5305 SERVICE

AGGREGATION SWITCH

Features and Benefits

The 5305 Ethernet/MPLS service aggregation
Features advanced Ethernet and MPLS
switch is purpose-built for Carrier Ethernet
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to support demanding business, mobile

backhaul, transport, and residential
applications including L2VPN service to deliver cost-effective capacity, scalability,
delivery and aggregation, 3G/4G
wireless backhaul, FTTx and IP DSLAM
Aggregation and L2 backhaul of L3VPNs
and resiliency. With this switch, service
> Delivers optimal density and service
providers can keep pace with the constantly
flexibility with a compact modular
chassis, supporting incremental increasing demand for bandwidth and next-
expansion of service and bandwidth
capacity with linear CAPEX outlay generation services that support business,
> Supports tens of thousands of services mobile backhaul, transport, and residential
on a single system with robust
scalability of up to 30,000+ VLANs and
two million MAC addresses per chassis
applications in metro networks.
> Delivers high reliability, five-9s The 5305 is a modular, chassis-based system optimized for metro-edge deployments
availability, and 50 ms protection in a wide variety of network topologies, including fiber and microwave rings, point-to-
switching resiliency using state-of-
the-art hardware and software design point fiber, microwave mesh, and fiber or copper to the subscriber. The switch
coupled with advanced control plane supports high-density Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity to the subscriber edge and
and Ethernet OAM capabilities
high-performance 10GbE uplinks to the metro core, with fully redundant commons
> Provides broad service stratification and a distributed switch fabric for five-9s reliability and service continuity.
and robust bandwidth allocation
for guaranteed SLAs via MEF-14-
compliant hierarchical QoS capabilities The 5305 is based on Ciena’s field-proven True Carrier Ethernet technology, deployed by
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dozens of network operators in tens of thousands of points of presence, central offices,

> Supports interworking between Q-in-Q businesses, office parks, cell sites, remote terminals, and residences. It combines the low
VLANs, MPLS Virtual Circuits, VPLS/H-
VPLS L2VPNs, and PBB-TE connections cost and high capacity of Ethernet with the reliability, management, and service quality
with a sophisticated virtual switching usually associated with SONET/SDH networking systems. The 5305 software is based on
architecture for complete service
an advanced service-aware operating system—used in all Ciena service delivery and
flexibility and optimal utilization of
network resources aggregation switches—which provides consistent system and service attributes and a
common operator interface, provisioning, and management capabilities. These features
> Enables operational efficiency and
high-velocity service rollout with a
leverage customer investment in training and operational procedures, provide significant
field-proven service-aware operating operational cost savings, enhance service creation velocity for faster time-to-revenue, and
system and comprehensive Carrier deliver synergy with Ciena’s best-in-class portfolio of right-sized service aggregation and
Ethernet management capabilities
service delivery Carrier Ethernet systems.

The 5305 incorporates the latest innovations in Ethernet switching technology and control
plane protocols and utilizes high-performance programmable processors to deliver new
features and functionality through simplified software upgrades with minimal disruption
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to customer traffic. This programmable architecture keeps capital > The 5305 10GbE line module supports two 10GbE ports
and operating costs to a minimum and simplifies the migration to (XFP fiber)
emerging standards and services, maximizing revenue potential > Each line module includes a fully distributed switch fabric
and providing superior flexibility and investment protection. and functions as an independent switching system, ensuring
resiliency and supporting incremental growth
Access Metro/Aggregation Core
High-Availability Hardware Architecture

