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July 2011 - Rev 4.2

MetroNODE 10GE™

High Performance Service Assurance Demarcation and OAM Aggregation NodesMetroNODE 10GE high performance service assurance nodes provide the most accurate, lowest delay, highest capacity service assurance capa-bilities with wire-speed, high-density monitoring and advanced service creation capabilities seamlessly integrated into a reliable, compact and power-efficient package.

Accedian MetroNODE 10GE PlatformIn response to demand for ever increasing accuracy and capacity in service performance monitoring equipment, Accedian has built an ultra low delay 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) service assurance platform based upon our award-winning 1 Gigabit Ethernet (1GbE) NIDs. Accedian’s MetroNODE 10GE platform consists of a Network Element (NE) ag-gregation node along with a Customer Edge (CE) demarcation node. Both deliver the features carriers demand, optimized for price/performance at both the core and edge of the network.

From core to edge, Accedian Networks offers a seamless solution to deploy, manage and maintain high performance service assurance.

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Product Highlights

Ultra Low Delay Fast-PAAs™ Hardware-based Core• 1 μs resolution one-way

delay and FDV measurements• Ultra-low delay• 2 and 4 Port SFP+ Models

High-Density Service Assurance• 1,000 concurrent OAM sessions• Layer 2 & 3 monitoring for 1,000

flows

Complete service creation functionality• Carrier Ethernet service mapping• Bandwidth profiles and policing

MetroNODE 10GE NE

Network Element (NE) Node is a high capacity, low delay OAM aggrega-tion node designed for core network applications, including both core to core and core to edge. Capable of handling 100’s of Ethernet Virtual Con-nections and 1,000 individual OAM sessions, the NE is ideally suited to aggregate service assurance connec-tions from NIDs located throughout the network.

MetroNODE 10GE CE

Customer Edge (CE) Node is a 10GbE demarcation device suitable for deployment at the network edge. With line rate traffic conditioning and simple to provision VLAN service cre-ation features, the CE is a cost-effec-tive alternative to deploying a 10GbE switch/router at the customer edge of the service connection.

Wire-Speed 10GbE Performance The MetroNODE 10GE nodes deliver high performance service assurance monitoring to mission-critical, high-density, 10GbE applications. They feature Accedian’s Fast-PAAs™ hardware-based engine at the core and an architecture proven in the widely deployed EtherNID® and MetroNID® service assurance demarcation units.

Purpose-built for the needs of 3G & 4G wireless backhaul, business services, wholesale access and inter-carrier exchange services, the MetroNODE 10GE nodes provide scalable wire speed Y.1731 and 802.1ag Ethernet OAM, as well as layer 2 & 3 monitoring. This is complemented by bandwidth policy enforcement and VLAN-based service mapping to deliver total visibility and control for a10GbE network infrastructure. 

The Fast-PAAs silicon core ensures quality of service (QoS) marking, enforcement and traffic conditioning on the highest capacity network links. Fast-PAAs eliminates the delay of store-and-forward processing of Ethernet switches and routers providing the lowest de-lay solution available today. This enables the MetroNODE NE to effortlessly handle 1,000s of flows in a full line-rate link with mere microsecond transit time.

ApplicationsPurpose-built for demanding, high-density, QoS-sensitive applications, the MetroNODE 10GE shines under traffic loads that can choke other network elements. No matter how intense it gets, this unit delivers performance with precision.

3G & 4G Wireless BackhaulWith support for 100 concurrent, per-flow OAM sessions at the edge (CE) and 1,000 flows at the Mobile Switching Center (NE) the MetroNODE 10GE platform provides standards-based visibility to every tower, for every class of service. Assuring vital SLAs, the in-service Performance Assurance Agent™ monitors Ethernet & IP QoS over point-to-point, hub-and-spoke and full-mesh topologies to every cell site, as well as over critical transport links in the Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

Carrier Ethernet service mapping, and bi-directional hierarchical bandwidth policing enable the MetroNODE 10GE NE node to establish, terminate and optimize up to 100s of EVCs in near-zero delay.

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Used in conjunction with the EtherNID, MetroNID or MetroNODE 10GE CE service demarcation units located at remote cell sites, the MetroNODE 10GE NE aggregation unit enables providers to monitor and guarantee QoS levels for all the services deployed throughout their backhaul network.

Eliminate costly switches & routers at customer premises and boost performance using the MetroNODE 10GE.

