The 19” 1RU OZC9500 accommodates up to eight OZ5xx-style fiber optic transmitter and/or receiver sub-assemblies. Any combination of the following signal formats is available – 3/4/6 GHz RF, 10 – 200 MHz low phase noise reference, low jitter 1PPS/IRIG-B/TTL, GNSS/GPS. Options are available for extending the low frequency RF roll-off down to 10 kHz.

RF modules are optimized for linear signal transport with high spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR). The standard RF interface is 50Ω SMA(f). Signals may be transported on dedicated fibers (up to 8). In environments with limited fiber, or where there may exist an advantage for transport over a single fiber, coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) is available. Up to 8 signals (in either direction) may be multiplexed onto a single fiber.

Sub-assemblies within the OZ9500 chassis may be monitored and controlled in a number of ways. Locally, status LEDs for each module are present on both the front and the back of the chassis. Alarm and monitor functions are also available via dry relay contacts accessed by means of a DSUB-25 connector on the front of the chassis. There are multiple ways to monitor and control modules within the OZC9500 remotely. Administrators may access the modules via a SSH command line interface, an HTTP Web User Interface, and the embedded Optical Zonu Managed RFoF graphical user interface (GUI). No external applications are required – just a standard web browser. The OZ9500 also supports SNMP v2/v3. The OZ9500 chassis is powered by dual AC or –48 VDC (optional) power supplies. A +12 VDC is also available. For multimode fiber transport options, please contact Optical Zonu.