Alcatel-Lucent

7302-7330-735x ISAM

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 Table of Contents

1. Shelf Types
2. Control Cards (NT)
3. NT Input/Output cards
4. LT Board Types – Copper
5. LT Board Types – Optical
6. LT Board Types – ISAM-Voice
7. Other ISAM components
8. SFP+ vs XFP

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 1 Shelf Types

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 ISAM FD shelf – Flexible Density Equipment Practice

ƒ FD slots are universal: can hold all types of LTs as well as splitter cards

ƒ Various FD splitters will be available

o multiDSL and VDSL2
o POTS-only and universal POTS/ISDN

fiber (p2p Eth) Multi-ADSL

VDSL2
POTS

GPON
Single shelf for all
deployments

splitters
ISDN
•DSL
•voice
•Fiber
•Splitters
•GPON Multiple flavors of line cards available
Multiple density variants (28p, 48p)

The following LTs will be supported starting from ISAM release 3.3:
 24p G.shdsl LT
 16p Ethernet LT (p2p fiber Ethernet)
 48p VDSL2 LT
 48p mDSL/VDSL splitters

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 Shelf types – FD equipment practice

ƒ ISAM 7302 - FD
• FD -NFXS-A
o ETSI shelf for 16/18 boards (x lines)
o universal slot concept allows any mix of xDSL LTs, splitters, fiber LTs, voice cards

ƒ ISAM 7330 FTTN - FD

• FD-NFXS-B
o Mini-RAM ETSI shelf for 8/10 boards (x lines)
o universal slot concept allows any mix of xDSL LTs, splitters, fiber LTs, voice cards

ƒ 7356 FTTB REM - FD

• FD-NFXR-A
o can be connected to 7330 FTTN XD or FD.

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 7302 ISAM-FD equipment practice

ƒ FD shelf mounted in any standard ETSI rack.

NO TRU
• 3 FD 7302-shelves fit in ETSI rack of 2200mm height

ƒ Self contained shelf concept. FD-7302-1

• Stand-alone deployment with integrated power
management & shelf alarm
• Power directly on the shelf.

FD-7302-2
ƒ TRU “Lite” functionality integrated in shelf
• TRU optional in case of rack power feeding for multi-
shelf rack

ƒ Different rack configurations

FD-7302-3

2200mm heigh STD ETSI-RACK

The ISAM-FD equipment can be mounted in a standard ETSI rack, This is possible because
the ISAM FD Shelves can operate as a stand-alone unit powering and other general shelf
functionality (e.g. visual alarm indicators) (= the power unit) are integrated in the 7302
ISAM FD shelf.
Therefore integration into a rack with a top rack unit is not required, but it is possible.
Integrated 7302 FD rack configurations (rack + subracks + evt. Cabling) are also offered.
7302 FD shelves can also be mounted in existing XD modular space improved rack and in
the UD rack.
The reduced height of the FD shelves allows to combine 3 FD shelves into
a ETSI rack of 2200 mm height. This way higher densities can be obtained with FD
shelves. One rack may contain 3 FD shelves compared to only 2 XD shelves

Remark: FD chassis also fits in

 ISAM-XD rack

 ASAM UD rack

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 7302 ISAM–FD shelf: NFXS-A

2 x NT
LT/splitter slots + NTIO LT/splitter slots
ƒ No connector area: direct front
access cabling

ƒ 2 NT slots + 1 NTIO slot

ƒ 16 “LT/splitter” slots
ƒ Capacity = 16 + 2 line slots
600
• NT-B/NTIO slots can be used as line slot

• Max 864 lines/shelf for DSL

• Max 8192 user/shelf for GPON

FAN

500 W x 600 H x 280 D

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This ISAM 7302 16/18 slot FD ETSI shelf/subrack (NFXS-A) is a shelf with universal slot
concept and reduced backpanel architecture.
This is a high-dense subrack for central office and large cabinet applications, which fits
in standard ETSI racks.
Reduced backpanel architecture in the sense that the 7302 ISAM-FD shelf has no
connector area for subscriber, xDSL and narrowband interfaces. External cabling is
applied directly to front access connectors on the line termination boards. Initial multi-
ADSL cards have 48-port density, but higher density cards can also be accommodated
within the shelf (future)
There can be maximum 18 LT boards (16 + 2) in one 7302 ISAM-FD sub-rack. Since one
sub-rack is one ISAM system, the maximum number of xDSL lines that one ISAM FD system
can support is 48*18=864 lines.
For GPON the maximum will be 16 LT cards with 8 PON ports and 64 users per PON port,
which gives a total of 8192 (more details on GPON see relevant chapters)

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 7302 ISAM–FD shelf: NFXS-A

Back panel

NTIO/LT
NTB/LT
LT
LT

LT

LT
LT
LT

LT
LT
LT

LT
LT
LT
LT
LT
LT

LT
Card cage
NTA
area
LT board

fiber channel IWF

fiber conduct

Fan area
Fan unit
Dust filter fiber conduct
Power &
PWR
connector FAN
area dust filter

IWF : Inter Working Function

The ISAM 7302 FD shelf is subdivided in following areas:
 Card cage containing slots for NT, NTIO, LT and splitter boards.
 Fiber conduct for NT and NTIO fibers (fibers coming from LT boards, e.g. GPON, will
be guided upwards from the LT board)
 Fan unit area: the fan unit is provided with dust filter. The dust filter must be
installed only beneath the lowest fan tray in a configuration. The dust filter can be
removed without plugging out the fan tray.
 Power and connection area: This area provides housing for connectors for the power
supply, circuit breakers and rack lamps.
The shelf has 19 vertical slots for pluggable boards.
In the center of the shelf, three slots are foreseen for NT-A, NTIO and NT-B. Other 16
slots are universal slots. universal slots can accommodate LT board types, server board
types and splitter board types.
Hence, splitters can be mixed with LTs in a shelf or be deployed separately/externally.
A mixed shelf combines LT/splitter pairs, with front cabling to interconnect LT and
splitter.(see later in this presentation)
The NTIO slot and the NT-B slot can also be assigned as universal slot. Such assignment
turns the shelf into a 18-slot shelf. This is only for DSL based solutions (not for GPON)
and should only be considered in HSI (High Speed Internet) only services. In Triple Play
solutions it’s not such a good idea to get rid of the NT redundancy.

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 7302 ISAM-FD shelf – configurations LT shelves

User links User links

cable management area cable management area

48p-LT

48p-LT
NT IO
NT

NT

48p-LT

48p-LT
NT IO
NT
NT
BITS TAU BITS
BITS TAU BITS

ADSL 1- 48
Craft Craft
Craft Craft

ADSL 1-48
Mgt SFP3 Mgt
Mgt SFP3 Mgt

SFP4
SFP4

SFP5
SFP5

SFP6 SFP6
SFP1 SFP1 SFP1 SFP1
SFP7 SFP7

SFP2 SFP2 SFP2 SFP2

SFP8 SFP8

fibermanagement
fiber conduct area fiberfiber
management
conduct area
Fan unit Fan unit
Fan unit Fan unit
PWR PWR filters
BAT filers connector PWR PWRfilers
BAT filters connector
Inlet area Inlet area
BPA Block
BPA Block
Lamps
LEDS CBs Lamps
LEDS CBs

FD CO 16 slot LT shelf FD CO 18 slot LT shelf

with NT redundancy no NTIO / no NT redundancy
(DSL - HSI only application)

The 7302 ISAM-FD subrack can be used in different modes.