Ethernet Business ServicesThe largest enterprises are moving up to 10GbE to consolidate their WAN connections, now carrying business-critical financial, transactional, real-time communications and distributed computing applications. With SLAs and reporting becoming more impor-tant every day, the MetroNODE 10GE is the platform of choice, ensuring all services are carefully monitored and maintained without impacting performance on mission-critical 10GbE backbone networks.

High Capacity Wholesale Ethernet AccessProviding cost-effective, ubiquitous 10GbE services often requires extending services over Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs) over Ethernet wholesale circuits provided by 3rd party network operators. To take advantage of this rapidly growing market, carriers need efficient 10 GbE hand-offs at the External Network to Network Interface (ENNI). Add-ing nearly no delay while providing CoS mapping, H-QoS, multi-layer VLAN tagging, Ethernet OAM and complete SLA monitoring, the MetroNODE 10GE unit offers opera-tors a turn-key, service assured wholesale solution that’s fully compliant with the MEF 20 UNI-Type 2 standard.

With Accedian Networks’ EtherNID or MetroNID units located at remote customer sites, providers can assure QoS to off-net customers and use Ethernet wholesale to expand their service footprint.

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SpecificationsService Assurance FeaturesLoopback Functionality•Layer 1, Layer 2 (MAC Swap), Layer 3 (IP Swap), Layer 4 (TCP/UDP Port Swap)•Reacts to in-band loopback requests sent from popular 3rd party Ethernet test-sets,

as well as 802.3ah / Y.1731 LBM OAM loopback commands.•Loopback on specific VLANs, source/destination MAC/IP address(es), Ethertype,

protocol type, service class, or any logical combination of layer 2-4 criteriaFull Line-Rate Traffic Generation & Analysis•Traffic generation & analysis for up to 10 GbE per MetroNODE 10GE unitPer-Flow Traffic Statistics•Stats collected for up to hundreds of user-defined flows, per-EVC, VLAN, or CoS.•Stores up to 3 days of historical packet statistics in user configurable history buckets

(15 minute periods)•Stats can be retrieved by SNMP v2 Get commands, CLI, or dynamically pushed at

predefined intervals to secure FTP or HTTPS servers.

Fast Fault Propogation, <20 ms on all interfaces, client and networks ports

Link Protection using Active/Standby based on link status (network & client side), <50ms

Dying Gasp (via 802.3ah or SNMP traps)

Jumbo Frames support for all features (up to 10,240 bytes)

OAM Functionality•IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet OAM•IEEE 802.1ag Service Layer Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)•ITU-T Y.1731 CFM & Performance Monitoring (PM)•1,000 concurrent CFM sessions (per-second); sampling rate scales to sub-second

frequency.•MEP support for both Y.1731 & 802.1ag

Performance Assurance Agent (PAA™)•Continuous In-Service Monitoring of Layer 2 & 3 SLA Metrics:

- One-way and Round-Trip Delay - One-way and Round-Trip Delay Variation - One-way Packet Loss - Continuous End-to-End path continuity check

•1,000 Concurrent PAA Sessions at up to 10Hz frequency - Complete multi-service / multi-SLA monitoring capabilities - PAA sessions can be established with any remote Accedian device - Each PAA session precisely measures individual traffic flows (per-EVC, application, circuit, etc.) with user-defined VLAN, protocol, service class, Ethertype, etc.

•Multicast Layer 2 & 3 PAA - Measures multicast SLA metrics to 1,000 remote Accedian devices

•Large-scale performance assurance in multiple topologies - Monitors point-to-point, hub-and-spoke and full mesh services

•Delay & Delay Variation measurement resolution: ≤1 μs•Exclusive remote synchronization technique enables highly accurate one-way mea-

surements over large geographical areas - No external timing or GPS required; operator may choose to use external GPS-based or other NTP timing source as reference.

Interfaces

MetroNODE 10GE• 2 and 4 Port SFP+ Models• 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 management &

console ports• Units can be daisy chained for multi-

unit management

•User-defined threshold crossings for delay, delay variation, packet loss, and continu-ity alerts via SNMP traps or secure binary XML communication.

Service Creation and Trafic ConditioningService Mapping•Creates MEF-compliant Carrier Ethernet E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree Ethernet

Virtual Connections (EVCs) by VLAN tagging / de-tagging (push/pop) for up to 100s of user-defined flows.

