Ethernet/SAN circuit packs

Overview

Table A-1: Optical specifications

Application/Circuit Pack	Code	Compatible Shelf Slots	Description
1000BASE-X/T (4 ports) Private Line	LNW63	D/G–G¹	1000BASE-SX/LX/ZX Ethernet interface via optical PTMs, can be used in slot 1 and/or 2 in a VLF-equipped Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend and either slot 1 or 2 in a non-VLF equipped Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend, GbE private lines, includes no switch fabric, OSP hardened
1000BASE-X/T (8 ports) Private Line	LNW64	D/G–G¹	1000BASE-T/SX/LX/ZX Ethernet interface via PTMs, can be used in slot 1 and/or 2 in a VLF-equipped Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend, GbE private lines, includes no switch fabric, OSP hardened
FC-DATA (SAN Interface)	LNW73	D/G–G¹	4 ports, PTM optics supporting either FICON/Fibre-Channel or ESCON, can be installed in slot 1 or 2 of a function group or a growth slot with VLF mains, slot 1 only with non-VLF
FC-DATA w/ compression (SAN Interface)	LNW73C	D/G–G¹	4 ports, PTM optics supporting either FICON/Fibre-Channel or ESCON, also supports compression of SAN traffic, can be installed in slot 1 or 2 of a function group or a growth slot with VLF mains, slot 1 only with non-VLF
100BASE-X (8 ports) 10/100BASE-T (16 ports) Private Line	LNW74	D/G–G¹	Hybrid 100BASE-ZX/LX/FX and 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet interface, may only occupy slot 1 of a function group or a growth slot if non-VLF mains are used, slot 1 and 2 are available with VLF mains (Series 1:2 or higher LNW74s), uses PTM optics for ZX/LX/FX interfaces, supports private lines, when installed in the Growth slots, only the optical ports are functional (17–24), OSP hardened.
FE/GBE PL	LNW87	D/G–G¹	100/1000BASE-T and 100BASE-ZX/LX/FX Ethernet interface via optical PTMs, can be used in slot 1 and/or 2 in a VLF-equipped Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend and either slot 1 or 2 in a non-VLF equipped Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend, GbE private lines, includes no switch fabric, OSP hardened
Enhanced Ethernet Switch Pack (100/1000 BASE-X/T ports)	LNW170	D/G–G¹	Hybrid 100/1000 BASE-X/T Ethernet interface, uses PTMs, supports enhanced Ethernet QoS, equipment protection using Link Aggregation when equipped in pairs of slots
FE/GBE/10GBE (100/1000 BASE-T ports)	LNW910	D/G–G¹	1-port 10GE and 10-port Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet, 100/1000BASE-T (industrial temp), 100BASE-LX, 1000BASE-SX/LX/ZX, and 10GBASE-LR/ER/ZR, for use with VLF mains only.

Notes:

With non-VLF Mains, most Ethernet and SAN pack can only occupy slot 1 of a FN or Growth group. Those packs that can occupy either slot are noted in the Description column. The unprotected LNW170 can occupy both slots with non-VLF Mains. In order to support all other Ethernet and SAN packs in both Slot 1 and 2 of a Function Group or Growth Slot, Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend must be equipped with VLF Mains (LNW84/LNW141).
Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend does not allow installation of two packs with electrical interfaces in adjacent slots within the same Function Unit or Growth Slot. Therefore, in systems equipped with LNW84 or LNW141 VLF mains, LNW74 packs can reside in either Slot 1 or Slot 2 of a group, but not both at the same time. However, another optical (Ethernet or SONET) pack may be installed in the other slot.

4-port GbE-PL Private Line Fast Ethernet circuit pack (LNW63)

The GbE-PL Private Line Gigabit Ethernet (LNW63) circuit pack provides point-to-point (Ethernet Private Line Service) data transport at the 1000 Mb/s rate. The GbE-PL circuit pack supports generic framing procedure (GFP) encapsulation and STS virtual concatenation.

