Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 3500 - Manual (Page 62)

2-24 Operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) features
OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004
Figure 2-11
BLSR ring switch example
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Legend
Add/drop multiplexer
One fiber divided into
working and protection
bandwidth
W
P = Working traffic
= Protection traffic
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Long path
SD/4/3/L/bridged and switched
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1 2
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Pass-through
nodes
Switching
nodes
'Bridged and
Switched' state
'Bridged and
Switched' state
'Pass-through'
state
'Pass-through'
state