You can have an LT-shelf, splitter shelf or mixed/combo-shelf.
 In LT mode, the FD subrack is – besides the NT and NTIO board, equipped with LT
boards only . The corresponding splitter cards must be placed in a separate splitter
subrack.
 splitter shelf: In that case only splitter boards are inserted in the LT-slots. No NT or
NTIO boards needed. Also a fan unit is not required in this configuration.
 “mixed shelf”-combo configuration, pairs of splitter & DSL LT boards in the same FD
shelf.
On the slide you see the configuration for a 7302 ISAM-FD LT-shelf.
 If NT redundancy is required, the FD subrack can be equipped with 16 LT boards
 If neither NT redundancy nor extra external interfaces are required, the FD subrack
can be equipped with 18 LT boards. LT 17 and LT 18 are placed in the NT I/O and in
the NTB slot respectively.

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 7302 ISAM FD shelf – configurations LT/splitter shelf (DSL only)

POTS
LINE

48p-LT

48p-LT
NT IO
NT

NT
BITS TAU BITS

Craft Craft

ADSL 1-48
Mgt SFP3 Mgt

SFP4

XDSL
SFP5

SFP6

SFP1 SFP1
SFP7

SFP2 SFP2

SFP8

LT SP LT SP
Fiber management area
Fan Unit
Fan unit
PWR PWR filters
BAT filers Connector
Inlet area
BPA Block
Lamps
LEDS CBs

FD CO 16 slot shelf FD CO 18 slot shelf

with NT redundancy without NT redundancy

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When the 7302 ISAM-FD is used in a “mixed shelf”-combo configuration, pairs of splitter
& DSL LT boards can be placed in the same shelf. For each equipped LT board, the
corresponding splitter is placed in the in neighboring right slot of the LT board.
On the slide you see the configuration for a 7302 ISAM-FD LT-shelf with redundancy. In
that case the FD subrack can be equipped with 8 LT boards and 8 splitters.

If NT redundancy is not required, the FD subrack can be equipped with 9 LT boards and 9
splitters. LT 9 and splitter 9 are placed in the NT I/O and in the NTB slot respectively.
(This configuration is shown on the right of the slide.)
Splitters for the xDSL LIMs can be mounted next to (and to the right of) the
corresponding LT. The connection between the LT and the correlating splitter is done via
the front with a 48 pairs connector and cable.
At the front of the splitter, there is the 48 pairs connector and cable towards the PSTN-
exchange.
In this configuration, there is no MTA on the splitters. MTA is not supported in combo
mode.

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 7330 ISAM FTTN– FD shelf: NFXS-B

ƒ Medium-sized DSLAM for CO or

Cabinet
ƒ 2 NT slots + 1 NTIO slot
• Remote expansion capabilities via
NTIO

ƒ 8 “LT/splitter” slots

355 (horizontal
ƒ Capacity = 8 + 2 line slots 8 LT/splitter slots

mounting)
• NT-B/NTIO slots can be used
as line slot
• Max 480 lines/shelf

ƒ Power and alarm functionality in GFC

Card 2 NT + NTIO slot

• Remote expansion capabilities via

NTIO

ƒ No connector area GFC

• direct front access cabling

240 D x 445 W x 355 H

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The 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD 8/10 slot FD ETSI shelf/subrack (NFXS-B) can be deployed at
either the Central Office (CO), or in a remote location (which can be in an outside
cabinet). The shelf can be mounted horizontally in 19” or ETSI rack .
Like the 7302 ISAM-FD shelf (NFXS-A) the NFXS-B is a shelf with universal slot concept
and reduced backpanel architecture.
Reduced backpanel architecture in the sense that no connector area for subscriber, xDSL
and narrowband interfaces are present on the backpanel. External cabling is applied
directly to front access connectors on the line termination boards. Initial multi-ADSL
cards have 48-port density, but higher density cards can also be accommodated within
the shelf (future)
Max 10 LT boards (8 + 2) in one 7330 FD sub-rack means that the maximum number of
xDSL lines that one 7330 ISAM FD system can support now is 48*10=480 lines.
The 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD has expansion capabilities to remote expansion modules. The
7330 ISAM FTTN-FD host shelf perceives remote LT units as though they were installed
locally on the host shelf itself, adding them to its total number of LT units.

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 7330 ISAM FTTN–FD shelf: NFXS-B

LT
LT
LT
LT

Fan unit
Card LT
cage
LT
area
LT
LT
NT-B / LT
NTIO / LT
NT-A
PWR GFC
Fan area
Power &
connector
12
area

The 7330 FD subrack physically has three areas:

 the card: card cage containing slots for NT, NTIO, LT and splitter boards.
 the fan area: This area provides housing for a separate fan unit. Power unit and cable connection
area. This area houses connectors for the power supply, circuit breakers, subrack lamps and
connectors for alarm cabling
The shelf has 12 horizontal slots for pluggable boards.
A mandatory GFC card takes the bottom position of the shelf. The GFC card takes up powering and other
general shelf functionality (e.g. visual alarm indicators).
Above the slot for the GFC card, three slots are foreseen for NT-A, NTIO and
NT-B. The other 8 slots are universal slots. universal slots can accommodate LT board types, Server board
types and splitter board types.
Hence, splitters can be mixed with LTs in a shelf or be deployed separately/externally.
A mixed shelf combines LT/splitter pairs, with front cabling to interconnect LT and splitter.(see later in
this presentation)
The NTIO slot and the NT-B slot can also be assigned as universal slot. Such assignment turns the shelf into
a 10-slot shelf. Note: A 9-slot configuration, where only NTIO slot or NT-B slot is assigned as universal slot,
is currently not supported.)
Besides some exceptions you can state that in general the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD uses the same boards as the
CO-system (7302 ISAM-FD).
slot numbering is bottom up (below legacy numbering is used):
 LT 1/1/11
 LT 1/1/10
 LT 1/1/9 LT 1/1/6
 LT 1/1/8 LT 1/1/5
 LT 1/1/7 LT 1/1/4
NT-B
NTIO
NT-A
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management area
management area
ADSL 1 48
-
ADSL 1- 48
ADSL 1 48
-
ADSL 1- 48

fiber
fiber
LT 48p
- LT8
Craft
BITS

SFP2
SFP3 MgtMgt

SFP1
TAU BITS

Craft

SFP2

Fan unit
NT
SFP1

Fan unit
NT 48p - LT
SFP6

SFP8
SFP7
SFP5
SFP4

LT - 48p LT10
SFP8
MgtMgt SFP3

SFP4

SFP5

SFP6

SFP7

NT IO
48p - LT
BITSTAU

NT IO

Fan unit
SFP2
SFP1
Craft

SFP1
Fan unit
SFP2
SFP1
SFP1

Craft
BITS
Craft
BITS

Mgt
NT
NT
NT
NT

FD CO 8 slot LT shelf FD CO 10 slot LT shelf

With NT redundancy No NTIO/ No NT redundancy
(DSL - HSI only application)

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As the 7302 ISAM FD the 7330 FD subrack can be used in different modes.
You can have an LT-shelf, splitter shelf or mixed/combo shelf.
 In LT mode, the FD subrack is – besides the NT and NTIO board, equipped with LT
boards only . The corresponding splitter cards must be placed in a separate splitter
subrack.
 splitter shelf: In that case only splitter boards are inserted in the LT-slots. No NT or
NTIO boards needed. Also a fan unit is not required in this configuration.
 “mixed shelf”-combo configuration, pairs of splitter & DSL LT boards in the same FD
shelf.
The ISAM 7330 FD shelf can be configured as: “LT shelf”: configured with NT boards (at
least one, second is optional) , NTIO boards (optional) and LT/server boards.
 If NT redundancy is required, the FD subrack can be equipped with 8 LT boards. (Left
drawing)
 If NT redundancy is not required, the FD subrack can be equipped with 10 LT boards.
LT 9 and LT 10 are placed in the NT I/O and in the NTB slot respectively;
Right drawing