The LNW63 circuit pack supports STS-1, STS-3c, STS-12c cross-connects. LNW63 has 4 VCGs, and each VCG can have up to 21 STS-1 tributaries and the total available backplane link space is 48 STS-1s to Main-1 and 48 STS-1s to Main-2. The tributaries may be assigned freely, all VCGs have access to all tributaries. See Figure A-1, LNW63 Gigabit Ethernet (Private Line) circuit pack.

Each VCG can use 1 STS-1, or up to 21 (STS-1-xv, x=1–21) tributaries. Each VCG can use 1 STS-3c, or up to 7 (STS-3-xv, x=1–7) or 1 STS-12c tributary.

Figure A-1: LNW63 Gigabit Ethernet (Private Line) circuit pack

LNW63 packs can be placed in slots D1 and G1. Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend supports a total add/drop capacity of 8 Private Line GbE ports if both slots are equipped with LNW63 circuit packs.

For detailed information about Ethernet technologies, see Ethernet transport.

When an LNW63 circuit pack occupies only 1 slot of a Function Unit group, the other slot must be populated with an apparatus blank.

With VLF Mains, LNW63 can occupy both slots 1 and 2 of a Function/Growth group, making the total capacity of a system fully populated with LNW63s, GbE Private Line ports.

The LNW63 contains 4 internal 1000 Mbps WAN ports suporting enhanced Private Line services such as high-order virtual concatenation (STS) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). The LNW63 and PTM optics are also OSP hardened for outside plant applications.

1000BASE-T electrical PTM

The LNW63 supports electrical GbE PTMs that are provisionable for 1000 Mbps traffic. They conform to the IEEE802.3 standards for 1000BASE-T in the respective settings (IEEE802.3z and IEE802.3ab). Connectivity is provided for an RJ-45 Cat 5 cable and the PTM has a maximum span length of 100 meters.

The electrical PTMs can be installed in ports 1–4 of the LNW63.

8-port GbE-PL Private Line Fast Ethernet circuit pack (LNW64)

The 8-port GbE-PL Private Line Gigabit Ethernet (LNW64) circuit pack provides point-to-point (Ethernet Private Line Service) data transport at the 1000 Mb/s rate. The GbE-PL circuit pack supports generic framing procedure (GFP) encapsulation and STS virtual concatenation.

The LNW64 provides 8 Private Line, PTM (also known as SFP) GbE ports. The ports can be populated with 8 1000BASE-SX/LX/ZX PTMs or 8 100/1000BASE-T electrical PTMs. LNW64 can also support a mix of 4 electrical and 4 optical PTMs.

LNW64 supports STS-1 and STS-3c cross-connections with or without VCAT, and STS-12c cross-connections without VCAT. All ports are capable of transmitting at wire speed (1000 Mbps) simultaneously, making full capacity of the pack 168 STS-1s. LNW64 has 8VCGs, and each VCG can have up to 21 STS-1 tributaries. The tributaries may be assigned freely, all VCGs have access to all tributaries ( Figure A-2, LNW64 Gigabit Ethernet (Private Line) circuit pack shows the LNW64 circuit pack).

Each VCG can use 1 STS-1, or up to 21 (STS-1-xv, x=1–21) tributaries. Each VCG can use 1 STS-3c, or up to 7 (STS-3-xv, x=1–7) or 1 STS-12c tributary.

Figure A-2: LNW64 Gigabit Ethernet (Private Line) circuit pack

With VLF Mains, LNW64 can occupy both slots 1 and 2 of a Function/Growth unit, making the total capacity of a system fully populated with LNW64s, 32 GbE Private Line ports.

For detailed information about Ethernet technologies, see Ethernet transport.

When an LNW64 circuit pack occupies only 1 slot of a Function Unit group, the other slot must be populated with an apparatus blank.

The LNW64 contains 8 internal 1000 Mbps WAN ports supporting enhanced Private Line services such as high-order virtual concatenation (STS) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). The LNW64 and PTM optics are also OSP hardened for outside plant applications.

