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Product Brief

OPTera Connect HDX optical switch

OPTera Connect HDXa core part of Nortel Networks OPTera Connect family of optical switchesis a scalable, multiservice optical switching platform designed to meet the complex networking needs of todays competitive service provider environments. OPTera Connect HDX is fundamentally redefining optical networking economics by incorporating technology and flexibility to effectively address capital and operating costs and provide an optimal network evolution. Dynamic market conditions, increasing competitive pressures, and the need for dramatic improvements in network efficiency have set the stage for a new breed of optical switching platform. Nortel Networks next-generation OPTera Connect HDX leads this new era in intelligent optical switching, responding to todays market conditions with the right technological solution to meet future market demands.
The OPTera Connect HDX is Nortel Networks agship optical switching platform providing a field proven, scalable 640 Gbps switch fabric with STS-1/VC4 granularity and unprecedented subtending ring capability for efficient nodal consolidation applications. With advanced capabilities such as integrated DWDM interfaces and enhanced interface density with user selectable bit rates, OPTera Connect HDX optical switch continues to offer unprecedented value and networkwide cost savings to service provider networks.

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Preside Optical Network Management
Metro DWDM network Metro network

OPTera Connect HDX over long haul photonic line

Metro UPSR/SNCP Metro BLSR/MS-SPRing

OPTera Connect DX 2F/4F BLSR/MS-SPRing

Long Haul Optical Line Solutions

OPTera Connect DX/HDX 2F/4F BLSR/MS-SPRing

OPTera Metro 3000/4000/5000/OME 6500

OPTera Long Haul 1600/DT

OPTera Metro 3000/4000/5000/OME 6500

Network Edge

Network Core

Network Edge

OPTera Metro 5000 DWDM

OPTera Metro 3000/4000 5000/OME 6500

OPTera Connect DX Optical Switch

OPTera Connect HDX Optical Switch

Nortel Networks is once again demonstrating our technology leadership in optical networking, just as we did with the introduction of our 10 Gbps system in 1996. The OPTera Connect HDX is the key enabler of our next-generation optical network because of its scalability and its mesh functionality.

OPTera Connect HDX redefining optical networking economics

The OPTera Connect HDX is a core building block of Nortel Networks next-generation optical solutions. This comprehensive offering combines Nortel Networks OPTera product portfoliowhich includes switching, metro, and optical line systemswith industry-leading optical intelligence software to increase service providers protability with new, highly-differentiated services, innovative application delivery capabilities, and signicant network-wide cost savings. OPTera Connect HDX is redening optical networking economics by providing unprecedented scalability, throughput, and cost minimization,

while enabling service exibility, optimized connection, and network management (including automated provisioning, routing, and signaling) with the most efficient network-based protection and mesh restoration. OPTera Connect HDX leading technology provides service providers with a key competitive advantagethe ability to respond to market demands now, with smaller footprint at a lower cost operationand the ability to scale their networks on demand in the future. OPTera Connect HDX can respond to network applications from as low as 200 Gbps to over one terabit in a single footprint specically targeting: Nodal consolidation DCS modernization/replacement

The OPTera Connect HDX directly addresses capital expense (capex) and operating expense (opex) considerations by permitting consolidation and management of multiple services under one unied platform. OPTera Connect HDX permits wavelength connectivityin addition to grooming, aggregation, and restoration of subwavelength services within the network at line rates from 155 Mbps to 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps and beyond creating signicant network efficiencies and immediate cost savings. The OPTera Connect HDX provides full management of add/drop, transit, and pass-through traffic for all service mixes. The ability to provide full circuit grooming (STS-1 to STS-768c and VC4 to VC4-256c) as well as support end-to-end transparent services enables carriers to offer their customers a full suite of service capabilities.

