Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-5C
T R A N S P O R T S E R V I C E S W I T C H | R E L E A S E 1
The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch TSS-5C is a compact Packet-Optical Transport switch and
Ethernet access demarcation device, ideally suited for mobile backhaul and business Ethernet services. Highavailability, mission-critical Ethernet and E1/DS1/STM-1 services are supported by a comprehensive set of
Packet Transport Network (PTN) and Carrier Ethernet features. The 1850 TSS-5C extends T-MPLS capability —
upgradeable to MPLS-TP in a future release — to the network edge for access/aggregation and is compliant
to Metro Ethernet Forum standards.
Resiliency and reliability for packet
and TDM traffic are assured by multiple
network path and link protection
mechanisms, supported by hardwarebased data plane OAM. End-to-end
OAM greatly simplifies the task of
meeting strict Service Level Agreements
(SLAs). Furthermore, the challenge of
delivering timing to 2G/3G/4G base
stations is met by the availability of
multiple synchronization options.
The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-5C is
equally well-equipped to be deployed
as a network termination unit for
demarcation, media conversion, and
distance extension applications as part
of a Carrier Ethernet service offering.
This is supported by an extensive set of
management, QoS, bridging, VLAN and
security features. As a highly versatile,
resilient, yet cost-effective platform,
the 1850 TSS-5C provides the lowest
cost per bit networking in the industry.
An integral part of the Alcatel-Lucent
1850 TSS portfolio, the 1850 TSS-5C
operates in the access/aggregation
layer. It feeds into higher capacity
products such as the 1850 TSS-100,
1850 TSS-160 and 1850 TSS-320,
extending T-MPLS support to the
network edge. It is fully managed
by the Alcatel-Lucent 1350 Optical
Management System.
Designed for outside plant deployment, the 1850 TSS-5C is an excellent
choice for aggregating TDM/packet
mobile backhaul traffic at 2G/3G/4G
cell sites. This converged transport
platform provides a growth path for
exponentially increasing IP traffic,
while fully supporting TDM traffic
with circuit emulation/psuedowire.
Its compact 1RU chassis fits in any
wiring closet — essential when deployed
as a network termination unit for
business Carrier Ethernet services.
Features
• Compact 1RU chassis
• 9 Gb/s switching fabric
• Fast Ethernet & GigE, electrical
and optical interfaces
• STM-1 and E1/DS1 interfaces
• T-MPLS (future upgradeable
to MPLS-TP)
• Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
certified with high reliability
and OAM support
• Circuit Emulation over Ethernet
with MPLS PWE3
• E-line, E-LAN, and E-Tree services
• Both T-MPLS and Carrier Ethernet
protection mechanisms supported
• Multiple synchronization options
• Environmentally and ESD hardened
for outside plant deployment
Benefits
• Achieve economies of scale using
a single access platform for mobile
backhaul/transport and Carrier
Ethernet services
• Maintain high-margin revenue
streams from priority traffic with
advanced traffic management and
QoS features
• Accelerate network transformation
from TDM to packet architectures
• Reduce CAPEX by eliminating the
need for overlay networks and
multiple equipment types
• Reduce OPEX by simplifying operations, training, and network
management requirements
Technical specifications
System hardware
• 9 Gb/s switching fabric
• 4 x GigE interfaces (SFP)
• 12 x FE interfaces (electrical)
• Two slots for optional interface
modules (hot-swappable)
• Management LAN, console, MDIO,
and station clock ports or external
synchronization interfaces
• Power supply (DC or AC)
• Fan tray (hot-swappable)
Multi-service module
• 1 x STM-1 channelized CES (SFP)
• 16 x E1 (75Ω) CES
• 1 x GigE (SFPs: 1000BASE-T, SX,
LX, ZX, BX10/20/40, EZX, CWDM
short or long haul, DWDM)
Fast Ethernet module electrical
• 8 x FE (10/100BASE-T)
Fast Ethernet module optical
• 8 x FE (SFPs: FX, L X, BX)
DS1/E1 module
• 16 x DS1 (100 Ω)/E1 (120 Ω) CES
E1 module
• 16 x E1 (75 Ω) CES
Synchronization
• Synchronous Ethernet (ITU-T
G.8261/G.8262/Y.1362)
• Synchronous Ethernet with SSM
• IEEE 1588v2 master/slave/
transport clock
• 1588v2 ToD and 1PPS interface
Protection
• G.8031 Ethernet linear protection
• G.8032 Ethernet ring protection
• G.8131 T-MPLS 1:1 bidirectional
linear protection
• IEEE 802.1AX link aggregation
OAM
• IEEE 802.3ah link OAM
• IEEE 802.1ag CFM: connectivity
check, loopback, link trace
• Ethernet OAM ITU-T Y.1731 (RDI,
AIS, LM, two-way and one-way DM)
• T-MPLS OAM: CV, APS, FDI, RDI,
LB, DM, LM
• Ethernet 802.1ag CC, LB, LT in
T-MPLS mode
• MEF S-OAM
• EVC loopback
• Performance monitoring: port
counters, RMON IETF RFC 2819,
EVC availability and SLA counters
(Y.1563)
Ethernet
• MAC bridging, IEEE 802.1D, RSTP
• 16,000 MAC table
• VLAN bridging, IEEE 802.1Q
• Provider bridging IEEE 802.1ad
• MEF Ethernet services: E-line,
E-LAN, E-Tree
• Jumbo frames: 9600 bytes
• Auto-negotiation support,
flow control, MDIX
• Port mirroring: ingress/egress
• L2 control protocol filtering/
tunneling
• L2 Access Control Lists (ACL)
• Multiple classification options:
port, VID, PCP, MAC DA/SA,
IPv4 DSCP
• 8 QoS classes
• Strict priority, WRR scheduling
• Tail-drop
• Ingress two-rate, three-color
metering/ policing RFC2698/
MEF10.1
• Class-based queuing
• Egress shaping per port/queue
• Anti Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
• MPLS label push/pop/swap
operations, LER or LSR
Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-5C | Release 1 | Data Sheet2