Cisco 15454-AR-MXP-LIC: Advanced ROADM Multi-Service Provisioning License for ONS 15454 Platform

Product Overview

The Cisco 15454-AR-MXP-LIC is a software license that enables Advanced Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) functionality on the Cisco ONS 15454 Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP). This license unlocks wavelength-level provisioning, flexible grid technology, and photonic control plane capabilities for service providers operating dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks.

Key capabilities enabled by this license include:

• Colorless, directionless, and contentionless (CDC) ROADM functionality

• Flexible channel spacing (50GHz to 37.5GHz)

• Photonic Service Engine (PSE) control

• Software-defined wavelength provisioning

Technical Specifications

✔ System Requirements:

• Requires Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM chassis

• Compatible with M6, M2, and AR-MXP line cards

• Minimum Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) 9.8 software

✔ Functional Capabilities:

• Up to 88 channels @ 100GHz spacing

• Flexible grid support for super-channels

• Hitless wavelength tuning

• Automatic power balancing

✔ Management & Control:

• GMPLS-enabled control plane

• Integration with Cisco Wavelength Routing Manager

• REST API for SDN orchestration

✔ Deployment Scenarios:

• Metro and regional DWDM networks

• Data center interconnect (DCI)

• 5G xHaul transport

Advanced Features

Software-Defined Photonics

• Zero-touch wavelength provisioning

• Dynamic bandwidth allocation

• Multi-degree ROADM node support

Future-Proof Flexibility

• Mixed 10G/100G/400G operation

• Support for alien wavelengths

• Migration path to 800G/1.6T

Service Assurance

• Real-time optical performance monitoring

• Proactive fault detection

• Automatic channel recovery

Carrier-Grade Reliability

• Hitless service reconfiguration

• Optical layer protection switching

• 1+1 equipment protection

Next-Generation Evolution: Cisco 15454-XR-SDN-LIC (Projected 2026)

Key Upgrades & Innovations

AI-Driven Photonic Networking

• Machine learning-based impairment compensation

• Predictive fiber nonlinearity mitigation

• Self-optimizing spectral efficiency

Expanded Programmability

• Full TAPI 2.0 compliance

• Cloud-native microservices architecture

• Intent-based wavelength provisioning

Advanced Coherent Technology

• Support for 800G ZR/ZR+ optics

• Probabilistic constellation shaping

• Adaptive baud rate selection

Quantum-Secure Transport

• QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) integration

• Optical layer encryption

• Tamper-evident fiber monitoring

Sustainability Features

• Per-wavelength power optimization

• Adaptive cooling for optical components

• Carbon footprint analytics

Why Upgrade to 15454-XR-SDN-LIC?

✔ 3x increase in spectral efficiency through AI optimization
✔ True software-defined photonic networking with full TAPI support
✔ Future-ready for 800G/1.6T coherent optics
✔ Quantum-safe transport security
✔ Sustainable operations with adaptive power management

Conclusion

The 15454-AR-MXP-LIC represents Cisco's industry-leading ROADM technology, enabling flexible, software-controlled optical networking on the proven ONS 15454 platform. Its successor, the 15454-XR-SDN-LIC, ushers in the next era of intelligent photonic networking with AI-driven optimization, quantum security, and cloud-native programmability, ensuring service providers can meet exponentially growing bandwidth demands while improving operational efficiency.