FC/FICON/ESCON SAN circuit pack (LNW73 and LNW73C)

LNW73 and LNW73C circuit pack provides point-to-point SAN transport. The LNW73/73C circuit pack supports generic framing procedure (GFP) encapsulation and STS virtual concatenation. The LNW73/73C circuit pack can be provisioned to operate in the STS-1 or STS-3c mode. In the STS-1 mode, the LNW73/73C circuit pack supports up to 24 VCG ports. In the STS-3c mode, the LNW73/73C circuit pack supports up to 16 VCG ports.

The LNW73/73C circuit pack supports STS-1, STS-3c, STS-12c cross-connect. The LNW73/73C has 4 VCGs, and each VCG can have up to 48 tributaries (maximum capacity of 48 virtual concatenated STS-1s) and the total available backplane link space is 48 STS-1s to Main-1 and 48 STS-1s to Main-2. The tributaries may be assigned freely, all VCGs have access to all tributaries. Figure A-3, LNW73/73C Gigabit Ethernet (Private Line) circuit pack (STS-1 mode) shows the LNW73/73C circuit pack).

When the LNW73/73C is provisioned for STS-1 mode, each VCG can use 1 STS-1, or up to 48 (STS-1-xv, x=0–48) tributaries. When the LNW63 is provisioned for STS-12c mode, each VCG can use 1 STS-3c, or up to 16 (STS-3-xv, x=1–16) or 1 STS-12c tributary. The circuit pack mode is user provisionable.

Figure A-3: LNW73/73C Gigabit Ethernet (Private Line) circuit pack (STS-1 mode)

The LNW73C differs from the LNW73 in that it enables compression of SAN traffic.

The LNW73C is able to compress asynchronous Fibre Channel traffic and conserve up to 50% of bandwidth versus uncompressed asynchronous FC traffic in typical applications.

Compression for asynchronous FC traffic is pre-standard and will be standardized by FC-BB-4. The implementation of SAN compression enables a high throughput of up to two full-line rate FC-2G interfaces in a single pack.

The R6.0 implementation of SAN compression enables a high throughput of up to two full-line rate FC-2G interfaces in a single pack.

LNW73/73C packs can be placed in slots D1 and G1. Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend supports a total add/drop capacity of 8 Private Line GbE ports if all slots are equipped with LNW73/73C circuit packs.

For detailed information about Ethernet technologies, see Ethernet transport.

When an LNW73 or LNW73C circuit pack occupies only 1 slot of a Function Unit group, the other slot must be populated with an apparatus blank.

The LNW73/73C contains 4 internal 1000 Mbps WAN ports supporting enhanced Private Line services such as low-and high order virtual concatenation (VT1.5/STS) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). The LNW73/73C and PTM optics are also OSP hardened for outside plant applications.

100BASE-X/T (LNW74) hybrid optical/electrical Ethernet interface

This 24-port Ethernet interface provides private line services using standard GFP encapsulation (G.7041) and standard STS-1 and VT virtual concatenation according to ITU G.707. The LNW74 circuit pack provides 8 ports for optical 100BASE-X transport at 100 Mbps The LNW74 circuit pack also provides 16 electrical ports for the 10/100BASE-T interfaces. These electrical ports transmit at 10/100 Mbps using standard Ethernet switching IEEE 802.1, standard encapsulation, and standard STS-1 and VT virtual concatenation according to ITU G.707. The LNW74 circuit pack electrical interfaces can transmit signals across spans as long as 100 meters. The LNW74 circuit pack is an unprotected circuit pack and is OSP hardened.

The 10/100-PL circuit pack supports STS-1, STS-3c, and VT1.5 (all may be used on different ports). Up to 336 VT1.5s may be used with between 0 and 63 assigned to any VCG. When VT mapping is selected, 12 STS-1s are reserved for the 336 VTs. Then 36 STS-1s are reserved for STS-1 VCAT or STS-3cs. Otherwise there is no VT mapping. In this case, 48 STS-1s are available for STS-1 VCAT or STS-3cs. Each VCG can use 1 (STS-1) or (STS-1-xv, x=0–3) or 1 (STS-3c), or (VT1.5-xv, x=0–63) tributaries. The circuit pack mode is user provisionable.