Quad 10G (OC-192/STM-64) interfaces The OPTera Connect HDX supports high density 4 x 10G DWDM and short reach interfaces (the highest density in the market), allowing for higher port counts per footprint. These high density ports reduce installation and provisioning costs and facilitate new bandwidth deployment. 16x 2.5G (OC-48/STM-16) or 155/622M (OC-3/12/STM-1/4) interfaces With its high density 2.5G and 622/155 Mbps intermediate reach interfaces, OPTera Connect HDX cost-effectively meets the connectivity requirements of the core office, metro office, or any inter-office service requirements. Extensive BLSR/MS-SPRing and UPSR/SNCP support The OPTera Connect HDX optical switch has been architected to incorporate extensive UPSR/SNCP and BLSR/MS-SPRing support. From a simple capacity standpoint, the OPTera Connect HDX provides capacity for up to: 128 UPSR/SNCP rings 128 BLSR/MS-SPRing rings

No other platform in the market can support such a wide variety of multiple speed rings and topologies. Integration with OPTera Connect DX optical switch and more A combined OPTera Connect DX/HDX solution provides the exibility to tailor optical switching capabilities for the specic office applicationfrom the largest major hub site to a smaller regional office. The OPTera Connect HDX can directly subtend up to 32 OPTera Connect DX rings. OPTera Connect HDX interoperability is also supported with the following products: S/DMS TransportNode OC-48/Lite/TN16X S/DMS TransportNode OC-192/TN64X OPTera Metro 3500, 4200, and 5200 OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System OPTera Long Haul DWDM Terminal (DT) Guaranteed 50msec multi-ring protection The OPTera Connect HDX optical switch, along with all Nortel Networks optical products, provides the highest level of traffic protection. With support for UPSR/SNCP, two-ber

What sets the OPTera Connect HDX Optical Switch apart?

The OPTera Connect HDX incorporates numerous technological innovations that set the product apart from the competition. Among these, here are several that stand out and are worth examining in more detail.

OPTera Connect HDX is designed to provide scalable bandwidth capacity, flexibility, agility, and intelligence on an advanced platform that will drive the next-generation network.

BLSR/MS-SPRing, andthe ultimate in ring protectionfour-ber BLSR/MS-SPRing, the OPTera Connect HDX optical switch provides 50msec protection times or better. This guarantees that any network fault will be immediately restored with negligible impact to customer traffic. Nortel Networks BLSR/MS-SPRing implementation is a proven technology that has been deployed for over eight years on tens of thousands of network elements across global networks. Operational flexibility The OPTera Connect HDX optical switch provides numerous operational exibility features allowing the service provider to adapt to changing network demands. Some of these features include: Mixed SONET and SDH traffic on the same network element Over 16 supported network elements on a ring Full text access and loopback support Multiple topology recongurations In-service hardware upgrades from lower density interfaces to new higher density interfaces

exible mesh networking, rapid service provisioning from the metro edge to the network core, and a full suite of network planning tools. This solution features an optical control plane across OPTera Connect optical switches delivering customizable, adaptable optical services to bandwidth users. OPTera Smart OS control plane follows the ITU-T Automatic Switched Optical Network (ASON) standard architecture and offers a high performance and deterministic mesh network. The network planning tools in combination with the control plane allow service providers to plan, operate, and optimize their mesh networks. Some of the key advanced intelligence features are: Automatic topology discovery and network awareness Constraint-based routing engine Dynamic, end-to-end circuit provsioning according to service attributes Flexible protection and restoration schemes over an arbitrary mesh topology Differentiated CoS support on a per service path basis Architecture based on ITU-T G.8080/ASON Distributed control architecture Open interfaces following OIF Implementation Agreements GMPLS-based routing and signaling protocols Capacity management via a comprehensive tool suite

Key customer advantages

OPTera Connect HDX optical switching solutions are supported by numerous network studies performed by Nortel Networks renowned optical planning group that have consistently proven the business case for deploying the OPTera Connect HDX. From a savings perspective, our business cases demonstrate up to 40 percent equipment savings and 50 percent operational savings by combining nodal consolidation and digital crossconnect integration into one platform. Details on other key contributing benets are outlined below: Optimized initial first cost Single shelf deployment lowering initial rst cost while maintaining full terabit scalability Network opex and capex efficiency Providing unsurpassed throughput and power efficiency resulting in reduced operational costs through simplied management, advanced optics, switching, and power technology Supports mesh restoration to maximize bandwidth utilization and reduce capital investment Scalability Optical switching solution from tens of gigabits to over one terabit per shelf to meet total bandwidth needs on a single platform Ability to connect from tens to hundreds of 155/622 Mbps and 2.5/10/40 Gbps services on a single platform solution

Advanced network intelligence OPTera Smart OS

Nortel Networks advanced network intelligence delivers full topology auto-discovery, network awareness,

Nortel Networks is fundamentally redefining the economics of networking

with a lowest-cost-per-connected-bit paradigm.

