Wavelength Division Multiplexing

(WDM)

NASA
 Agenda

• Overview of WDM
• Benefits of WDM
• Specifications given to vendors
• Vendor Solutions
– Cisco
– Nortel
– Zhone
– Ciena
– Ericsson / Marconi
– Adva

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 Overview
• Wave Division Mutiplexing (WDM) multiplexes multiple optical
carrier signals on a single optical fiber by using different
wavelengths (colors) of laser light to carry different signals.
– Bit rate and protocol independent

GE WDM Fiber MUX

Independent SONET
opticial bit
rates
and formats

Fiber Channel

Fiber Cable
ATM
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 Overview
Traditional Digital Fiber Optic Transport
Single Pair of Fibers

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

Single Pair of Fibers

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

Single Pair of Fibers

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

Single Pair of Fibers

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

Digital Fiber Optic Transport using WDM

WDM MUX WDM MUX

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

Digital Transceiver
Single Pair of Fibers Digital Transceiver

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

Digital Transceiver Digital Transceiver

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 Overview
• Two main types of WDM:
– Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM)
– Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

Feature CWDM DWDM

Wavelengths per fiber 8 – 16 40 – 80

Wavelength spacing 2500GHz (20nm) 100 GHz (0.8nm)

Wavelength capacity Up to 2.5 Gbps Up to 10 Gbps
Aggregate fiber capacity 20 – 40 Gbps 100 – 1000 Gbps
Overall cost Low Medium
Applications Enterprise, metro-access Access, metro-core,
regional

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 Overview
DWDM Window
O - band E - band S - band C - band L - band
Wavelength
(nm) 1280 1320 1360 1400 1440 1480 1520 1552 1560 1600
CWDM Window

C Band Range : 1530nm – 1560nm

L Band Range : 1570nm – 1600nm

• Fiber Characteristics Water Peak

1550
Window
1310
Window

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 Overview
WDM Components
1
 15xx 1...n
2

3
Transponder
Optical Multiplexer

1
1
2 1...n
2
3
3

Optical De-multiplexer

Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer

(OADM)
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 Overview
Sub-Lambda Multiplexing
• Multiplexing a single low rate data connection onto a
wavelength is very inefficient.
– For example, if a FastEthernet connection is transported on a
WDM wavelength, only 4% of the bandwidth is used. This
assumes the wavelength is capable of transporting 2.5 Gbps.
• To better utilize bandwidth many vendors support sub-
lambda multiplexing.
– The cards that support this are often referred to as DataMux or
Muxponder cards.
– Muxponder cards have multiple ports (FE, GE, etc.). These cards
multiplex the data flows and transports them onto a wavelength.
• Some vendor use SONET framing to multiplex the data
• Others use proprietary protocols

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes

1+1 Optical Multiplex Section (OMS)

1+1 Optical Channel Protection (OCh)

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes

1+1 Optical Channel Protection (OCh)

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes
• Optical Channel Dedicated Protection Ring (OCh-DPRing)

OFCM
OFCD OFCM OFCD

UPSM UPSM UPSM

UPSM

OFCM OFCD

OFCM OFCD

OCM OCM OCM

Site B OCM
ITU 25
Site A ITU 27 ITU 25 ITU 27

GbE GbE GbE GbE

OFCM – Optical Four Channel Multiplexer

OFCD – Optical Four Channel Demultiplexer
UPSM - Unidirectional Path Switch Module
OCM – Optical Channel Module (Transponder)

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes
• Example of an Optical Ring with protection between UMD, GSFC and NOAA
(Optical Channel Dedicated Protection Ring : OCh-DPRing)

UMD /
GSFC
MAX

NOAA

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes
GSFC

-22
-10 O 23 23 O
F 25 25 F -5
C 27 27 C
D M
B2
29 A UPSM B 29
B2
LOC
A UPSM B
LOC
A UPSM B
LOC
A UPSM B NOAA
LOC
UMD
40 km / 15 dB
20 km / 5 dB

-5 O 23 23 O -10
F 25 25 F
C 27 27 C
M 29 29
D
B2 B2
ITU 23

ITU 25

ITU 27

ITU 29
OCM

OCM

OCM

OCM
GbE

GbE

GbE

GbE

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes
NOAA

-21 +1
-20
F F HP
AB B
A
DL LD
AMO OM A
29 C C 29

-10
HP

+5 (-17)