The 5305 features a highly available hardware architecture with

NxGbE
Q-in-Q, PBB-TE
fully redundant common equipment and distributed control
MPLS/VPLS
processors and switch fabric:
10GbE
Q-in-Q, PBB-TE
MPLS/VPLS
> 1:1 dual redundant system control modules guarantee
National
MPLS
continuous system operation
> 1:1 redundant field-replaceable fan trays provide resilient
Broadband (IP DSLAM)
Aggregation cooling
10GbE > Front-mounted redundant load-sharing AC or DC power
Q-in-Q, PBB-TE
MPLS/VPLS supply modules ensure uninterrupted power
> CPU and switch fabric on each line module ensure
uninterrupted traffic forwarding during software upgrades and
Figure 1. 5305 aggregation network control module switchover and/or replacement
> Distributed switch fabric on each line module and dedicated
The 5305 provides unparalleled support for carrier-grade MPLS/
control interfaces between the control modules and each line
VPLS and Ethernet Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs)
module prevent disruption to other line modules or to the
thanks to a state-of-the-art feature set that includes sophisticated
control modules in the event of failure of a single line module
hierarchical Quality of Service (QoS), advanced Virtual LAN (VLAN)
and virtual switching, comprehensive MPLS/VPLS/H-VPLS,
> A passive backplane provides full mesh connectivity for
resilient PBB-TE connection-oriented Ethernet, and robust Carrier nonblocking switching
Ethernet management and performance monitoring capabilities. > Removable CompactFlash on the control modules provides
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fast access to the base operating system kernel, load

The 5305 is the only Carrier Ethernet switch in the industry to modules, alternate images, and system-specific
support interworking between Q-in-Q VLANs, MPLS/VPLS/ configuration files
HVPLS, and PBB-TE encapsulation formats. By enabling
Ethernet and MPLS VPN and connectivity services to Software Reliability and Resiliency
seamlessly traverse multiple domains and transmission
The 5305’s high availability hardware design is complemented
facilities— each with its own encapsulation and transport—
by a modular operating system and advanced software
Ciena’s 5305 creates interworking functionality that supports
resiliency features, as described below:
complete service flexibility and maximum optimization of
network resources and traffic engineering architectures. > Modular operating system software has a real-time kernel
and is distributed across control and line modules, providing
Compact Modular Scalable System Design protection against complete system failures

The 5305 delivers optimal density and service flexibility by

> Carrier Ethernet OAM features, including IEEE 802.1ag
combining a compact chassis size with high port scalability for Connectivity Fault Management (CFM), monitor physical
GbE and 10GbE interfaces. The seven-slot chassis can support and logical link status and support 50 ms link and service
up to 120 GbE ports or ten 10GbE ports in a space-efficient 6 restoration from fault conditions
RU (10.5 inches/ 266.7 mm). Two slots in the 5305 chassis > MPLS OAM capabilities monitor link status and MPLS Fast
support optionally redundant control modules. The other five Re-Route (FRR) supports 50 ms link and service restoration
slots are reserved for GbE and/or 10GbE line modules: > PBB-TE dual homing and backup tunnels support immediate
> The 5305 GbE line module supports 24 SFP fiber GbE ports service switchover in event of primary tunnel failure
(100/1000 Mb/s); these ports can also accommodate RJ-45
copper SFPs and 10/100/1000 Mb/s data rates

