Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 3500 User Manual
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Overview 1-7
Planning and Ordering Guide—Part 1 of 2 NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004
Upgrading a fiber span from an OC-48 to an OC-192 rate
No
Yes
Converting a VT-assigned BLSR connection to a Full VT
BLSR connection
Yes
No
Converting a Full VT BLSR connection to a VT-assigned
BLSR connection
Yes
No
Services
DS1
Yes
Yes
DS3
Yes
Yes
DS3 (Channelized)
Yes
No
EC-1
Yes
Yes
OC-3
Yes
Yes
OC-12
Yes
Yes
OC-48
Yes
Yes
OC-192
No
Yes
Optical Ethernet - Private Line service using 10/100 Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Optical Ethernet - Private Line using Gigabit Ethernet
Yes
Yes
full rate support
OPTera Packet Edge System
See:
• OPTera Metro 3000 OPTera Packet Edge System User Guide
(NTN465YG)
• OPTera Packet Edge System Planning Guide (NTRN10YK)
• OPTera Packet Edge System Network Applications and
Management (NTRN11YK)
Yes
Yes
Resilient Packet Ring (RPR)
Yes
Yes
Storage Network (Fibre Channel (FC100) & FICON)
Yes
Yes
Test Access Electrical and Optical TAPS (monitor and split
states)
Yes
Yes
Table 1-1 (continued)
Feature compatibility for Release 12.1
Feature
Supported on
platforms with
VTX-series
circuit packs
Supported on
platforms with
STX circuit packs