- Nortel Network Multiservice Platform User's Guide

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OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004
• TransportNode OC-12 TBM (Release 14):
— 1+1 linear point-to-point at OC-3, and OC-12 line rates
— virtual ring at OC-3 line rate
• TransportNode OC-48 (Release 17):
— 1+1 linear point-to-point at OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 line rates
— virtual ring at OC-3 and OC-12 line rates
— matched nodes at STS-1, OC-3 and OC-12 line rates
— OC-48 Regenerator
— BLSR at OC-48 line rate
• OPTera Long Haul 1600 (Release 7 and higher):
— OC-48 and OC-192 line rates
• TransportNode OC-192 (Release 7.0):
— 1+1 linear point-to-point at OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 line
rates
— virtual ring at OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 line rates
• for OPE interworking, see OPTera Packet Edge System Planning Guide
(NTRN10YK).
Note: For Nortel Networks interworking and multi-vendor network
scenarios, DCC interoperability can be achieved with the appropriate
provisioning. See Optical Networks Data Communications Network
Planning Guide, NTR710AM.
Supported upgrade paths
Supported upgrade paths for OPTera Metro 3500 Release 12.1 are 10.1, 10.3,
10.31, 11.01, 11.02 and 12.0.