A UPSM B UMD / MAX

GSFC LOC
40 km / 15 dB
40 km / 15 dB ITU 29
OCM
GbE

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 Overview
WDM Protection Schemes
UMD

-14 O 23 23 O -17
F
C
25 25 F
C
-5
27 27
D M
B2
29 A UPSM B 29
B2
LOC
A UPSM B
LOC
A UPSM B
LOC

GSFC
NOAA
20 km / 5 dB
40 km / 15 dB

(-17)
+5 O
F
23
25
23
25
O
F
-10
HP C 27 27 C
M 29 29
D
B2 B2
ITU 23

ITU 25

ITU 27
OCM

OCM

OCM
GbE

GbE

GbE

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 Benefits of WDM

• WDM technology allows multiple connections

over one fiber thus reducing fiber plant
requirement.
– This is mainly beneficial for long-haul applications.
– Campus applications require a cost benefit analysis.
• WDM technology can also provide fiber
redundancy.
• WDM provides a managed fiber service.

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Vendor Responses to Implement a
Point-to-Point Solution

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 Specification for point-to-point WDM System

• NASA has several sites that may benefit from a small

end WDM solution. As such, the following
specifications were given to vendors to obtain their
solution(s).
1. A two node system in a point-to-point configuration with no link
fail-over capability.
2. Each node should support 4 gigabit interfaces and 8 fast ethernet
interfaces.
3. The nodes should have redundant power supplies and
processors.
4. The nodes should be SNMP managed.
5. The distance between nodes will be approximately 3 miles.

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 Vendors

• Cisco
• Nortel
• Zhone
• Ciena
• Ericsson / Marconi
• Adva

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 Cisco

• Cisco provided two different designs:

1. WDM design using their ONS 15454

– This design met all requirements
2. SONET design using their ONS 15310
– This design did not support Gigabit Ethernet

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 Cisco
ONS 15454 Solution
• Cisco systems has different DWDM devices.
– ONS 15454 can be a WDM multiplexer and a SONET
multiplexer.
– 17 slot chassis
– 99.999% reliability
– Cisco ONS 15454 is used by NASA’s WANR project.
– This device is feature rich. It can perform more functions than
required:
• Automatic power adjustment of optical lasers
• Reconfigurable Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM)
• Up to 64 lambdas (wavelengths) can be multiplexed.
• Sophisticated network management tools to provision, design and
manage the optical network.

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 Cisco
ONS 15454 Solution

Site 1 Site 2

4 Gig Ethernet 4 Gig Ethernet

Air Ramp Air Ramp

MXP-MR 2.5G

MXP-MR 2.5G

MXP-MR 2.5G

MXP-MR 2.5G
OC48E-1-60.6

OC48E-1-60.6
CE100T-8

OSC-CSM

CE100T-8
OSC-CSM
XC-VT
XC-VT

XC-VT

XC-VT
TCC2P

TCC2P

TCC2P

TCC2P
AD-4C

AD-4C
Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler

Filler
Line

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Fan Tray Fan Tray

8 – 10/100 Ethernet 8 – 10/100 Ethernet

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 Cisco
ONS 15454 Solution

• Cisco is using the SONET MUX capability of the 15454 to

combine the 8 Fast Ethernet connections onto one OC-48.
This requires the following SONET cards:
– Eight port 10/100 Ethernet
– SONET Xconn
– OC48 card. This card outputs a DWDM wavelength that can be optically
multiplexed.
• DataMux Cards (Sub-Lambda Multiplexing Cards) are used to
multiplex 2 Gigabit Ethernet connections onto one 2.5G
wavelength.
– Two cards were used to support 4 Gigabit Ethernet connections.
• An optical MUX card is used to combine the three wavelengths
supporting one OC48 and four Gigabit Ethernet onto one fiber.