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> Advanced optimization of the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Advanced MPLS Functionality
Tree Protocol (RSTP) delivers sub-50 ms failover times for
The 5305 offers a comprehensive set of MPLS, VPLS, and
selected configurations
H-VPLS features that support resilient MPLS L2VPNs and
> Support for link aggregation and IEEE 802.3ad Link enable service providers to offer MPLS-based connectivity
Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) ensures customer traffic services on metro Ethernet networks, extending the
is not disrupted by the failure of one or more physical ports functionality and scalability of MPLS core networks. These
MPLS features include:
CIR/EIR
10/50 VLAN 100
> MPLS Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3), which
5/50 MAC A supports MPLS Virtual Private Wire Services (VPWS),
30/100
15/50 MAC B sometimes called MPLS Virtual Leased Lines. VPWS enables
80/200 the provisioning of MPLS-based Ethernet Virtual Circuits
20/20 Voice VLAN (EVCs) and supports MPLS-based Ethernet Private Line and
10/50 Data VLAN 50/100 Ethernet Virtual Private Line services
20/100 L2VPN
> Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) and Hierarchical-VPLS
Flow Interface Sub-Port Logical Port (H-VPLS) based on MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs) and MPLS
(i.e., VLAN or MAC) (i.e., Dept) (i.e., Business)
Virtual Circuits (VCs). 5305 VPLS capabilities support Layer 2
Figure 2. 5305 hierarchical Quality of Service
VPNs that are based on Ethernet transport with the benefits of
an MPLS/VPLS control plane. This control plane includes Label
Carrier-Class Quality of Service
Distribution Protocol (LDP) for VPLS VC signaling; OSPF-TE and
The 5305 implements MEF-14-compliant hierarchical QoS IS-IS-TE for MPLS Tunnel Routes; and RSVP-TE for the
capabilities that support a wide range of traffic types and rates establishment of the LSPs that constitute the VPLS
over Carrier Ethernet network infrastructures, without > MPLS label edge router functionality, which enables the 5305
interference or degradation. This granular traffic management
to function as a VPLS/H-VPLS Provider Edge switch (PE-rs)
enables GbE and 10GbE ports and links to accommodate
and as an H-VPLS MTU-s customer edge switch. The 5305
hundreds of individual services and ensures that Service Level
also supports H-VPLS Dual Homing, which provides
Agreement (SLA) requirements for throughput, latency, jitter,
resiliency by enabling spoke connections from an MTU-s to
and loss are met even under heavy traffic load conditions.
two different PE Hub switches. For additional flexibility,
These QoS mechanisms include the following:
H-VPLS spoke connections can be implemented using MPLS
> Rich classification of traffic flows based on L1 through L4 pseudowires (VCs), Q-in-Q Ethernet VLAN Virtual Circuits,
parameters, including physical port, MAC address, VLAN tag, Ethernet Private Lines, Ethernet Virtual Private Lines and
and IP or L4 port addresses PBB-TE service instances
> Flexible priority resolution for Class of Service (CoS) > MPLS tunnel groups can be configured on the 5305 to support
mapping based on priority settings contained in IP packet LSP redundancy
headers and VLAN, MPLS, and PBB-TE tags
> Sophisticated hierarchical ingress metering for Committed
H-VPLS MTU-s
H-VPLS MTU-
s
Information Rate (CIR), Excess Information Rate (EIR), Ethernet Ethernet
VPLS PE VPLS PE
Committed Burst Size (CBS), and Excess Burst Size (EBS)
> Two-rate Three-Color Marking (TrTCM) and Weighted Random
Early Drop (WRED) for sophisticated congestion handling
VPLS PE
> Hierarchical shaping and queue scheduling, including Strict H-VPLS MTU-s

Priority (SP), Weighted Round Robin (WRR), and a mix of SP Ethernet Access Ethernet Access
and WRR scheduling modes
> Eight hardware queues per port, with over 8,000 virtual
MPLS LSP
output queues per system H-VPLS Hub Pseudowire
H-VPLS Spoke Pseudowire

5305 QoS mechanisms, as shown in Figure 2, support Q-in-Q/PBB-TE Tunnel

VLAN/PBB-TE Pseudowire
enhanced revenue generation by ensuring the efficient
utilization of available network resources, and delivers Figure 3. 5305 MPLS/VPLS service
customer satisfaction based on enforceable and reliable SLAs.

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> MPLS FRR further enhances resiliency Access/Aggregation Metro/Core Access/Aggregation
for MPLS/VPLS services by enabling LSPs
to be restored within 50 ms in case of MPLS/H-VPLS, MPLS/H-VPLS, MPLS/H-VPLS,
Q-in-Q, PBB/TE Q-in-Q, PBB/TE Q-in-Q, PBB/TE
physical or logical link failure
> MPLS OAM capabilities include LSP Ping Dual tag Dual tag
push/pop/stamp push/pop/stamp
and LSP Traceroute, which can be used
to verify the LSP status and topology VLAN MPLS LSP MPLS LSP EVC MPLS LSP
EVC (PW) VLAN

