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    A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch

    High Performance Carrier Ethernet Switch for Universal Multi-Service Aggregation

    As service providers and carriers worldwide look to scale their Metro Area Network, they must also select solutions that deliver not only greater performance at lower cost, but also the ability to rapidly and profitably roll out new services. The A-Series, Nokia Siemens Networks family of Carrier Ethernet Switches, is purpose-built to handle the requirements of service providers who are building the next generation of metro networks.
    Features 60 Gigabit Carrier Ethernet Switch MEF compliant E-Line, E-LAN, and E-Tree services Standard MPLS and Pseudo Wire based Layer 2 Services MPLS-based 50ms Protection for network and equipment failures Scalable and Flexible L2VPN/E-LAN with ingress and egress bandwidth profiles per site utilizing VPLS-TE MPLS Point-to-Multipoint LSPs and IGMP support for Multicast video distribution Extensive L2 OA&M and troubleshooting tools Full redundancy and carrier class architecture

    The A-4100 is a 6.5 unit high rack, compact Carrier Ethernet aggregation switch that supports up to six 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports or up to 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports. It features a 60 Gbps non-blocking switching fabric and supports non-blocking full wire-speed processing for all interfaces. The A-4100 employs a standard MPLSbased architecture to deliver mass deployed scalable services without the scalability limitations of typical Enterprise class Ethernet Switches. It also features sub-50 millisecond failure recovery, redundant DC power, full redundancy and hot swapability of all modules.

    All power supplies and fan trays are front-serviceable for ease of access for on-going equipment troubleshooting and maintenance. The A-4100 is an ideal metro aggregation switch for compact Points of Presence (POPs) with low real estate and power availability, delivering scalable, highdensity Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance.

    METRO ETHERNET FORUM

    A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch

    A-Series Switches End-to-End Carrier Ethernet Solution


    Dual homed GbE Rings A2160 10 GbE A4100 Business A2140 10 GbE A4100 DSLAM/ CMTS/PON A210 MTU GbE Access Rings A100 A2140 A8100 A2100 Service PoP Business N x 10 GbE Core Video Telephony A8100

    A2100 A210

    Residence DEMARC EDGE AGGREGATION CORE/NMS

    ASPEN SERVICE MANAGEMENT

    High-density Compact Carrier Class Ethernet Aggregation Switch


    Some examples of the typical Ethernet services that are delivered using the Nokia Siemens Networks family of A-Series Switches include: SLA backed E-Line Services for delivery of point to point Ethernet Private Lines (EPLs) and Ethernet Virtual Private Lines (EVPL) connecting two Enterprise locations for mission critical applications including storage backup application. High speed Internet access services using Ethernet infrastructure E-LAN or Transparent LAN Services (TLS) for LAN to LAN connectivity services with ingress and egress bandwidth profiles using VPLS-TE Point to Multi-point (E-Tree) Video Broadcast Services Point to point TDM services over a common infrastructure enabled by Circuit Emulation over Ethernet (using A-2100 CES)

    Product Overview
    The A-4100 is a true Carrier Class switch, providing a full redundancy architecture, in-service software upgrade, and 50ms protection for equipment and network failures. It accommodates six Interface cards, each of which is one 10G Ethernet port, or 8 x 1 Gigabit ports, in addition to two Switch and Controller Cards, providing 1:1 switching and control redundancy. This compact, yet powerful combination provides service providers with unique flexibility in delivering scalable Ethernet services to Enterprise and residential customers, and backhaul applications in a variety of locations.

    The A-4100 complements Nokia Siemens Networks family of A-Series Switches Carrier Ethernet Products including the A-2000 access platforms and the A-8100 core switching platform, while using the same Interface cards as the A-8100. The common architecture of the product portfolio, together with the industry-leading ASPEN network management platform delivers carrier-class architecture to support the scalability, protection, resiliency, seamless service provisioning and service management requirements of a service provider.

