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Data Sheet TCX1000 PROGRAMMABLE ROADM Product Description Juniper Networks® TCX1000 Programmable ROADM is a colorless, directionless, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) that scales up to 25.6 Tbps per line. The flexible-grid ready TCX1000 provides long-term investment protection for customers, and supports a diverse range of packet optical network use cases. Designed from the ground up as an open platform, the TCX1000 disaggregates the line system from the optical transponder layer, freeing network operators to select Product Overview and deploy transponders—whether from Juniper or a third-party solution—that best fit their network requirements and budget. An integral part of Juniper’s Unique to Juniper, TCX1000 Programmable ROADM control software is fully Programmable Photonic Layer disaggregated from the system hardware, optimizing line-system performance open line system solution, the TCX and allowing the control plane to be modified—including software upgrades and Series Optical Transport Systems updates—with far greater simplicity, flexibility, and service continuity than currently portfolio provides the foundation possible with mainstay line systems. of a comprehensive, open, and All hardware in the Juniper Networks TCX Series Optical Transport Solutions programmable packet optical portfolio is managed by Juniper Networks proNX Optical Director, which is an open, transport network. The TCX1000 microservices-based optical network management and control platform. Programmable ROADM works alongside TCX1000 amplifiers Serving as a massively scalable foundation for packet optical transport networks, and multiplexers to deliver the the TCX1000 Programmable ROADM is an ideal complement to several Juniper essential elements of an open line solutions, including Data Center Interconnect (DCI), metro aggregation, submarine system, supporting numerous use landing terminal backhaul, and Converged Supercore® transport. cases that help network operators address new market opportunities Architecture and Key Components in cloud, 5G, Internet of Things, In addition to the Programmable ROADM platform, the TCX1000 line includes multigigabit broadband access a 96-channel fixed multiplexer, an inline amplifier, and a 2-degree, 8-channel services, and high-capacity multiplexer that work together to deliver a comprehensive programmable photonic wholesale services, among other layer solution. offerings. Hardware With the TCX1000 Programmable ROADM, Juniper has established a new standard for open, programmable, and disaggregated line systems, coupling line system hardware with Juniper software to help customers lower TCO and accelerate network innovation. The TCX1000 Programmable ROADM is part of Juniper’s Programmable Photonic Layer open line system, offering a 20-port open ROADM that can reach distances of up to 3800 km without repeaters. 1 TCX1000 Programmable ROADM The TCX1000 Programmable ROADM integrates the following By enabling these connection types, the TCX1000 becomes functions into a compact 1 U chassis: a highly flexible device that supports a wide range of system applications driven by different use cases, including a simple, • Route and select wavelength selective switch (WSS) with 20 one-degree terminal with a fixed mux-demux; a one-degree node-side universal ports terminal with up to 128 channels of colorless mux-demux; and a • Integrated high-power variable gain erbium-doped fiber 20-degree switching node. amplifier (EDFA) line amplification (booster and pre-amp) Equipping the TCX1000 Programmable ROADM with 20 • Integrated spectral and total power monitoring universal node-side ports provides the flexibility to support • Integrated Ethernet optical supervisory channel (OSC) various port combinations used for channel access (single or • Field-replaceable power supplies and cooling units multiplex) and degree switching. TCX1000 Programmable ROADM ports are not fixed to any particular application; The 20 node-side ports serve different functions, based on they are fully configurable via software, allowing users to, for application: example, configure a 4-degree node with four ROADMs. In this • Directly add or drop channels onto the network, effectively configuration, three ports on each TCX1000 are connected providing single direction, colorless mux-demux ports to other TCX1000 Programmable ROADM modules, leaving • Connect to external mux-demux common ports to 17 ports available for channel and/or multiplexing. Initial effectively multiply the number of ROADM ports for one of deployments can start out using ports for direct channel the following uses: connections and, as needs grow, connect the ports to multiplexers to expand capacity. – Single-direction fixed grid