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 7330 ISAM FD shelf – configurations (DSL only)

POTS

SP

Fan unit
LT
-
-

XDSL LT1

SFP2
SFP1
BITS

Craft

SFP2
SFP1
NT

Mgt

Fan unit
NT
LINE

SFP6

SFP7

SFP8
SFP3

SFP5
TAU

SFP4
SFP4

SFP5

SFP6

SFP7

SFP8
SFP3
NT IO
BITSBITS TAU

CraftCraft

Fan unit
SFP2
SFP1
SFP1
Mgt Mgt

NT
NT

FD CO mixed shelf
With NT redundancy

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In combo mode, the 7330 FD subrack is equipped with LT boards and splitter boards. For
each equipped LT board, the corresponding splitter board is placed in the slot below the
LT board. So, the LT card comes in top position and the splitter card in neighboring right
position.
For the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD as LT-shelf:
 If NT redundancy is required, the 7330 FD subrack can be equipped with 4 LT boards
and 4 splitter boards.
 If NT redundancy and no extra external interfaces are required, the 7330 FD subrack
can be equipped with 5 LT boards and 5 splitter boards. LT 5 and splitter 5 are placed
in the NT I/O and in the NTB

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 General architecture 7302/7330 ISAM-FD

7302/7330 FD-shelf
ƒ new equipment practice – NEP x External
Ethernet NTIO 802.3
• NFXS-A/B links port

ƒ capacity = 16 (+ 2) line slots

NT
• NT-B/NTIO slots can be used as line slot Control/Mgt
functions ACU Clock
ƒ universal slot concept
Control link
2/4 External 1..6 GE
• shelf can accomodate any mix of Aggregation
Ethernet
xDSL LTs, splitters, fiber LTs,
voice cards
links 802.3
2 GE
function (xHUB)
port 1 …16/18 GE

ƒ aggregation (service hub) and

control- & management function integrated ASAM link
on NT
LT16Æ 18
ƒ 1-10Gbps connectivity between
or
NT and LT via backpanel
SP16Æ 18
or
mixed
ƒ ACU & clock function integrated on NT SMAS
board

Power
ƒ SMAS functionality integrated on backpanel
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The slide above shows the 7302/7330 ISAM FD system architecture.

The universal slot concept in the FD equipment practice allows the 7302 ISAM-FD shelf to
accommodate line termination cards and splitter cards. Therefore the 7302 ISAM FD shelf
(NSFX-A) can be configured as LT shelf, as splitter shelf or as a mixed shelf. A mixed
shelf combines LT/splitter pairs, with front cabling to interconnect LT and splitter.
The NFXS-A shelf is used for the 7302 ISAM-FD.
The shelf has 16 universal slots, 2 NT slots and 1 NTIO slot. This way NT redundancy is
supported.
However the second NT slot and NTIO slot can also be used as universal slot, increasing
the capacity to 18 slots.
The NT board - as with the XD equipment practice - contains an integrated aggregation
function with a total capacity of 24 Gbps which is commonly referred to as the service
hub (SHUB). There are two ethernet switches on the NT having a capacity of 12 Gbps
each, which means the total switching capacity is 24 Gbps, corresponding with 16 GE
ASAM links + 8 extra Ethernet links.
These extra Ethernet links can then be used as uplink, subtended links or directly
connected end-user links.
The NT cards for FD equipment practice can terminate 2 external Ethernet links.
The NTIO is providing the connectivity to the outside world for the 6 additional links.

The NFXS-B shelf is used for the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD.

The shelf has 8 universal slots, 2 NT slots and 1 NTIO slots. This way NT redundancy is
supported. However the second NT slot and NTIO slot can also be used as universal slot,
increasing the capacity to 10 slots.
NT and LT cards used in 7302 ISAM FD are also used in the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD. The
functionality of the different boards is the15same as in the©7302
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The difference with the 7302 ISAM-FD is the number of LT-slots and the fact that the
 In the case where the second NT slot and NTIO slot are used as universal slots,
2 of these 8 Ethernet links are used as ASAM-links leaving us with 6 uplinks available on the
SHUB. As said before the NT in FD equipment provides connectivity to the outside world for
two of these links. So in that case 4 uplinks will remain unused.
Clocking and alarm control unit functionality are also provided on the NT
Each LT card is connected with the NT (SHUB) via the backpanel using a
1 GE electrical interface (ASAM-links). The backplane of the FD however is ready to
support evolution to higher densities and higher subscriber bandwidths.
Powering and other general shelf functionality (e.g. visual alarm indicators) (= the
power unit) is integrated in the 7302 ISAM FD shelf . This way the FD shelf can
operate as a a stand-alone unit, allowing the operator to install the 7302 ISAM FD in
any standard ETSI 2200 rack..
You do not find the TAU module on this drawing, although ISAM FD equipment
practice provides this functionality in LT mode. MTA is not supported in combo
mode. An RJ45 for test access (connection to TAU) is present on the NTIO ( see
later), but the TAU module itself is on a TAUS-card which physically needs to be
inserted in the splitter-shelf.
The SMAS functionality (Remote Inventory PROM) is placed in a socket which is
plugged on the backplane.

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 2 Controller Cards (NT)

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 NT – Network termination card in ISAM
ƒ runs control plane software and
management software
• management and control interfaces
• SW management
• fault management
x GE elec / NTIO • configuration management
optical
• DB management
ƒ Ethernet aggregation switch
LT … ƒ electrical or optical Ethernet
NT CTR interfaces
.
2 GE elec / .
optical 802.3
xHUB . ƒ ACU functionality
port
LT …
ƒ Clock functionality: optional

Clock ACU
ƒ 7330: Performs
aggregation,management and
control functions REM/SEM
Craft Terminal
• Seen as one NE on 5520 AMS
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All the data that passes through the 7302 ISAM-FD will always pass through the NT. It is the 24
Gbps Ethernet aggregation switching function, i.e. the service hub residing on the NT that is
responsible for the data forwarding towards the Ethernet aggregation network.
Another functionality of the NT-board is the control plane of the 7302 ISAM required e.g. for
maintenance and operations, remote inventory information and shelf management. It provides
management interfaces (LAN, CRAFT, RCRAFT) to the outside world and control interfaces
towards the line termination (LT) boards and the network termination I/O.
On the NT resides an interface and media conversion block which provides 2 external Ethernet
interfaces. One of the interfaces will certainly be used as network link. The remaining link can
be used as subtending and/or network links. The media converter on the NT converts the
electrical signal coming from the service hub into an optical signal.
Whether a clock function (BITS) interface is present on the NT or not will depend on the type
of NT card.
NT redundancy is supported.
In the ISAM FD equipment practice the ACU module is integrated on the NT board as well. It is
the ACU-module on the NT board that collects up to five external alarms, AC fail alarm, door
alarm, fuse alarm and two fan fail alarms and sends them to the NT. The ACU-module sends its
alarms to the NT board which transfers these signals to the element management system.
The NT has the same functionality in the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD host shelf as in the 7302 ISAM-FD.
The NT in the 7330 FTTN host shelf however, will also provide the different functionalities for
the remote expansion modules connected to the 7330 FTTN-FD host shelf.