    A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch

    Applications
    High Capacity Aggregation
    The A-4100 provides a cost-effective, compact size Ethernet aggregation for small POPs and COs. The A-4100 offers a direct Ethernet UNI to subscribers either with or without GE demarcation devices, as well as termination of A-Series Switches 1G access rings based on the A-2000 family of products. The A-4100 also allows for off-Net subscriber connectivity through Q-in-Q VLAN handoff to 3rd party access providers and other access technologies (e.g. DSL, PON, Wireless etc.) 1G and 10G Standard MPLS core transport MEF E-Line, E-LAN, and E-Tree services with hard QoS and 50ms protection Extensive Ethernet OA&M and troubleshooting tools MEF 9 and MEF 14 Certified

    Integrated Triple Play and Business Service Transport


    Whether based on DSL, PON, Active Ethernet or wireless residential access, the A-4100 is the ideal aggregation device for Service Providers looking to transport both residential Triple Play and Business Ethernet services over the same network. Utilzing connectionoriented MPLS technology, the A-4100 allows Service Providers to transport delay/jitter sensitive voice and video traffic, while guaranteeing committed bandwidth for business services. Hard QoS for Multicast and Unicast Services at any class-of-Service 50mSec protection for Multicast and Unicast Services against network and video source failures Point-to-Multipoint LSPs for scalable and easily manageable multicast services Traffic Engineered VPLS (VPLS-TE) for subscriber aggregation

    Wireless & Cellular Backhaul


    Combined with Nokia Siemens Networks edge, access and core A-Series Switches, and ASPEN network management products, the A-4100 provides a cost-effective transport of Ethernet and TDM for current and next generation technology cellular providers. Aggregating NxE1/T1 voice/data and FE or GE data from base stations, to the MSC, the A-4100 aggregates all data and voice traffic onto Gigabit Ethernet, and STM-1/OC-3 respectively. The ability of Service Providers to combine cellular backhaul with business services and residential Triple Play over the same infrastructure provides a true Universal Transport Carrier Ethernet solution. Solid QoS and 50ms protection supports the stringent delay jitter and packet loss requirements of TDM transport over Ethernet Extensive OA&M tools for managing and troubleshooting Ethernet connections over a 3rd party Metro Ethernet Service Provider

    Rapid Provisioning for Maximum Profitability


    Nokia Siemens Networks A-4100 enables service providers to rapidly provision customized services on demand. All services can be provisioned using the ASPEN network and services management suite. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) can be provisioned in seconds with flexible parameters, following the MEF 10 service attributes standard, including the following: Committed Information Rate (CIR) Excess Information Rate (EIR) Four levels of priority Delay Jitter Protection level (sub-50ms, sub 10 seconds, none)

    Flexible, Multi-Protocol Transport


    The A-4100 delivers flexible connectivity options over Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet for point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and multipoint-tomultipoint service topologies. Customer traffic can be mapped to connections based on a wide variety of criteria, including ports, VLANs, IP addresses, L2/L3 QoS marking and L2/L3 protocols. In addition to pure Ethernet connectivity, service providers can transport legacy TDM traffic over the Carrier Ethernet network using Circuit Emulation Services (CES) technology. Nokia Siemens Networks solutions deliver standard compliant E1/T1, DS-3 and STM-1/OC-3 for both telephony and data applications. The A-4100s plug & play operation, error free implementation and integrated network management dramatically simplify network operations reducing both capital and operational expenditures for carriers.

    Industry-leading Service Provisioning and Management Solution


    The ASPEN solution delivers the optimal management, control and provisioning capability needed by service providers to ensure fast, reliable and flexible service operations across the network. The open API (Applications Programming Interface) brings fast and flexible integration with service providers Operating Support Systems (OSS) applications, thus ensuring that all network elements are properly managed and controlled. An open API provides fast and flexible integration with third-party and OSS applications. ASPEN features a CORBA- and XMLbased, open API that enables simple and flexible integration with OSS applications. The OSServer supports all network management with a comprehensive set of operations, enabling OSS applications to perform all desired functions.

