Chapter 2: New In This Release; Features; Qsfp+ Transceivers; Sfp+ Devices - Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7000 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 2: New in this release

The following sections indicate what is new in this document for VSP 7000 Release 10.3 and
Feature Pack Release 10.3.2.
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Other changes on page 10

Features

See the following section for information about feature changes.

QSFP+ transceivers

Feature Pack Release 10.3.2 adds support for Avaya Quad (4-channel) Small Form Factor
Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) transceivers. QSFP+ transceivers interface with the 7002QQ-MDA to
provide VSP 7000 Series switches with 40 Gbps connection speeds over various media types and
distances. For more information, see
For more information about the 7002QQ-MDA, see Installing Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7000
Series, NN47202–300.

SFP+ devices

In addition to the SFP+ devices currently supported, Release 10.3 adds support for SFP+
10GBASE-ZR/ZW and CWDM devices for increased connectivity options and reach.
The CWDM SFP+ devices are all 1-port Ethernet, LC Duplex connector type transceivers. They are
also Digital Diagnostic Interfaces (DDI) that support Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM). DDM
allows the VSP 7000 to monitor SFP laser operating characteristics.
For more information, see the following sections:
• Job aid on page 45
• 10GBASE-ER CWDM DDI SFP+ specifications
• 10GBASE-ZR/ZW SFP+ specifications
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QSFP+ transceivers
on page 56
Installing Transceivers and Optical Components on Avaya VSP 7000 Series
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