Data sheet

TM-Series

Ethernet Muxponder II
Delivering Ethernet services in transport networks

Key benefits:
●● Compact and cost efficient switching, demarcation and
aggregation of FE/GbE and 10GbE LAN services
●● MEF CE2.0 certified on all MEF services E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree and
E-Access
●● Ultra low latency and zero jitter
●● Connection-oriented services through MPLS-TP
●● Flexible network resilience options through G.8032 Ethernet Ring
protection, Link Aggregation and MPLS-TP Linear Protection
●● Efficient video distribution enabled by Source Specific IP
Multicast
●● Synchronous Ethernet for efficient network synchronization
●● Tunable optics on line side for maximum flexibility
EMXPII 10 EMXPII 22 EMXPII 40 EMXPII 80
●● Provides seamless Layer 1 and Layer 2 integration with Ethernet
services into flexible CWDM and DWDM networks
●● Low Power Design ensures low total cost of ownership
The Ethernet Muxponder II (EMXPII) family is a powerful part of The above example shows how the EMXPII units can be deployed to
Transmode’s TM-Series platform. Its seamless integration of Layer provide Ethernet transport for a variety of services in a scalable way
1 transport and Layer 2 Metro Ethernet functionality enables cost in an MPLS-TP backhaul network.
efficient transport of Ethernet services over flexible CWDM and
DWDM networks.
Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE2.0) certified
The EMXPII provides powerful UNI and E-NNI interfaces enabling
port based or fully service multiplexed E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree or
E-Access services, compliant to Metro Ethernet Forum’s CE2.0
specifications and certification.
The multiple Class of Service (CoS) aspect of CE2.0 simplifies
the handling of differentiated traffic. The E-Access provides well
defined interconnection between networks and allows service
providers to build scalable and cost optimized Ethernet services.
The EMXPII offers a strong classification and policy engine to better
manage extended and flexible service and QoS classifications.
OAM
The Ethernet services provided by the EMXPII are constantly
monitored for interruption and performance with Ethernet Service
OAM, and the MPLS paths are monitored with BFD. There are
in-service surveillance for connectivity and measurement that are
Fig. 1 EMXP units in an Ethernet Backhaul Network using MPLS-TP standards based and fully interoperable.

Ethernet Transport In-band management

The EMXPII units are especially designed to deliver an optimized The EMXPII offers standard methods for in-band management.
Ethernet transport solution. They create a Layer 2 optimized Transmode’s Intelligent WDM (iWDM™) technology combined with
transport architecture using selective integration of Layer 2 and the standard in-band access methods can be used for easy and
MPLS functions. flexible in-band management across the entire network.
Scaling Ethernet services over larger networks can be done Quality of Service
by taking advantage of the MPLS-TP capabilities of the EMXP. The EMXPII provides a flexible toolkit of traffic management
Transporting Ethernet over MPLS-TP single or multi-segment features. The toolkit includes features such as strict priority and
pseudowires encapsulates the user traffic allowing services to scale Weighted Fair Queuing, MEF CE2.0 certified bandwidth profiles
in large metro and aggregation networks. and shaping to min and max bandwidth. Traffic can be classified
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either per port, per VLAN or per flexible service definition using the Source Specific Multicast for video distribution
classification engine.
The EMXPII units offer IGMPv3 and Source Specific Multicast (SSM),
Resiliency features that are unique in transport networks. These features
The EMXPII offers various methods to provide resiliency. For UNI allow the distribution of video traffic to be highly optimized and
or E-NNI interfaces standard and interoperable IEEE 802.3ad efficient as a destination only receives the traffic intended for it.
Link aggregation is used. Standard ITU-T G.8032 Ethernet Ring Ultra Low Latency in time-critical applications
Protection Switching can be used where the EMXPII is deployed in a
Each of the EMXPII units have 2 microseconds latency and zero
ring topology.
jitter for all packet sizes and regardless of traffic load. This makes
For Ethernet transported over MPLS-TP, the Linear protection
it ideally suited to Ethernet applications where latency and jitter
function provides protected MPLS-TP tunnels to ensure service
are important, such as services for financial institutions, video
continuity over any type of topology including ring, full mesh
distribution and LTE backhaul.
or partial mesh without involving a control plane. Protection
switching is performed with carrier class sub 50ms protection Low Power Design
using any of these protection schemes. A fully equipped 10 port EMXPII consumes a maximum of 30W,
and a fully equipped 22 port EMXPII consumes a maximum of 45W.
See the table below for more power consumption figures. Low
power consumption in combination with a small footprint reduces
operational costs and enables more capacity to be handled at sites
Technical specifications with restrictions on power consumption, cooling and space.
(Valid for EMXPII 10, EMXPII 22, EMXPII 40 and EMXPII 80):
10G interfaces (XFP):
Interfaces • Uncolored Multimode and Singlemode
EMXPII 10: 10 x GbE + 2 x 10G • CWDM up to 8 channels, DWDM up to 40 channels or Tunable XFP up to 80 channels
EMXPII 22: 22 x GbE + 2 x 10G GE/FE interfaces (SFP):
EMXPII 40: 4 x 10G + 1GbE • Uncolored Multimode and Singlemode, Single-strand fiber solution
EMXPII 80: 8 x 10G + 1GbE • CWDM up to 16 channels or DWDM up to 40 channels
• Electrical 10/100/1000BASE-T
ITU-T G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection
Resilience IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
MPLS-TP Linear Protection with Protection State Coordination (PSC) RFC6378
CE2.0 certified services E-Line (EPL and EVPL), E-LAN (EP-LAN and EVP-LAN),
Ethernet Services E-Tree (EP-Tree and EVP-Tree) and E-Access (Access EPL and Access EVPL)
MEF CE1.0 9+14 Certification
Policing using bandwidth profiles
Quality of Service Flexible Traffic Classification, e.g. based on DSCP, CoS, port and inner/outer VLAN
8 Strict priority queues / WRR queues, WFQ. Min and Max Shaping. WRED
1.9 µs delay for all packet sizes using RFC1242 store and forward metric
Latency Frame Delay variation below 0.05 μs
IEEE 802.1ag Continuity Check and Loopback, Port Mirroring
MPLS G-ACh channel for OAM RFC5586
Performance Monitoring &
BFD for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs) RFC5884
OAM Management VLAN for in-band management
Port isolation using Private VLAN technique
ITU-T G.8262 Synchronous Ethernet Equipment Clocks (EEC)
Synchronous Ethernet ITU-T G.8264 Ethernet Synchronization Messaging Channel (ESMC)
ITU-T G.781 Synchronization Status Messages (SSM)
RFC4607 Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Source Specific Multicast RFC4541 IGMP Snooping
RFC1112 IGMPv1, RFC2236 IGMPv2 and RFC3376 IGMPv3

Selectable learning enabled per VLAN, 4,094 VLAN IDs, 32K MAC-addresses
Multicast and broadcast Storm Control
L2 Switching IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging Q-in-Q SVLAN
Flexible VLAN tag handling: push, pop, swap, pop-swap - ingress and egress
Super Jumbo Frames up to 10248 Bytes

LER and LSR operation

512 LSPs, 512 Pseudowires
MPLS MPLS Transport Profile RFC5960
DS_TM_EMXP II_I

RFC5659 Multi-Segment Pseudowires

Power consumption
Max 30W for EMXPII 10, max 45W for EMXPII 22 , max 50W for EMXPII 40, max 65W for EMXPII 80
(including optics)

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