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Optical Spectrum Extended Access OSEA 6500 (incl. Filter Connect)

Last updated: October 2018

Enabling widespread deployment of high bandwidth (40Gbps and 100Gbps) managed services via our unrivalled fibre network coverage

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*Friendly alien wavelengths allow you to use a transponder card to bookend on either one end of the service or the other. This solution is predicated on the CP’s Network being based on a Ciena ROADM & DOC controlled 6500 platform.

Please note: OSEA 6500 and OSEA 6500 Filter Connect is not available for the purpose of building or extending core networks, or where the intent is to replicate core network

OSEA 6500, including Filter Connect, is a next generation Optical network solution that offers Ethernet, TDM (time division multiplexing) and all other major data transport interfaces. It’s built using the Ciena single WDM (wavelength division multiplexing) platform.

About OSEA 6500

It meets requirements for:

• Cost effective long distance services (serving beyond the 103km max route distance of current OSA capability)

• 2.7Gbps, 10Gbps, 40Gbps or 100Gbps managed client services • Ultra-low latency options • Access tails into core networks via coloured ‘friendly’ alien wavelength

handover* • Multisite configurations via reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers

(ROADM). It will support the widespread volume deployment of high bandwidth and cloud services – thus enabling enterprises and datacentre hosting companies to:

• Offer a wider and deeper set of hosted services and applications • Locate their businesses where it is most advantageous without worrying about

access to high bandwidth high quality connectivity.

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Demand for 40Gbps and 100Gbps services is growing • The majority of larger European and UK

service providers have already deployed 100Gbps in their backbone networks and are now developing their 40Gbps / 100Gbps access solutions

• Adoption is being driven both by market demand for higher bandwidth and by the emergence of cost effective 40Gbps and 100Gbps router interfaces and the lowering of costs of 100Gbps components

• Europe follows the US pattern for deployment of high bandwdith services with a typical lag of 9-12 months, with UK, France and Germany as the early adopters

• 100Gbps capacity will gradually take over in wide-area networks

• In the UK, the service provider market is expected to see the move to higher capacities first while 40Gbps adoption will continue growing within data centres

• 100Gbps OTN services are expected to add significantly to the high-capacity growth, especially in the wholesale market with their multiservice capabilities

• Primary UK sectors expected to be early adopters of 40Gbps and 100Gbps services include; finance, mobile, government and media (4k). Plus direct CP use for backhaul requirements.

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OSEA 6500 (incl Filter Connect) – features overview

Coloured friendly Alien Wavelengths

As well as supporting simple bookend solutions you can route wavelength services on to Ciena based Next Generation Networks.

12 wavelength product options via 8 cards

Four of the eight cards can be used in both native and friendly alien wavelength formats – thus making up the twelve options.

More flexible RO1 options available

Including Line/Trunk Protection, Wavelength Protection and Client Protection. RO2 is also available.

Flexible reach with no max defined limit

Reach is dependent on variables such as service/interface type, number and mix of wavelengths, associated filter structure, number and length of spans, fibre type/quality and amplification.

Electronically compensates for dispersion*

Eliminates the need for fixed compensators and associated amplifiers while simplifying network design.

Multisite ROADM capability

A complete suite of integrated Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS)-based ROADMs are available for flexible per wavelength routing.

Ultra low latency option via the 4x10Gbps card

Ideal for applications such as high frequency trading or synchronous data backup.

OSEA 6500 Filter Connect

OSEA 6500 Filter Connect allows you to connect your own DWDM based equipment alongside our managed service, over any spare ports of the optical filter(s) purchased and deployed as part of our managed service.

*Dispersion is Optical loss that needs to be overcome when deploying high bandwidth DWDM Optical solutions.

Supports coherent 100Gbps interfaces

(Plus a range of other options) for delivery of up to 10 times more traffic capacity than other solutions.

Choice of four different sized chassis

With shelf space and power options to suit a range of customer needs.

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What this means for you and your customers

Minimise footprint & power requirements

Meet ultra-low latency needs of key

market sectors

Transport high bandwidths in a more cost effective way

Connect multiple local sites together more efficiently

Support future growth requirements

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Plus the quality you’ve come to expect

Experts backed by experts

Solutions designed by highly qualified teams and supported by our equipment vendor, ensure they are the very best that can be provided

Dedicated fibre

Avoid the hidden risks of a shared infrastructure and get exactly what you pay for with full control of your additional bandwidth / wavelength requirements

Your promises are our promises

Circuits that we endeavour to install on time, every time so you can keep your promises to your customers

True resilience

Our resilient paths use dedicated fibre too, so you’ll never have to compromise should the worst happen

Choice of minimum period options

One, three or five years.