Connections to the 100BASE-T interface are via multi-service connectors on the Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMXtend system backplane. Fiber access for optical ports is provided by LC-type connector pairs on the LNW74 faceplate.

The LNW74 circuit pack is designed specifically to support Fast Ethernet Private Line applications. Each LNW74 circuit pack can support 24 private lines.

Figure A-4: LNW74 Fast Ethernet hybrid (optical/electrical) pack

The electrical ports auto-negotiate speed (10/100 Mbps for T ports only - X ports operate at 100 Mbps only) and flow control when interfacing with other 802.3-compliant devices over twisted pair media. The ports supports the full duplex mode only. Optical ports on the LNW74 do not auto-negotiate flow control.

For detailed information about Ethernet technologies, see Ethernet transport.

When the Main slots are equipped with VLF circuit packs, LNW74 circuit packs can be installed in either slot 1 or 2 of Function Unit or Growth groups to support true 0x1 on optical ports. Up to 80 100BASE-X ports and 128 100BASE-T ports are addressable when all Function Unit groups are equipped with LNW74 circuit packs. The LNW74 circuit pack can be installed next to another optical TDM or Ethernet circuit pack within the same group.

When non-VLF Mains are used, the LNW74 circuit packs may only occupy slot 1 of a Function Unit group. Up to 40 100BASE-X ports and 64 100BASE-T ports are addressable when all Function Unit groups are equipped with LNW74 circuit packs. When the LNW74 circuit packs occupy slot 1 of a Function Unit group, slot 2 must be populated with an apparatus blank.

The circuit pack Ethernet Mode parameter must be provisioned as FX to support LNW74 circuit packs in slot 1 and slot 2; otherwise, this configuration is incompatible. When pairing the LNW74 with another LNW74, ONLY the 8 SFP ports on each pack are usable, for a total of 16 SFP ports per function group. When mixing an LNW74 with any optical only pack, all 24 ports (16 electrical and 8 SFP ports) on the LNW74 are available.

The LNW74 may occupy slot 1 of any Function Unit group on the shelf (D and G), and

FE/GbE Private Line (LNW87) Ethernet interface

The LNW87 circuit pack is an 4-port, PTM-based Private Line Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet pack. The ports can be populated with either, 4 optical, 4 electrical PTMs, or a mix of electrical and optical PTMs. The port mode is provisionable on per port basis. The LNW87 contains 4 internal VCG ports supporting enhanced Private Line services such as high-order virtual concatenation (VCAT) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). LNW87 supports STS-1 and STS-3c cross-connections with or without VCAT, and STS-12c cross-connections without VCAT. All ports are capable of transmitting at wire speed (1000 Mbps) simultaneously, making full capacity of the pack 84 STS-1s.

The LNW87 is an unprotected pack. The LNW87 can be used with VLF Mains or non-VLF mains and can occupy both slots 1 and 2 of a Function/Growth unit, making the total capacity of a systems fully populated with LNW87s, 16 GbE Private Line ports.

The LNW87 is hardened for outside plant (OSP) temperature ranges. However, you must install PTMs that are approved for industrial temperatures (OSP hardened) to use the LNW87 in OSP applications.

1000BASE-X/100BASE-X (LNW170) hybrid optical Ethernet interface

This 8-port Ethernet interface provides 4-ports for short-reach and/or long-reach high-speed optical data transport at the rate of 1 Gb/s and 4-ports for optical 100BASE-X transport at 100 Mbps using standard Ethernet switching IEEE 802.1, standard encapsulation, and virtual concatenation according to ITU G.707.