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 NANT - Combined NT unit

ƒ Service HUB

• 24 Gbps line rate capacity

• Supports i.f.o setup/configuration

o Up to18 LT cards

o Up to 8 ports for Ethernet user links, subtending

links and network links

o Up to 12 ports for expansion links

o i.f.o available links on NTIO board

ƒ contains FLASH, RAM and ROM memory

ƒ interfacing with management and control
interfaces via backpanel

ƒ traffic management on NT

ƒ ACU module integrated on NT

NANT-A
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At this stage the only NANT card existing is the NANT-A. (>R3.1).
Two variants exist: with or witouth Bits interface.
The NANT card performs Ethernet switching and control functions for the 7302 and the 733- ISAM
FTTN-FD equipment, as well as for any connected remote expansion units. It handles the xDSL,
the shelf, and the switching data path.
The SHUB is integrated on the NANT board.
The NANT board can be placed in the 7302 ISAM equipment as well as in the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD
equipment. The number of LT cards, external ethernet interfaces and/or expansion links will
depend in which type of shelf the card is inserted.
The NANT card handles high-bandwidth IP services for xDSL subscribers by providing a 24 Gigabit
Ethernet switching fabric. In the downstream direction, high-bandwidth IP services enter the
network termination side of the 7302 ISAM-FD or 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD over optical or electrical
connectivity at the NANT card or through optical connectivity at the NT I/O card.
The NANT card switches the Ethernet IP traffic. The appropriate packets for each connected
xDSL subscriber are then forwarded over the backplane by an LT unit. In the upstream direction,
the NANT card receives Ethernet packets from the LT units over the backplane. The NANT card
either switches the Ethernet packets to the high-bandwidth IP services network or passes them
to the NT I/O card for transmission to the high-bandwidth IP services network.
For expansion configurations with remote expansion units, the NT unit on the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD
host shelf switches traffic destined for remote subscribers to expansion ports on the NT I/O
card via the shelf backplane. Traffic from remote subscribers is forwarded to the NT unit over
the expansion links that connect to the NT I/O card on the host shelf.

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 NANT-A - Combined NT unit version A

ƒ NANT Æ used in: RJ45 BITS (AB variant only)

• 7302 ISAM FD RJ45 Craft

RJ45 Outband Management (LOM)
• 7330 ISAM FTTN FD
RJ45 port 0
ƒ 1 Craft interface (RJ45)
ƒ 1 BITS interface (RJ45)
switchable
• Availability I.f.o variant
SFP port 0
ƒ 1 100BaseT outband Mgt interface

• Not used at the moment SFP port 1

ƒ 2 ports for user/network/subtending links

• 1 GE Optical SFP and

• 1 switchable GE Optical SFP/RJ-45

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The NANT card supports inband management traffic received through its connectors. The
ACU module and the craft connection is found on the NANT supporting local management
this way.
The NT unit on the host shelf is used to manage remote expansion units.
The NANT provides network two GE links on the front panel.
These interfaces are primarily intended to be used as subtending and/or network links.
One port always need to be used as a 1 GE optical port, this is a fixed 1000BASE-X port
(SFP only). The other interface is a combo-port. Meaning that or the optical interface
can be used or the electrical 10/100/1000 BASE-T Port (RJ45 connector)
3 management interfaces are available via the front panel:
• BITS interface (RJ45 connector)
• Craft management interface (RJ45 connector)
• Ethernet management interface (RJ45 connector).
At this point (R3.3) this management interface can not be used
The Craft wiring is not the same as in ASAM or ISAM ACU-board.
The Craft Wiring on ISAM Flexible Density is the following

54321
----------------
\ o o o o o / 1=orange 2=green 3=yellow
\oooo/ 4=black 5=red 6=n.c.
--------- 7=n.c 8=brown 9=blue
9876

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 High Capacity FD : NANT-D

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 The Next Level

ƒ High Capacity
• Triple Play: more HD streams
• VoD takes a lot of bandwidth

• VDSL2 needs to be used to its full potential

• GPON access technology

ƒ Full IP : NANT-D
• An end-to-end IP Network benefits from one IP Stack
• complete integration with existing and proved IP Stack (IPD)

• Introduction of new technologies in the Access:

o MPLS
o IPv6
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In the network architecture of the Triple Play network, all services are delivered in a digital
manner over one Ethernet/IP based network.
After the first generation Triple Play the demand for bandwidth started to increase. IPTV
providers started to use more and more HD streams (as a differentiator towards competitors,
more and more people have television sets that are HD capable and there is more and more
real HD content available). Also we see that unicast video streams like VoD take up a lot of
bandwidth on the Access Multiplexer or DSLAM.
To use new technologies like VDSL2 at its full potential, the capacity of the link between the LT
and the NT needed to be upgraded. With the new architecture we go from 1Gbps towards
2,5Gbps.

Although we speak of the current End-to-end networks as being IP based, typically the first IP
point of contact (first router) passed the modem (if running in routed mode, or the end user
device in the other case) is the Edge Router, since in most cases the DSLAM is used as a L2+
device.
Remark: typically for services llike IPTV bridged modems are recommended (since the end user
device will receive a public IP address from the provider)

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 Advantage of integrating the IPD L2/L3 protocol stack?

ƒ Didn’t we already have a IP stack in NANT-A?

• Yes but not strong enough for the challenges of end-to-end L3 (IP/MPLS)
network

ƒ By reusing IPD we are able to

• Outperform competition in the L3 IPDSLAM space

• Offer a fully integrated access network solution (ISAM + IPD)

• Introduce new network technologies in the Access: IPv6, MPLS

ƒ The motivation for providing advanced L3 functionality in ISAM are

mainly
• Scalability of the network (host table in the connected edge router)

• Resilience of the network (fast rerouting)

• Security of the network (IP@ better under control than MAC@)

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 ISAM and NANT-x SW architecture

SNMP TL1 CLI SNMP TL1 CLI

LT LT

NANT-D/E
NANT-A

Dispatcher Dispatcher

sHUB IACM iHUB IACM

ƒ IACM (ISAM generic + LT management)

• Full feature parity between NANT-D/E and NANT-A
• Identical subscriber flow-through provisioning (untouched SNMP, TL1, CLI interfaces)

ƒ iHUB (NT forwarding features) – Infrastructure provisioning

• Derived from 7x50 IP technology (high availability, scalability, parity with FTTU)
• iHUB MIB and CLI derived from 7x50 (L2, L3, MPLS, IPv6)

• Basic TL1 support for subscriber’s flow-through provisioning (VLAN-CC)

ƒ Common SNMP / CLI / TL1 interface

• Same CLI / TL1 syntax

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 Standard vs. High Capacity NT comparison
NANT-A NANT-D NANT-E
Dual core Quad core
Processing platform Single core
(4x faster than NANT-A)
CPU Memory 256 Mbyte 2 Gbyte 4 Gbyte
Throughput 24 Gbps 100 Gbps 320 Gbps
NT-NT speed n/a 10 Gbps 40 Gbps
NT-LT speed 1 Gpbs 2.5 Gbps* 10 Gbps*
M-VR No Yes (64 VR) Yes (64 VR)
Routing protocols OSPF, RIP BGP, ISIS, OSPF, RIP BGP, ISIS, OSPF, RIP
MAC@ Medium (FDB : 16K) High (FDB : 32K) High (FDB : 32K)
Scalability Routes Low (FIB:4K, RIB: 1K) High (FIB:16K, RIB: 16K) High (FIB:16K, RIB: 16K)
Filters Low (128 L2, 128 L3) High (256 L2, 512 L3) High (256 L2, 512 L3)
MPLS ready No Yes Yes
VPLS ready No Yes Yes
Stability / High (based on High (based on
Focus on L2
availability proven IPD assets) proven IPD assets)
BITS In/Out BITS In/Out
Synchronization BITS In
Synch-E In/Out Synch-E In/Out
ISAM-v support H.248, SIP SIP SIP
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Remark on NT-LT speed for NANT-D/E: when in Active/Active mode, the capacity towards the
new LT cards (among others NGLT, NELT-B) will double towards 5 Gbps and 20 Gbps
respectively.