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 Cisco
ONS 15310 Solution

• Cisco ONS 15310 is a SONET device that cannot

multiplex different wavelengths.
– Can support up to 32 10/100 ethernet channels
– Line side supports up to OC-48 (2.488 Gbps)
– Automatic Protection Switching (APS)
– Can be configured to provide 99.999% reliability
– This design does not include Gigabit Ethernet

A SONET solution cannot provide the same bandwidth as a

WDM solution.
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 Nortel
OM 5200 Solution
• Nortel systems also has a selection of DWDM devices. They
are proposing their Optical Metro (OM) 5200 to meet the
requirements.
– The OM 5200 is only a WDM device. It is not a SONET MUX, but does have
the capability to provide sub-lambda multiplexing using certain interface cards.
• Nortel’s Optical Metro 3000 series provides SONET MUX capabilities.
– 20 slot chassis
– 99.999% reliability
– This device is feature rich. It can perform more functions than required:
• Automatic power adjustment of optical lasers
• Reconfigurable Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM)
• Up to 48 lambdas (wavelengths) can be multiplexed.
• Sophisticated network management tools to provision, design and manage
the optical network.

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 Nortel
OM 5200 Solution

OM 5200 OM 5200
GigE (4) GigE (4)
3 miles

100Base-FX DWDM carrying 4 lambdas 100Base-FX

(8) (8)

Wavelength 1528.77 nm
Wavelength 1533.47 nm
Wavelength 1530.33 nm
Wavelength 1531.90 nm
Gigabit Ethernet (FX 850 nm)
FastEthernet (FX)

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 Nortel
OM 5200 Solution
• Nortel is using two 2-port Gigabit Ethernet DataMux cards to transport 4
gigabit ethernets.
– Requires two 2.5Gbps wavelengths each of which transport 2 Gigabit
connections.
• Fast Ethernet DataMux Cards (Sub-Lambda Multiplexing Cards) are used
to multiplex 4 Fast Ethernet (FX) connections onto one 2.5G wavelength.
– Since there is a requirement for 8 Fast Ethernet, Nortel is recommending two
of these cards.
– This will require two wavelengths to support all 8 FE connections.
• An OMX filter is used to multiplex and de-multiplex the optical wavelength.
– This is a separate passive device from the OM 5200 and does not require
power.
– This filter can be purchased to multiplex up to 32 wavelengths (1, 2, 4 and 32
wavelengths)
– This device is 1 RU

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 Nortel
OM 5200 / OM 1200 Solution

OM 5200 OM 5200

GigE (4) GigE (4)

3 miles
OM5200
DWDM carrying 3 lambdas

OM 1200
OM 1200

10/100
10/100 TX
TX (8)
(8)

Wavelength 1528.77 nm
Wavelength 1533.47 nm
Wavelength 1530.33 nm
Gigabit Ethernet (FX 850 nm)
FastEthernet (TX)
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 Nortel
OM 5200 / OM 1200 Solution
• Nortel is using two 2-port Gigabit Ethernet DataMux cards to transport 4
gigabit ethernets.
– Requires two 2.5 Gbps wavelengths each of which transport 2 Gigabit
connections.
• A separate device, an OM 1200, is used with this option to multiplex Fast
Ethernet (TX) connections onto a Gigabit Ethernet connection.
– The gigabit is then connected to the OM 5200 which is transported by a
wavelength.
– The Fast Ethernet connections remain isolated.
• An OMX filter is used to multiplex and demultiplex the optical wavelength.
– This is a separate passive device from the OM 5200 and does not require
power.
– This filter can be purchased to multiplex up to 32 wavelengths (1, 2, 4 and 32
wavelengths)
– This device is 1 RU

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 Zhone
GigaMux 1608 Solution
• Zhone has proposed their GigaMux 1608. They also
have other larger WDM platforms with additional
capabilities.
– The GigaMux 1608 is only a WDM device. It is not a SONET
MUX but does have the capability to provide sub-lambda
multiplexing on certain cards.
– 8 slot chassis
– 99.999% reliability

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 Zhone
GigaMux 1608 Solution

Site A Site B
1510 W W 1510
4 4
1530 C C 1530
GE 850nm MM DMM 1550 M D 1550 DMM GE 850nm MM
GE 850nm MM 1510 1570
OUT IN
1570
1510 GE 850nm MM
B2 EXP EXP B2

