Ciena - ActiveFlex 6500 Packet Optical Platform
Hardware Reference
Contents
1. Cabinet and Shelf
2. Cards
1. Optical Transponder Unit
2. Optical Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, Add and Drop Unit
3. Optical Amplifier Unit
4. Other Boards
3. Links in Claro Argentina
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Cabinet and Shelf
Cabinet (CPL Common Photonic Layer)
• Dimension:
• 2119,6 × 598 × 300 mm (H×W×D)
• ETSI compliant
• Maximum power consumption:
• Working power supply:
• –48 V nominal
• –60 V nominal
• Maximum number of shelves: 3
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Cabinet (CPL)
• Multi-slot carriers are chassis that can house
modules for fixed optical configurations.
• Only Photonic Layer boards are place
over CPL equipment (Filters, Amplifiers,
DCMs, etc)
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Cabinet (OME)
• Dimension:
The 14-slot 6500 subrack fits in standar ETSI rack,
EIA(19”) rack and ANSI(21”) rack
• 2.2×0.6×0.3m (H×W×D)
• ETSI compliant
• Maximum power consumption:
• Working power supply:
• –48 V nominal
• –60 V nominal
• Maximum number of shelves: 3
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OME6500 Shelf
Board area: Specifications:
• 12 + 2 X-conn service slots • Dimensions
577mm x 440mm x 280 mm
• 3 common board slots
• Power Consumption
• 3 cooling fan modules 2250 W
• Access panel
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OME 6500 Shelf
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Optical Transponder Units
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NGM WT 1xOC192/STM64 1x10.7G NTK530AA
• Application:
Optical transponder unit that map STM64/10GE WAN PHY services
to a 10,7 Gbps DWDM standard signal.
• Valid slots
Any slot between 1-6 and 9-14
• Available Interfaces
10 GE WAN, STM-64
• Connector Type
Board Client Port WDM Port
NTK530AA LC LC
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NGM WT 1xOTU2 1x10.7G NTK530AC
• Application:
Optical transponder unit that map OTU2 services to a 10,7 Gbps
DWDM standard signal.
• Valid slots
Any slot between 1-6 and 9-14
• Available Interfaces
OTU2, 10GE WAN
• Connector Type
Board Client Port WDM Port
NTK530AA LC LC
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NGM WT 1xOC192/STM64 and 1xOTU2 Specifications
Optical Specifications
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NGM WT 1xOC192/STM64 and 1xOTU2 Specifications
Optical Specifications
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NGM WT 1xOC192/STM64 and 1xOTU2 Specifications
Optical Specifications
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OTN MOTR 4x2,5G SFP 1x10.7G XFP NTK530NA
• Application:
Optical transponder unit uses to transparent aggregation of four
STM-16 signals onto a G.709 compliance OTU2 signal.
• Valid slots
Any slot between 1-6 and 9-14
• Available Interfaces
OTU1, OC48, STM16
• Connector Type
Board Client Port WDM Port
NTK530AA LC LC
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OTN MOTR 4x2,5G Specifications
Optical Specifications
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eDC40G OCLD 1xOTU3 + DWDM Circuit Pack NTK539PB
• Application:
A circuit pack used to implement mapping/wrapping functionality to a G.709
DWDM line. This circuit pack includes a single 40G tunable OTM3 line
interface. It can be used as transponder, muxponder o regenerator. In Claro
network is used as muxponder, together with 40G MUX OCI (4 x 10G)
• Valid slots
Any slot between 1-6 and 9-14
• Available Interfaces
OTU3 (DWDM side only )
• Power Consumption
147 W
• Connector Type
Board Client Port WDM Port
NTK539PB - LC
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eDC40G OCLD 1xOTU3 + DWDM Circuit Pack NTK539PB
Optical Specifications
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4x10G MUX 4x10-11.1G XFP Circuit Pack NTK525CAE5
• Application:
A circuit pack used to implement transparent aggregattion of up to four 10G
client channels into a G.709 OTU3+ signal for handoff across the
backplane to the adjacent 40G OCLD or 40G UOCLD. In Claro Network, is
used
• Valid slots
Any slot between 1-6 and 9-14
• Available Interfaces
• Power Consumption
88 W
Board Client Port WDM Port
• NTK525CAE5Type
Connector LC
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4x10G MUX 4x10-11.1G XFP Circuit Pack NTK525CAE5
Optical Specifications
For SDH Applications
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4x10G MUX 4x10-11.1G XFP Circuit Pack NTK525CAE5
Optical Specifications
For Etherner Applications
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Optical Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, Add and Drop Unit
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CPL GMD (Band Mux/Demux) NTT801AA-BA
• Application:
It is a MUX/DMUX module that provides the final wavelength multiplexing
stage and interface to the amplified line system. The GMD supports all the
wavelength groups (1 to 9) for the entire C-band grid. Each group is
comprised of eight individual wavelengths multiplexed through the channel
Mux/Demux SCMD8
• Valid slots
Along with all other modules of the Common Photonic Layer, the GMD fits
into a PTE2000, 19 in. or 23 in. wide frame with the use of a 2U or multi-
slot carrier. The module measures 2U in heightcarrier. The module
measures 2U in height.
• Maximum Power Consumption
45 watts
• Interfaces
All optical interfaces are LC type
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CPL GMD NTT801AA-BA
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CPL SCMD8 NTT861-BE
• Application:
It is a MUX/DMUX module that provides the initial mux stage and interface
to the terminal equipments with GMD based configurations.
• Valid slots
Along with all other modules of the Common Photonic Layer, the SCMD8
fits into a PTE2000, 19 in. or 23 in. wide frame with the use of a 1U or
multi-slot carrier. The module measures 1U in height.
• Maximum Power Consumption
16 watts
• Interfaces
All optical interfaces are LC type
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CPL SCMD8 NTT861-BE
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Links in Claro Argentina
Ciena - ActiveFlex 6500 in Claro Argentina
The Ciena - ActiveFlex 6500 is being used in the following DWDM links in
Claro Argentina:
• Córdoba – Mendoza
The Ciena - ActiveFlex 6500 is being used to allocate 40G tranponder and
10G tributary ports. Subracks are only installed in Cordoba en Mendoza
nodes. The rest of the netwrok is using legacy equipment (Nortel 6500).
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References
References
The following documents has been used for the elaboration of present
Hardware Reference
OME 6500 R8.0
• NTRN10BT.1.r8.0_Planning, Part 1 of 5_Release 8.0
• NTRN10BT.1.r8.0_Planning, Part 2 of 5_Release 8.0
• NTRN10BT.1.r8.0_Planning, Part 3 of 5_Release 8.0
• NTRN10BT.1.r8.0_Planning, Part 4 of 5_Release 8.0
• NTRN10BT.1.r8.0_Planning, Part 5 of 5_Release 8.0
CPL
• NTT840FG.1.r4.1_Planning Guide, Part 1 of 2_Release 4.1
• NTT840FG.1.r4.1_Planning Guide, Part 2 of 2_Release 4.1
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