Architected for flexible multi-service applications, the 6500-D7 and 6500-S8 support a wide variety of services, including the full mix of Ethernet, OTN, SDH/SONET, Fibre Channel, video, and transparent DWDM services. The 6500-D7 and -S8 are equipped with seven and eight service card-carrying slots and offer flexible, cost-efficient deployment options. The shelves support photonic and transponder applications scaling up to 1.6T using high-performance coherent optics.
Features and benefits
- Supports the full suite of photonic architectures for service transport over high-capacity wavelengths scaling up to 1.6T DWDM
- Enables simplified operations and reduced sparing costs through seamless networking flexibility with the 6500 family
- Features modular, compact OTN switching, enabling sustainable OTN network evolution
- Includes industry-leading WaveLogic coherent technology and intelligent control plane capabilities for scale and service differentiation
- Provides a range of differentiated service offerings through various line and equipment protection options
- Offers integrated AC and DC powering options
- Allows you to rapidly plan, provision, turn up, and troubleshoot services over multiple layers with Ciena's Navigator NCS
Product overview
The 6500-D7 and -S8 support sustainable OTN network evolution with muxponder card-based OTN switching and control plane automation, using the high-capacity 1.2T OTN switch-on-a-blade module. This flexibility allows efficient scaling of OTN capacity up to 4.8T, depending on platform configuration, and modernization of your network with power- and space-optimized OTN switching. Various line and equipment protection options are available, including common equipment redundancy, enabling a range of differentiated service offerings for increased network availability.
The 6500-D7 and -S8 support the complete suite of photonic architectures, including colorless-directionless-contentionless (CDC) and flexible grid ROADMs, for the power to dynamically send any service anywhere in the network. A full range of wavelength selective switch (WSS) cards and filters provide optimized performance and cost for various degree-branching sites.
Allowing you to continually get more from your network investment, the 6500-D7 and -S8 can be tailored to cost-effectively address applications from 100G to 1.6T DWDM with market-leading coherent innovations. Ciena's WaveLogic™ 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology offers programmable line rates from 200 Gb/s to 1.6 Tb/s, enabling single-carrier 1.6 Tb/s wavelength transmission, supporting 800G networking across long links. The WL6e 1.6T MOTR card is compatible with all 6500 D-Series and S-Series shelves, facilitating seamless technology upgrades. Ciena's market-leading WaveLogic 5 (WL5) coherent technology is optimized for efficient transport of 100G/400G client traffic. WL5 is offered on the 6500 with programmable 800G performance optics in the WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) 800G MOTR card and WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 400G Coherent Pluggable Transceivers across various interfaces.
Additionally, Ciena's Navigator Network Control Suite® (Navigator NCS), powered by Navigator Multi-Layer Controller (Navigator MC), simplifies and automates lifecycle operations across Ciena's packet and optical infrastructure, spanning access, metro, core, and subsea domains. It synchronizes operations across network layers for efficient service creation, activation, and troubleshooting. Navigator NCS offers a unified GUI and open REST APIs for seamless integration and workflow automation, supported by Ciena's Emulation Cloud™ for continuous API testing.
The 6500-D7 and -S8 are part of the 6500 family, which offers various chassis form factors to provide flexible, cost-optimized configurations to best match site-specific requirements. Tailored for flexible multi-service applications, the 6500-D7 and -S8 also support sustainable OTN network evolution through muxponder card-based OTN switching, combined with industry-leading coherent and control plane capabilities, for efficient service delivery.
Technical specifications
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Physical dimensions | 6500-D7 10.5 in. (H) x 17.4 in. (W) x 11.0 in. (D) 266 mm (H) x 443 mm (W) x 280 mm (D) 6500-S8 12.2 in. (H) x 17.4 in. (W) x 11.0 in. (D) 310 mm (H) x 443 mm (W) x 280 mm (D) |
| Power options | 6500-D7 Redundant DC, max 50 A 110/240 VAC (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 2:2 redundancy) 6500-S8 Redundant DC, max 50 A Redundant DC, max 60 A |
| Switching capacity | 6500-D7 OTN: 3.6 Tb/s 6500-S8 OTN: 4.8 Tb/s |
| Number of service card slots | 6500-D7 Seven 6500-S8 Six for OTN card-based switching or broadband applications Eight for photonic applications |
| Photonic modules | Full suite of passive filters, 50/75/100GHz, flexible grid ROADMs, CDC, EDFAs, smart Raman, integrated OTDR, multi-degree ROADM-on-a-blade |
| Transponders/muxponders | Coherent WL6e 1.6T muxponder clients: mix of OTU4, 100/400/800GbE (support in future) with coherent tunability from 200G to 1.6T (fully adjustable baud and line rate) Coherent WL5e 800G muxponder (4 x 100GbE + 1 x 400GbE, 8 x 100GbE) 1.2T Flex OTN switch-on-a-blade (26 client ports, up to 400G of client capacity) and four QSFP-DD coherent line ports powered by WL5n 400G Pluggables, up to 800G total capacity 400G ADM-on-a-blade: 2 x 100G/200G coherent line(s) muxponder (36 client ports) Coherent WaveLogic Ai (WLAi) 400G muxponder (4 x 100G) with integrated optical protection switch (OPS) Coherent WLAi 400G flexible service transponder with integrated optical protection switch (OPS) Coherent WL3n 100GbE/OTU4 transponder Coherent WL3n 100G muxponder (10 x 10G) 4 x 10G multi-rate OTR: FIPS-certified AES-256 encryption and outside plant (OSP) Class 2 GR-3108-CORE variant OTN modules: 1 + 8 port OTN Flex MOTR (20G) |
| Operating temperature | +41°F to +104°F (+5°C to +40°C), normal +23°F to +131°F (-5°C to +55°C), short term |
| Relative humidity | 5% to 85%, noncondensing |
| Earthquake/seismic | Zone 4 |
Ciena may make changes at any time to the products or specifications contained herein without notice. Ciena and the Ciena Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ciena Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. A complete list of Ciena's trademarks is available at www.ciena.com. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners and do not imply a partnership between Ciena and any other company.