The LNW170 circuit packs support STS-1, STS-3c, STS-12c cross-connect. LNW170 may have up to 32 VCGs, and each VCG can have up to 48 tributaries (maximum capacity of 48 virtual concatenated STS-1s) and the total available backplane link space is 48 STS-1s to Main-1 and 48 STS-1s to Main-2. The tributaries may be assigned freely, all VCGs have access to all tributaries.

When the LNW170 is provisioned for STS-1 mode, each VCG can use 1 STS-1, or up to 48 (STS-1-xv, x=0–48) tributaries. When the LNW170 is provisioned for STS-12c mode, each VCG can use 1 STS-3c, or up to 16 (STS-1-xv, x=0–16) or 1 STS-12c tributary. The circuit pack mode is user provisionable.

Connections to the LNW170 are PTMs on the circuit pack faceplate.

100BASE-T/1000BASE-T Electrical PTM for the LNW170

The LNW170 supports dual function electrical PTMs that are provisionable for 100 or 1000 Mbps traffic. They conform to the IEEE802.3 standards for 100BASE-T and 1000BASE-T in the respective settings (IEEE802.3z and IEE802.3ab). Connectivity is provided for an RJ-45 Cat 5 cable and the PTM has a maximum span length of 100 meters.

The electrical PTM can only be installed in ports 1–4 of the LNW170. Ports 5–8 are always reserved for 100BASE-X optical Fast Ethernet interfaces.

The figure below shows the LNW170 in Private Line mode.

Figure A-5: LNW170 in Private Line mode

The figure below shows the LNW170 in Switched (802.1q or Transparent) mode.

Figure A-6: LNW170 in switched mode

For detailed information about Ethernet technologies, see Ethernet transport.

100/1000BASE-T (LNW910) Ethernet pack

The LNW910 FE/GBE/10GBE circuit pack is 25 mm wide and transports up to 10 SFP-based optical or electrical GbE/FE ports and one XFP-based 10GbE port. The supported PTM rates include, 100/1000BASE-T (industrial temp), 100BASE-LX, 1000BASE-SX/LX/ZX, and 10GBASE-LR/ER/ZR, The LNW910 must be installed in a shelf with an LNW2 and at least one VLF Main pack. The pack can support up to 64 VCGs, aggregate packet processing capacity of 20 Gbps, and MEF E-Line and ELAN operation.

Ethernet port configurations

The LNW63, LNW64, LNW74, LNW170, and LNW910 support the following provisionable Ethernet port configurations for pluggable transmission modules.

Table A-2: Ethernet port configurations

Ethernet port mode parameter setting	Ethernet Circuit Packs
Ethernet port mode parameter setting	LNW63	LNW64	LNW74	LNW170	LNW910
GX_FX	—	—	—	Ports 1-4: optical GbE Ports 5-8: optical FE	—
GT_FX	—	—	—	Ports 1-4: electrical GbE Ports 5-8: optical FE	—
FT_FX	—	—	Electrical FE Backplane Ports 1-16: Enabled Ports 17-24: optical FE	Ports 1-4: electrical FE Ports 5-8: optical FE	—
GX_FT	—	—	—	Ports 1-4: optical GbE Ports 5-8: electrical FE	—
GT_FT	—	—	—	Ports 1-4: electrical GbE Ports 5-8: electrical FE	—
FT	—	—	Electrical FE Backplane Ports 1-16: Disabled Ports 17-24: optical FE	Ports 1-8: electrical FE	Ports 1-10: electrical/optical GbE or electrical/optical FE
GX	Ports 1-4: optical GbE	Ports 1-8: optical GbE	—	—	Ports 1-10: electrical/optical GbE or electrical/optical FE
GT	Ports 1-4: electrical GbE	Ports 1-8: electrical GbE	—	—	Ports 1-10: electrical/optical GbE or electrical/optical FE
GT_GX	—	Ports 1-4: electrical GbE Ports 5-8: optical GbE	—	—	Ports 1-10: electrical/optical GbE or electrical/optical FE