CN 2000
Storage and LAN Extension Platform

Technical information
Line Interfaces to MAN/WAN Network
OC-48 or STM-16 Line Interface Card 1310 nm SR/IR, 1550 LR, 15xx nm on ITU-T grid
OC-12 or STM-4 Line Interface Card 1310 nm IR/LR
OC-3 or STM-1 Line Interface Card 1310 nm IR
DS3 Line Interface Card
GbE Uplink
Any port on a client module can be provisioned as a GbE uplink
Supports combination of SONET/SDH/DS3/GbE line interfaces simultaneously
Client Interfaces
Modular Client Hardware Supports up to 8 client interfaces with Active Multiplexing and Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment
Client Interfaces Software programmable for FC, FICON GbE, or ESCON
Optional Data Compression Dedicated hardware for each client port
Optional FCP SCSI Write acceleration for open system disk mirroring
Industry Standard Client Optics Support (SFP) 850nm short-wave laser, 1310 nm long-wave laser, ESCON Optics-62.5 & 50 Micron Fiber Support
Client Features
FC/FICON Extended Reach high performance traffic management, provisionable throughput up to 200 MB/s (2.125 Gb/s), full throughput FC/FICON extension
GBE Perfect QoS feature, provisionable throughput up to 125 MB/s (1.25 Gb/s), 100 percent guaranteed Ethernet packet delivery
ESCON Native ESCON transport, provisionable throughput up to 20 MB/s, 100 percent guaranteed ESCON frame delivery
Protection Features
GR-253 Compliant 1+1 APS Fully redundant network interfaces
Protection Switch Client By Client Basis Dynamically adjusts client bandwidth in response to network faults
Multi-site connectivity STS-1, STS-3c, STS-12c, or STS-48c SONET paths supported, AU-3, AU-4, AU-4-4c, AU-4-16c SDH paths supported
Each path can carry multiple client signals
Network Management
ON-Center CN 2000 Manager
Management Interfaces
Access Ports 10/100BT RJ-45 for LAN interconnect, RS-232 DB-9 for local craft interface
Command Line Interface Telnet, SNMP, TL-1
Management Features
Visual Indicators LED status indicators for client ports, line interfaces, and shelf
SONET/SDH Line Performance Monitoring, GR 253 ITU compliant
Protocol specific performance monitoring, Latency monitoring, Auto detection of WWN addressing Client Interface Features
Power Requirements
Module Types 120/240V AC, -48V DC
Environmental Characteristics
Operating Temperature +0° C to +50° C (+32° F to +122° F) operational; -55° C to +70° C (-67° F to +185° F) storage
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 5.25" (3 UI) (H) × 19" (W) × 24" (D), 133.4 mm (H) × 482.6 mm (W) × 609.6 mm (D)


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