UK wide coverage

You can be confident that that we will be here to help you expand to new sites later (subject to survey) without the worry of being off-net.

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OSEA 6500 compared

* Estimated figures are provided at pre-design stage, with measured latency at handover.

All Optical network designs and lead times are subject to survey and related ECCs may apply.

** OSEA 6500 and OSEA 6500 Filter Connect also offer flexible RO1 options

Line/Trunk Protection – using an Optical Protection Switch Wavelength Protection – using an Optical Protection Switch Client Protection – this protection scheme can be implemented in two ways

Either using available ports on the transponder cards (2.7Gbps & 10Gbps MOTR cards only) or by deploying the OPS as above.

Key features OSA FSP3000 (incl Filter Connect) OSEA 6500 (incl Filter Connect)

Distance capability Route up to 103km No limit for OSEA6500 OSEA 6500 Filter Connect up to 220km (SIN514 refers)

Lead time (for forecast orders) 35 working days 60 working days

Chassis Choice of 1U and 7U chassis Choice of 2, 7, 14, 32 slot chassis

Managed Bandwidths 2.5Gbps, 4Gbps, 10Gbps 2.7Gbps, 10Gbps, 100Gbps

Resilience options STD/RO1/RO2 STD/RO1**/RO2

Certification Brocade, HP, IBM, Fujitsu, Hitachi, EMC2, NEC & Juniper

EMC, Brocade, IBM

Monitoring 24x7x365 24x7x365

Scalability 32 wavelengths 44 wavelengths

Term options 1, 3 and 5 year 1, 3 and 5 year

Latency Low latency* Ultra-low latency options available on certain cards* & **

CESG CAS(T) Yes Yes

Architectures supported Point to point Point to point, ROADM Chain

ROADM capability No Yes

Wavelength types supported Native Native & friendly Alien

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All delivered via a managed service approach

Chosen to ensure we could offer the very best solution, fast

We already have proven capability for best practice use of third parties to carry out installation on our behalf.

We’re now building on our excellent, long-standing supplier relationship with Ciena to bring the leading 6500 platform technology to market via a deeper ‘managed service’ model.

What this means: • No fundamental differences in order processes from other Optical

products • All touch points remain via Openreach • All physical installation and (now) repair functions of the service are

supported by Ciena.

Benefits to you: • We’re ready to support your 40Gbps and 100Gbps requirements today. • Offers the potential to bring additional OSEA 6500 capabilities to market

in an equally • Fast way (subject to assessment) • Access to Ciena’s trained expertise and worldwide market experience

helps us to • Inform best practise design choices for specific sectors and requirements • Our joint expertise is already placing a focus on continued lifecycle

improvements e.g. fault-finding and diagnostics.

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2-slot

7-slot

14-slot

32-slot

OSEA 6500 and OSEA 6500 Filter Connect – chassis options All available in standard RO1 and RO2 configurations

A choice of four different sized chassis options based on the number of wavelengths and the wavelength type required

All four chassis variants are available to order individually, providing the desired flexibility and scalability

Minimise footprint and power requirements - no need to pay for capacity or space that you don’t require

Asymmetrical bearer builds are also supported (i.e. different chassis types at each end of a circuit).

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Client protocols supported By wavelength type

Wavelength card

Pro

toco

l

2 x 2.7G

MOTR

(D09822)

10G MOTR

(D09823)

2 x 10G

OTR

(D09824,

D09830)

4 x 10G

OTR

(D09825)

100G NANO

(4 x 10G

mux)

(D09826,

D09833)

100G NANO

(10 x 10G

mux)

(D09828,

D09835)

100G

(1 x 100G)

(D09829,

D09836)

100G

(2 x 40G, 2

x 10G)

(D09829,

D09836)

