Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 3500 User Manual
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OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004
Converting an OC-48 linear point-to-point network to an
OC-48 linear point-to-point network over DWDM
Yes
Yes
Adding an OPTera Metro 3500 network element to an OC-192
UPSR over DWDM
No
Yes
Converting an OC-192 UPSR to an OC-192 UPSR over
DWDM
No
Yes
Converting an OC-192 linear point-to-point network to an
OC-192 linear point-to-point network over DWDM
No
Yes
Converting a UPSR to a BLSR
Yes
See Note
Yes
Converting a 1+1 linear point-to-point configuration to a
2-node UPSR
Yes
Yes
Converting a 2-node UPSR to a 1+1 linear point-to-point
configuration
Yes
Yes
Moving a synchronization boundary
Yes
Yes
Removing a network element from an OC-48 or OC-192 BLSR
Yes
except OC-192
Yes
except OC-48
Removing a network element from a UPSR
Yes
Yes
Removing an OPTera Metro 3500 network element from an
OC-48 BLSR over DWDM
Yes
No
Removing an OPTera Metro 3500 network element from an
OC-48 UPSR over DWDM
Yes
Yes
Replacing a DS3x3 mapper with a DS3x12 / DS3x12e mapper
Yes
Yes
Replacing an EC-1x3 circuit pack with an EC-1x12 circuit pack
Yes
Yes
Replacing the ILAN circuit pack with a network processor
Yes
Yes
Replacing the network processor with an ILAN circuit pack
Yes
Yes
Upgrading a fiber span from an OC-3 to an OC-12 rate
(See Note
)
Yes
Yes
Upgrading a fiber span from an OC-12 to an OC-48 rate
(See Note
)
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