GE 850nm MM DMM DMM GE 850nm MM

GE 850nm MM 1530 1530 GE 850nm MM
3 mi / 2 dB
GE 850nm MM DMM DMM GE 850nm MM
1550 1550
1510 W W 1510
4 4
1530 C C 1530
1550 D M 1550
IN OUT
1570 1570
B2 EXP EXP B2

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 Zhone
GigaMux 1608 Solution
• Zhone is using three 2-port Gigabit Ethernet DataMux cards to
transport 5 gigabit Ethernets.
• A separate device is required with this option to multiplex Fast
Ethernet connections onto a Gigabit Ethernet connection.
– Zhone is recommending using an Ethernet switch with VLANs and
802.1q trunking.
– The gigabit uplink is connected to the GigaMux1608.
– Zhone does not have a FE DataMux card.
• An optical MUX card is used to combined the three wavelengths
supporting 5 Gigabit Ethernet connections onto one fiber.
• Zhone equipment is being used by NASA/GSFC Code 900 and
UMD MAX.

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 Ciena
CN4200 (2.5 Gbps Wavelength) Solution
• Ciena has proposed their CN4200. They also have other
larger WDM platforms with additional capabilities.
– The CN 4200 is only a WDM device. It is not a SONET MUX.
However, it uses G709 based time slots to perform sub lambda
multiplexing.
• This technology allows any sub lambda service to be dropped or added
at any downstream site.
– 2 slot chassis, 6 slot chassis and a 17 slot chassis is planned
– 99.999% reliability
– This device is feature rich. It can perform more functions than
required:
• Electronic Reconfigurable Add/Drop Multiplexer (eROADM)
• Sophisticated network management tools to provision, design and
manage the optical network.

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Muxponder Card
Muxponder Card
CN4200 (2.5 Gbps Wavelength) Solution

Muxponder Card
Filter (Optical MUX)
Ciena

Filter (Optical MUX)

Gigabit Ethernet 1310nm

Muxponder Card

Fast Ethernet TX
Muxponder Card
Muxponder Card
 Ciena
CN4200 (2.5 Gbps Wavelength) Solution
• Ciena is using three of their M6 cards.
– One card is supporting 4 Gigabit Ethernet connections and 2 Fast Ethernet
connections.
– One card is supporting 6 Fast Ethernet connections.
– One card is being used to provide 3 WDM uplink ports.
• The uplink ports are patched to the optical MUX card.
• The ports on the M6 cards can support any data rate or protocol.
– Requires the proper SFP.
– The ports can also be used as tributary connections or WDM uplink
connections.
• The data from the M6 is converted to electrical signals.
– The electrical signal is multiplexed with other electrical signals using time slots.
• The smallest time slot supports 155 Mbps. Gigabit Ethernet requires 7 time slots.
– The electrical signals are sent across the backplane to an uplink port that can
output a wavelength.

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Muxponder Card
Muxponder Card
CN4200 (10 Gbps Wavelength) Solution

Muxponder Card
Ciena

Gigabit Ethernet 1310nm

10G Gigabit Muxponder

Fast Ethernet TX
Muxponder Card
Muxponder Card
 Ciena
CN4200 (10 Gbps Wavelength) Solution
• Ciena is using two of their M6 cards and one 10G uplink card.
– One card is supporting 4 Gigabit Ethernet connections and 2 Fast
Ethernet connections.
– One card is supporting 6 Fast Ethernet connections.
– The 10G uplink card is used to multiplex all FE and GE connections.
• This design does not have an optical MUX. However, the 10G uplink
is outputting a WDM wavelength.
– By using a WDM wavelength for the 10G uplink, the design supports
future growth.

