A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch

High Performance Carrier

Ethernet Switch for Universal
Multi-Service Aggregation

As service providers and carriers worldwide look to scale their Metro

Area Network, they must also select solutions that deliver not only
greater performance at lower cost, but also the ability to rapidly and
profitably roll out new services.
The A-Series, Nokia Siemens Networks family of Carrier
Ethernet Switches, is purpose-built to handle the requirements
of service providers who are building the next generation of
metro networks.

Features The A-4100 is a 6.5 unit high rack, All power supplies and fan trays are
compact Carrier Ethernet aggregation front-serviceable for ease of access for
• 60 Gigabit Carrier Ethernet Switch switch that supports up to six 10 Giga- on-going equipment troubleshooting
bit Ethernet ports or up to 48 Gigabit and maintenance. The A-4100 is an
• MEF compliant E-Line, E-LAN, and Ethernet ports. It features a 60 Gbps ideal metro aggregation switch for
E-Tree services non-blocking switching fabric and compact Points of Presence (POPs)
supports non-blocking full wire-speed with low real estate and power avail-
• Standard MPLS and Pseudo Wire processing for all interfaces. The ability, delivering scalable, highdensity
based Layer 2 Services A-4100 employs a standard MPLS- Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ether-
based architecture to deliver mass net performance.
• MPLS-based 50ms Protection for deployed scalable services without the
network and equipment failures scalability limitations of typical Enter-
prise class Ethernet Switches. It also
• Scalable and Flexible L2VPN/E-LAN features sub-50 millisecond failure
with ingress and egress bandwidth recovery, redundant DC power, full
profiles per site utilizing VPLS-TE redundancy and hot swapability of all
modules.
• MPLS Point-to-Multipoint LSPs and
IGMP support for Multicast video
distribution

• Extensive L2 OA&M and trouble-

shooting tools

• Full redundancy and carrier class

architecture

METRO ETHERNET FORUM

A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch

A-Series Switches End-to-End Carrier Ethernet Solution

Dual homed
GbE Rings

A2160
A2100
10 GbE A8100
A210
A4100

Business Business
A2140 N x 10 GbE
10 GbE Core Video Telephony
A4100
DSLAM/ A8100
CMTS/PON A2100
A210
MTU
GbE Access Rings Service PoP

A2140
A100

Residence

DEMARC EDGE AGGREGATION CORE/NMS

ASPEN SERVICE MANAGEMENT

High-density Compact Carrier Product Overview The A-4100 complements Nokia

Class Ethernet Aggregation The A-4100 is a true Carrier Class Siemens Networks family of A-Series
Switch switch, providing a full redundancy Switches Carrier Ethernet Products
architecture, in-service software up- including the A-2000 access platforms
Some examples of the typical Ether- grade, and 50ms protection for equip- and the A-8100 core switching plat-
net services that are delivered using ment and network failures. It accom- form, while using the same Interface
the Nokia Siemens Networks family modates six Interface cards, each cards as the A-8100. The common
of A-Series Switches include: of which is one 10G Ethernet port, or architecture of the product portfolio,
8 x 1 Gigabit ports, in addition to two together with the industry-leading
• SLA backed E-Line Services for Switch and Controller Cards, providing ASPEN network management platform
delivery of point to point Ethernet 1:1 switching and control redundancy. delivers carrier-class architecture to
Private Lines (EPLs) and Ether- This compact, yet powerful combina- support the scalability, protection, re-
net Virtual Private Lines (EVPL) tion provides service providers with siliency, seamless service provisioning
connecting two Enterprise loca- unique flexibility in delivering scalable and service management requirements
tions for mission critical applica- Ethernet services to Enterprise and of a service provider.
tions including storage backup residential customers, and backhaul
application. applications in a variety of locations.

