8300 Router
The 8300 Router brings a clean-slate design to next-generation metro aggregation and service edge networks. Its modular chassis delivers 6.1 Tb/s of capacity and combines routing and service scale, full redundancy, and fine-grained interface flexibility—supporting distributed inference and growing IP demands.
Features and benefits
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Compact eight-slot, 5 RU chassis with a 600 mm depth
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Engineered for routing and service scale with OAM offload and advanced telemetry
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Full 6.1 Tb/s switching capacity from day one without fabric overbuild
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Redundant data plane, control plane, cooling, and power modules
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Interface flexibility from 1 GbE to 400 GbE, with a path to 800 GbE
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Broad support for pluggable coherent optics
Flexible by design
Choose from control, fabric, interface, fan, and power supply configurations as network requirements evolve.
Control and timing module
- Runs Ciena’s Service-Aware Operating System (SAOS) 10
- OAM offload, timing, and sync
- 1 + 1 active-standby control plane redundancy
Switch module
- Full 6.1 Tb/s capacity with one card
- 1 + 1 active-standby data plane redundancy
Port interface module
- 20 x 1/10/25GbE SFP28
- 2 x 100GbE QSFP-DD
Port interface module
- 6 x 100GbE QSFP-DD
- 2 x 100/200/400GbE QSFP-DD
Fan tray module
- Four fans per module
- N + 1 redundancy
Power supply module
- AC and DC options
- 2 + 2 redundancy
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