Contents xi

Provisioning rules 366

Technical specifications 366
Latency 373
RLA 12x1 C-Band 1xSFP Module (NTK852BA) 374
Overview 374
Supported functionality 375
Supported SFPs 377
Alarms 378
Equipping rules 378
Performance monitoring 379
Provisioning rules 379
Technical specifications 379
Latency 384
LRU Modules (NTK852MA) 385
Overview 385
Supported functionality 386
Alarms 388
Equipping rules 389
Performance monitoring 389
Provisioning rules 389
Technical specifications 389
Latency 393
SRA Modules (NTK830AA, NTK830AC, NTK870AA, and NTK880AC) 394
Overview 394
Supported functionality 398
Alarms 399
Equipment alarms 399
Raman amplifier alarms 399
Equipping rules 400
Performance monitoring 400
Provisioning rules 400
Technical specifications 400
Latency 402
CCMD 8x24 C-Band (NTK843BA)/CCMD 8x24 L-Band (NTK843BE) Modules 403
Overview 403
Supported functionality 404
Alarms 407
Equipping rules 407
Provisioning rules 407
Technical specifications 407
Latency 409
CCMD16 C-Band Module (16-Channel Colorless Mux/Demux) (NTK834AA) 410
Overview 410
Supported functionality 411
Alarms 412
Equipping rules 413
Provisioning rules 413
Technical specifications 413
Latency 415
Compact Fiber Interconnect Module (CFIM) (NTK504QA/NTK504QB/

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NTK504QC) 416
Overview 416
Supported functionality 419
Alarms 421
Equipping rules 421
Technical specifications 421
Latency 422
2-Slot Optical Module Chassis (OMC2) (NTK504NA) 423
Overview 423
Equipping rules 423
Technical specifications 423
Fiber Interconnect Module (FIM) Type 4 Module (NTK504CD)/Fiber Interconnect
Module (FIM) Type 4A (NTK504CX) 425
Overview 425
Supported functionality 427
Alarms 429
Equipping rules 429
Technical specifications 429
Latency 430

CHAPTER 15
Pluggables 431
SFP 431
Module and Rate Support 432
Datasheets 434
NTK591VN: GE CWDM 1511nm SFP Module 435
NTK591VP: GE DWDM 1516.9nm SFP Module 436
NTK591VQ: GE DWDM 1568.36nm SFP Module 437
NTK592NGE5: OC-3/STM-1 CWDM 1511 nm SFP (0-34 dB span) Module 438
NTK592NVE5: OC-3/STM-1 CWDM 1511 nm SFP (12-42 dB span) Module 439
NTK592NR: OC-3/STM-1 DWDM 1516.9 nm SFP (12-44 dB span) Module 441
NTTP61CA: 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 SFP Module 442
NTTP06AD: GE SX/FC100 MX/FC200 MX, 850 nm SFP Module 443
NTTP06CD: GE LX (10 km)/FC100 SM/FC200 SM, 1310 nm SFP Module 445
B-700-1036-001: Multirate, 1310 nm, SMF, 25 km SFP Module 447
XCVR-080U49: 1G (1000BASE-BX80-U) Bidi, 80 km Upstream, 1490/1550 nm Tx/
Rx SFP Module and XCVR-080U55: 1G (1000BASE-BX80-D) Bidi, 80 km
Downstream, 1550/1490 nm Tx/Rx SFP Module Datasheet 449

CHAPTER 16
Ordering information 451
Ordering information 451
Shelf 451
Common equipment 452
Shelf brackets 455
Interface modules 457
External passive modules and accessories 458
External chassis 459
Pluggables 459
Packs-in-Place Kit 461

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Power lugs, fuses, and installation/IRM kits/tools 461

Access panel console RJ45 cables 466
AC Power cable assemblies 466
DC Power cable assemblies 467
Breaker interface panels (BIPs) 468
Optical fiber patch cords 468
Software licenses 472
Documentation 475

CHAPTER 17
Operating specifications and standards compliance 477
Environmental specifications 477
Operating environment specifications 477
Air flow specifications 479
Electromagnetic specifications 479
Safety specifications 482
General commercial and regulatory 482
Laser emission 482
Power and grounding specifications 483
-48/-60V DC input voltage ranges 484
AC input power specifications 487
240V DC input power specifications (for China only) 490
Power, grounding, and noise references 492

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CHAPTER 1
About this document
This document describes the hardware and software features of the 6500
Reconfigurable Line System (RLS).

