Packet Optical 6500 Roadmap

Packet Optical PLM Team

Aug 2022 Update

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6500 Packet-Optical Platforms

6500-D2 6500-D4 6500-D7/ 6500-D14/ 6500-T12 6500-T24

6500-S32
6500-S8 6500-S14

• Faster service delivery and reduced complexity with single TDM/Ethernet/WDM/OTN

platform addressing a wide range of applications
• Selectable cost-optimized configuration based on capacity requirements
• Single software load ensuring simpler operations

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 GA: General Availability PP: Project Planned PL: Project Launched Pre-PL: Pre-Project Launch

Packet Optical Roadmap – 6500-S

12.72 12.8 12.85 15.5 15.6

Sep’20 Jul’21 Apr’22 Dec’22
6500 2Q’23
GA GA GA Pre Pre

6500-S 6500-S 6500-S 6500-S

WL5e MOTR TM Modes
WL5e MOTR TM Modes • 95Gb x50G*
• 95Gb 700G • 400G/100G clients mix
• 95Gb 600G 2xWLAi 400G OTR @35Gb
• 95Gb 500G WL5e Capabilities
• 95Gb 300G • TPT for WL5e MOTR
• 4x100GE QSFPDD Support
WL5e Capabilities L0 Control Plane Enhancements
• Regen Capability Submarine shared spectrum
• Client OPS 6500–S/RLS ROADM interworking
• 400GE Client Support (single wave) Phase 1
Secure Erase (SP and Photonics)
Hardware QSFP400G LR QSFPDD
• CMD42 card intro
• CMD64 Type 2 (SW support only) • Base Support in MCP 5.2
• CMD48 card intro
2X100G MOTR (NTK537BA)
200G MOTR (NTK537CA)
• 180-2320-900 and 180-2350-
900 WL5N 100G-200G TYPE
2.0 CFP2-DCO
WL5e MOTR Multi-Baud Rate
(NTK540Cx)
WL5e MOTR L-Band (NTK540Lx)
1x9 TDA Configuration
PTP Timing Filter (174-0140-900)
6500-D4
Secure Erase (photonics cards)
L0 control
• Loose Routing
• Enhanced Shared DTL
• On Demand restoration
• 2D ROADM RLA (NTK553SA)
• SP3 (NTK555JA)
• 2X100G MOTR (NTK537BA) Plug
Introduction
• 180-3520-900 WL5n 100G-
200G QSFPDD-DCO
• 176/180-3590-900 WL5n 100G-
400G QSFPDD-DCO
• 200G MOTR (NTK537CA) Plug
Introduction
• 180-2370-900 WL5n 100G-400G
CFP2-DCO
• Base Support in MCP 7.0

Photonic Enhancements • Base Support in MCP 6.0 Sup 2 6500-S

• L0 Control Plane Retain Home Path • SPAP3 (NTK555PA)
• L0 Control Plane Robustness • 2X400G OTR (NTK537NB)
• CMD42+CMD48 Point to Point • 176/180-3370-900 WL5n 100G-
Configs (DCI) 400G QSFPDD-DCO
• 1x5RLA + DSCM configurations • 176/180-3590-900 WL5n 100G-
• 1x5RLA, 1x9WSS and 1x20WSS 400G QSFPDD-DCO
Direct Attach Support

• Base Support in MCP 4.2.4 • Base Support in MCP TBD

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