Architecture flexibility Simple single shelf initial deployment with modular scalable switch growth and modular I/O capacity Application flexibility Provides solutions for dense nodal consolidation, DCS modernization, photonic layer integration, and multiple topology support (linear, BLSR, mesh) for maximum exibility and a broad t/growth application Bandwidth grooming Flexible service capability supporting 155/622 Mbps and 2.5/10/40 Gbps services with STS-1 to STS-768c (VC4 to VC4-256c) grooming granularity Advanced optical connectivity Open optical interfaces adaptable to multiple line rates from 155 Mbps to 40 Gbps incorporating short reach or integrated DWDM optics and tunable laser technology Pluggable optics increasing system exibility and reduced sparing costs High-density Parallel Optical Interface (POI) technology for efficient high-bandwidth and low-cost equipment interconnection Future-proof architecture Multiple topology support linear, 2/4F BLSR/MS-SPRing, UPSR/SNCP, and mesh on a single platform supporting extensive scalability and high-speed services from 155 Mbps to 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps to provide maximum investment protection

Common GUI desktop Minimizes training Increased operational velocity Client-server architecture Five 9s reliability with platform and location redundancy Easily accommodates network growth Built to open standards TL1provides nodal and thirdparty OSS access from the network element TMF 814 (CORBA)to simplify OSS integration with other backoffice systems Network planning OPTera Planner streamlines the network design process for OPTera Connect HDX networks with a simple-to-use interface, accurate equipment modeling, and extensive reports

Simple ber and bandwidth management 100 percent non-blocking inter/intraring STS-1/VC4 management Non-blocking switch scalability to 3.84 Tbps

Nortel Networks optical management solutions

By harnessing a rich tradition and expertise in intelligence solutions, Nortel Networks continues to extend its leadership by introducing compelling new tools to manage your network. Preside Optical Management solutions continue to deliver the capabilities required to maintain a healthy network. This pedigree is maintained with Preside Application Platform (AP), extended with Optical Manager, and enhanced with OPTera Planner network planning tools. Preside AP provides a common framework for end-to-end management of OPTera networks. Optical Manager provides an element management solution and craft interface for OPTera Connect HDX and OPTera Long Haul DWDM Terminal. The management functions are seamlessly integrated and easily accessible from a consistent point-and-click user interface. This offers a consolidated network view and automates trouble notication and diagnosis as well as timesaving management features such as proactive performance reporting, equipment inventory, and network software updates. Scalability Ability to support increasingly large networks

OPTera Connect HDX: Building block for the next-generation optical network

OPTera Connect HDX key applications

Nodal consolidation/DCS modernization Single network element combining ADM, DCS, and DWDM functionalities 2.5/10G subtending ring capability No back-to-back optics 50 to 75 percent less power, heat, and footprint

Nortel Networks Next-Generation Optical Long Haul portfolio includes not only the power and exibility of the OPTera Connect suite of optical switches, but also evolving optical line systems and comprehensive optical intelligence. The evolution of the line systemsnecessitated by the technological innovation of the OPTera Connect HDXwill see line systems operating faster, with higher capacity, and extended reach to further save on amplier and regeneration costs while continuing to deliver the highest performance. Nortel Networks provides a complete solution of nextgeneration optical switching platforms, including the OPTera Connect DX. This innovative optical switch provides lower speed service capabilities for small- to medium-sized node capacities, allowing true integration of the long haul and the metropolitan optical networks. Information on all these products and more are available on the Nortel Networks Web site at: www.nortelnetworks.com

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