Data Sheet

Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module
for the Catalyst 8540 Platform

Feature Support

The following features and capabilities are supported in the Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module.

Layer 3 Feature Summary

• Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) for wire-speed forwarding for IP, IPX, and IP Multicast
  
  
• Load sharing (up to 6 equal cost paths)
  
  
• Multicast forwarding with up to 12,000 (S,G)
  
  
• Up to 256K routing entries
  
  
• Access Control List support:
  
  
  • Standard/Extended IP access lists (1-99;1301-1999/100-199;2000-2699) in hardware; both inbound and outbound
    
    
  • Standard IPX access lists (800-899) without source node; both inbound and outbound
    
    
  • Named access lists
    
    
  • Cisco IOS ACLs for control-plane traffic
    
    
• Multiprotocol Routing:
  
  
  • OSPF
    
    
  • EIGRP
    
    
  • BGPv4
    
    
  • RIP v1 and v2
    
    
• Maximum transfer unit (MTU): OC-12/STM-4 POS (9188 bytes); Gigabit Ethernet (1500 bytes)
  
  
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) server
  
  
• Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) for Gigabit Ethernet
  
  
• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
  
  

SONET/SDH Layer

• Standards-compliant SONET/SDH interface
  
  
• Alarm processing
  
  
  • Loss of Signal (LOS), Loss of Frame (LOF), Line Alarm Indicator Signal (LAIS), Path Alarm Indicator Signal (PAIS), Loss of Pointer (LOP), Path Unequipped alarm (UNEQ-P)
    
    
  • Line Remote Defect Indicator (LRDI), Path Remote Defect Indicator (PRDI), Signal Failure (SF), Signal Degrade (SD), Line Remote Error
    
    
  • Indicator (Line FEBE), Path Remote Error Indicator (Path FEBE)
    
    
• Performance monitoring
  
  
  • Error counts for B1, B2, B3
    
    
  • Threshold crossing alerts (TCA) for B1, B2, B3 with settable threshold
    
    
• Synchronization
  
  
  • Local (internal) or loop timed (recovered from network)
    
    
  • 20 ppm clock accuracy over full operating temperature range
    
    
• Local (diagnostic) and line (network) loopback
  
  
• Payload mapping
  
  
  • IETF RFC 2615, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over SONET/SDH
    
    
  • x⁴³ + 1 self-synchronous scrambler
    
    

Gigabit Ethernet

• Standards-compliant IEEE 802.3z interface
  
  
• Gigabit EtherChannel Support
  
  
• Modular GBIC Interface Support
  
  

Layer 2

Packet-over-SONET

• Transparent Bridging (PPP/HDLC encapsulation)
  
  

Gigabit Ethernet

• Transparent Bridging
  
  
• VLAN encapsulation: ISL;802.1Q
  
  
• IRB
  
  

Operations and Management

• Online Insertion and Removal (OIR)
  
  
• CiscoView
  
  
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  
  
• SONET MIB (RFC 1595)
  
  
• ETHERLIKE-MIB (RFC 1643)
  
  
• MIB II (RFC 1213)
  
  
• IF-MIB (RFC 1573)
  
  
• Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
  
  
• CISCO-CDP-MIB
  
  
• ENTITY-MIB (RFC 2037)
  
  

Applications

The Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module is designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of large enterprise and service provider networks.

Up to eight of the Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Modules may be placed in a Catalyst 8540 chassis, providing 8 ports of OC-12 Packet-over-SONET and 8 ports of nonblocking, wire-speed Gigabit Ethernet capacity in the core of an Enterprise network.

Figure 1: Enterprise Core Network

Service providers can use the Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module to aggregate Gigabit Ethernet traffic before it is sent out over an OC-12 Packet-over-SONET WAN uplink.