• High speed Internet access serv-

ices using Ethernet infrastructure

• E-LAN or Transparent LAN

Services (TLS) for LAN to LAN
connectivity services with ingress
and egress bandwidth profiles
using VPLS-TE

• Point to Multi-point (E-Tree)

Video Broadcast Services

• Point to point TDM services over

a common infrastructure enabled
by Circuit Emulation over Ether-
net (using A-2100 CES)
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Applications
High Capacity Aggregation Integrated Triple Play and Wireless & Cellular Backhaul
The A-4100 provides a cost-effective, Business Service Transport Combined with Nokia Siemens Net-
compact size Ethernet aggregation for Whether based on DSL, PON, Active works’ edge, access and core A-Series
small POPs and COs. The A-4100 Ethernet or wireless residential access, Switches, and ASPEN network man-
offers a direct Ethernet UNI to subscri- the A-4100 is the ideal aggregation agement products, the A-4100 pro-
bers either with or without GE demar- device for Service Providers looking to vides a cost-effective transport of
cation devices, as well as termination transport both residential Triple Play Ethernet and TDM for current and
of A-Series Switches 1G access rings and Business Ethernet services over next generation technology cellular
based on the A-2000 family of products. the same network. Utilzing connection- providers. Aggregating NxE1/T1
The A-4100 also allows for off-Net sub- oriented MPLS technology, the A-4100 voice/data and FE or GE data from
scriber connectivity through Q-in-Q allows Service Providers to transport base stations, to the MSC, the A-4100
VLAN handoff to 3rd party access delay/jitter sensitive voice and video aggregates all data and voice traffic
providers and other access technolo- traffic, while guaranteeing committed onto Gigabit Ethernet, and STM-1/OC-3
gies (e.g. DSL, PON, Wireless etc.) bandwidth for business services. respectively. The ability of Service Pro-
• 1G and 10G Standard MPLS core • Hard QoS for Multicast and Unicast viders to combine cellular backhaul
transport Services at any class-of-Service with business services and residential
• MEF E-Line, E-LAN, and E-Tree • 50mSec protection for Multicast and Triple Play over the same infrastructure
services with hard QoS and 50ms Unicast Services against network provides a true Universal Transport
protection and video source failures Carrier Ethernet solution.
• Extensive Ethernet OA&M and • Point-to-Multipoint LSPs for scalable • Solid QoS and 50ms protection
troubleshooting tools and easily manageable multicast supports the stringent delay jitter
• MEF 9 and MEF 14 Certified services and packet loss requirements of
• Traffic Engineered VPLS (VPLS-TE) TDM transport over Ethernet
for subscriber aggregation • Extensive OA&M tools for managing
and troubleshooting Ethernet
connections over a 3rd party Metro
Ethernet Service Provider

