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Ciena’s 3906 Platform is a compact, smart CPE that delivers gigabit Ethernet service capability with virtual network function integration.

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MEF CE 2.0 certified for E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, and E-Access services

Ciena’s D-NFVI Software

The Ciena D-NFVI Software provides a high-performance, purpose-built software stack for rich and streamlined  distributed NFV implementation.

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Features

No. 1

Offers 6 Gb/s of non-blocking switching capacity in a compact service demarcation device, running Ciena’s SAOS for advanced OAM and QoS functions

No. 2

Offers flexible VNF host for CPE deployment via optional in-field replaceable Intel x86 server modules for supporting dozens of multi-vendor VNFs

No. 3

Provides orchestration via Ciena’s Blue Planet NFVO or a third-party solution. A truly open platform for integration of best-in-breed software functions

No. 4

Features low-footprint packaging in a non-blocking architecture with two 100MbE/1GbE SFP/RJ45 ports, two 10/100/1000MbE RJ45 ports, and two 1G SFP ports

No. 5

Uses redundant AC power in an efficient, 1RU package

No. 6

Supports zero-touch provisioning to minimize OPEX and accelerate service turn-up while providing line-rate, built-in service activation testing

Specs

  • + Interfaces
    • 2 x 100M/1GbE SFP/RJ45 ports
    • 2 x 10/100/1000M RJ45 ports
    • 2 x 1GbE ports
    • 1 x 10/100/1000M RJ-45 management port
    • 1 x console port (RJ-45, EIA-561)
    • 1 x Module Slot
      • 4 Core NFV compute FRU
      • 8 Core NFV compute FRU
  • + Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3-2008 10-Gigabit Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T
    • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX
    • IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges
    • IEEE 802.1Q VLANs - Including .1p Priority
    • IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging (Q-in-Q) VLAN full S-VLAN range
    • VLAN tunneling (Q-in-Q) for Transparent LAN Services (TLS)
    • Per-Port MAC learning control
    • Rapid / Multiple Spanning Tree (RSTP/MSTP)
    • IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
    • Multi-Chassis LAG active/standby protection
    • ITU-T G.8032 Ethernet rngs protection switching
    • Jumbo frames to 9216 bytes
    • Layer 2 control frame tunneling
    • Private forwarding groups
    • MEF CE 2.0 certified
    • E-LINE: EPL, EVPL
    • E-LAN: EP-LAN, EVP-LAN
    • E-Access: Access EPL, Access EVPL
    • E-Tree: EP-Tree, EVP-Tree
  • + Carrier Ethernet OAM
    • IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
    • IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
    • IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
    • ITU-T Y.1731 performance monitoring
    • RFC 2544 performance benchmarking test
    • Generation and Reflection up to 1Gb/s
    • ITU-T Y.1564 Ethernet service activation test methodology
    • RFC 5618 TWAMP responder and receiver
    • TWAMP sender
    • TWAMP +/- 1ms timestamp accuracy
    • Dying Gasp with syslog and SNMP traps
  • + MAC Address Table Capacity
    • 16,000 MAC addresses
  • + Quality of Service
    • 8 hardware queues per port
    • Committed, Excess Information Rate (CIR, EIR)
    • Classification based on IEEE 802.1D priority
      • VLAN, source port, destination port
      • IP Precedence and IP-DSCP
    • Layer 2, 3 Quality of Service
    • Ingress metering per-port
    • Ingress metering per-port per-CoS
    • Ingress metering per-port per-VLAN
    • Up to 64 ingress meters per-port
    • Up to 512 ingress meters per-system
    • C-VLAN Priority to S-VLAN priority mapping
    • S-VLAN Priority based on C-VLAN ID
    • Per-VLAN classification, metering, and statistics
    • Per-port, per-VLAN QoS with CIR and EIR traffic on egress queues
  • + Multicast Management
    • RFC 2236 IGMPv2 snooping
    • IGMPv3 PDU support
    • IGMP domains
    • IGMP message filtering
    • IGMP inquisitive leave
    • Broadcast/multicast storm control
    • Unknown multicast filtering
    • Well-known protocol forwarding
  • + Network Management
    • Enhanced CLI
    • CLI-based configuration files
    • SNMP v1/v2c/v3
    • SNMPv3 authentication and message encryption
    • RFC 1213 SNMP MIB II
    • RFC 1493 bridge MIB
    • RFC 1643 Ethernet-like interface MIB
    • RFC 1573 MIB II interfaces
    • RFC 1757 RMON MIB - including persistent configuration
    • RFC 2021 RMON II and RMON statistics
    • Per-VLAN statistics
    • RADIUS client and RADIUS authentication
    • RFC 2866 RADIUS accounting
    • TACACS + AAA
    • RFC 2131 DHCP client
    • RFC 3315 DHCP for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
    • RFC 6221 Lightweight DHCPv6 relay agent (LDRA)
    • RFC 1305 NTP client
    • RFC 1035 DNS client
    • Telnet server
    • RFC 1350 Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
    • RFC 959 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
    • Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
    • Secure Shell (SSHv2)
    • Syslog with syslog accounting
    • Port state mirroring
    • Virtual Link Loss Indication/Remote Link Loss Forwarding (VLLI/RLLF)
    • Dual-Stack IPv4/IPv6 management plane
    • Local console port
    • Comprehensive management via Ethernet services manager
    • Remote auto-configuration via TFTP, SFTP
    • Software download/upgrade via TFTP, SFTP
  • + Service Security
    • Certified to Common Criteria Network Device Protection Profile (NDPP)
    • Egress port restriction
    • IEEE 802.1X port-based network access control (RADIUS/MD5)
    • Layer 2, 3, 4 protocol filtering
    • Broadcast containment
    • User access rights
    • Per-port or per-VLAN service access control
    • Hardware-based DOS attack prevention
  • + Power Requirements
    • Two built-in redundant power supplies
    • AC Input: 90V, 264V AC (nominal)
    • AC Frequency: 50/60 Hz
    • Maximum Power Input: 35W
    • Maximum Power Input (w/ server module): 125W
  • + Agency Approvals
    • Agency Marks:
      • CE (Europe), RCM (Australia and New Zealand), SCC(Canada), NRTL VCCI(Japan),
    • Safety:
      • 2006/95/EC — Low Voltage Directive
      • CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 60950-1-07 (Canada)
      • UL 60950-1 (US)
      • IEC 60950-1 (International)
      • EN 60950-1 (EU)
    • EMC:
      • 2004/108/EC — EMC Directive
      • CISPR 22:2012, Class A
      • AS/NZS CISPR 32:2013
      • FCC Part 15:1998 Class A
      • VCCI V3, V4
      • ICES-003 Issue 6, Class A
    • Environmental:
      • RoHS 2002/95/EC
      • WEEE 2002/96/EC
    • Customer:
      • Customer: ETSI/EN V1.6.1
  • + Environmental Characteristics
    • Operating Temperature:
      • 32°F to +104°F (0°C to +40°C)
    • Storage Temperature:
      • -40°F to +158°F (-40°C to +70°C)
    • Relative Humidity:
      • 5% to 90% (non-condensing)
  • + Physical Characteristics
    • Dimensions:
      • 17.55” (W) x 11.5” (D) x 1.7“(H);
        44.58cm (W) x 28.07cm (D) x 4.32cm (H)
    • Weight:
      • 8.98 lbs.; 4.07kg
      • 19” and 23” rack mount optional wall mount brackets

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