In-service reconfigurations | Nortel Networks 3500, NTRN10AN

		Overview 1-5

Table 1-1 (continued)
Feature compatibility for Release 12.1

Feature	Supported on	Supported on
	platforms with	platforms with
	VTX-series	STX circuit packs
	circuit packs

Uni-directional Path switched Ring at OC3, OC-12, OC-48 or	Yes	Yes
OC-192 rates	except OC-192

Dual-homed subtending rings (on UPSR)	Yes	Yes

Linear add/drop multiplexer OC-3, and OC-12, OC-48, and	Yes	Yes
OC-192 rates	except OC-192	except OC-192

Linear point-to-point at OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, and OC-192	Yes	Yes
rates	except OC-192

Matched nodes (on UPSR)	Yes	Yes

Mixed RPR and TDM traffic over BLSR	Yes	Yes

Mixed RPR and TDM traffic over UPSR (and above UPSR	Yes	Yes
variants)

Optical hubbing	Yes	Yes

Path-in-line (virtual ring) (across UPSR or BLSR)	Yes	Yes

RPR over BLSR (working and protection channels)	Yes	Yes

RPR over UPSR (and above UPSR variants)	Yes	Yes

Single-homed subtending rings (on UPSR)	Yes	Yes

UPSR to non-OPTera Metro 3500 BLSR interconnection	Yes	Yes

In-service reconfigurations

Adding a network element to an OC-48 or OC-192 BLSR	Yes	Yes
	except OC-192	except OC-48

Adding a network element to a UPSR	Yes	Yes
	except OC-192

Adding an OMX shelf to an in-service DWDM network	Yes	Yes

Adding an OPTera Metro 3500 network element to an OC-48	Yes	Yes
UPSR over DWDM

Adding an OPTera Metro 3500 network element to an OC-48	Yes	No
BLSR over DWDM

Converting an OC-48 UPSR to an OC-48 UPSR over DWDM	Yes	Yes

Converting an OC-48 BLSR to an OC-48 BLSR over DWDM	Yes	No

Planning and Ordering Guide—Part 1 of 2 NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004