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 NANT-D - Interfaces

BITS out
BITS in
Craft

System LEDs
ACO
Interface LEDs

3 SFPs (1Gbps or 2.5Gbps)

1 SFP+ (10Gbps)

AB Variant
AA Variant
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System LEDs:
 PWR (Power): if green, power is present; if this LED is off, the board is not powered
 A/S (Active/Standby): if green, this board is the active board; if this LED is off, this is the standby board in
the NT redundancy scheme
 ALM (Alarm): if red, alarm conditions exist on the system; if this LED is off, no alarm conditions are present
on the system
 ACO (Alarm Cut Off): if green, the ACO button was pushed; if this LED is off, no alarm were cleared
ACO (Alarm Cut Off) button: used to clear the alarms on the system, makes the ALM LED switch off.

NANT-D key components

 MPC8572E PowerQuicc III dual e500 core processor
 Core #0 is used for the IACM software
 Core #1 is used for the IPD software (L2/L3 functionality)
 2GB DDR RAM
 BCM56680 108Gbps non-blocking switching fabric
 24 x 2,5 SGMII interfaces supporting 100Mbps FE and 1 & 2,5Gbps GE
 4 x 12 Gbps XAUI interfaces
 BCM8706 10GE PHY
MCSD–A (Mast Clock Synchronization & Distribution) daughter-board
 Synchronous Ethernet: extraction of clock from incoming GigEths, and forwarding of the clock to an outside
clock function like the synchronization daughterboard
 Support for BITS IN/OUT

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 NANT-D - Combined NT unit version D DSL access
+
Fiber intro

ƒ NANT Æ used in:

• 7302 ISAM FD RJ45 BITS OUT (AB variant only)

RJ45 BITS IN (AB variant only)
• 7330 ISAM FTTN FD
RJ45 Craft

ƒ 1 Craft interface (RJ45)

ƒ 2 BITS interfaces (AB variant)

SFP port 1
SFP port 2
ƒ 4 ports for user/network/subtending links

• 3 GE Optical SFP SFP port 3

• 1 x 10GE Optical SFP + SFP port x1

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Support for this NT card started at R4.0.10

The NANT card supports inband management traffic received through its connectors. The
ACU module and the craft connection is found on the NANT supporting local management
this way.
The NT unit on the host shelf is used to manage remote expansion units.
The NANT provides network three GE links and one 10GE on the front panel.
These interfaces are primarily intended to be used as subtending and/or network links.

1 management interfaces are available via the front panel:

• Craft management interface (RJ45 connector)

LEDs on the front panel:

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 Specific Topologies

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 Access Network Topologies

ƒ Three topologies are defined in Access Networks:

ƒ Cascading
7302/7330 ISAM

N * FE/GigE

ƒ Star 7302/7330 ISAM

EMAN node
7302/7330 ISAM

7302/7330 ISAM

ƒ Ring xDSL

Ethernet
DSLAM

xDSL

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Subtending, the concept where one ISAM is used as a kind of Hub ISAM, collecting the data from
the uplinks of several ISAM (called subtended ISAMs), has become less and less popular due to
the enormous data streams in 7302/7330 ISAM.
With the advent of the NANT-D with the enormous increase in switching capacity (108 Gbps), it
becomes more realistic to use an ISAM with NANT-D as the hub ISAM and subtend several XD or
NANT-A ISAMs, even in the event of Triple Play services.

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 NANT-D used as Hub ISAM

ISAM FD Hubbing concept :

Extend life time of ISAM XD / NANT-A

Hub ISAM FD Centralize high end L3 / MPLS features

ISAM XD Keep operations at L2+

Sub
ISAM FD Compatible with XD / FD NANT-A capabilities

Enable L3/MPLS
features on Hub +
Sub virtual node
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 NANT-D used as Hub ISAM

ISAM XD

ISAM FD NANT-D
Virtual L3/MPLS node L2(+)

=
Hub L3 ISAM FD L3 Aggregation
+ MPLS Network
Sub L2 XD/FD
L2(+)

ISAM FD NANT-A

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 3 NT Input/Output Cards

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 NT I/O – NT Input Output in 7302 ISAM-FD

7302
ISAM-FD ƒ provide additional external interfaces
PSTN to the 7302 ISAM shelf.
• interfaces with the NT via the backpanel
NT I/O ƒ one NT-I/O per ISAM system
802.3 P …
port LT
6 x optical S ƒ Supports NT redundancy

NT
.
.
.
LT P …
S

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The network termination Input/Output (NT I/O) board is an applique or interface card
which interfaces – via the backplane – with the network termination (NT) board.
In the 7302 ISAM-FD it is required in case more than the available external interfaces on
the NT board are required.
These interfaces can be used as network links, directly connected user links or
subtending links.
The NT I/O for the 7302 ISAM-FD can provide up to 6 additional interfaces to the shelf.

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 NT I/O – NT Input Output in 7330 FTTN-FD

7330 ISAM
FTTN-FD host

7356 FTTB REM

or
NT I/O 7357 SEM

802.3
1… 12 expansion links
LT P …
port
6->14 S
optical
PSTN

LT P …
S ƒ provide additional external interfaces
.
.
to the 7330 FTTN
.

P … • expansion links i.f.o card type

LT
S
ASAM link • interfaces with the NT via the backpanel
ƒ one NT-I/O per FTTN system

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As in the 7302 ISAM-FD equipment the network termination Input/Output (NT I/O) board
is an applique or interface card providing extra external interfaces.
In the 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD the extra interfaces can now be used as expansion links as
well. However how many interfaces available and how many can be used as expansion
links will depend on the type of NTIO board and software used

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 NCNC - NT I/O Applique version B & version D

NCNC-B NCNC-D

ƒ6 optical GE Eth interfaces to the ƒ6 optical and 4 electrical GE Eth

active NT board. interfaces to the active NT board.

ƒserial TAUS interface to the TAU ƒserial TAUS interface to the TAU
board. board.

ƒEnvironment Monitoring interface ƒ2 serial MTA interfaces.

to communicate with a monitor box
ƒEnvironment Monitoring interface
over a RS-232 link. to communicate with a monitor box
over a RS-232 link.

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In general, the NCNC-B-D card is a NT I/O applique which interfaces with the NT board. It
provides additional GE interfaces to the FD subrack. (>R3.2)

The NCNC-B serves as an NT I/O applique for the 7302 ISAM FD and 7330 FTTN ISAM FD. It
provides 6 slots for up to 6 SFP GE interface modules which are external to the NCNC-B
board. In case the NCNC-B is mounted in a 7302 ISAM FD shelf the NCNC-B is providing
additional uplinks to the network, subtending links or directly connected end-user links.
When mounted in a 7330 ISAM FTTN FD shelf however, these links can also be used to
connect Expansion Modules (REMs/SEMs) to the FD subrack.
The 6 links of the NCNC-B can be used as expansion links.

The NCNC-B supports Metallic Test Access (MTA) by providing a serial TAUS interface to
the TAU module, providing communication between the 7302 ISAM NT and the Test
Access unit (TAU) of the splitter shelf. As stated before, when the ISAM FD shelf is used
as combo shelf, MTA is not supported.

