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5160
Service Aggregation Switch

Ciena’s 5160 Service Aggregation Switch changes the Features and Benefits
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 eatures industry-leading 10GE
economics of 10GE services, addressing the need to density in a non-blocking, wire-
efficiently deliver and aggregate large quantities of data speed architecture with 24
10GE/1GE multi-rate SFP+ ports
while meeting stringent Service Level Agreements (SLAs). •O
 ffers dual hot-swappable AC or
DC power in a high-availability,
The 5160 provides exceptional 10GE density in a small 1RU form factor, with the added temperature-hardened, 1RU package
flexibility of supporting 1G SFPs in addition to 10GE SFP+ transceivers for easy migration as •S
 upports zero-touch provisioning
end-user demand grows. Its industry-leading feature set allows operators a cost-effective to minimize OPEX and accelerate
service turn-up while providing a
entry point into premium Ethernet business services or 3G/4G mobile backhaul applications.
service “birth certificate” with built-in
service activation testing
The 5160 is based on Ciena’s field-proven packet networking technology, with hundreds
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 omplies with MEF CE2.0
of thousands of systems deployed by operators worldwide. Its software architecture is specifications for E-Line, E-LAN,
based on a common Service-Aware Operating System (SAOS) used in all Ciena’s Packet E-Tree, and E-Access services
Networking Portfolio switches to provide operational efficiency and consistent system • Incorporates flexible transport
and service attributes. SAOS delivers consistent benefits across all packet networking options including G.8032 rings,
applications, including: 802.1q VLANs, 802.1ad Provider
VLANs (Q-in-Q), IP/MPLS, MPLS-TP,
and PBB-TE
•R
 apid implementation of the latest advances in Ethernet technologies, as well as new
• Includes on-board, line-rate
services and standards proposed by the IEEE, IETF, MEF, and ITU
performance benchmark testing
capabilities for end-to-end SLA
• Improved efficiency and cost savings resulting from a common deployment and service verification
provisioning model
•E
 mploys hardware-assisted OAM
capabilities for performance and
• Service offering ubiquity, permitting rapid rollout of new services across the entire network fault management
•P
 rovides for highly accurate
• Multi-vendor equipment interoperability synchronization support with SyncE
and 1588v2 PTP protocols, backed
• Complete MEF CE 2.0-compliant Ethernet service offerings for E-Line, E-VPLine; EP-LAN; up by an on-board Stratum 3E
E-VPLAN; E-Tree, E-VPTree, and E-Access oscillator
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 orks in concert with Ciena’s
OneControl Unified Management
System
 First Tier
Ethernet/MPLS
IP/MPLS Domain
MTU Aggregation Terabit+
Ethernet/MPLS
Aggregation

SMB/Gov

Packet Optical
Large Enterprise Transport
Domain

Metro
Aggregation
Hardened
(G.8032)

1GE
10GE
Mobile Backhaul 100G

Figure 1. Sample metro aggregation network

Flexible Networking and Deployment The 5160 can be deployed in a variety of packet-over-fiber
The 5160 provides unmatched flexibility in a compact form topologies or as part of a converged packet-optical architecture,
factor, enabling operators to address a multitude of applications, in combination with Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. Using
networking models, and deployment environments without Ciena’s E-Suite Modules, the 6500 also leverages the SAOS
sacrificing service capabilities. With support for extended feature set, allowing for smooth interoperability between the
operating temperature, optimized power and space footprint, platforms and maximum operational efficiencies.
and a comprehensive range of operations administration and
maintenance capabilities, the 5160 provides the ideal solution for Extensive Carrier Ethernet Transport Options
a wide variety of applications, including: The 5160 gives operators a wide range of transport options
including G.8032 rings, 802.1q VLANs, 802.1ad Provider VLANs
• Carrier Ethernet metro network aggregation
(Q-in-Q), MPLS, MPLS-TP, and PBB-TE. Operators can use
• Metro network head-end node consolidation any combination of these capabilities to accommodate the
specific needs of their packet network deployment. The 5160
• High-capacity Ethernet Business Service delivery for multi- supports interworking between these transport options via a
tenant deployments sophisticated and scalable virtual switching architecture, leading
to complete service flexibility and optimal utilization of network
• Carrier exchange interconnect
resources. With an extensive set of MPLS features, the solution
• Data center service demarcation also supports resilient L2VPNs and enables service providers to
offer connection-oriented MPLS-TP-based services on metro
• High-capacity mobile backhaul access and aggregation