VLAN Q-in-Q / PBB-TE Tunnel MPLS LSP EVC Q-in-Q

EVC (PW) / PBB-TE Tunnel VLAN
The 5305’s MPLS/VPLS capabilities are
complemented by the MPLS/VPLS features VLAN Q-in-Q / PBB-TE Tunnel Q-in-Q / PBB-TE Tunnel
EVC Q-in-Q
EVC (PW) / PBB-TE Tunnel VLAN
on the LE-311v Service Delivery Switch,
allowing network operators to deploy a Figure 4. 5305 VLAN/Q-in-Q/PBB-TE/MPLS interworking
cost-effective mix of LE-311v and 5305
systems within their network infrastructures to a fast-growing customer base. The 5305 PBB-TE
to support carrier-grade VPLS, H-VPLS, VPWS, implementation has the following elements:
and MPLS interworking services, as shown in Figure 3. > IEEE 802.1ah PBB MAC-MAC frame format, including

backbone VLAN IDs for tunnel routing, and a service

Industry-leading Interworking Capabilities instance field that can support up to 16 million individual
In addition to the MPLS/VPLS/H-VPLS/VPWS features noted services within a single PBB-TE network
above, the 5305 supports the interworking of customer and > PBB-TE tunneling protocol with built-in backup tunnels and
provider (Q-in-Q) VLAN services and EVCs with MPLS a dual homing tunnel option
pseudowires and VPLS VPN services. This enables network > PBB-TE tunnel monitoring and 50 ms failover via IEEE
operators to deploy VPWS, H-VPLS, and/or VPLS VPN services 802.1ag Continuity Check Messages (CCMs)
to targeted customers while providing Ethernet VLAN and VPN
services on the same 5305 platform. The 5305 also supports
> Advanced management mechanisms that support the
the interworking of MPLS LSPs, pseudowires, and VPLS VPNs provisioning of PBB-TE service instances and enable
with PBB-TE service instances and tunnels, including support provider networks to deliver point-to-point services with high
for PBB-TE spokes to interwork with VPLS mesh LSPs. levels of scalability, reliability, manageability, and security

The breadth and sophistication of the 5305’s MPLS/VPLS As mentioned above, the IEEE 802.1Qay PBB-TE specification
features and its support for the interworking of MPLS/VPLS, includes support for built-in backup tunnels to ensure the
PBB-TE, and VLAN/Q-in-Q services firmly establishes the availability of a predictable tunnel route over the backbone,
5305 as the industry-leading Carrier Ethernet service delivery with normal and failover paths. The 5305’s PBB-TE
and aggregation platform. No other product currently implementation uses 802.1ag CFM mechanisms to detect
supports MPLS/VPLS, VLAN, EPL/EVPL/ELAN/E-Tree, and faults and achieve 50 ms service restoration times comparable
PBB-TE services on one system, and no other product to those available with SONET/SDH.
supports interworking between all these connection types
over its Ethernet interfaces, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 5 illustrates a typical PBB-TE application with tunnel and
path redundancy; the tunnels are explicitly routed, which ensures
PBB-TE: Connection-Oriented Carrier Ethernet Transport

PBB-TE is an innovative technology that extends and adapts Primary Tunnel

Continuity Check Messages
Primary Tunnel
Ethernet to provide carrier-grade transport over Metro and
Wide Area Networks (MANs and WANs). PBB-TE has been
standardized as IEEE 802.1Qay, and the 5305 is fully compliant
with this new industry standard.
PBB-TE

The 5305’s advanced PBB-TE feature set delivers a reliable, Backup Tunnel
Backup Tunnel Continuity Check Messages
resilient, and cost-effective connection-oriented Ethernet
transport solution, ideal for delivering a variety of new services
Figure 5. PBB-TE primary and backup tunnels

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superior management visibility and enhanced fault isolation. A
Metro 1 Metro 2
broad array of Ciena Carrier Ethernet switches can be utilized to
build PBB-TE networks, including the 5305, the 3960, the 3940, PBB-TE MAC-
in-MAC Domain
PBB-TE MAC-
in-MAC Domain
the 5140, and the LE-311v.
MAC Address MAC Address
Domain Domain
Based on extensions to current Ethernet standards, PBB-TE-
enabled products maintain compatibility with existing Ethernet VLAN VLAN
(.1Q, Q-in-Q) (.1Q, Q-in-Q)
deployments, which means that the 5305 can deliver resilient Tag Domain VS 1 VS 2 Tag Domain

PBB-TE connection-oriented Ethernet services with guaranteed MPLS/VPLS/ MPLS/VPLS/

