The Cisco ONS 15500 Series is designed for carrying storage and data applications over a metro optical dense wavelength-division multiplexing network. The Cisco ONS 15500 Series includes the ONS 15530 DWDM Multiservice Aggregation Platform, ONS 15540 ESPx Extended Services Platform, and ONS 15501 EDFA Optical Solutions Amplifier.

The Cisco ONS 15530 offers aggregation capabilities for services such as Enterprise Systems Connection, Fibre Channel, IBM Fiber Connection, and Gigabit Ethernet. The ONS 15540 ESPx system supports high-density transparent services and improved configuration flexibility for both client transponder placement in the chassis and direct ITU insertion from a Cisco ONS 15454 or ONS 15530. It also allows cross connection of individual wavelengths at a node.

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