Nortel Networks NTRN10AN, 3500 manual Supported upgrade paths

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•TransportNode OC-12 TBM (Release 14):

—1+1 linear point-to-point at OC-3, and OC-12 line rates

—virtual ring at OC-3 line rate

•TransportNode OC-48 (Release 17):

—1+1 linear point-to-point at OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 line rates

—virtual ring at OC-3 and OC-12 line rates

—matched nodes at STS-1, OC-3 and OC-12 line rates

—OC-48 Regenerator

—BLSR at OC-48 line rate

•OPTera Long Haul 1600 (Release 7 and higher):

—OC-48 and OC-192 line rates

•TransportNode OC-192 (Release 7.0):

—1+1 linear point-to-point at OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 line rates

—virtual ring at OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 line rates

•for OPE interworking, see OPTera Packet Edge System Planning Guide (NTRN10YK).

Note: For Nortel Networks interworking and multi-vendor network scenarios, DCC interoperability can be achieved with the appropriate provisioning. See Optical Networks Data Communications Network Planning Guide, NTR710AM.

Supported upgrade paths

Supported upgrade paths for OPTera Metro 3500 Release 12.1 are 10.1, 10.3, 10.31, 11.01, 11.02 and 12.0.

OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004