 NCNC-D has six optical and four electrical Ethernet interfaces to implement up to six
Ethernet traffic media interfaces. Four of them can be multiplexed with 100BASE-
FX/1000BASE-X and 10/100/1000BASE-T interfaces, and the remaining two are 1000BASE-
X interfaces.
 Provides Equipment Protection Switching (EPS) in case of failure of the active NT in a
redundant NT pair configuration.
 Supports integrated TAUS to provide Metallic Test Access (MTA) in FD LT shelf
 NCNC-D has an interface to separate TAUS (in combination with a splitter shelf
supporting MTA).
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 NCNC - NT I/O Applique version C & version E (7330 only)

NCNC-C NCNC-E

ƒ12 optical GE Eth interfaces to the ƒ14 optical GE Eth interfaces to the
active NT board. active NT board.

ƒuplinks to the network or ƒuplinks to the network or

connecting Remote Expansion connecting Remote Expansion
Modules (REMs) Modules (REMs)

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In general, the NCNC-C-E card is a NT I/O applique which interfaces with the NT board. It
provides additional GE interfaces to the FD subrack. (>R3.4)

The NCNC-C serves as an NT I/O applique for 7330 FTTN ISAM FD only and provides 12 slots
for up to 12 SFP GE interface modules which are external to the NCNC-C board. These
links can be used as network-, subtending-, directly connected end-user and/or
expansion links.

Max 6 links of the NCNC-C can be used as uplinks. The 12 links can be used as expansion
links. However, the support of # of expansion links will depend on Release.
No MTA nor Environment Monitoring Interface is provided via the NCNC-C.

 NCNC-E has 14 GE interfaces via SFP optical modules.

 Provides Equipment Protection Switching (EPS) in case of failure of the active NT in a
redundant NT pair configuration.
 Maximum of 6 links of the NCNC-E can be used as uplinks where the last 2 are always
uplinks

The GE optical Network Termination (NT) Input/Output (I/O) Applique version E which is
part of the 7330 Fiber To The Node Intelligent Services Access Manager (7330 FTTN
ISAM).

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 NCNC-F - overview

Only used with NANT-D/E

ƒ TAUS interface

ƒ 2 XFPs (10Gpbs)

ƒ 4 SFPs (1 or 2.5Gpbs)

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The NCNC-F:
Can be mounted in a Flexible Density (FD) subrack.
Is used together with the NANT-D/E board.
Can operate in two modes:
 Two XFPs (10GE) (default mode)
 One XFP (10GE) and four SFPs (1GE/2.5GE)
Interfaces with the NT unit via the backplane.
Provides Equipment Protection Switching (EPS) in case of failure of the active NT in a
redundant NT pair configuration.
Supports integrated TAUS to provide Metallic Test Access (MTA) in FD LT subrack
Supports clock recovery via SyncE/SSM on XFP1, XFP2, SFP2 and SFP3.
Has an interface to separate TAUS (in combination with a splitter subrack supporting
MTA).
Can be used in the following operation conditions:
 -5°C to +45°C ambient temperature range, in CO environment with multiple 7302
ISAM FD subracks
 -40°C to +70°C ambient temperature range, when used in stand-alone 7302 ISAM
FD subracks or 7330 ISAM FTTN FD subracks
Has line protection.
Can be hot inserted or extracted.

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 4 LT Board Types - Copper

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 LT – line termination in 7302 / 7330 ISAM-FD

7302 / 7330
ISAM-FD PSTN
ƒ provide connection to DSL users
ƒ Contains the LT-module
LT P
S
LT module • Transportation function
…
determines type of card

• Contains the IWF

o i.e. the LT is on the data

. forwarding path
LT BOARDS.
ƒ the applique boards can be …
.
• mixed with LTs in one shelf
LT P …
S • in a separate shelf,

• maybe even in a separate rack

APPLIQUE
BOARDS
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For the data path, in the 7302 ISAM-FD, the main building blocks are the LT boards on
which we can find the IWFs and the NT on which we can find the aggregation function.
All the data that passes through the 7302 ISAM will always pass through the NT.
The 7302 ISAM-FD is equipped with a large number of line termination
boards (LT). Different LTs exist for DSL access. Most of the LTs also need a paired
applique boards. These applique boards can reside in a separate shelf or the same shelf.
The 7302 subrack can be used in 2 modes.
LT-mode, the FD subrack is equipped with LT boards only . The corresponding splitter
cards must be placed in a splitter subrack which can be placed in the same rack or in a
rack on another location.
combo-mode, the FD subrack is equipped with LT boards and splitter boards. For each
equipped LT board, the corresponding splitter is placed in the slot to the right of the LT
board (see later)
In the 7302, ISAM-FD, each LT card is connected with the NT via the backpanel using a
GE electrical interface.The backplane of the FD however is ready to support evolution to
higher densities and higher subscriber bandwidths.
The NFXS-B is used as 7330 ISAM FTTN-FD host shelf.
The LT boards in the 7330 units perform the same functionality as in the 7302, i.e
terminating the physical layer and forwarding the data packets to the aggregation
function.
The 7330 ISAM FTTN host shelf perceives remote LT units as though they were installed
locally on the host shelf itself, adding them to its total number of LT units.

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 LT module for xDSL

LT
OBC

ATM/Eth xDSL High Pass

IWF modem Filter
Backplane Backplane i/f
i/f to NT from connector

Ethernet x/ATM x/ATM/xDSL

ADSL POTS ADSL POTS ADSL

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The figure shows a schematical view of the line termination (LT) module in case of XDSL,
indicating the main functional blocks.
High-Pass Filter (HPF)
The incoming xDSL signal first passes a HPF to separate the data portion of the signal
(higher frequencies) from the PSTN signal (lower frequencies)
xDSL modem
The xDSL modem module (also known as MDM = MoDem Module) is the xDSL PHYsical
interface (PHY) of the LT
ATM/Eth InterWorking Function
The InterWork Function Module (IWFM) on the LT provides following functions:
 the termination of ATM - reassembly of datapackets
 traffic management
 packet forwarding and filtering
 other layer 2/3 protocols
On board Controller
The On board Controller module (OBC-M) on the LT provides following functions:
 board control signals
 board ID signals
 information storage (EEPROM)
 DHCP functionality

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 NALT-E/F – MultiDSL Line Termination Unit

ƒmulti-ADSL line card

• 72 ports per card

• ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, READSL and Annex M

• POTS and ISDN line cards

ƒFront access connectors on LT

ƒ1Gbps interface towards NT
ƒATM cell <-> Ethernet packet conversion
• Inter Working Function (IWF)
ƒL2+ cards
• see addendum

NALT-E (POTS, L2+, 72 ports)

NALT-F (ISDN, L2+, 72 ports)

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The NALT-E/F supports 72 ADSL/ADSL2 and ADSL2+ protocol types.