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 Ericsson / Marconi
WDM Solution –6100 / 2330

• Ericsson / Marconi has proposed their 6100 passive filter

with their 2330 mini Multi Service Provisioning Platform
(MSPP).
– The 6100 is a passive filter that does not require power. It is
a1RU device.
– 2330 mini MSPP is a SONET MUX that can output a WDM
wavelength.
– The 2330 is a 1RU device with 6 slots ( 2 for line cards and 4 for
tributary cards)

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 Ericsson / Marconi
WDM Solution –6100 / 2330

Model 2330 Mini MSPP Model 2330 Mini MSPP Model 2330 Mini MSPP Model 2330 Mini MSPP

2 x Gigabit Ethernet
2 x Gigabit Ethernet
2 x Fast E 2 x Gigabit Ethernet 2 x Gigabit Ethernet
2 x Fast E
2 x Fast E 2 x Fast E
OC-48 OC-48 OC-48 OC-48
Lambda Lambda Lambda Lambda
1490 nm 1470 nm 1470 nm 1490 nm

RBN GigaEdge 6100 passive

CWDM transport
Model 6100
Model 6100 Passive Filters
(Un-protected)
Passive Filters OC-48 OC-48
Lambda Lambda
1510 nm 1510 nm
Model 2330 Mini MSPP

4 x Fast Ethernet
4 x Fast Ethernet

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 Ericsson / Marconi
WDM Solution –6100 / 2330
• Ericsson is using their 6100 passive filter to multiplex three lambdas
from the three 2330 MSPPs.
• Three 2330 MSPPs are used to support the Fast Ethernet and
Gigabit Ethernet requirements.
• 1 – 2330 is supporting 2 FE and 2 GE
• 1 – 2330 is supporting 2 FE and 2 GE
• 1 – 2330 is supporting 4 FE

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 Adva
WDM Solution –FS 2000 / FS150
• Adva has proposed their FS 2000 WDM product and their
FS150 to support the FE requirement.
– The FS 2000 is only a WDM device. It is not a SONET MUX but
does have the capability to provide sub-lambda multiplexing on
certain cards.
– 15 slot chassis
– 99.999% reliability
– This device is feature rich. It can perform more functions than
required:
• Automatic power monitoring of optical lasers
• Reconfigurable Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM)
• Up to 48 lambdas (wavelengths) can be multiplexed.
• Sophisticated network management tools to provision, design and
manage the optical network.

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 Adva
WDM Solution –FS 2000 / FS150

up to 10 100BT up to 10 100BT

FSP2000 CWDM/DWDM

Fiber
FSP 150 ME
FSP 150 ME

5 -GbE 5 -GbE

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 Adva
WDM Solution –FS 2000 / FS150

• 4 port TDM that outputs an OC-48 Sonet on a CWDM wavelength.

(SFP)
• FS150 combines the eight FEs onto a gigabit Ethernet.
– The FS150 supports integrated network management with the FS 2000.

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WDM Solution Using GBICs / SFPs

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 WDM Solution using
GBICs or SFPs
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 WDM Solution using
GBICs or SFPs
• SFP or GBIC outputs a WDM wavelength on end user equipment.
• Each end user equipment will use a SPF that output a different
wavelength.
• These wavelengths are multiplexed together using a standalone
passive optical filter.

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 Cisco Cisco Nortel Nortel

1545 15310
OPTION1: OPTION 2:
Product Comparison 2:1 GE-SubRateMux (SRM) 2:1 GE/FC SRM
4:1 OCI SRM for 100FX OM1200 for 100FX

Total number of 64 - Unprotected 0 GE’s: 16 (UNP), 8 (P) Max # GE’s: 16 (UNP), 8 (P)
GEs that can be *Dependant on Config Avail in Future Rel. (in 1 chassis with GE-SRM (in 1 chassis with GE-SRM
supported. muxponder) muxponder)

Total number of 84 - Unprotected 32 – Unprotected FE’s: 16 (P), 32 (UNP) FE’s: 12 10/100 ports on
FEs that can be *Using Sonet based cards 16 – 1+1 Protected (in 1 chassis with 4:1 OCI SRM) OM1200
supported.