QoS to thousands of customers while interoperating H-VPLS H-VPLS
Domain Domain
seamlessly with an installed base of multi-vendor switching and
routing systems that do not support PBB-TE. Because the
advantages of PBB-TE are available without changes to Addresses and Tags can be reused in each Virtual Switch

existing network equipment or architectures, the 5305 can Figure 6. 5305 Virtual Switching
provide PBB-TE resiliency and traffic engineering benefits while
The following points summarize the key characteristics and
ensuring superior investment protection.
capabilities of the 5305’s virtual architecture and advanced
VLAN feature set:
Flexible VLAN and MEF Services
> Every virtual switch is an independent broadcast/flooding
In addition to the comprehensive MPLS/VPLS and PBB-TE
domain
capabilities noted above, the 5305 has a robust Ethernet L2VPN
feature set that includes 802.1Q VLANs, 802.1ad Provider > Every port is an independent VLAN, MAC, and IP address
Bridging (Q-in-Q VLANs), and advanced VLAN tag manipulation domain
and mapping capabilities. These VLAN features enable > Support for more than 4,094 simultaneous VLANs per port,
provisioning of MEF-standard Ethernet Private Line, Ethernet and 30,000 VLANs, 10,000 virtual switches, and 30,000 QoS
Virtual Private Line, Ethernet-LAN (E-LAN), Ethernet Virtual flows per system
Private LAN (EVP-LAN), and Ethernet-Tree (E-Tree) services.
> Each port and virtual switch can accommodate a mix of
untagged, VLAN, and Q-in-Q VLANs, as well as MPLS and
The 5305’s highly flexible VLAN tag manipulation and mapping
PBB-TE services
includes VLAN ID translation, dual-tag insertion, removal, and
marking (sometimes called “push-pop-stamp”), CoS marking > Customer-, service-, and network-level priority treatment
and re-marking, L2 to L3 and L3 to L2 CoS mapping and using flexible priority marking
re-marking, and the ability to perform push, pop, and stamp > Flexible tag manipulation, including untagged, single, and
operations for two or more levels of VLAN tags. double-tagged combinations, natively or tunneled
> Low- or zero-touch provisioning using pre-provisioned
Sophisticated Virtual Switch Architecture
VLAN(s) and Q-in-Q attachments
The 5305 has a sophisticated virtual switching architecture that > Logical flows and traffic treatment using flexible flow
enables every port to be an independent VLAN, MAC, and IP
classification
address domain, and allows overlapping VLAN and IP addresses
to be configured on different 5305 ports. In addition, each virtual
> Flexible E-Type manipulation to suit various application
switch is an independent switching and bridging domain. environments
> Subscriber identity and server parameter conservation,
This enables customers to maintain private VLAN and IP to suit carrier network requirements
addressing schemes and insures security and separation of > Full MEF-compliant services for all different tagging schemes
customer traffic for L2VPNs (E-LAN, E-Tree) and EVCs (EPL,
EVPL). This arrangement enables the 5305 to support VLANs Carrier-Class Ethernet OAM
from many customers on each physical port, up to 4,094 VLANs
on each Virtual Switch, and up to 30,000 VLANs per 5305 The 5305 supports a rich set of OAM features defined in the
system, for unparalleled service scalability and flexibility. The latest versions of IEEE, ITU, and IETF standards, including:
5305 architecture and system resources can also support up to > IEEE 802.3ah EFM physical layer OAM, including link events
500,000 unique MAC addresses per line module and up to two and remote loopback
million MAC addresses per system.