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 LT module for VDSL
Ethernet x/ATM x/ATM/xDSL
ADSL POTS ADSL POTS ADSL

LT
OBC ADSL
modem

TM
High Pass

A
X/
Filter
Backplane i/f
ATM / ETH VDSL from connector
Forwarding X/ETH
modem
Backplane
engine
i/f to NT

Ethernet Ethernet/VDSL

VDSL POTS VDSL POTS VDSL

42

The figure shows a schematical view of the line termination (LT) module in case of VDSL,
indicating the main functional blocks.
High-Pass Filter (HPF)
The incoming VDSL signal first passes a HPF to separate the data portion of the signal
(higher frequencies) from the PSTN signal (lower frequencies).
VDSL modem
The VDSL modem module is the VDSL physical interface (PHY) of the LT
The InterWork Function Module (IWFM) on the VDSL LT provides following functions:
 traffic management
 packet forwarding and filtering
 other layer 2/3 protocols
On board Controller
The On board Controller module (OBC-M) on the LT provides following functions:
 board control signals
 board ID signals
 information storage (EEPROM)
 DHCP functionality
From NVLT-C onwards, ADSL and VDSL2 will be supported on the same board

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 NVLT – VDSL2 Line Termination unit

ƒVDSL line card

• 24 or 48 ports per card

• POTS and ISDN line cards

ƒSupport VDSL2 and ADSL(2+)

ƒGE interface towards NT

NVLT-A 24 VDSL(2) POTS

NVLT-B 24 VDSL(2) ISDN
NVLT-C 48 VDSL(2)-ADSL(2+) POTS
NVLT-D 48 VDSL(2)-ADSL(2+) ISDN
NVLT-G 48 VDSL(2)-ADSL(2+) POTS high capacity
NVTL-H 48 VDSL(2)-ADSL(2+) ISDN high capacity

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NVLT-G/H has specific features:

 High capacity giving up to 50Mbps per customer
 Allowing VDSL2 line bonding : using 2 copper pairs running from any port on the LT to
the same customer together to either boost the capacity per customer or increase
the distance
High capacity cards only supported starting from R4.0 and needs to be used in
combination with the new NANT-D NT card.
So far the NVLT-G/H is not supported in the REM/SEM

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 NVLS – VDSL2 line card with integrated splitters

• 48p Multi-DSL/VDSL2, POTS

• ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, (Annex M support), VDSL2
• SELT/DELT support, Full Network Analyzer
integration
• Smart DSL for Optimal Stability/Performance
• L2/L3 Forwarding
• Deployment in 7302/7330/7356
• 1Gbps or 2.5Gbps towards backplane

NVLS-A (POTS)

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 LT module for SHDSL

Ethernet x/ATM x/ATM/SHDSL

LT
SHDSL
OBC
modem

M
AT
X/
Backplane (ATM)/Eth Backplane i/f
i/f to NT IWF from connector
X/
ET
H
SHDSL
modem

Ethernet Ethernet/SHDSL

SHDSL SHDSL

45

The figure shows a schematically view of the line termination (LT) module in case of SHDSL,
indicating the main functional blocks.
On the SHDSL LT module you will not find any High-Pass Filter since SHDSL is using the full
spectrum. There can be no overlay with POTS or ISDN!
SHDSL modem
The SHDSL modem module is the SHDSL physical interface of the LT.
The InterWork Function Module (IWFM) on the SHDSL LT provides following functions:
 traffic management
 packet forwarding and filtering
 other layer 2/3 protocols
 SHDSL can be ATM based or EFM based.
Depending on the technology used by the SHDSL modem the IWF on the SHDSL LT
module will provide termination of ATM or EFM and forward datapackets (Ethernet or
IP).

On board Controller
The On board Controller module (OBC-M) on the LT provides following functions:
 board control signals
 board ID signals
 information storage (EEPROM)
 DHCP functionality

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 NSLT – SHDSL Line Termination unit

ƒSHDSL line card

• symmetric service:

o bit rate from 192 kbps to 5696 kbps

o Æ
in steps of 64 kbps

• 24 ports per card

• EFM or ATM/IMA

ƒGE interface towards NT

NSLT-A 24 SHDSL

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Provides symmetric variable rate service to Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).

Provides 24 Symmetric High-Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line (SHDSL) ports at line rates
from 192 kbit/s to 5.696 Mbit/s payload rate in steps of 64 kbit/s.
Supports both symmetric spectral profiles.
Provides 8 kHz Network Timing Reference (NTR) clock to CPE for timing synchronization.
Supports two-wire mode, channel bonding (four-wire/six-wire/eight-wire mode) using
ATM for extended range and/or greater payload.
Supports multi-link (up to 8 links) grouping using Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) for
extended range and/or greater payload.
If IMA grouping is used, up to 24 groups are allowed.
Supports Packet Transfer Mode (PTM).
Can be installed in any of the Line Termination (LT) slots of the line termination area of
the subrack or of the outdoor cabinet.
Can be mixed with xDSL Line Termination (xDSL LT) boards in the same subrack or in the
same outdoor cabinet.

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 5 LT Board Types - Optical

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 NELT – Ethernet Line Termination Unit

ƒ 16 ports optical Fast Ethernet

• P2P optical Ethernet CPE
ƒ 100 Mb/s over 10 km with p2p single-mode
fiber
ƒ Full ISAM Service Intelligence
• Supports L3 Interworking Forwarding (IWF)
engine.
ƒ Full feature parity with DSL line cards for
mixed deployments

NELT-A 16 FE Opt

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NELT-A card is intended for the following applications:

 P2P FTTU applications. A dedicated fiber from the ISAM to each user. This can be
both for residential applications (FTTH) as well as for SME/SOHO applications. For
this application the port density is typically as large as possible, and this to minimize
the CO cost per user. The optical transceiver technology requirement is usually FE
(e.g. 100Base-BX10) as this suffices the BW needs and is a bit more cost effective
than GE transceivers.
 Fixed Mobile Convergence application. In this application a number of wireless base
stations can be aggregated on the ISAM rather than a dedicated mobile aggregation
node. This is particularly of interest for operators who already have ISAM deployed
for DSL-based services, as they only have to add this Ethernet LT card rather than to
install a dedicated node for this application, thereby saving a lot of CAPEX and OPEX
costs. The considered development of WiMAX controller functionality on ISAM also has
to be seen in this context. Prime interest is the support for aggregation of Wimax
base stations (Evolium 9100 in particular), but in principle 3G backhaul could also be
foreseen. The optical link between the base station and the ISAM is typically FE, as
the total BW aggregated per Wimax base station is 50 Mbps at most.

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 NELT-B – Ethernet Line Termination Unit

ƒ 36p FE/GE point-to-point line card (18 cages, dual-compact SFPs)

ƒ 20Gbps throughput in NNI mode

ƒ Pluggable optics
ƒ Residential, Business Services and Mobile Backhaul
ƒ SyncE support for mobile backhaul application

ƒ Carrier-grade Ethernet services (MEF) support for Business Access

ƒ Industrial hardened for Indoor/Outdoor deployments

Highest capacity point-to-point line card for residential, business

services and mobile backhaul
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Supported from R4.2 onwards

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 NGLT-A/B - Line Termination

ƒ 8 Port GPON Line Card (NGLT-A & NGLT-B):

• Backplane connections = 2,5G/10G (NANT-D/NANT-E)
• B+/C+ optics (up to 1:128 splitting ratio with C+ optics)

• Able to work in load sharing mode towards two NTs (2 x 10G backplane
capacity with NANT-E) (available in R4.2.02)

• Similar L2/L3 capabilities as the standard 7302 FD LTs

• Extended dimensioning to support 8 GPON ports

ƒ Advanced Traffic Management (NGLT-A Only):

o Enhanced downstream traffic management capabilities using specialized
FPGA
o Hierarchical downstream scheduling and rate limiting

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Fibers pointing down: less sensitive to dust

NGLT – New technology GPON Line Termination

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 6 LT Board Types – ISAM-Voice

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 NVPS: ISAM Voice Packet Server (only for MEGACO)

ƒ FD 7302 ISAM rack

ƒ MEGACO signaling interface with MGC
ƒ Communicates with the voice boards by means of
(XLES) proprietary protocol
ƒ Handles OAM for (VoIP) service
ƒ Supports redundancy
ƒ Provides all database services for the storage of
management persistent data
NPOT
ƒ Can be hot inserted / extracted NBAT

MGC
MEGACO + Internal Signaling
SIGTRAN (if NBAT) XLES
NVPS

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 NPOT – POTS Line Termination

ƒ FD 7302 ISAM rack

ƒ 48/72 Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) line
terminations
ƒ Translates analogue line to packet based VoIP
ƒ Can be hot inserted or extracted

VoIP
Analogue lines
EMAN
ETH
NPOT

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NPOT-A supports up to 48 POTS interfaces and integrates functions such as ringing, digit
detection and tone generation. It provides a classical POTS interface towards the
subscriber and performs the packetization of the voice over RTP, sending the voice
directly to the network as VoIP over Ethernet.

