Designed to address expanding metro and edge applications, the 6500-D4 is a compact chassis that converges comprehensive Ethernet, OTN, and DWDM capabilities, including industry-leading coherent technology and intelligent control plane capabilities, for cost-effective delivery of services closer to the network edge.
Features and benefits
- Provides cost-optimized configuration options, enabling efficient transport of a mix of services over high-capacity wavelengths scaling up to 1.6T DWDM
- Supports a wide range of client service modules with pluggable optics to address various business applications
- Enables simplified operations and reduced sparing costs through seamless networking flexibility with the 6500 family
- Uses AC and DC powering options in a compact form factor for a perfect fit into various customer environments
- Offers industry-leading WaveLogic coherent technology and L0 control plane capabilities for scale and service differentiation
- Improves network availability with in-service, field-replaceable common equipment units
Product overview
The 6500-D4 is a 5 RU chassis comprising four service card-carrying slots, enabling customized configurations to address various expanding metro and edge business applications. The shelf supports 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 switching capacity up to 2.4T per 6500-D4 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-D4 supports 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. Designed for compact edge deployments, the 6500-D4 supports simple, cost-efficient ROADM configurations without requiring channel multiplexer/demultiplexer (CMD) modules. Integrated support for Layer 0 (L0) control plane applications further automates wavelength turn-up, improves service availability, and reduces mean time to repair.
Allowing you to continually get more from your network investment, the 6500-D4 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 and thereby 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.
The 6500-D4 offers redundant AC or DC powering options that provide flexibility to meet site-specific powering requirements. Designed and optimized for robust, carrier-class operation and improved node/service availability, the chassis supports a field-replaceable cooling fan module, redundant shelf processors, access panel, and AC/DC power input cards. Common equipment modules can be replaced without impacting existing services. Additionally, various line and equipment protection options are available, enabling a range of differentiated service offerings for increased network availability.
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 Emulation Cloud™ for continual API testing.
Advanced applications are integrated with NCS, including Liquid Spectrum™ apps, which collect real-time telemetry and use advanced analytics to derive insights into optical network behavior. Provide superior customer experience by optimizing the 6500 and multi-layer network performance with the intelligent network control of Navigator NCS.
The 6500-D4 is part of Ciena's 6500 family, which offers flexible, space- and cost-optimized configurations to meet site-specific requirements, with sustainability in mind. Designed to address expanding metro and edge applications, the 6500-D4 configurations adapt to a wide variety of requirements, enabling cost-effective delivery of flexible services that harness industry-leading coherent technology and proven control plane capabilities.
Technical specifications
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Physical dimensions | 8.7 in. (H) x 17.5 in. (W) x 11.1 in. (D) 222 mm (H) x 444 mm (W) x 283 mm (D) |
| Power options | Redundant -48 VDC / -60 VDC, Max 30 A Redundant 110 VDC / 240 VAC |
| Number of service card slots | Four |
| OTN switching capacity | OTN: 2.4 Tb/s |
| Shelf processor redundancy | Yes |
| 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 optical transponder (OTR) with FIPS-certified AES-256 encryption 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 |
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