Issue 1
First issue of this document. Refer to “Release history” for a list of features
introduced in this release.

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CHAPTER 2
Release history
This section lists the features introduced in each release of the 6500
Reconfigurable Line System (RLS).

Release 2.4
Release 2.4 adds the following features and enhancements:

New hardware
• CCMD 8x24 L-Band (NTK843BE)
• LRU 32x1 L-Band (NTK852MA)
• FIM Type 4A (NTK504CX)
• Shelf Sliding Bracket Kit, ETSI/19/21/23-inch, 515/465/516/567 mm
center-to-center, 384-603 mm (15.1-23.75 inch) depth (6500-R4/R2)
(NTK809MW)
New/enhanced configurations
• L-Band Colorless/Directionless/Contentionless (CDC) configurations
• RLA 32x1 and CMD42 terminal node configurations
• DLA-DLA and RLA-DLA support on the same shelf
New/enhanced software features
• Photonic enhancements
— OTDR Go/No-Go override enhancements
— Optical control enhancements for the LRU 32x1 L-Band
— New/enhanced alarm reporting: Capacity Change Pending, Target
Unachievable
— RLA 12x1 transponder loopback
• OAM communications enhancements
— User configurable Access Control List (ACL)
• NBI enhancements

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— CLI command confirmation for service-affecting or sensitive

operations
— Enhanced CLI output options
— Enhanced CLI error reporting
— OpenConfig enhancements
– licensing dormancy mode
– minimum, maximum, and average measurement values
– optical attenuator model
– integrated channel power at line and RLA/LRU switch In/Out Ports
— Support for enabling or disabling the SNMP operational status
— Support for up to 20 active REST sessions

• Platform enhancements
— RLS graphical user interface (GUI)
— Secure erase support for interface modules and the Access Panel
— Support for cancelling an upgrade
— Support for manually upgrading the CTM default factory load
— Retrieve log enhancements
— Power input voltage reporting on R2 and R4 shelves
— User-initiated CTM switch
Note: Release 2.4 does not support Layer 0 Control Plane.

Release 2.3
Release 2.3 adds the following features and enhancements:

New hardware
• CFIM3 (NTK504QC)
• Duplex LC Loopback (SM, max 1.2 dB insertion loss) Connector Kit (Qty
20 of 299-1575-001) (500-0201-020)
New configurations
• RLA 32x1 C&L-Band Colorless Direct Attach (CDA) configurations
• RLA 32x1 C&L-Band mixed Colorless/Directionless/Contentionless
(CDC) and CDA configurations
New/enhanced software features
• Photonic enhancements

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— Layer 0 Control Plane support

— Service and Photonic Layer Interoperability (SPLI) support

• OAM communications enhancements

— Indirect Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) with DHCPv6
— Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) with IPv6
— Auto-negotiation of baud rates on console ports
— 100Base-T support on ILAN ports with the appropriate SFP module
• Alarm enhancements
— New/enhanced alarms to support Layer 0 Control Plane and SPLI
— Support for the following OAM alarm conditions: NTP Server
Unreachable, NTP Time Offset Exceeded, OSPFv2/OSPFv3 loss of
adjacency, BGP loss of peer, Software service inactive
— Support for the following Photonic alarm conditions: Connection
Validation Focus Mode Enabled, Data Mismatch, Capacity Change
Inhibited
— Support for historical alarms
— Enhanced template alarm editing

• NBI enhancements
— CLI enhancements: search support and additional batch operations
— gNOI support for factory resets

