Quick Overview; Before Starting - Cisco ONS 15305 Quick Installation Manual

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Quick Overview

The ONS 15305 is a traffic concentrator that supports different types of transmission media. It can be
used in networks based on fiber and copper media. The ONS 15305 concentrates both IP and TDM
traffic and is able to interface to both TDM and IP backbone networks. The TDM part of the
ONS 15305 is a cross-connect that can work as a terminal multiplexer, add/drop multiplexer, or
nonblocking cross-connect. The IP part consists of a L2 switch.
The ONS 15305 is a very small device with a very high port density. It is also designed to be flexible
and highly scalable. It is targeted for a number of different applications. Please refer to the ONS 15305
Installation and Operations Guide for further details.
The ONS 15305 is a very flexible device owing to its modular design. The ONS 15305 consists of a
chassis with a motherboard with room for up to eight plug-in modules. Four of the plug-in modules
are interface modules. The remaining four modules are: two redundant power supply modules, one
fan module, and one system controller module. The ONS 15305 is a very flexible network component
that can be used in star, ring, chained, and meshed networks.
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Before Starting

This guide provides basic instructions for installing the Cisco ONS 15305 system and contains
information about installing the ONS 15305 and commissioning the ONS 15305.
Use this guide as a general reference when performing an installation. For detailed installation
instructions, refer to the most recent Cisco ONS 15305 Installation and Operations Guide.
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