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Contents

OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform Copyright  2000-2004 Nortel Networks, All Rights Reserved Contents Iv Contents Contents Hardware feature descriptions Contents Page Supported software Standards Audience Supported hardwareHardware naming conventions NTRN16AA OPTera Metro 3500 NTP library Global software upgrade support North America For non-service-affecting problems North AmericaTechnical support and information International Network element overview Overview Loam Loam Release 12.1 features In-service reconfigurations Dwdm DS3 ServicesDS1 8Overview Overview Performance monitoring Security and administration Bandwidth management Miscellaneous Blsr 14Overview Overview Platforms with STX VTX-series Circuit packs Release 12.1 Hardware Compatibility Matrix OC-3x4 Yes 18Overview Supported configurations Upsr Linear Spur OC-48 OC-3 Requires dual slot circuit OC-12 Pack 22Overview VTX-48e Linear pt-to-pt or OC-12 ADM chain OC-3 24Overview Interworking Supported upgrade paths New or enhanced OAM features in OPTera Metro 3500 Release Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features OPTera Metro 3500 OAM features Gigabit Ethernet Drop and Continue P2P Gigabit Ethernet drop and continue application Engineering rules Alarm provisioning Alarm flow control External controls Environmental alarmsBandwidth management Tributary, DWDM, BLSR, UPSR, and 1+1 linear point-to-point Connection editing In-service traffic rollover Blsr networks 2-fiber Switching matrixOPTera Metro STS or 5376 VT Protection User-initiated Blsr switching commands Automatically initiated Blsr switching requests ’Infinite wait-to-restore’ parameter Blsr single span fiber cut scenario Blsr Line Protection Oscillation Control Blsr single span Fiber cut example Step Action Node status ’Bridged and Switched’ 16Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features UEQ Blsr ring switch example 18Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Node 1 and 2 state change detail Idle State 20Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features EX1242p 22Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features State Protection traffic 24Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Blsr nodal / multi-span failure scenario involves squelching 26Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features C-B OC-48 Blsr node failure exampleA-B OC-192 Blsr node failure example STS paths and squelch map for a four-node 2-Fiber Blsr ring Blsr configurationsBlsr configuration attributes Blsr configuration audit Blsr configuration and connection auditBlsr configuration distribution STS Blsr with VT assignment Traffic flow over OC-48 BlsrBlsr connection audit Traffic flow over OC-192 Blsr VT Blsr with full VT access Network Element a DS1 add/drop OC-48/OC-192 Blsr provisioning rules Rule # Description Provisioning rulesRisk of traffic loss OC-48/OC-192 Blsr provisioning rules 36Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features EX1294p 38Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features West optics East optics IPTR-3 IPTR-2IPTR-4 IPTR-1 RPR over a Blsr and subtending Upsr example Upsr #2 Upsr #1 OAM supported on Blsr Common Language Location Identifier Channelized DS3 service DS3VTx12 mapperChanging the Blsr configuration / connection audit period Consolidated load Connection ID Dense wavelength division multiplexing Dwdm Band OPTera Metro 3500 bands OMX module OPTera Metro 3500 and OMX interconnect Network sites Physical connections in a hubbed-ring configuration Dwdm configurationsHubbed-ring configuration 3500 3500 Logical connections in a hubbed-ring configuration3500 Meshed-ring configuration 3500 Physical connections in a meshed-ring configuration3500 Logical connections in a meshed-ring configuration Linear point-to-point Dwdm point-to-point configurationPhysical Connections 3500 3500 Logical Connections Loopbacks Facility attributesTerminal loopback Facility loopback Optical facility loopbacks Optical loopbackElectrical Loopback types OOS Facility loopbackAIS Optical terminal loopbacks Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features 2x100BT-P2P loopback conditioning Network surveillanceExtended network processor NPx Single-ended Tbos Telemetry byte-oriented serial Tbos Tbos report format Remote alarm LED indicatorPath trace Section trace TID address resolution protocol Tarp OPTera Packet Edge System Resilient Packet Ring Ethernet Connectors Resilient packet ring shelf level Resilient packet ring RPR object 64Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Traps RPR configuration alertAuto save notification 2x100BT-P2P circuit pack NNI Filters increased to PPP and Hdlc PPP over Sonet Hdlc STS1/3C PPP/BCP 2x100BT-P2P circuit pack model 2x100BT-P2P logical datapath overview Network protection using UPSR, 1+1 linear and BlsrBridge Control Protocol Ethernet Operational Measurements Oamp support Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features TDIs on a mapped UNI Distributed multilink trunkingBandwidth Reservation Protocol BRP 2xGigE/FC-P2P circuit pack Optical Ethernet Private Line OE-PL and Storage applications SDH Alarm management Equipment alarms 76Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Ingress LAN port alarms Small Form Factor Pluggables SFP alarms For Fibre Channel facilities, this alarm Ingress LAN port alarms Alarm Description Severity For Fibre Channel facilities , this alarm Egress WAN port and service alarms LAN Ingress AlarmsLAN WAN LAN GFP Vcat SUBRATE=DISABLE 82Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Client Service Mismatch Contiguous concatenation