• Security enhancements
— TACACS+ support for per-command authorization and accounting of
CLI commands

• Licensing enhancements
— RLS L0 Control Plane License (per shelf) (S74-LIC-NTK800BS)

• Platform enhancements
— Support for deliver/show/delete operations for managing release files
— Backup and restore enhancements: automatic compression and
database cancel support

Release 2.2
Release 2.2 added the following features and enhancements:

New hardware
• TLM C-Band (NTK830EA)

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• TPS2 (NTK835BA)
• CMD64 (NTT862JB)
• Bracket Kit, RLS R4, includes brackets for installation in ETSI, 23-inch and
19-inch (NTZF99YM)
• Bracket Kit, RLS R2, includes brackets for installation in ETSI, 23-inch and
19-inch (NTZF99YN)
• Bracket and Air Baffle Kit, RLS R8-300, includes brackets for installation
in ETSI, 23-inch and 19-inch (NTZF99YQ)
• Shelf Sliding Bracket Kit, 19/23-inch, 465/567 mm center-to-center, EIA
hole pitch, 800-1118 mm (31.5-44.0 inch) depth (R4/R2) (NTK809MV)
New/enhanced configurations:
• Data Center Interconnect (DCI) configurations using the TLM C-Band,
TPS2, and CMD64 (NTT862JB)
• DCI intermediate line amplifier sites using the DLA
• Remote CCMD16 C-Band on a Colorless Direct Attach (CDA)
configuration
• Stretched Span applications
• ROADM configuration using the CMD42 directly connected to the RLA
12x1
New SFP support
• The following SFPs are now supported on ILAN ports:
— NTTP06AD: GE SX/FC100 MX/FC200 MX, 850 nm SFP
— NTTP06CD: GE LX (10 km)/FC100 SM/FC200 SM, 1310 nm SFP
— B-700-1036-001: Multirate, 1310 nm, SMF, 25 km SFP
— XCVR-080U49: 1G (1000BASE-BX80-U) Bidi, 80 km Upstream, 1490/
1550 nm Tx/Rx SFP
— XCVR-080U55: 1G (1000BASE-BX80-D) Bidi, 80 km Downstream,
1550/1490 nm Tx/Rx SFP

New/enhanced software features:

• Photonic enhancements
— Manual link recalibration of provisioned channels
— OSC launch power controller (based on the span loss)
— Detect and alarm optical return loss (ORL) conditions on the Line Out
port
— Raise an alarm ('Activation Inhibited') when Raman pumps are shutoff
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— Automatic Power Reduction (APR) enhancements when there is a

fiber pull in configurations between the SRA and RLA/DLx
• Protection enhancements
— TPS support for unidirectional switching, lockout and forced manual
switch requests, and a provisionable hold-off timer
— Raise an alarm ('Remote Switch Mismatch') to signal that traffic
switches between a local and remote TPS are mismatched
• OAM communications enhancements
— Support for the following IPv6 addressing and protocols: single
management IP, route redistribution, OSPFv3, DHCPv6, IPv6
stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
— /127 subnet support for IPv6 networks
— OSPF external route tag support
— IPv4 proxy ARP support
— Support for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) tags over OSPFv2
— Telemetry-in external alarming support
— ILAN-2 support on R4 and R8-300 shelves
— Secure HTTP (HTTPs) support for file transfers between the system
and an external file server
• New DCN configurations
— IPv4 static route GNEs with Proxy ARP
— IPv6 static route GNEs without Proxy ARP
— OSPFv3 GNEs with a single OSPF area or multiple OSPF areas
• NBI enhancements
— New SNMP proprietary MIBs and get/get-next support
— YANG action support
— Report uncommitted changes in CLI batch mode by displaying an
asterisk ( * ) in the batch prompt
— gRPC response formatting changes (refer to “Response example” for
examples)

• Security enhancements
— Allow the default Super user account to be replaced with another
Super user account with a different user name
• Platform enhancements

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