Optical GbE

(1000Base X) Y Y

10GbE (LAN) Y Y Y Y Y

10GbE (WAN) Y Y Y Y Y

40GbE Y

100GE (ETH100G/OTM4) Y

STM1, STM4, STM16 Y Y

STM64 Y Y Y Y

FC100/FICON Y Y

FC1200 Y Y Y Y

FC200/FICON Express Y Y

FC400/FICON Express 4G Y Y

FC800 Y Y Y Y

IBM ISC-3/STP Y Y

5G IBM PSIFB Y Y

DVB-ASI (270Mb) Y Y

OTU1 Y Y

OTU2 Y Y Y Y

OTU2e Y Y Y Y

OTU4 (111.8Gb) Y

100GBASE-R

(103.125 Gb) Y

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MPO = Type of connector used for 850NM Multi mode interfaces

CFP = Pluggable modules on 40G and 100G OCI client cards

LC = Connector type that is commonly used on the 6500

Client Protocol (Bookended and single ended)

Client Data rates supported

Transmission path split

Type of fibre (Single mode fibre= SMF, Multi mode fibre=MMF)

Central wavelength

Nominal Distance Rating

Pluggable & Connector type

40GE

40GBASE-SR4 4X10G MMF 850NM 100M CFP, MPO

40GBASE-LR4 /G695

4X10G, CWDM SMF 1310NM 10KM CFP, LC

100GE

103.1G-111.8G 10X10G WDM SMF 1550NM 10KM CFP, LC

103.1G-111.8G 10X10G WDM SMF 1550NM 2KM CFP, LC

103.1G-111.8G 10X10G MMF

850NM 100M CFP, MPO

103.1G-111.8G 4X25G WDM SMF

1310NM 10 KM CFP, LC

40Gbps and 100Gbps managed client interfaces supported

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Single

channel Multiple channel with no ILA sites Multiple channel with 1 x ILA site

Multiple

channel with

2 x ILA sites

Managed

Wavelength

type

Line

rate

Maximum

amplified reach

(km) No filters,

DCM only where

stated.

4CH filter

(km)

4CH +8CH

filter (km)

44CH filter

(km)

4CH filter

(km)

4CH +8CH

filter (km)

44CH filter

(km)

4CH filter

(km)

2 x 2.7G MOTR 2.7G 92 (no DCM)

110 (DCM) 106 107 98 140 140 134 235

10G MOTR 10G 110 107 108 109 178 176 178 277

2x10G 10G 110 107 108 109 178 176 178 277

4x10G 10G 110 107 108 109 178 176 178 277

100G

(10x10G MUX) 100G 110+ 126 117 120 172+ 172+ 186+ 277+

100G

(1x100GE) 100G 110+ 126 117 120 172+ 172+ 186+ 277+

Distances supported Unprotected

Note: All distances quoted are indicative and subject to final network testing and design approval.

MOTR = Multiplexing Optical Transponder / MUX = Multiplexer / DCM = Dispersion compensation module / ILA = In-line (midpoint) amplifier

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Distances supported Resilience Option 1 (RO1)

Single

channel Multiple channel with no ILA sites Multiple channel with 1 x ILA site

Multiple

channel with

2 x ILA sites

Managed

Wavelength

type

Line

rate

Maximum

amplified reach

(km) No filters,

DCM only where

stated.

4CH filter

(km)

4CH +8CH

filter (km)

44CH filter

(km)

4CH filter

(km)

4CH +8CH

filter (km)

44CH filter

(km)

4CH filter

(km)

2 x 2.7G MOTR 2.7G 74 (no DCM)

92 (DCM) 87 88 79 122 122 116 217

10G MOTR 10G 92 89 89 90 160 158 160 259

2x10G 10G 92 89 89 90 160 158 160 259

4x10G 10G 92 89 89 90 160 158 160 259

100G

(10x10G MUX) 100G 92+ 108 98 101 160+ 158+ 160+ 259+

100G

(1x100GE) 100G 92+ 108 98 101 160+ 158+ 160+ 259+

MOTR = Multiplexing Optical Transponder / MUX = Multiplexer / DCM = Dispersion compensation module / ILA = In-line (midpoint) amplifier

Note: All distances quoted are indicative and subject to final network testing and design approval.

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Supported via:

Type of

wavelength

Description OSA

FSP3000

OSEA

6500

Native Where each wavelength originates and terminates on the transponder cards

located in the DWDM chassis. Known as bookending. Alien Where specific coloured wavelengths, as defined by you, are not terminated on a

specific ‘bookended’ transponder card, the light for this particular wavelength is

said to be ‘Alien’ to the DWDM system, as it is effectively being generated

elsewhere on your kit or other Optical equipment.