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networks, extending the functionality and scalability of existing lower cost, because the minimized training requirement permits
MPLS networks to accommodate the behavior and operational use of a wider pool of technicians.
practices of traditional transport networks.
The 5160 includes a hardware engine to provide RFC2544 and
Key protocol capabilities include: Y.1564 performance benchmark testing enabling full line-rate
traffic measurements end-to-end across the Ethernet virtual
• MPLS Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3), which circuit. This ability dramatically lowers OPEX by again eliminating
supports MPLS Virtual Private Wire Services (VPWS) the need for on-site personnel or expensive test gear. This
approach also improves end-customer satisfaction by enabling
• Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) and Hierarchical-VPLS
NOC personnel to be very responsive to network events and
(H-VPLS) supporting L2VPNs
increasing the performance metrics available for end-customer
SLA reporting.
• MPLS label edge router functionality, enabling application as a
VPLS/H-VPLS Provider Edge switch and as an H-VPLS MTU-s
customer edge switch Fine-Grained SLA Monitoring and Enforcement
As end-customer applications become increasingly dependent
• Dynamic MPLS control plane, including Label Distribution on tight SLA guarantees, successful operators need to deliver
Protocol (LDP) for VC signaling; OSPF-TE and IS-IS-TE for MPLS advanced Quality of Service (QoS) offerings and then accurately and
Tunnel Routes; and RSVP-TE for Label Switched Path (LSP) efficiently monitor the health and performance of those services.
establishment

• MPLS-TP static bidirectional co-routed LSPs for deterministic CIR/EIR (Gbps)

traffic paths with centralized service provisioning via Ciena’s Voice VLAN 2/0
OneControl Unified Management System 5/10 MAC DA B 1/10
L2VPN 2/10
80/20
• MPLS OAM capabilities including LSP Ping and LSP traceroute,
IP SA 192.168.1.23 DENY
with support for MPLS-TP in-band GAL/GACH, and AIS/LDI
3/10 MAC SA A 1/4
enhanced fault detection TCP Port 80 2/6

The design of the 5160 also provides flexibility to enable Port Sub-Port Flow
deployment in a wide range of physical operating environments, Figure 2. Granular Classification and SLA Enforcement
supporting:

• Extended temperature rating (-40°C to +65°C), enabling The 5160 implements carrier-class hierarchical QoS that permits

deployment in a wide variety of locations delivery of a wide range of traffic types and rates over a single
access infrastructure without interference or degradation.
• Universal power options for wide range DC (+/-24V DC; +/-36V These capabilities enable greater revenue generation by utilizing
DC; +/-48V DC), AC (100-240V) and simplex or duplex powering available network resources efficiently, while improving customer
applications relations with enforceable and reliable SLAs.

Ciena’s portfolio incorporates an extensive Operations,

Zero-Touch Provisioning
Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) feature suite providing
Ciena’s zero-touch provisioning simplifies system turn-up
comprehensive link, service, and network monitoring and
and enables device deployment, service turn-up, and SLA
performance metrics. The 5160’s OAM features include:
performance testing to be run from the Network Operations
Center (NOC). This efficiency dramatically lowers OPEX, • ITU-T Y.1731 performance monitoring: delay, jitter, loss with
eliminating the need for on-site personnel or adjunct test hardware-assisted performance
equipment and ensuring consistent, reproducible test reports
ready for immediate transmission to the customer for service • IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) with
acceptance. Operators can ramp service roll-outs faster, and at hardware-assisted performance

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• IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) • Hybrid timing distribution model using synchronous Ethernet for
frequency and PTP for phase and time
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
• A Stratum 3E oscillator provides exceptional accuracy and
• IETF RFC 5618 TWAMP sender and responder for L3 SLA stability as a timing master or slave
Monitoring
• Dedicated external BITS, GPS, 1PPS, and ToD ports for local
• Full line-rate (10GE), built in RFC 2544/ITU-T Y.1564 performance frequency, phase, and time references
benchmark test generation and reflection
• Dedicated hardware support for IEEE 1588v2 scalability and
accuracy
Bandwidth Metrics

OneControl Unified Management System

CIR+EIR
Ciena’s OneControl offers a unique and comprehensive solution
CIR to manage mission-critical networks that span across domains
FD (access, metro, and core), with unprecedented visibility through
FDV protocol layers (packet as well as photonic and transport). With this
FL innovative approach, OneControl returns network and services
control to the operator.

