New In This Release; Features; 1000Base-Ex Sfp And 10Gbase-Zr/Zw Xfp; Digital Diagnostic Interfaces - Nortel Passport 8600 Installation Manual

New in this release

The following sections detail what's new in Nortel Installation — SFP,
XFP, and GBIC Hardware Components for Metro Ethernet Routing Switch
Release 4.2 and Ethernet Services Unit 1800 and 1850 Release 3.4:
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Features

See the following sections for information about feature changes:

1000BASE-EX SFP and 10GBASE-ZR/ZW XFP

Release 4.2 provides support for two new devices. See
SFP specifications" (page 48)
(page

Digital Diagnostic Interfaces

Release 4.2 provides support for Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM). DDM
enables you to monitor laser operating characteristics. For more information
about Digital Diagnostic Interfaces (DDI) and DDM, see
SFP models with DDI support" (page

Other changes

See the following section for information about changes that are not
feature-related:
XFP specification updates
The 10GBASE-ZR/ZW specifications are updated. See
XFP specifications" (page
updated to include the link budget and MTBF (see
(page

Install times

The time required to install SFP, XFP, and GBIC transceivers is added to
the installation procedures.
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"Features" (page 5)
"Other changes" (page 5)
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Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — SFP, XFP, and GBIC Hardware Components
NN46220-301 02.02 Standard
4.2 13 November 2007
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