Flex - port Yes – Trunk and Trib Side Yes – Trunk side SFP GE-SRM supports GE only GE-SRM supports GE only
(Client port can be Options options
configured for 4:1 SRM OCI supports OM1200 supports 12
different transport 10/100BaseT
50-270 mbps client signals (OC-x,
eg FE, GE, OC-x,
SDH, 100BaseT, Fast Ethernet)
SONET)

Tuneable Yes N/A Not in this option. Available in other Not in this option. Available
Optical / Transponders SONET ONLY interfaces for the product in other interfaces for the
WDM product

Chassis
Features Sub-Lambda Yes N/A GE-SRM and 4:1 OCI SRM both GE-SRM on 5200 performs
Multiplexing SONET ONLY perform sub-lambda muxing sub-lambda muxing

ROADM YES – C and L band N/A Not in this configuration. Available on Not in this configuration.
SONET ONLY other Nortel DWDM products Available on other Nortel
DWDM products

# of Lambdas 32 in C Band 4* 32 @ 200GHz for this option. 32 @ 200GHz for this option
Supported on 32 in L Band not multiplexed
platform individual fiber for each

# of slots in 17 Total / 12* Client 6 Total / 4 Client This option has 8 usable client slots This option has 8 usable
chassis *2 additional slots avail in some (UNP) and 4 (P). client slots (UNP) and 4 (P).
(Total / Usable for configurations
Client)

Protection Yes – Trunk and Tributary Yes – Trunk and Yes Yes
Supported Tributary

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Product Comparison Zhone Ciena Marconi / Adva
Ericsson FSP 2000 C/DWDM

Total number of 8 / 88 when 24 1 Gig or 4 protected 2 Native GE’s (42 4GbE per 4TDM module x
GEs that can expansion chassis 10 Gig STS-’s) plus 6 additional 64 waves = 256
be supported. are used programmableSTS-1’s

Total number of 0 24 4 Standalone, 16 using 10 per GBE or 2560 total

FEs that can be tree structures
supported.

Flex - port Yes 24---Any speed, FE, GE, ESCON, Yes

(Client port can GE, FC except 10Gig. FICON, Fiber Channel,
be configured OC3, 12, 48, FICON, 2G FC, DVB,
OC3/12/48
for different OC192/10GE EPCON, OC-3/12/48
transport eg
FE, GE, OC-x,
SONET)
Optical /
Tuneable No, SFP based yes Programmable through 10Gb mid next year
WDM Transponders the use of SFP’s
Chassis
Features Sub-Lambda Yes yes Yes YES using TDM modules
Multiplexing GE & FC 2per  8 -64

ROADM No Electrical today/3rd NO YES

Gen ROADM in May
07
# of Lambdas 44 40 8 – East 64
Supported on 4  per shelf 8 - West
platform
Larger shelves
available
# of slots in 8 slots 5/ 4 fully programmable 15 (8 available for
chassis 2 management 4 usable for client or ports modules)
(Total / Usable 6 useable network
for Client)

Protection Yes, with appropriate Yes, 1+1 Client,1+1, optical path YES (line and module
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Product Comparison
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OPTION1: OPTION 2:
2:1 GE-SubRateMux 2:1 GE/FC SRM
(SRM) OM1200 for 100FX
4:1 OCI SRM for 100FX

SNMP Traps YES YES Yes Yes

supported

Restrict Access to YES YES Yes Yes

Management

SSH YES YES No No

Logging Capability YES YES Yes Yes

Network
Management / SNMP; Version YES – V2 YES – V2 SNMP V1 SNMP V1
Security supported V3 – GA Rel 9.0 Q3, V3 – GA Rel 9.0 Q3,
Features 07; Pre GA avail 07; Pre GA avail
sooner sooner
NTP YES YES Yes Yes

Multiple User Levels YES YES Yes Yes

Radius YES YES Radius client Radius client

MIB support YES YES Yes Yes

Layer 2 Stats YES YES PM’s on GE SRMs PM’s on GE SRMs

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FSP 2000 FSP 150 Low
C/DWDM speed transport
SNMP Traps Yes Yes Yes YES YES
supported

Restrict Access to Yes Yes User Access YES YES

Management Control List

SSH Yes May 07 No YES YES

Logging Capability Yes Yes Yes YES YES

Network
Management /
SNMP; Version V1 V3 V1 SNMP v1, v3 SNMP v1
Security supported
Features

NTP Yes Yes No YES YES

Multiple User Levels Yes Yes Yes – read, write, YES YES
3 levels modify

Radius Yes Yes No YES

MIB support Yes Yes Yes Yes V2 Yes V2

Layer 2 Stats No Yes Yes No Yes

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