Figure 3. RFC 2544/Y.1564 Performance Testing and SLA Verification

OneControl unites the management of Ciena’s Packet Networking,
Converged Packet Optical, and Optical Transport portfolios
Synchronization and Timing under a single solution. With its unique toolset of comprehensive
The cost-effectiveness and versatility of packet networking is management features, OneControl puts the control of critical
driving the convergence of services, and placing new network networks at the operator’s fingertips. Through a unified GUI and
synchronization requirements onto the packet aggregation common management model, NOC operators can rapidly deploy
network. Provision of accurate frequency, phase, or time new service offerings that cut across domains (access, metro, and
references from the network is also beginning to emerge as a core) and coordinate across network protocol layers to ensure
service in its own right. The 5160 is designed to enable accurate efficient use of critical network assets and bandwidth optimization.
and scalable delivery and distribution of frequency, phase, and
This efficiency provides comprehensive management and control
time across the network to support applications such as LTE
from the access customer hand-off points, through the metro,
mobile backhaul, synchronization as a service, or smart grid
and into the network core. The OneControl GUI allows NOC
aggregation. Support includes:
personnel to create and activate end-to-end packet services.
• ITU-T G.8262 Synchronous Ethernet on all Ethernet ports for OneControl provides complete visualization of the entire end-
frequency distribution and reference to-end service multi-layer correlation, facilitating proactive root
cause analysis and troubleshooting.
• IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), including Ordinary
Clock and Boundary Clock support for frequency, phase, and
time distribution

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Technical Information Multicast Management H-VPLS with Hub and Spoke Virtual Circuits
RFC 2236 IGMPv2 Snooping MTU-s Functionality for H-VPLS deployment
Interfaces IGMP Domains MTU-s Multi-homing (redundant VCs to different
24 x 1/10GE SFP+ ports IGMP Message Filtering PE-s switches)
1 x 10/100/1000M RJ-45 Management port IGMP Inquisitive Leave MPLS Virtual Circuit as H-VPLS spoke Virtual
1 x Console Port (RJ-45, EIA-561) Broadcast/Multicast Storm Control Circuit
16 x External Alarm Inputs Unknown Multicast Filtering PBB-TE Service Instance as H-VPLS spoke
1 x RJ-45 sync input/output port Well-known Protocol Forwarding Virtual Circuit
2 x SMB sync input/output ports Q-in-Q Ethernet Virtual Circuit as H-VPLS spoke
Carrier Ethernet OAM Virtual Circuit
MPLS Label Switch Path (LSP) Tunnel Groups
Ethernet IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management
MPLS Label Switch Path (LSP) Tunnel
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet (CFM)
Redundancy
IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
Layer 2 Control Frame Tunneling over MPLS
IEEE 802.3-2008 10-Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
Virtual Circuits
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX via copper SFP (LLDP)
RFC 3209 RSVP-TE (for MPLS Tunnel Signaling)
IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T via copper SFP ITU-T Y.1731 Performance Monitoring
RFC 3630 OSPF-TE (for MPLS Tunnel Routes)
IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges RFC 2544 Performance Benchmarking Test
RFC 3784 IS-IS-TE (for MPLS Tunnel Routes)
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs - Including .1p Priority Generation and Reflection at 10GE
RFC 3036 LDP & Targeted LDP (for VPLS VC
IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging (Q-in-Q) VLAN full ITU-T Y.1564 Ethernet Service Activation
signaling)
S-VLAN range RFC 5618 TWAMP Responder and Receiver
RFC 4090 MPLS Fast ReRoute signaling
VLAN tunneling (Q-in-Q) for Transparent LAN TWAMP Sender
LSP Ping & Traceroute
Services (TLS) TWAMP +/- 1ms timestamp accuracy
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol Dying Gasp with Syslog and SNMP Traps
PBB-TE (Provider Backbone Bridging-Traffic
(LACP)
Engineering)
ITU-T G.8032 Ethernet Rings Protection Switching Synchronization
Rapid / Multiple Spanning Tree (RSTP/MSTP) IEEE 802.1Qay PBB-TE
ITU-T G.8262/G.8264 EEC option1 and option2
Per-VLAN MAC Learning Control IEEE 802.1ah PBB frame format
ITU-T G.781
Per-Port MAC Learning Control PBB-TE Multi-homed Protection Failover
IEEE 1588v2 (OC & BC*)
Jumbo Frames to 9216 bytes IEEE 802.1ag CFM for PBB-TE Tunnels
ITU-T G.8261
Layer 2 Control Frame Tunneling IEEE 802.1ag CFM for PBB-TE Service Interfaces
ITU-T G.8265/G8265.1
Private Forwarding Groups PBB-TE Full B-VID & I-SID address ranges
ITU-T G.8271
MEF CE 2.0 Compliant PBB-TE Tunnel & Service metering
ITU-T G.8275/G.8275.1/G.8275.2
E-LINE: EPL, EVPL ITU-T G.823/G.824
E-LAN: EP-LAN, EVP-LAN ITU-T G.813 Network Management
E-Access: Access EPL, Access EVPL GR-1244 Enhanced CLI
E-Tree: EP-Tree, EVP-Tree Stratum3E oscillator CLI-based configuration files
External Timing Interfaces SNMP v1/v2c/v3
Quality of Service BITS in or out (1.544MHz, 2.048MHz, 2Mbps, SNMPv3 Authentication and Message
8 Hardware Queues per Port 64kcc/6312kcc)10MHz, 1.544MHz, 2.048MHz Encryption
Committed, Excess Information Rate (CIR, EIR) in or outGPS 1PPS in or outToD in or out RFC 1213 SNMP MIB II
Classification based on (NMEA 0183, MSTS) RFC 1493 Bridge MIB
IEEE 802.1D priority RFC 1643 Ethernet-like Interface MIB
VLAN, source port, destination port, MPLS/VPLS RFC 1573 MIB II interfaces
IP Precedence and IPDSCP RFC 1757 RMON MIB - including persistent
RFC 2205, 3031, 3036, 3985 MPLS PWE3
Layer 2, 3 Quality of Service configuration
Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge
Ingress metering per-port RFC 2021 RMON II and RMON Statistics
RFC 5654 MPLS-Transport Profile (TP)
Ingress metering per-port per-CoS Per-VLAN Statistics
LSP Static provisioning
Ingress metering per-port per-VLAN RADIUS Client and RADIUS Authentication
1:1 Tunnel protection
Up to 8,000 Ingress Meters per-port TACACS + AAA
LSP BFD via Gal/Gach
Up to 8,000 Ingress Meters per-system RFC 2131 DHCP Client
MPLS Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS)
C-VLAN Priority to S-VLAN Priority Mapping RFC 1305 NTP Client
RFC 4762 VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) and
S-VLAN Priority based on C-VLAN ID RFC 1035 DNS Client
Hierarchical VPLS (H-VPLS)
Per-VLAN Classification, Metering, and Statistics Telnet Server
Provider Edge (PE-s) Functionality for VPLS and
Per-port, per-VLAN QoS with CIR and EIR traffic RFC 1350 Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
H-VPLS
on Egress Queues RFC 959 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
VPLS with multiple VPLS Mesh Virtual Circuits

