Optical Active Cards and Units

This chapter gives an overview of the features and functional description of the optical active cards. These optical active cards/units, in general have optical input and output for optical traffic and require electrical power to be operational.

STATIC DISCHARGE WARNING: Static charge can damage the equipment. While handling cards for making system interconnections, wear an ESD strap to discharge the static buildup.

OPTICAL SAFETY: Do not stare or look directly into the optical connector output beam, as this can cause irreparable damage to your eyes and even loss of eye sight.