•Independently applies one or more actions - S-VLAN tagging or stacking 802.1Q (Q-in-Q) – selective push - CoS mapping (set C/S-VLAN tag priority based on DSCP, IP Precedence or PCP, Drop Eligibility for packets within traffic flow)

- Bandwidth policing (rate limiting based on bandwidth profile applied to defined flow: CIR, EIR, CBS, EBS)

Bandwidth Policing•Limit upstream and downstream CIR/EIR and set burst performance (CBS, EBS)

per EVC, CoS or for all traffic.•Regulate up to 100s of simultaneous flows•Records forwarded / dropped packet statistics per flow

Traffic Filtering•Through-traffic, wire-speed, directional filtering for up to 100s of user-defined flows•Up to 8 policies per port, can use advanced filtering (per VLAN, Ethertype, protocol

type, MAC or IP source/destination, user defined, etc.)•MEF 10.2 compliant L2CP processing

Hardware & Performance

Pure Hardware Data-Path (Fast-PAAs architecture)

2 and 4 Port SFP+ Models•In-line transparent performance (all packet sizes):

- Throughput: 10 Gbps at 100% utilization (full wire-speed) - Intrinsic pass-through traffic Delay / Delay Variation: 1.2 microseconds - Intrinsic loopback Delay / Delay Variation: sub-microsecond

Integrated Management•SNMP v1, v2c Sets & Gets•RADIUS Authentication•Secure Web GUI via SSL•Secure CLI via SSH•Management VLAN (C/S)•802.3ah EFM OAM•HTTP, HTTPS•Configuration import/export•FTP, TFTP•NTP Client (or source)•Remote and Local Syslog•DNS Client•DHCP Client•Manage in-band via NNI interfaces, out-of-band using dedicated port•Plug & Go™ Instant Provisioning•Full integration with Vision EMS™ FCAPS workflow & provisioning automation, as

well as various performance monitoring systems

Accedian Networks Inc.4878 Levy Street, Suite 202St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, H4R 2P1Toll free: 1-866-685-8181

© 2011 Accedian Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Accedian Networks, the Accedian Networks logo, High Performance Ser-vice Assurance, Performance Assurance Agent, MetroNID, EtherNId, EtherSHELF, Fast-PAAs, PAA, SLA-Meter, Plug & Go, Multi-SLA, Traffic-Meter, Vision EMS, EchoAgent and EchoVault are trademarks or registered trademarks of Accedian Networks Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Accedian Networks may, from time to time, make changes to the products or specifications contained herein without notice. Some certifications may be pending final approval, please contact Accedian Networks for current certifications.

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PAA™ and SLA-Meter™ Performance Monitoring ● ●

Number of Simultaneous PAA Sessions 100 1000

Layer 2 & 3 Test Traffic Generator/Analyzer ● ●

Intelligent Layer 1-4 Loopbacks ● ●

Per-Flow Traffic Statistics ● ●

802.1ag, 802.3ah, Y.1731 OAM Functionality ● ●

Number of Simultaneous OAM Sessions 100 1000

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Ethernet Service Mapping (MEF 9+14) ● ●

Number of EVCs per port 20 100

UNI Type II Compliant (MEF 20) ● ●

Bandwidth Policing ● ●

Number of Simultaneous Traffic Regulators per port 40 200

Traffic Filtering ● ●

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Plug & Go™ Instant Provisioning ● ●

RADIUS Authentication and Security Support ● ●

Jumbo Frames Support ● ●

Dual ±20-57VDC CO Supplies, Hot Swappable ● ●

MEF 9+14 and NEBS Level 3 Compliant ● ●

Protected Network & Client Links (link status based) ● ●

Power•Dual ± 20-57VDC central office supplies, hot-swappable1

- Integrated NEBS Level 3 compliant fans with replaceable filters•Power Consumption: < 80 watts under full load conditions

Regulatory and Certification• IEC60950 •CEMarked•FCCPart15ClassA •NEBSLevel3Compliant1

• IndustryCanadaCS-03 •MEF9&14Compliant

Environmental•Standard operating temperature: -5 to +40°C•Storage temperature: -40 to +70°C•Operating/storage humidity: 5-95 %RH non-condensing

Dimensions•1U high, 19” standard rack mount

- H: 1.65” [42mm], W: 17.5” [445mm] (enclosure only), 19” [483mm] (total)

- D: 7.75” [197mm]•Weight: 6.9 lb [3.2 Kg] approx

NOTES1. MetroNODE must be configured with two power supplies to conform

to NEBS Level 3

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