Figure 2: Service Provider Point-of-Presence

Specifications

Physical Specification

• Occupies one slot in the Catalyst 8540 platform
  
  
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.2 x 14.4 x 16.0 in.
  (3.0 x 36.6 x 40.6 cm)
  
  

Standard Network Protocols

SONET/SDH:

• Telcordia (Bellcore GR-253 as applicable)
  
  
• ITU-T G.957 as applicable
  
  
• ITU-T G.707 as applicable
  
  

Gigabit Ethernet:

• Ethernet: IEEE 802.3z, IEEE 802.3x, 1000BaseX
  
  

Encapsulation

SONET/SDH:

• IETF RFC 1661, PPP
  
  
• IETF RFC 1662, PPP in HDLC-like framing
  
  
• Cisco HDLC
  
  

Safety Compliance

The Catalyst 8540 Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module, when installed in a system, complies with the following compliance and safety standards:

• UL 1950
  
  
• CSA C22.2 No.950
  
  
• EN 60825-1
  
  
• EN60950
  
  
• IEC 950
  
  
• IEC 60825-1
  
  
• TS 001
  
  
• CE marking
  
  
• AS/NZS 3260
  
  
• 21CFR1040
  
  
• Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) Level 3
  
  

EMC Compliance

The Catalyst 8540 Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module, when installed in a system, complies with the following EMI standards:

• FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
  
  
• VCCI Class B
  
  
• EN55022 Class B
  
  
• CISPR 22 Class B
  
  
• CE marking
  
  
• AS/NZS 3548 Class B
  
  

Immunity

• IEC-1000-4-2 ESD
  
  
• IEC-1000-4-3 Radiated immunity
  
  
• IEC-1000-4-4 EFT
  
  
• IEC-1000-4-5 Surge
  
  
• IEC-1000-4-6 Low frequency common immunity
  
  
• IEC-1000-4-11 Voltage dips and sags
  
  
• IEC-1000-3-2 Power line harmonics
  
  

ETSI

• ETS-300386-2
  
  

LED Indicators

Packet-over-SONET:

• Tx (transmit) activity: active (on), idle (off)
  
  
• Rx (receive) activity: active (on), idle (off)
  
  
• Alarm activity: active (on), idle (off)
  
  
• CD (carrier detect) activity: active (on), idle (off)
  
  

Gigabit Ethernet:

• OP-DET: optical signal detected (on), no signal (off)
  
  
• Full Duplex: full duplex mode (always on)
  
  
• RX-SYNC: link synchronized (on)
  
  
• Link: link active (on), link idle (off)
  
  
• Tx (transmit) activity: active (on), idle (off)
  
  
• Rx (receive) activity: active (on), idle (off)
  
  

Interfaces

Packet-over-SONET:

• SC
  
  

Gigabit Ethernet:

• GBIC only
  
  

Optical Power Budget Packet-over-SONET/SDH Catalyst 8540 OC-12/STM-4 Optics

Maximum Station-to-Station Cabling Distance (Gigabit Ethernet)

Using one of the following GBIC types:

• 1000BaseSX: 50-um multimode fiber: up to 550 m
  
  
• 1000BaseLX: 62.5-um multimode fiber: up to 550 m
  
  
• 1000BaseLX: 50-um multimode fiber: up to 550 m
  
  
• 1000BaseLX: 9/10-um single-mode fiber: up to 5 km
  
  
• 1000BaseLH: 62.5-um multimode fiber: up to 550 m
  
  
• 1000BaseLH: 50-um multimode fiber: up to 550 m
  
  
• 1000BaseLH: 9/10-um single-mode fiber: up to 10 km
  
  
• 1000BaseZX: 9/10-um single-mode fiber: up to 70 km
  
  
• 1000BaseZX: disposition-shifted fiber: up to 100 km
  
  

Ordering Information

Required Software

Product Availability and Part Numbers

Note: The Gigabit Ethernet port on this interface module requires a GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter). GBICs are sold separately from the Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module.

GBIC Part Numbers

Note: The maximum number of 1000BaseZX GBICs in one Catalyst 8540 switch is limited to eight because of EMC compliance regulations.