mux-demux – Single-direction colorless mux-demux The TCX1000 Programmable ROADM integrates all EDFA line amplification, including switched gain EDFA where required, to – Multidirection colorless mux-demux provide sufficient dynamic range. It is optimized for coherent • Connect to other ROADM degrees to form up to 20 network configurations. multidegree switching nodes. TCX1000 Multiplexing and Amplification The TCX1000 uses multiplexing in a wide array of flexible network configurations. If ports are configured as multiplex rather than degree ports, the input may be a single channel or a multiplex of channels. Single channels can come directly from transponders, native 1 - LEDs 7 - OSC port (OSC 1 IN/OUT) Juniper wavelengths, or alien wavelengths, while multiplexes can 2 - Reset switch (RESET) 8 - SFP port (OSC IN/OUT) come from other Juniper equipment or a third-party multiplex 3 - Optical supervisory channel (OSC) 9 - Ethernet ports (DCN 1 and DCN source. As such, each port on the TCX1000 has the ability to port (OSC 0 OUT/IN) 0) discover or confirm available channels and their power levels, 4 - Monitor port (MON IN/OUT) 10 - Management port (ETH CRAFT/ providing a clear and monitored demarcation onto the optical USB) transmission equipment. 5 - Line port (LINE IN/OUT) 11 - DB-9 port (SERIAL) 6 - Universal ports (U0 to U19) The TCX1000 Programmable ROADM is also capable of supporting numerous multiplexing methods connected to Figure 1: TCX1000 Programmable ROADM front panel and legend several ports. For example, a user could start with a few direct- connect channels and, as traffic levels increase, an external multiplexer such as a TCX1000 2-degree 8-channel mux-demux can be added to a free port. This allows network operators to start with a modest configuration and grow the ROADM node capacity over time while maintaining existing services. The TCX1000 also supports the Juniper Networks BTI7800 1 - Fan modules 3 - Power supplies 96-Channel Fixed Multiplexer, a 2 U, 50 GHz single-direction 2 - Grounding point multiplexing solution that features low loss rates, high density, Figure 2: TCX1000 Programmable ROADM rear panel and legend and low costs per channel. The 50 GHz channel spacing is capable of supporting optical channels up to approximately 2 TCX1000 Programmable ROADM 34 GBaud, making it suitable for 100 Gbps and 200 Gbps with the TCX1000 Programmable ROADM optical supervisory transmissions while providing a simple solution for users with channel, which provides the ability to access ILA nodes remotely modest network requirements. The 96 channels are accessed using in-band management—required for ILA sites where DCN via a single TCX1000 Programmable ROADM port, ensuring access may be limited. that the maximum number of universal ports is available for use as degree or colorless ports later. Figure 5: TCX1000 Inline Amplifier (ILA) When coupled with multiple multiplexing strategies and the extended reach enabled by the ILA, the TCX1000 Programmable ROADM enables operators to address multiple Figure 3: Juniper Networks BTI7800 96-Channel Fixed Multiplexer use cases, including point-to-point coherent access, metro Colorless multiplexing: The TCX1000 provides two solutions and long haul DCI, meshed coherent DCI, and metro regional for colorless and flexible grid multiplexing in the form of a and coherent core interconnect. transponder-direct connection to the ROADM or an 8-way Software passive multiplexer. The TCX Series products, including all elements of the Juniper The direct connect provides a simple way to offer up to 20 Programmable Photonic Layer open line system, are managed colorless connections. The transponder is directly connected by proNX Optical Director, a microservices-based optical to a TCX1000 Programmable ROADM port and the channel network management and control platform that supports the is provisioned without requiring any additional external following features: multiplexer. • Disaggregated management and control planes The TCX1000 2-Degree, 8-Channel Multiplexer is a passive • End-to-end service activation and monitoring splitter that acts as a simple port multiplier. One of the • Interoperability at the transponder level as well as alien multiplexer’s two common (line) ports is connected to one wavelength level of the TCX1000 Programmable ROADM ports allowing up to eight more transponders to be connected to the • Standards-based Network Configuration Protocol TCX1000 Programmable ROADM while maintaining spectrally (NETCONF) and telemetry interfaces programmable (colorless) operation. Connecting 12 multiplexers, Open APIs allow customers to deploy their own network for instance, would allow a single TCX1000 Programmable applications, helping them build a multilayer optimized converged ROADM to support 96 transponder