11 In 11
Ch-9 In
Ch-7 In
9
7
Legend
Ch-5 In 5
Ch-3 In 3 AWG Arrayed Waveguide Grating
Ch-1 In 1

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Supported functionality
The CMD44 100 GHz modules (NTT862AAE5 and NTT862FAE5) provide the
following functionality:
• the CMD44 100 GHz modules are passive modules and therefore do not
require DC power
• although the CMD44 100 GHz module is a passive device,
autoprovisioning and automatic inventory support are still possible if using
— NTK555EAE5, NTK555CAE5, or NTK555FAE5 shelf processor and
NTK505MBE5 access panel in a 14-slot shelf type (NTTC09BME6 or
NTTC09DM cable assembly is required to connect the CMD44 100
GHz RJ45 port to the NTK505MBE5 access panel external slot ports).
— NTK555EAE5 or NTK555FAE5 shelf processor and NTK605MAE5
access panel in a 32-slot shelf type (NTTC09BME6 or NTTC09DM
cable assembly is required to connect the CMD44 100 GHz RJ45 port
to the NTK605MAE5 access panel external slot ports).
— NTK555EAE5, NTK555CAE5, or NTK555FAE5 shelf processor and
NTK505PAE5 access panel in the NTK503PAE5 variant of a 7-slot
shelf type (NTTC09BME6 or NTTC09DM cable assembly is required
to connect the CMD44 100 GHz RJ45 port to the NTK505PAE5
access panel external slot ports).
— NTK555NA or NTK555NB shelf processor w/access panel in the
NTK503KA variant of a 7-slot shelf type (NTTC09BME6 or
NTTC09DM cable assembly is required to connect the CMD44 100
GHz RJ45 port to the NTK555NA or NTK555NB external slot ports).
— NTK555EAE5, NTK555CAE5, or NTK555FAE5 shelf processor and
NTK505JA access panel in a 6500-7 packet-optical shelf type
(NTTC09BME6 or NTTC09DM cable assembly is required to connect
the CMD44 100 GHz RJ45 module's RJ45 port to the NTK505JA
access panel external slot ports).
— integrated shelf processor/access panel in NTK503MAE5 and
NTK503NAE5 variants of 2-slot shelf or shelf processor w/access
panel (SPAP) (NTK555LA)/shelf processor w/access panel (SPAP-2)
w/2xOSC 2xSFP (NTK555NA or NTK555NB) in NTK503LA variant of
2-slot shelf (NTTC09BME6 or NTTC09DM cable assembly is required
to connect the CMD44 100 GHz RJ45 port to the access panel
external slot ports).
• offers 44 channels Mux/Demux at 100 GHz grid listed in Table 1-93 on
page 1-354.

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Table 1-93
CMD44 100 GHz ITU grid 44 wavelength plan and interface ports descriptions

Physical port # Channel ID of the Wavelength 100 GHz Function Connector

mux/demux (nm) type
(Note)

1/2 Ch 1 In / Out 1530.33 Optical input / output from LC

the client-side interface(s)
3/4 Ch 3 In / Out 1531.12

5/6 Ch 5 In / Out 1531.90

7/8 Ch 7 In / Out 1532.68

9 / 10 Ch 9 In / Out 1533.47

11 / 12 Ch 11 In / Out 1534.25

13 / 14 Ch 13 In / Out 1535.04

15 / 16 Ch 15 In / Out 1535.82

17 / 18 Ch 17 In / Out 1536.61

19 / 20 Ch 19 In / Out 1537.40

21 / 22 Ch 21 In / Out 1538.19

23 / 24 Ch 23 In / Out 1538.98

25 / 26 Ch 25 In / Out 1539.77

27 / 28 Ch 27 In / Out 1540.56

29 / 30 Ch 29 In / Out 1541.35

31 / 32 Ch 31 In / Out 1542.14

33 / 34 Ch 33 In / Out 1542.94

35 / 36 Ch 35 In / Out 1543.73

37 / 38 Ch 37 In / Out 1544.53

39 / 40 Ch 39 In / Out 1545.32

41 / 42 Ch 41 In / Out 1546.12

43 / 44 Ch 43 In / Out 1546.92

45 / 46 Ch 45 In / Out 1547.72

47 / 48 Ch 47 In / Out 1548.51

49 / 50 Ch 49 In / Out 1549.32

51 / 52 Ch 51 In / Out 1550.12

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Table 1-93
CMD44 100 GHz ITU grid 44 wavelength plan and interface ports descriptions

Physical port # Channel ID of the Wavelength 100 GHz Function Connector

mux/demux (nm) type
(Note)

53 / 54 Ch 53 In / Out 1550.92 Optical input / output from LC

the client-side interface(s)
55 / 56 Ch 55 In / Out 1551.72

57 / 58 Ch 57 In / Out 1552.52

59 / 60 Ch 59 In / Out 1553.33

61 / 62 Ch 61 In / Out 1554.13

63 / 64 Ch 63 In / Out 1554.94

65 / 66 Ch 65 In / Out 1555.75

67 / 68 Ch 67 In / Out 1556.55

69 / 70 Ch 69 In / Out 1557.36

71 / 72 Ch 71 In / Out 1558.17

73 / 74 Ch 73 In / Out 1558.98

75 / 76 Ch 75 In / Out 1559.79

77 / 78 Ch 77 In / Out 1560.61

79 / 80 Ch 79 In / Out 1561.42

81 / 82 Ch 81 In / Out 1562.23

83 / 84 Ch 83 In / Out 1563.05

85 / 86 Ch 85 In / Out 1563.86

87 / 88 Ch 87 In / Out 1564.68

89 / 90 Common In / Out N/A AMP Line A Out /Line B In LC

or
WSS Switch Out port /
Switch In port

Note: “Ch In” and “Ch Out” labels reflect the 88-channel plan corresponding to the
6500 Photonic 50 GHz grid.