Rapid Provisioning for Flexible, Multi-Protocol Industry-leading Service

Maximum Profitability Transport Provisioning and Management
Nokia Siemens Networks’ A-4100 The A-4100 delivers flexible connectivi- Solution
enables service providers to rapidly ty options over Gigabit Ethernet and The ASPEN solution delivers the
provision customized services on 10 Gigabit Ethernet for point-to-point, optimal management, control and pro-
demand. All services can be provi- point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to- visioning capability needed by service
sioned using the ASPEN network and multipoint service topologies. providers to ensure fast, reliable and
services management suite. Service Customer traffic can be mapped to flexible service operations across the
Level Agreements (SLAs) can be connections based on a wide variety network. The open API (Applications
provisioned in seconds with flexible of criteria, including ports, VLANs, IP Programming Interface) brings fast and
parameters, following the MEF 10 addresses, L2/L3 QoS marking and flexible integration with service
service attributes standard, including L2/L3 protocols. In addition to pure providers’ Operating Support Systems
the following: Ethernet connectivity, service providers (OSS) applications, thus ensuring that
• Committed Information Rate (CIR) can transport legacy TDM traffic over all network elements are properly
• Excess Information Rate (EIR) the Carrier Ethernet network using managed and controlled. An open API
• Four levels of priority Circuit Emulation Services (CES) provides fast and flexible integration
• Delay technology. Nokia Siemens Networks’ with third-party and OSS applications.
• Jitter solutions deliver standard compliant ASPEN features a CORBA- and XML-
• Protection level (sub-50ms, E1/T1, DS-3 and STM-1/OC-3 for both based, open API that enables simple
sub 10 seconds, none) telephony and data applications. The and flexible integration with OSS appli-
A-4100’s plug & play operation, error cations. The OSServer supports all
Carrier Class Redundancy free implementation and integrated network management with a compre-
and Resiliency network management dramatically hensive set of operations, enabling
The A-4100 delivers SDH/SONET-like simplify network operations reducing OSS applications to perform all desired
reliability that carriers demand, with the both capital and operational expendi- functions.
price, performance and scalability of tures for carriers.
Ethernet and delivers comprehensive
end-to-end protection against fiber
cuts, device failures and human error.
Redundant power supplies as well as
Redundant Switch and Management
Modules offer additional protection.
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A-4100 Specifications
Standards Chassis • Physical Dimensions:
288mm(H) x 445mm(W) x 40.4cm(D)
• IETF Standards • Physical: 19” and 23” Rack Mounted Front
• RFC 768 • RFC 2961 Access to all data and management ports
• Power requirements:
• RFC 783 • RFC 3031 40.5V+/- 0.5V to 72V +/- 0.75V (47VDC Min. turn
• RFC 791 • RFC 3209 on voltage)
• RFC 792 • RFC 3036 Interface Modules Gigabit Ethernet Module
• RFC 793 • RFC 3032 • Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-X ports, small form-factor
Pluggable (SFP) transceivers, LC connectors,
• RFC 826 • RFC 3564 hot-swappable:
• RFC 854 • RFC 3630 - 1000Base-SX Multi-mode (500m)
• RFC 2030 • RFC 3985 - 1000Base-LX Single-mode (10km)
- 1000Base-LH Single-mode (50km)
• RFC 2328 • RFC 4252 - 1000Base-LH Single-mode (70km)
• RFC 2865 • RFC 4253 - 1000Base-LH Single-mode (120km)
- Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(CWDM) interfaces (70km, 100km)
• IETF Drafts
• draft-ietf-l2vpn-l2-framework-05.txt 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module
• 10-GE Module XFP Connector. Supported optics:
• draft-ietf-l2vpn-requirements-06.txt – Multi-mode 10GE 850nm (200m)
• draft-ietf-l2vpn-vpls-ldp-08.txt – Single-mode 10GE 1310nm (10Km)
• draft-ietf-pwe3-control-protocol- – Single-mode 10GE 1550nm (40Km)
– Single-mode 10GE 1550nm (70Km)
17.txt • 10-GE Module Fixed MSA Connector. Supported optics:
• draft-ietf-pwe3-ethernet-encap- – Single-mode 10GE Module at 1310nm (40km)
11.txt – Single-mode 10GE Tunable DWDM Module
Environmental Requirements • Operating Temperature:
0º to 45ºC
• IETF Standards:
• Operating Humidity:
MIB Support 10 to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing
• IanaifType • RFC 2737 • Storage Temperature:
• RFC 1850 • RFC 2495 -20º to 85ºC
• RFC 1907 • RFC 3811 Regulatory GENERAL • NEBS – GR-63 & GR-1089 (NEBS Level 3 type 2)
• RFC 2011 • RFC 3812 • Environmental – EN 300 019

• RFC 2863 • RFC 3813 Regulatory EMC • USA FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B
• Europe EN 300 386
• RFC 2668 EN 300 132
EN 201 468
• Metro Ethernet Forum • Korea MIC certificate

Standards Safety • USA UL 60950

• Europe EN 60950
• MEF 2 • MEF 10
Laser Safety • USA & Canada: FDA Radiation Performance
• MEF 3 • MEF 11 • Standard 21 CFR Subchapter Europe: EN60825-1/2
• MEF 4 • MEF 12
Management • ASPEN
• MEF 6 • MEF 14 • RS-232 Administration Console: Industrystandard
• MEF 9 Command Line Interface (CLI )
• Out-of-band management via 10/100Base-TX port
• In-band management of entire network via Gigabit
• IEEE 802 Standards Ethernet port
• IEEE 802.3 • Dedicated management VLAN
• Supports multiple NMS stations
• IEEE 802.3u • SNMP
• IEEE 802.3z • Telnet / SSH
• IEEE 802.1p • Modem
• Radius Support
• IEEE 802.1D • Syslog Server Support
• IEEE 802.1Q • SNTP Support
• Secured Device Login Authentication
All specifications are subject to change.

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