Bandwidth managementLanwan Virtual concatenation Facility attributesEngineering rules Ethernet facility 86Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features MTU Fibre Channel facility 88Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features STS12C, STS24C Provunits WAN facility WAN GFP Supported on 2xGigE/FC-P2P Outframesdiscds Supported on 2xGigE/FC-P2P circuit Pack Alignerr 94Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Fibre Channel Extended Reach Performance MonitoringSES INFRAMESERR/INFRAME Inoctetserr UAS Storage over Sonet GFP and Flow Control Enable Distance Extension See Note 60950 91430 182860 Generic Framing Procedure and Virtual Concatenation supportGeneric Framing Procedure GFP GFP FCS GFP Encapsulation Efficiency Rate Virtual Concatenation Vcat Sonet line, section, and path parameters Optical interoperability of OPTera MetroPerformance monitoring User defined default threshold values facility type Hard-coded default threshold values facility typeThreshold values User defined threshold values facility Line Path SES-P ES-PES-PFE SEFS-PFE SES-PFESAS-P SEFS-P FC-PFE FC-P Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Retrieving performance monitoring counts Physical PMs NTN445CB NTN408DANTN445DA NTN445JA Storage and retrieval of physical PMs Resetting registers and invalid data flag TCAs TCA summary alarmsPerformance monitoring threshold crossing alerts TCA Alarms Site Manager support Preside Software Upgrade Management support Site Manager main window Preside Applications Platform and Multiservice MOA support Protection switching Protection hierarchy 120Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Protection PM in a Blsr configuration Protection PM in a linear 1+1 configuration Local account user authentication Security and administration Local ‘challenge-response’ user authentication Risk of unauthorized access Centralized Security Administration CSA Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Time s Server ’Access-Request’ ’Access-Accept’ ’Access-Reject’ SecurID support Secure storage of authentication data Local TL1 of provisioning data Saving and restoring provisioning dataSpan of control Individual shelf processor Level Application of TL1 commands from a TL1 script fileSecurity levels System identifier SID Multiple login sessions Remote login Enhanced Intrusion Detection SPx login sessionsNPx login sessions Intrusion attempt handling Logical flow of intrusion attempt handling Password managementPassword restrictions Password Aging Enhanced password restrictionsPassword Reuse Temporary Accounts Customer managed networks ACT-USER, CANC-USER, ED-SECU-PID ALW-MSG-ALL INH-MSG-ALL Security log audit trail Log Names Log name Log events General Broadcast toolSECU401 SECU410 Example of Modified Login Banner Modifiable Login Banner Login banner functionality Restore-banner NE3 DSM STS Managed DSM NE1 DSM DSMNE2 NE4 NE4 DSM NE1NE5 Group of DS1 facilities STS1 endpoints to DS1 facility grouping assignmentsSTS1 AID is used to perform BWM operations on Synchronization Support for 12 DSM External timing Internal timingLine timing Transport line timing External timing mode Timing signal sources Internal timing modeLine timing mode transport / tributary Tributary line timing Timing modes SMC Stratum clocksSynchronization hierarchy ST3 Hierarchy violationsTiming loops Hierarchical network synchronization Network element synchronization modes Building-integrated timing supply Bits Line timing External timing Timing sources and timing distribution Flow of synchronization timing signals Synchronization-status messages STU ST1 PRSST2 ST4 Bits output with VTX-series or STX-192 circuit packs User-initiated synchronization switchesUser-specified quality levels for timing sources DUS Test Access Site Manager Test Access Session Management window Test Access Ports TAPs Monitoring test access Test access configurationsTest access components DCN Single FAD, Mone and Single FAD Monf Test access-monitor state Monitoring test access-Single FAD, Monf Monitoring test access-Single FAD, MoneMonitoring test access-Dual FAD, Monef TAP Single FAD, Splte and Single FAD Spltf Split test accessTest access-split state Split test access-Single FAD, Splta Split test access-Single FAD, SplteSplit test access-Single FAD, Spltf Dual FAD, Spltef Loss of association and auto recoverySplit test access-Dual FAD, Spltef Site Manager User interface Time of day synchronization 170Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features TOD parameters applicable to NP only Hhminsec Unknown TL1 Changes to Cross Connect AID parameter TL1 event exerciser TL1 event / log featureCLX RTRV-EQPT Behaviour Card in Slot 13 RTRV-EQPT Output CLX-13CTYPE=VTXOOS-AU, UEQ Inventory events Database change eventsLog events VT management option on STX equipped OPTera Metro Topology enhancementsAtag sequence numbers VT management on a Upsr STX Per-site dedicated STSVTX Per-site dedicated STS no VT loss in case of a fiber cut STXW/STX Virtual ring path-in-line and shared VT-managed STS VT#1 UPSR, 2 way STS-1 #1 Unprotected OM3500 180Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features VT grooming on a Upsr VT grooming with dedicated STS at each site DS1 DS3 EC1 VT grooming with shared VT-managed STS 184Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features OM3500 VT#1, STS-1 #1 Collocated OPTera Metro 3000 NE and shared VT-managed STS EX1561p 188Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features General guidelines Upsr planning guidelines summaryPhysical subtending rings VT grooming at an STS-managed OPTera Metro 3500 sitePage New hardware in OPTera Metro 3500 Release Hardware feature descriptions