The Nortel NTCA03WL is a member of the NTCA03 card family, used as an OC-192 (10 Gbit/s) / STM-64 WDM regenerator transmitter circuit pack within Nortel's optical transport platforms (TransportNode / OPTera Metro / Optical Long Haul DWDM systems). This family of cards performs optical-to-electrical-to-optical (O-E-O) regeneration of high-speed 10 Gbit/s signals, retiming and reshaping the signal while retransmitting it on a specific ITU-grid DWDM wavelength for long-haul or metro fiber transport. Each two-letter suffix in the NTCA03 family (e.g., FA, XK, and other variants) designates a specific transmit wavelength within the DWDM channel plan, allowing network operators to select the correct card for their designated fiber channel.
Key Features
- OC-192/STM-64 (10 Gbit/s) WDM regenerator transmitter circuit pack
- Optical-to-electrical-to-optical (O-E-O) signal regeneration for long-haul/metro DWDM transport
- Member of the Nortel NTCA03 card family, each variant tuned to a specific ITU-grid DWDM wavelength
- Designed for Nortel TransportNode and OPTera Metro/Long Haul optical transport platforms
- Hot-swappable circuit pack for chassis-based optical transport shelves
- Supports high-capacity fiber backbone, metro, and long-haul network transport applications
Technical Specifications
- Manufacturer: Nortel Networks
- Part Number: NTCA03WL
- Card Family: NTCA03 (OC-192/STM-64 WDM Regenerator Transmitter series)
- Data Rate: OC-192 / STM-64 (10 Gbit/s)
- Function: WDM regenerator / transmitter (O-E-O regeneration)
- Platform Compatibility: Nortel TransportNode / OPTera Metro / Optical Long Haul DWDM systems
- Related family variants (confirmed): NTCA03FA, NTCA03XK (other NTCA03 cards documented in circulation among telecom parts resellers)
- Related card families in the same platform: NTCA01xx (OC-192 STM-64 TX DWDM), NTCA04xx (OC-192 STM-64 XR), NTCA05BA (OC-192 STM-64 DEMUX), NTCA06xx (OC192/STM64 T/R transponder-regenerator)
- Application: DWDM long-haul and metro optical transport networks, carrier-grade fiber backbone