Friendly alien

Where you can choose not to use a transponder card (i.e. ‘bookend’) on one end

of the service or the other (but not both at the same time).

Native wavelength versus friendly Alien network build option: To build a traditional ‘access’ – ‘core’ – ‘access’ network design you would need six (versus two) optical transponder wavelength cards. If friendly alien wavelengths are used (and you have the ability to transport an alien wavelength across your own network) then only two transponder cards will be needed. Thus saving considerable cost.

Wavelength types supported

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ROADM capability Providing the ability to remotely switch traffic

This switch capability is achieved through the use of wavelength selective switching modules. It allows individual or multiple wavelengths (carrying data) to be added and/or dropped from a transport fibre without the need to convert the signals on all of the WDM channels to electronic signals and back again to optical signals.

The diagram above demonstrates the use of ROADM technology within a network solution

The characteristics of a ROADM are:

• Software driven – supporting efficient service delivery and management

• Allows for remote configuration and reconfiguration of wavelengths

• Allows decisions about where a signal will be routed to come later due to automatic power balancing capability.

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ROADM capability And what it offers you

• Better platform utilisation than current

• point-to-point services (sharing)

• The ability to minimise high dig-costs (in cities)

• The ability to adapt to changing network needs

• Simple service provision (No core L2C field

• Work, shorter L2C lead times)

• The ability to add sites to existing networks – potentially turning point-to-point systems into chains, chains into rings, and rings into meshed network topologies with inherent resiliency options.

An example of a ROADM chain

ROADM based configurations provide a more efficient, simple and cost effective solution for multisite applications such as data backup to primary and secondary datacentres

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Our commitment to you

Reserve fibre capacity with our quote, so that you can close the sale knowing its available when you place an order

Always make sure we understand what you need

Make sure we offer you the solution that best meets your needs and that of your customer, understanding that one size does not fit all

We will:

Make sure you understand the solution we are offering and help you brief your colleagues

Show you how what we are offering helps you save or make money

And finally, the delivery date is our promise to you, so we we’ll always try to beat it and often we do.

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Expert advice that really counts

To ensure your optical network investments work as hard for you as possible we’ll help you:

• Make choices that meet your longer term requirements

• Avoid solutions that will restrict your ability to expand

• See through solutions that are cheap at first, but force you to invest again later

• Understand exactly what you’ll be risking if you choose a shared infrastructure

If you’re new to Optical solutions, or need our advice, we’ll help you understand:

• When it makes sense to switch from multiple circuits

• How to add optical circuits to improve business continuity in your existing network

• How optical solutions can help you save thousands of pounds on space and power.

If so we need to do a few things to get you started:

• Explain the process and provide all the advice and guidance you need

• Answer all your questions about working with us

• Provide product information/guidance when needed

• Complete all the details necessary to set you up on our systems.

Completing our establishment process enables you to order Optical services. This

normally takes between two and six weeks to complete.

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Got a requirement? What to expect next

We will:

• Spend time making sure we fully understand what you need

• Recommend which of our Optical products will best meet your needs in terms of cost, design and future goals

• Carry out a survey and agree the design with you

• Engage Ciena to verify the design

• Provide price options based on your choice of term

• Provide Street level mapping where requested

• Place your order

• Begin the provisioning process.

Please note there is no change to the existing OSEA customer pre-order process.

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Links and contacts

Product Information for OSEA:

• Product overview and collateral

• Product description (login required)

• Customer Requirement Form (CRF) (login required)

• Suppliers Information Note (SIN) 514 (www.sinet.bt.com)

Specific product queries:

• For specific product queries please contact your Openreach sales specialist or sales and relationship manager

• The Openreach price list is always the most reliable source of up to date pricing information

The information contained in these slides is to be used for information purposes only. The Openreach portal should

always be referred to for the latest product and contractual information.

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About Ciena

Ciena have successfully combined the reliability and capacity of optical networking with the flexibility and

economics of Ethernet. They are committed to using their products to help customers to get the most out

of their networks. OSEA 6500 compliments our portfolio by adding a significant layer of extra capability.

Supplied in association with Ciena

Optical Spectrum Extended Access

www.ciena.com

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