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> IEEE 802.1ag CFM, including CCMs, MAC Ping, MAC > E-Line (EPL, EVPL), E-LAN

Multi-Layer Discovery, Topology & Inventory

Traceroute, Maintenance Domains, Maintenance Endpoints

Service
> E-Tree

Multi-Layer Configuration & Activation

(MEPs), Maintenance Intermediate Points (MIPs), and more > Class of Service and Service Profiles
> Composite Services (ETH+PBT+MPLS)
> ITU Y.1731 L2 performance management capabilities, > Flow, Flow Domain, Fragments and Paths
including packet jitter, latency, delay, and throughput

Connectivity
> EVC, QoS Profiles
measurements > Virtual Interface and Virtual Switch
> Bridging Domains (STP, RSTP)
> IETF Two-Way Active Management Protocol (TWAMP) that
> Assurance and Validation
supports end-to-end performance measurement for > EOAM, CFM, Y.1731
connections that traverse L3 core networks
> ETH Links and Trunks

Link
> UNI, NNI, E-NNI
These capabilities enable the 5305 to monitor the status of > Bandwidth Profiles
system and network links; confirm link and service throughput

Element
> SFPs, Cards, Chassis
and quality conform to SLAs; measure the performance of > Software
customers’ Ethernet services; and distribute this management > Physical and Logical Ports

information across point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and

Figure 7. ESM features and functionality
multipoint-to-multipoint connections.
> Improved efficiency and cost savings resulting from a
Field-Proven Service-Aware Operating System
common deployment and service provisioning model and
The 5305 software architecture is based on a service-aware reduced need for hybrid network architectures
operating system used in all Ciena service delivery and > A common management interface that supports rapid
aggregation switches. Efficient, resilient, and modular, this
service creation and offers improved productivity by
operating system is purpose-built to support demanding service
leveraging existing personnel training
provider network environments. The system is multi-layered,
allowing for the separation of management, control, and data
> Interoperability with Ethernet equipment from other vendors
planes to ensure intelligent fault recovery. The real-time kernel > Consistent service offerings across all Ciena Carrier
and distributed-processing architecture delivers reliability and Ethernet switches, permitting rapid service rollout across
high availability by protecting against complete operating an entire network
system and module failures, while conforming to stringent
uptime and service continuity requirements. Ethernet Services Manager (ESM)

Ciena’s ESM is a groundbreaking carrier-grade, automated

Ciena’s service-aware operating system provides an
service activation, creation, and management platform for
expandable carrier-class software infrastructure that integrates
service delivery and aggregation networks. The ESM allows
tightly with the 5305’s virtual switching architecture to support
users to build and deploy large-scale Carrier Ethernet networks
comprehensive Carrier Ethernet features and consistent
quickly and easily— cutting time to market for new services;
services across all access and aggregation platforms and
accelerating service revenue; maximizing service availability;
applications. Benefits include:
assuring service quality; leveraging existing systems; and
> Rapid implementation of the latest advances in Ethernet enabling subscriber-managed services. These functions
technologies and new features, services and standards as combine to cut total cost of ownership for increased revenue
proposed by the IEEE, IETF, and MEF and competitiveness.

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Technical Information

Interfaces Carrier Ethernet OAM MPLS/VPLS, VLAN/Q-in-Q, PBB-TE

24 x 100/1000M SFP NNI/UNI ports per GbE IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Interoperability
Line Module Management (CFM) MPLS/VPLS/H-VPLS interoperability with
- 0-5 GbE line modules per system Distributed Connectivity Fault Management VLAN/Q-in-Q
- 0/24/48/96 or 120 x GbE ports per system CFM over Q-in-Q MPLS/VPLS/H-VPLS interoperability with PBB-TE
2 x 10GbE XFP NNI/UNI ports per CFM for PBB-TE Tunnel Monitoring PBB-TE interoperability with VLAN/Q-in-Q
10GbE Line Module IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) Switching between MPLS Virtual Circuits and
- 0-5 10GbE line modules per system IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery PBB-TE Service Instances
- 0/2/4/8 or 10 x 10GbE ports per system Protocol (LLDP) Switching between MPLS Virtual Circuits and
1 x 10/100/1000M RJ-45 Management Y.1731 Performance Monitoring Q-in-Q Ethernet Virtual Circuits
port per Control Module Ingress Port Mirroring with Port State Switching between PBB-TE Service Instances
1 x Console Port (RS-232) per Control Module Mirror Groups and Q-in-Q Ethernet Virtual Circuits

