2 Degree ROADM

This section uses the WSMD4 board as an example to illustrate how to configure a 2-degree
80-wavelength ROADM node.

 Signal Flow
A 2-degree ROADM node provides two optical directions and can be upgraded to
multi-degree ROADM nodes without interrupting services to provide multiple optical
directions.
 Subrack Layout
This section describes the principles for configuring a 2-degree 80-channel ROADM
node and the typical configurations of the equipment.
 Subrack Connections
This section describes how to connect fibers for optical subracks of a 2-degree 80-
wavelength ROADM node.

Signal Flow
A 2-degree ROADM node provides two optical directions and can be upgraded to multi-
degree ROADM nodes without interrupting services to provide multiple optical directions.

The 2-degree ROADM node consists of two WSMD4 boards (west, east) with the same signal
grooming. The signal grooming of the west WSMD4 board is used as an example.

In the receive direction:

 The optical supervisory signals and the main-path optical signals are separated from
the line signals received from west. The optical supervisory signals are sent to the
optical supervisory unit for processing, and the main-path optical signals are sent to
the WSMD4 board after being amplified.
 The west WSMD4 board splits the main-path optical signals into two equal optical
signals.
o One optical signal is sent to the ITL board and split into two multiplexed
wavelength signals (odd wavelength and even wavelength) with frequency
spacing of 100 GHz. Then the two optical signals are locally dropped through
two demultiplexer boards.
o The other optical signal passes through the east WSMD4 board.

The signal flow of the transmit direction is the reverse of this process.

Figure 1 shows the signal flow of a 2-degree ROADM.

Figure 1 Signal flow of a 2-degree ROADM in an 80-Wavelength system

Subrack Layout
This section describes the principles for configuring a 2-degree 80-channel ROADM node
and the typical configurations of the equipment.

Configuration Principle
Reconfigurable optical add and drop multiplexing unit:

 Two WSMD2 board, or two WSMD4 board, or two combinations of WSD9+WSM9 boards, or
two combinations of RDU9+WSM9 boards, or two WSMD9 boards must be used.
 If the node needs to be upgraded to a 3- or 4-degree node, the WSMD4 boards are
recommended.
 If the node needs to be upgraded to more than four degrees, the combinations of
RDU9+WSM9 boards or combinations of WSD9+WSM9 boards or the WSMD9 boards are
recommended.

Optical multiplexer unit and demultiplexer unit:

  For an 80-wavelength ROADM node, ITL boards must be configured if the M40V/M40/D40
boards are used for adding/dropping wavelengths.

Optical amplifier unit:

 Optical amplifier boards must be configured according to the power budget for actual
situations.
 When WSDM4/WSMD9 boards are used, it is recommended that you configure optical
amplifier boards in wavelength-dropping directions.
 If optical amplifier boards need to be used in wavelength-adding directions, low-power
optical amplifiers are recommended.

Spectrum analyzer unit:

 When WMU and MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 boards are required for an ROADM node, configure
WMU boards prior to MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 boards.
 When only MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 boards are required for an ROADM node, the MCA4 boards
are most preferred.
 It is preferred to connect an MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 board to the MON port on an optical
amplifier board or the MON port on an FIU board.
 Automatic deployment:
o MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 boards must be configured for automatic deployment. If OSNR
detection for 10 Gbit/s rates is not required, the OPM8 boards are most preferred.
o An MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 board must be configured for remote power commissioning
and must be connected to the MON port on the OA board that is connected to an
FIU board.
o When there are five or more fiber spans between two power equalization site, an
MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 board must be configured in the middle of the spans
(spans/2±0.5), both in the transmit and receive directions.
o When there are four or fewer fiber spans between two power equalization site, an
MCA4/MCA8/OPM8 board must be configured at the transmit end.

Optical supervisory channel unit:

 The optical supervisory unit is required in each direction of an ROADM node. For a 2-degree
ROADM node, two SC1 or one SC2 boards can be configured.

Typical Configuration

This section uses the OptiX OSN 8800 T32 as an example to illustrate the typical
configurations for the optical layer of a 2-degree 80-wavelength ROADM node that uses two
WSMD4 boards.

As shown in Figure 1, two subracks are required.

Figure 1 Typical configurations for the optical layer of a 2-degree 80-wavelength ROADM node

Subrack Connections
This section describes how to connect fibers for optical subracks of a 2-degree 80-wavelength
ROADM node.

Figure 1 shows the subrack fiber connections for the optical layer of a 2-degree 80-
wavelength ROADM node.
Figure 1 Subrack fiber connections for a 2-degree 80-wavelength ROADM node

Parent topic: 2 Degree ROADM