OPTera Metro 3500 hardware Extended Reach ZX Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP NTTP51DZ Shelves equipped with VTX-48 or VTX-48e circuit packs Shelves equipped with STX-192 circuit packs OPTera Metro Shelf Assembly Universal Shelf NTN476DA Operational temperature rangeNTN476AH OC-3 circuit packs OC-48 non-DWDM circuit packs OC-48 Dwdm circuit packs OC-48 Dwdm NTN442LF OC-48 ER Dwdm NTN408CWOC-48 Dwdm NTN442NB OC192 non-DWDM circuit packs Electrical tributary circuit packs NTN438DA NTN433AANTTP51AA NTTP51BD NTN433BB OPTera Packet Edge System circuit packsNTN433EA NTN433FA Cross-connect / synchronization circuit packs NTN438BANTN414AA NTN414AB Network / Shelf processors, and Ilan circuit packs Protection switching circuit packsPower modules and BIPs Modules Accessory shelvesCooling unit assemblies NTN452AH NTN452EANTN452CH NTN452EH NTN452JH NTN452JANTN452KA NTN452NA NTN451BA LIFs and LOAMsNTN451MA NTN451BH LIF, Loam 20Hardware feature descriptions Loam LIF OPTera Metro 3500 Shelf Assembly NTN476DA BNC 12 port I/O NTN452AA and BNC 12-Port Front I/O module NTN452JADS1 EX1157p 24Hardware feature descriptions Air deflector Replaceable I/O modules Hardware feature descriptions NTN476DA Module type and slot positionsType / PEC Positions Transport slot ADD / Drop DS1 29-56 Front I/O module NTN452CA DS1 1-28 Front I/O module NTN452AA BNC 12-Port Front I/O module NTN452JA DS1 29-84 Front I/O module NTN452EA DS1 1-28 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452AH 8xRJ-45 Front I/O module NTN452NA DS1 29-84 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452EH DS1 29-56 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452CH 8xRJ-45 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452NH BNC 12-Port Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452JH DS1 29-56 Rear I/O module NTN452DA DS1 1-28 Rear I/O module NTN452BA 8xRJ-45 Rear I/O module NTN452HB DS1 29-84 Rear I/O module NTN452FA BNC 12-Port Rear I/O module NTN452KA Common modulesLeft OAM Loam NTN451MA, NTN451MH Left OAM Loam NTN451MA, NTN451MH Left interface LIF NTN451BA, NTN451BHColan Ilan ACO Left interface LIF NTN451BA, NTN451BH OPTera Metro 3500 Cooling unit assembly NTN458QA OPTera Metro 3500 Universal cooling unit assembly NTN458QH OPTera Metro 3000 breaker interface panel BIP NTN458RA Universal power module NTN451HAUniversal power module NTN451HA Breaker Alarm Power Input AlarmBay Alarms Alarm Circuits OPTera Metro 3500 BIP European deployment NTFW56BA Core circuit packs VTX equipped OPTera Metro 3500 shelf Core circuit packs STX-192 equipped OPTera Metro 3500 shelf EX1474p Tributary circuit packs OPTera Packet Edge circuit packs 2xGigE/FC-P2P and SFP interfaces PSX Ilan NPx, ILAN, PSC, and PSX circuit packsPSC Equipping rules External timing reference input signalsSTX-192 circuit pack NTN415AA OC48 STS OC-48 STS DSM LED name Color Description Alarm LED definitionsVTX-48 circuit pack NTN414AA VTX-48e circuit pack NTN414AB, NTN414AH TL1 sessions Extended shelf processor SPx NTN423BA, BH Reset button Alarms and TbosExtended network processor NPx NTN424BA, BH Section data communication channel Sdcc Alarms and provisioning data OC-192 optical interface circuit pack NTN445CB, DA Ilan interface NTN425AA Section trace for OC-192 Forward Error Correction FECSTS-1 path trace for OC-192 Alarm Text or conditions Upsr path protection OC-192 protection switching+1 linear protection Blsr protection 64Hardware feature descriptions OC-48 optical wavelength OC-48 circuit pack Wavelength STS-1 path trace for OC-48 Following table lists the OC-48 interface circuit pack LEDs Section trace for OC-48 OC-48 protection switching OC-48 STS optical interface circuit pack NTN440HA, KA, LA STS-1 path trace for OC-48 70Hardware feature descriptions Section data communication channel Sdcc Optical transmit Unidirectional path switched rings UPSRs OC-12 Protection switchingOptical receive +1 linear 74Hardware feature descriptions Parameters Value OC12x4 STS IR optical interface circuit pack NTN446CAMultimode Interworking 76Hardware feature descriptions OC-3 optical interface circuit pack NTN401AA, DA OC-3 Protection switching Section data communication channel Sdcc OC-3x4 optical interface circuit pack NTN441AA, AC Equipping rules EC-1x3 circuit pack NTN436AA Protection switching EC-1x12 circuit pack NTN436DA EC-1x12 circuit packs do not support Sdcc channels DS1 mapper NTN430AA, BA DS1 DS1 I/O module types 88Hardware feature descriptions DS3 Path PMs Near-End available only on DS3x12e mapper DS3 alarms available only on DS3x12e mapperDS3x12 / DS3x12e mapper NTN435AA, AH / NTN435BA DS3VTx12 mapper NTN435FA 2x100BT-P2P circuit pack NTN433AA DS3/VT protection switching 92Hardware feature descriptions Shelf Module Scenario description OPTera Packet Edge System 4x100BT circuit pack NTN433BB WAN OPTera Packet Edge System 4x100FX circuit pack NTN433EA, FA LEDs Color Description 98Hardware feature descriptions Hardware feature descriptions Protection switch controller PSC NTN412AA OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH NT0H32AE, BE, CE, DE, EE, FE, GE, HE Protection switch extender PSX NTN413AA OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH equipment drawer OMX shelf not required with OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH NTN449ZW OMX OMX shelf NTN449ZW Mounting bracket labels Letter Rack type Fiber manager NT0H57BB Multiple is DS1 service module DSM shelf NTN407MA DS1 service module DSM NTN407MA EX0959p DSM OAM Hardware Release 6 with cover off DSM OAM Hardware Release 6 with cover on DSM DS1x84 termination module TMNTN313AA, AC LOS LED Name LED Color On condition descriptionPage OPTera Metro Multiservice Platform