MAC Address Table Capacity MPLS/VPLS Quality of Service

750,000 MAC addresses MPLS Pseudowire Emulation 8 Hardware Queues per Port
Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Committed and Excess Information Rate
Ethernet MPLS Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) (CIR and EIR)
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) and Committed and Excess Burst Size (CBS and EBS)
IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet Hierarchical VPLS (H-VPLS) Per-port QoS with CIR and EIR traffic on
IEEE 802.3z GbE Provider Edge (PE-s) Functionality for VPLS Egress Queues
IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges and H-VPLS Hierarchical Ingress metering: per-port/per-
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs - Including .1p Priority VPLS with multiple VPLS Mesh Virtual Circuits VLAN/per-PCP
IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging (Q-in-Q) H-VPLS with Hub and Spoke Virtual Circuits 30,000 Hierarchical Ingress Meters per System
VLANs with full S-VLAN range MTU-s Functionality for H-VPLS deployment Per-Port/per-PCP Priority Oversubscription
4,094 Simultaneous VLANs per port MTU-s Multihoming (redundant VCs to Two-Rate Three-Color Marking
30,000+ Simultaneous VLANs per system different PE-s switches) Classification on IEEE 802.1D priority
Single and double VLAN tag push and pop on MPLS Virtual Circuit as H-VPLS spoke Classification on IEEE 802.1ad PCP priority
ingress and egress Virtual Circuit Classification on IEEE 802.Qay PCP priority
Single and double VLAN tag translations on PBB-TE Service Instance as H-VPLS Classification on IP Precedence, IP DiffServ
ingress and egress spoke Virtual Circuit Code Point (DSCP)
Private Forwarding Groups/Private VLANs Q-in-Q Ethernet Virtual Circuit as H-VPLS Classification on MPLS EXP-PCP
Virtual pipe/2-port VLAN spoke Virtual Circuit Classification on PBB-TE ISID-PCP
Per Virtual Switch MAC Learning Control MPLS Label Switch Path (LSP) Tunnel Groups Classification on MAC SA/MAC DA
Per VLAN MAC Learning Control MPLS Label Switch Path (LSP) Tunnel Redundancy Classification on Ethertype
81-00, 91-00, 88-a8 Ethertype Support Layer 2 Control Frame Tunneling over MPLS Classification on VLAN ID and source port
IEEE 802.3x Ethernet Flow Control Virtual Circuits Layer 2 – Layer 3 Class of Service Mapping/
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSVP-TE (for MPLS Tunnel Signaling) Marking/Re-marking
(RSTP) - now in .1D OSPF-TE (for MPLS Tunnel Routes) Layer 3 – Layer 2 Class of Service Mapping/
RSTP Path Cost & Self Disable IS-IS-TE (for MPLS Tunnel Routes) Marking/Re-marking
Spanning Tree Domains LDP & Targeted LDP (for VPLS VC signaling) Per-Port and per-Subport WRED Egress Queuing
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control MPLS Fast ReRoute (via RSVP-TE) Configurable WRED profiles
Protocol (LACP) MPLS Performance Monitoring Hierarchical Egress Shaping and Scheduling
Manual Link Aggregation (LAG) LSP Ping Configurable Scheduler Policy
N+N Protection LAG LSP Traceroute User-definable Frame to Resolved
Jumbo Frames to 9216 bytes MPLS SNMP support CoS mappings
Layer 2 Control Frame Tunneling
MEF 9 Ethernet Private Line PBB-TE Multicast Management
MEF 9 Ethernet Private LAN IEEE 802.1Qay PBB-TE IGMPv2 with IGMP Snooping (RFC 2236)
MEF 9 Ethernet Virtual Private Line IEEE 802.1ah PBB frame format IGMP Domains
MEF 9 Ethernet Virtual Private LAN PBB-TE Backup Tunnels IGMP Message Filtering
MEF 9 Ethernet Tree PBB-TE Tunnels on Link Agg Logical Ports IGMP Inquisitive Leave
MEF 14 Traffic Management PBB-TE Multi-homed Protection Failover IGMP Query Engine
IEEE 802.1ag CFM for PBB-TE Tunnels Broadcast/Multicast Storm Control
IEEE 802.1ag CFM for PBB-TE Service Interfaces Unknown Multicast Filtering
PBB-TE Full B-VID & I-SID address ranges Well-known Protocol Forwarding
PBB-TE Tunnel & Service metering Broadcast/Multicast Containment Statistics