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 NBAT – Basic Access Line Termination (only for MEGACO)

ƒ FD 7302 ISAM rack

ƒ 24 ISDN BRA line terminations
ƒ Translates BA line to packet based
VoIP
ƒ Can be hot inserted or extracted

VoIP
Basic Access lines
EMAN
ETH
NBAT

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Separation of the signaling and data packets according to SAPI information allows e.g.
X25 to be sent on the ISDN D-channel. (Packet mode services on D-channel)

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 LT – Applique Cards

ƒ NPSP-A MII Passive POTS Splitter without MTA

ƒ NPSP-B ETSI Passive 48 port POTS splitter
ƒ NPSP-C TBD
ƒ NPSP-D ETSI Passive 48 port POTS splitter
ƒ NVSP-A Passive 24-port VDSL2 over POTS Splitter
Version A
ƒ NVSP-B Passive 48 port POTS VDSL splitter
ƒ NVSU-A Passive 48-port VDSL2 over POTS/ISDN
Universal 2B1Q Splitter
ƒ NVSU-B Passive 48-port VDSL2 over POTS/ISDN
Universal 4B3T Splitter

Passive Splitter cards have no backplane connectors, NOT detectable by the ISAM

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MII : Ministry of Information Industry ADSL/ ADSL2+ application, optimized for the MII
China impedance
NPSP-A
 Passive POTS splitter. ADSL2+ compatible.
 Optimised for the MII China impedance
 Only frontpanel connectors, no backplane
NPSP-B
 Idem NPSP-A, but optimised for the complex impedance terminations as requested in
ETSI TR 1010 728 (TBR21 impedance, TBR38 impedance, high frequency termination
and the high pass load).
NPSP-C
 TBD
NPSP-D
 This POTS splitter meets the same electrical requirements as the currently deployed
NPSP-B and is also compliant with the standard
The only deviation the NPSP-B has with the standard is that the ADSL BAND Isolation
requirement is 55dB, I.e. Telstra RCIT0004 compliant

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 AFAN-H – ADSL Fan Unit

Fan unit for 7302 ISAM FD

AFAN-H
• with or without dust filter

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Fan unit in 7302 ISAM FD

The Fan unit used in the 7302 FD shelf is a new variant of the AFAN-H Fan unit, which is
used in the 7302 XD LT shelf and fully compatible with ETSI shelf (600mmx300mm).
The AFAN-H contains eight temperature controlled variable speed fans to cool the plugin
boards in the ISAM subrack assembly. The fans have a local temperature sensor, which
monitors the local ambient temperature of the fan and defines the fan speed as a
function of this temperature.
The AFAN-H must be in the fan area of the subrack. Fan power and interface connection
are provided via two backplane connectors, type 15-pin male Sub-D. When there is a
malfunction of a fan blower, the Alarm LED will turn red. Under normal operating
conditions, this LED is turned off.
The Fan unit is provided with or without dust filter. The dust filter must be installed only
beneath the lowest fan tray in a configuration. The dust filter can be removed without
plugging out the fan tray.

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 Power unit for 7302 FD

Power unit for 7302 ISAM FD

EMA-POWER UNIT

Power Filters – 60A

(A/B/RET)

BAT A / BAT B
Circuit Breakers (60A)

Splitter Shelf
BAT B Circuit Breakers A/B
BAT A Lamps (4A)
•Bat-Available (A/B)
BATRET
•Alarm
power terminal blocks
(35mm2 cable termination)
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The 7302 FD subrack is designed to be used as stand-alone equipment. A top rack unit
(TRU) is not required, as (shelf level) power inlet, distribution and alarming functions are
integrated in the Power unit of the shelf.
The Power and connection area is located at the bottom of the subrack it consists out of
a Power unit and some miscellaneous connectors (like Office alarms connector).
The power unit provides housing for power inlet terminals, power filters, circuit breakers
and visual alarm indicators (Lamps).

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 GFC and fan for 7330 FD

GFC unit for 7330 ISAM-FD

Door Open
EMA-NGFC-A Rack Lamps
Connectors Connector Battery Available LED

Power Terminals Office Alarms Shelf Alarm Status LED

40 A Circuit Breakers
(BAT-A, BAT-B, BAT-RET) (BAT-A, BAT-B) Connectors Fan unit for 7330 ISAM-FD

EMA-EFCU-D

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GFC board for 7330 ISAM-FD: NGFC-A

The EMA-NGFC-A is the power interface point of the FD7330 rack. It is also the interface
for alarm system between outside(use defined )and NT .
The EMA-NGFC-A (3FE-29191-AAAA) is at the bottom of 7330 ISAM system. It’s a half-
closed box, Power filter module, circuit breaker, PBA-NGFC-A are all assembled in the
box. EMA-NGFC-A can be inserted and pulled out of the back panel directly.
The GFC provides the following functions :
 Main electrical power entry: Provisioning for the connection of the external input
power feeders (branch A and branch B feeders) and distribution of these to all slots
(for 8 LTs, 2NTs and 1NTIO ) and a FAN unit.

Fan for 7330 ISAM-FD - EMA-EFCU-D

The fan plug in unit is designed for forced air cooling in 7330 ISAM equipment practice
and is integrated within the 7330 ISAM shelf. It contains 6 wide range fans and alarm
interface board and can be hot inserted.

The Fan unit provides an alarm indication towards the NT in case of failure. One alarm
LED is present on the front panel of the Fan unit, to provide a visual indication of fan
failure conditions.

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More information on SFP types supported see the Product Information documents.

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 NANT-D 10G Support

ƒ NANT-D provides 10Gbps link connectivity

• NANT-D front plate provides 1 SFP+ port
• NCNC-F (R4.1) provides 2 XFP ports

ƒ XFP vs. SFP+ technology for 10Gbps support:

• SFP+ is physically compatible with SFP
• SFP+ is 30% smaller then XFP, hence increased port density is possible

• SFP+ has limited power use, hence less potential reach than XFP

• SFP+ ports can be easily upgraded from 1Gbps to 10Gbps

• Industrial Temperature currently only possible with XFP technology

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XFP was already introduced on the ISAM 7330 RA, where they are exclusively used as uplinks.
The 10Gbps port on the NT is not a XFP format, but SFP+, which has exactly the same
dimensions as the standard SFP, but provides 10Gbps. The differences between XFP and SFP+
(which go beyond the dimensions) are mentioned in the slide.

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 NANT-D 10Gbps Support: use cases

ƒ Use cases for 10Gbps capacity – overview

• Short & middle distances (upto 10km) SFP+
o SFP+ is the cost effective technology to boost bandwidth beyond 2x2.5Gbps/1Gbps LAG
– LAG is typically used to boost bandwidth - little need for LAG because of resiliency
o Allows cost reduction on fiber count when using 1 link of 10Gbps (instead of multiple
links of 1Gbps or 2.5Gbps)

• Middle & long distances (upto 40km) – connectivity not within same CO (XFP)
o XFP technology is needed when Industrial Temperature is required (cabinets, remote
deployments)

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For XFP there are two types:

1. 3FE 50712 BB : supports up to 10 km
2. 3FE 50712 CB : supports up to 40 km

The SFP+ hardware type is: 3FE 62600 DA

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