    Carrier Class Redundancy and Resiliency


    The A-4100 delivers SDH/SONET-like reliability that carriers demand, with the price, performance and scalability of Ethernet and delivers comprehensive end-to-end protection against fiber cuts, device failures and human error. Redundant power supplies as well as Redundant Switch and Management Modules offer additional protection.

    A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch

    Standards IETF Standards


    RFC 768 RFC 783 RFC 791 RFC 792 RFC 793 RFC 826 RFC 854 RFC 2030 RFC 2328 RFC 2865 RFC 2961 RFC 3031 RFC 3209 RFC 3036 RFC 3032 RFC 3564 RFC 3630 RFC 3985 RFC 4252 RFC 4253

    A-4100 Specifications Chassis Physical Dimensions: 288mm(H) x 445mm(W) x 40.4cm(D) Physical: 19 and 23 Rack Mounted Front Access to all data and management ports Power requirements: 40.5V+/- 0.5V to 72V +/- 0.75V (47VDC Min. turn on voltage) Gigabit Ethernet Module Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-X ports, small form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers, LC connectors, hot-swappable: - 1000Base-SX Multi-mode (500m) - 1000Base-LX Single-mode (10km) - 1000Base-LH Single-mode (50km) - 1000Base-LH Single-mode (70km) - 1000Base-LH Single-mode (120km) - Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) interfaces (70km, 100km) 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module 10-GE Module XFP Connector. Supported optics: - Single-mode 10GE Module at 1310nm (40km) - Single-mode 10GE Tunable DWDM Module - Multi-mode 10GE 850nm (200m) - Single-mode 10GE 1310nm (10Km) - Single-mode 10GE 1550nm (40Km) - Single-mode 10GE 1550nm (70Km) - Single-mode 10GE DWDM Modules (C-band 50GHz tunable, DWDM MSA E2000 based connector Environmental Requirements Operating Temperature: 0 to 45C Operating Humidity: 10 to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing Storage Temperature: -20 to 85C NEBS GR-63 & GR-1089 (NEBS Level 3 type 2) Environmental EN 300 019 USA Europe FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B EN 300 386 EN 300 132 EN 201 468 MIC certificate UL 60950 EN 60950

    Interface Modules

    IETF Drafts
    draft-ietf-l2vpn-l2-framework-05.txt draft-ietf-l2vpn-requirements-06.txt draft-ietf-l2vpn-vpls-ldp-08.txt draft-ietf-pwe3-control-protocol17.txt draft-ietf-pwe3-ethernet-encap11.txt

    IETF Standards: MIB Support


    IanaifType RFC 1850 RFC 1907 RFC 2011 RFC 2863 RFC 2668 RFC 2737 RFC 2495 RFC 3811 RFC 3812 RFC 3813

    Regulatory GENERAL Regulatory EMC

    Metro Ethernet Forum Standards


    MEF 2 MEF 3 MEF 4 MEF 6 MEF 9 MEF 10 MEF 11 MEF 12 MEF 14

    Korea Safety Laser Safety Management USA Europe

    USA & Canada: FDA Radiation Performance Standard 21 CFR Subchapter Europe: EN60825-1/2 ASPEN RS-232 Administration Console: Industrystandard Command Line Interface (CLI ) Out-of-band management via 10/100Base-TX port In-band management of entire network via Gigabit Ethernet port Dedicated management VLAN Supports multiple NMS stations SNMP Telnet / SSH Modem Radius Support Syslog Server Support SNTP Support Secured Device Login Authentication

    IEEE 802 Standards


    IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3z IEEE 802.1p IEEE 802.1D IEEE 802.1Q

    All specifications are subject to change.

    Copyright 2007 Nokia Siemens Networks. All rights reserved. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners.

    www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

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