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Network Management Service Security Agency Approvals

Enhanced CLI Per-port Service Access Control (ACLs) Safety Certifications:
CLI-based configuration files Per-VLAN Service Access Control (ACLs) NRTL (TUV Rheinland)
Management VLAN Per-flow Service Access Control (ACLs) European Union, CE mark (Declaration of
SNMP v1/v2c/v3 Layer 2, 3 & 4 Access Poliicies Conformity)
SNMPv3 Authentication & Message Encryption Egress Port Restriction UL 60950-1 (US)
SNMP MIB II (RFC 1213) Layer 2, 3, 4 Protocol Filtering IEC 60950-1 (International)
Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) Broadcast Containment EN 60950-1 (EU)
Ethernet-like Interface MIB (RFC 1643) User Access Rights CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 60950-1-03 (Canada)
MIB II interfaces (RFC 1573) NEBS:
IEEE 802.1AB-2005 LLDP-MIB ITU X.733 / RFC System High Availability Level 3 Compliant & Certified
3877 Alarm Reporting MIB 1:1 Dual Redundant System Control Modules Emissions:
RMON MIB (RFC1757) - inc. persistent 1:1 Redundant Fan Trays provide FCC 47CFR Part 15 Class A
configuration resilient cooling FCC Part 15:1998 Class A
RMON II (RFC 2021) All Modules Hot Swappable & EN55022 (1994) Class A
RMON Statistics Field Replaceable EN55022 (2006) Class A;
Per-VLAN Statistics Front-mounted redundant load sharing AC or ETSI/EN 300 386:V1.3.2 (2003-05) (EU
RADIUS Client & RADIUS Authentication DC power supply modules Telecommunication Emissions and Immunity)
TACACS + AAA CPU and switch fabric on each line module Immunity:
DHCP Client (RFC 2131) Distributed Switch Fabric on each line module ETSI/EN 300 386:V1.3.2 (2003-05) (EU
DHCP Relay Passive backplane provides full mesh Telecommunication Emissions and Immunity)
NTP Client (RFC 1305) connectivity for non-blocking switching EN 55024 1998 + A1:2001 + A2:2003
DNS Client (RFC 1035) Dedicated control interfaces between Control Environmental:
Telnet Server Modules and each Line Module RoHS 2002/95/EC
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Boot from compact FLASH: operating system WEEE 2002/96/EC
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) kernel, load modules, alternate images, Laser Safety:
Secure Shell (SSHv2) configuration files LCDRH Letter of Approval (US FDA Approval)
Syslog with Syslog Accounting Alarm Module with interface to external alarms FCC 21 CFR subpart (J) (Safety of Laser
CPU Load Query Products)
Device Archive Power Requirements Europe: EN60825-1:1994 +A11:1996+A2:2001
Local Console Port AC Voltage Input Range: 100V to 240V AC (European Safety of Lasers)
Alarm management with audible AC Line Frequency Input Range: 50Hz to 60 Hz
and visible alarm outputs Maximum Power Input: 1000 Watts Environmental Characteristics
User configuration (including escalation DC Voltage Input Range: -40V to -59V DC Operating Temperature: +32°F to +104°F
policies*) of event/alarm information Redundant hot-swappable AC or DC (0°C to +40°C)
Fault log for Fault Policy Management power supplies Storage temperature: -13°F to +158°F
Log events to FLASH, compact-FLASH or (-25°C to +70°C)
internal memory (RAM) Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% Non-condensing
Local management interface Side-to-side air flow
Physical Interface Performance Monitoring
Logical Interface Performance Monitoring Physical Characteristics
Logical Interface Port & Subport Statistics Dimensions: 10.5” (H) x 17.6 (W) x 15.75” (D)
Logical & Physical Port RMON Statistics 266.7 mm (H) x 447 mm (W) x 400 mm (D)
Remote management interface Weight: 88 lbs; 39.9 kg (fully loaded)
Comprehensive Management via Ethernet
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