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• the channels on the CMD44 100 GHz module have 100% add/drop
capability at each side, allowing one to 44 channels to be added or
dropped. The combination of WSS 100 GHz w/OPM 5x1, WSS 100 GHz
w/OPM 2x1 (slot-wide and single slot-wide variants), WSS 100 GHz
w/OPM 4x1, or WSS 50 GHz w/OPM 9x1, or WSS 50 GHz w/OPM 2x1
(triple slot-wide and single slot-wide variants) circuit pack and CMD44 100
GHz modules (at ROADM or WSS-based terminal sites) is required to
perform add/drop operation.
• the CMD44 100 GHz module has no variable optical attenuators (VOA),
optimization is carried out through the wavelength selective switch (WSS).

Cross-connection types
The CMD44 100 GHz and Enhanced CMD44 100 GHz modules support the
following cross-connection types:
• 1WAY (Unidirectional)
• 2WAY (Bidirectional)

Cross-connection rates
The CMD44 100 GHz and Enhanced CMD44 100 GHz modules only support
the OCH (Optical Channel) Photonic cross-connection rate.

Alarms
For a complete list of alarm clearing procedures for 6500, refer to Part 1 and
Part 2 of Fault Management - Alarm Clearing, 323-1851-543.

Equipment alarms
• Circuit Pack Missing
• Circuit Pack Mismatch
• Autoprovisioning Mismatch

Photonic alarms
• Adjacency Mismatch
• Duplicate Adjacency Discovered
• Loss of Signal

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Equipping rules
The following equipping rules apply to CMD44 100 GHz modules:
• can be equipped with the 14-slot shelf (except the NTK503GA metro front
electrical shelf, which does not support this circuit pack) by using the shelf
processor and access panel.
• can be equipped with the 32-slot shelf by using the shelf processor and
access panel.
• can be equipped with the 7-slot shelf (NTK503PAE5 or NTK503KA) by
using the shelf processor and access panel.
• can be equipped with the 6500-7 packet-optical shelf (NTK503RA) by
using the shelf processor and access panel.
• can be equipped with the 2-slot shelf by using the integrated shelf
processor/access panel in NTK503MAE5 and NTK503NAE5 variants of
2-slot shelf or shelf processor w/access panel (SPAP) (NTK555LA)/shelf
processor w/access panel (SPAP-2) w/2xOSC 2xSFP (NTK555NA or
NTK555NB) in NTK503LA variant of 2-slot shelf.
• the CMD44 100 GHz module must be located in the same bay as the
access panel (in 6500-7 packet-optical, 7-slot shelf, 14-slot shelf, 32-slot
shelf), shelf processor w/access panel (SPAP) circuit pack
(NTK555LA)/shelf processor w/access panel (SPAP-2) w/2xOSC 2xSFP
(NTK555NA or NTK555NB) in NTK503LA variant of 2-slot shelf, or
integrated access panel (in NTK503MAE5 and NTK503NAE5 variants of
2-slot shelf) that CMD44 100 GHz module connects to (by using the
NTTC09BME6 or NTTC09DM cable assembly) and its assigned OTS
reside.
• the CMD44 100 GHz modules do not use any cross-connect capacity and
can be used with shelves equipped with or without cross-connect circuit
packs.

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Technical specifications
The following table lists the weight, power consumption, and other
specifications for the CMD44 100 GHz optical interface module.

Table 1-94
Technical specifications for CMD44 100 GHz optical interface modules

Parameter CMD44 100 GHz (NTT862AAE5/NTT862FAE5)

Dimension Height: 2U (88 mm / 3.5 in.)
Width: 438.1 mm / 17.25 in.
Depth: 280.0 mm / 11.02 in.
Weight (estimated) 7.5 kg (16.7 lb)
Power consumption Typical (W): 0
Power Budget (W): 0
Maximum total Input power 24 dBm
Minimum return loss 45 dB
0.5 dB Passband width (full Bandwidth) >46 GHz
3 dB Passband width (full Bandwidth) >76 GHz
0.5 dB net half Bandwidth >21.3 GHz
3 dB net half Bandwidth >34.1 GHz
Max insertion loss per channel (Add or Drop) 6.0 dB for NTT862AAE5
6.6 dB drop loss and 6.0 dB add loss for NTT862FAE5
Minimum insertion loss (all ports) 4 dB
Maximum insertion loss variation (port to port) 1 dB
Minimum tap insertion loss (Monitor Out port) N/A
Maximum tap insertion loss (Monitor Out port) N/A

Latency
Latency information is available in Latency Specifications, 323-1851-170.

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