Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco ONS 15540 ESPx
Installing and Removing Modules
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Installing Mux/Demux Modules
To install the mux/demux modules follow these steps:
Step 1
Remove the failed module or the filler module from the motherboard.
Step 2
Take a new module from the shipping container.
Step 3
Insert the module carefully into the motherboard slot while guiding the upper and
lower edges of the module in the tracks until its connectors come into contact with
the backplane connectors. You hear a click when it is connected.
Step 4
Attach the appropriate cables.
Step 5
Check the LEDs to ensure proper installation. See
mux/demux motherboard LED descriptions.
Save the filler modules with the packaging material.
Installing 2.5-Gbps Type 1 Transponder Modules
To install the 2.5-Gbps Type 1 transponder module, follow these steps:
Step 1
Remove the failed module or the filler module from the 2.5-Gbps line card
motherboard.
Step 2
Take a new module from the shipping container.
Step 3
Insert the module carefully into the motherboard slot while guiding the upper and
lower edges of the module in the tracks until its connectors come into contact with
the backplane connectors. You hear a click when it is connected.
Step 4
Attach the appropriate cables.
Step 5
Check the LEDs to ensure proper installation. See
for
2.5-Gbps Type 1 transponder module LED descriptions.
Step 6
Save the filler modules with the packaging material.