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Technical Information continued Agency Approvals Environmental:
Agency Marks: RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU)
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) NRTL (Canadian Standards Association) WEEE 2002/96/EC
Secure Shell (SSHv2) CE mark (European Union)
Syslog with Syslog Accounting EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) Environmental Characteristics
Port State Mirroring LVD Directive (206/95/EC) GR-63-CORE, Issue 4 – NEBS Level 3
Virtual Link Loss Indication / Remote Link Loss RoHS2 Directive (2011/65/EU) GR-1089 Issue 6 – NEBS Level 3
Forwarding (VLLI/RLLF) Australia C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand)
GR-3108 Issue 2 Network Equipment in the
Dual-Stack IPv4/IPv6 management plane VCCI (Japan)
Outside Plant (OSP) Class 2ETSI 300 019
Local Console Port Emissions:
Class 1.2, 2.2, 3.2
Comprehensive Management via Ethernet FCC Part 15 Class A
Operating Temperature:
Services Manager Industry Canada ICES-003 Class A
-40°F to +149°F (-40°C to +65°C)
VCCI Class A
Remote Auto configuration via TFTP Storage Temperature:
CISPR 22 Class A
-40°F to +158°F (-40°C to +70°C)
GR-1089 Issue 6
Service Security Relative Humidity:
EN 55022
Common Criteria EAL2 compliant and certified Immunity (EMC): 5% to 90% (non-condensing)
Egress Port Restriction CISPR 24
IEEE 802.1X Port-Based Network Access Control EN 55024 Physical Characteristics
(RADIUS/MD5) GR-1089 Issue 6 Dimensions:
Layer 2, 3 Protocol Filtering EN 300 386 17.5” (W) x 9.9” (D) x 1.75” (H);
Broadcast Containment Power: 444mm (W) x 252mm (D) x 44mm (H)
User Access Rights ETSI EN 300 132 Weight:
Per-port or per-VLAN Service Access Control Safety: 11.6 lbs; 5.3 kg
Hardware-based DOS Attack Prevention EN 60950-1
CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07
* Denotes features available in a future release
UL 60950-1 2nd Ed
MAC Address Table Capacity
128,000 MAC addresses

Ordering Information
Power Requirements
(2) slots AC or DC pluggable
DC Input: -48, -/+36, -/+24 VDC (nominal) 5160 (24) 1/10G SFP+, ext. temp., Part/Kit#: 170-5160-900
power sup.
AC Input: 100V, 240V AC (nominal)
5160 AC pluggable power supply wide range 120/240V Part/Kit#: 170-0070-900
AC Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum Power Input: 175 W 5160 DC pluggable power supply wide range 24/48V Part/Kit#: 170-0069-900

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