1. A-1210 is developed specifically for delivering MEF-based E-line,
E-LAN and E-Tree services in the most mission-critical customer
environments for Mobile Backhaul, Business and Converged
networks where 10 Gigabit per second connectivity is required.
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Nokia Siemens Networks A-1210
complements the A-series product line
by adding extended switching capacity
for the most mission-critical applications
and for providing Ethernet services
from mobile operator’s hub sites, low
aggregation site or from SMB/business
centers to other locations within the
Carrier Ethernet metro.
A-1210 is a compact size 1RU high
Carrier Ethernet Access Switch with 64
Gbps full duplex non-blocking switching
capacity that delivers cost-effective
multiservice 10 Gbps Ethernet and TDM
access interfaces for the end customers.
It supports sub 50ms service protection
for supporting point-to-point, point-
tomultipoint and multipoint-to- multipoint
services. Customer traffic is mapped
by using multiple and flexible rules
(based on port, VLAN ID and CoS, IP
Address, protocol type and DSCP).
The A-1210 supports two 1G/10G
SFP+, two 10Gbps XFPs and six
Gigabit Ethernet SFP/SSF-pluggable
ports for non blocking connectivity to
both UNI and NNI in Carrier Ethernet
network solution.
The expansion slot of the A-1210
Nokia Siemens Networks A-1210
Cost-effective, highly
scalable 10 Gigabit Carrier
Ethernet Access Switch
Features
• 64 Gbps switching capacity (fullduplex)
• Four 10 Gbps interfaces
• Multi-rate interfaces 1G/10G SFP+ and
tunable XFP interfaces for DWDM
• MEF compliant services (E-line, E-LAN,
E-Tree)
• Multi-service platform for CES, ML-PPP,
ATM/IMA services
• Ready for MPLS-TP
• Hard QoS CIR and EIR
• Sub-50 ms carrier-class protection with
guaranteed E2E BW SLA guarantee
• Y.1731 and 802.1ag compliance with strong
and comprehensive OAM functions such
as Ethernet loopbacks, Ethernet link trace
and per-connection Performance
Management
• SyncE (G.8261/2/4) IEEE1588-2008
including Transparent Clock (TC), slave
The Nokia Siemens Networks A-1210 cost-effective and highly
scalable 1U Carrier Ethernet Access Switch extends the A-series
product line portfolio to provide 10 Gigabits Ethernet connectivity.
A-1210 plays an important role in the Nokia Siemens Networks Carrier
Ethernet Transport (CET) solution managed by ASPEN - CET network
management system for rapid service delivery.
A-1210 Carrier Ethernet Access Switch
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ASPEN Service Management
Ethernet
Demarcation/Access
IP/MPLS
Metro Access,
Aggregation and core
Enterprise
MBH
Residential
A-1200-X
A-1200-X
A-1200-X
NodeB
eNodeB 10G Access
Ring
1G Access
Ring
A-1200-X
DSLAM
A-1200
A-1200-X
A-1200-X
Carrier Ethernet access domain MPLS aggregation domain
Controller Site
A-1210
A-2200
A-2200
RNC
Eth
STM-1
IP Router
A-2200
IP/MPLS
core
BSC
provides flexible extension
capability for further enhancing the
device capacity and adding multi
service attributes.
With advanced synchronization
capabilities it plays a significant role
in the end-to-end synchronization
of Nokia Siemens Networks Mobile
Backhaul solution. Allowing support
for Frequency Division Duplexing
(FDD) as well as Time Division
Duplexing (TDD) technologies, the
A-1210 can play a major role in
2G/3G/LTE mobile backhaul solutions.
The A-1210 can be deployed as a
high-end CLE for delivery of services
with bandwidth higher than 1Gbps.
The A-1210 as an aggregation switch
working together with the A-210/A-1180
demarcation devices and A-1200 or
A-2200 as 1st level aggregation will
implement a very cost-effective
standards based access solution.
SDH like transport service can be
established by attaching the A-1210
based ring to an MX, or as a stand-
alone ring.
The Nokia Siemens Networks’ASPEN
management system enables E2E
carriergrade management which
includes: provisioning, monitoring and
performance analysis.
Using these products in conjunction,
carriers and service providers can
construct a powerful high-performance
and efficient Metro infrastructure,
designed to quickly deliver profitable
communication services.
Mobile Backhauling
The A-1210 as a 2G/3G/LTE aggregator
for TDD and FDD mobile technologies.
• Advanced synchronization including:
Synchronous Ethernet, IEEE1588-
2008 (Slave or Transparent
Clocking) and differential clocking
• MPLS(-TP)
• Legacy and Ethernet interfaces
supporting 2G/3G and LTE
• Support of E1, T1, STM-1/OC-3
• Support of ATM-IMA
• QoS assurances for delay, jitter
and loss
• Shaping per port
• Standard OAM mechanisms and
protocols (Y.1731 802.1ag)
Multi-service premium CPE with high
service availability for the business
customers
The A-1210 boasts a broad range of
intelligent network services, featuring
granular SLA with high Quality of
Service (QoS) and sub-50 ms
protection that enable service providers
to rapidly provision secure Ethernet
access with MEF-compliant Services.
• Multiple 10G interfaces
• QoS assurances for delay, jitter
and loss
• Meets end customers’ requirements
for legacy interfaces support
• Standard OAM mechanisms and
protocols (Y.1731 802.1ag) for fast
troubleshooting and Service Level
Agreement assurance
• Flexible customer traffic mapping
schemes
• Support for single-strand fiber, thus
reducing fiber costs
• Colored interfaces with tunable XFPs
3. 3
Nokia Siemens
Networks
Carrier Ethernet
Protection
Scaleble
HardSLAs
Integrate
d
TDM
Service
M
anagement
• Ease of management and service
provisioning with ASPEN E2E
management
Multi-service low cost 1st aggregation
high bandwidth device for mobile,
business and converged applications
The A-1210 offers high end capabilities
for mobile, business and converge
aggregation networks to rapidly
provision guaranteed Ethernet
access with MEF-compliant Services.
• Efficient delivery of Multicast
services
• QoS assurances for delay, jitter
and loss
• Fast troubleshooting with the help
of strong OAM functions
• Grow from multiple 1Gbps to multiple
10Gbps uplinks and rings
• Multi-Rate mode 1Gbps/10Gbps
SFP+interfaces
• Colored interfaces with tunable XFPs
• Standard OAM mechanisms and
protocols (Y.1731 802.1ag)
• Ease of management and service
provisioning with ASPEN E2E
management
• Synchronization end-to-end
MEF-compliant service attributes
The A-1210 delivers flexible, affordable
point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and
multipoint-to-multipoint services.
Customer traffic can be mapped to
connections using any combination
of rules from layer 1 to layer 3.
The A-1210 fully supports SLAs
defined by MEF service definitions
including:
• Committed Information Rate (CIR)
• Excess Information Rate (EIR)
• Priority for bounded delay and jitter
• Protection levels
Synchronization
A-1210 synchronization capabilities
include:
• SyncE with SSM protocol for loop
prevention and source clock
selection
• IEEE 1588-2008 slave functionality
on TDM expansion module
• IEEE 1588-2008 Transparent
Clock (TC)*.
The A-1210 capabilities enable the
service provider to deploy a solution
the required Frequency Division
Duplexing (FDD) as well as Time
Division Duplexing (TDD).
Full protection and reliability
The A-1210 has been designed to
deliver the SONET-like reliability that
carriers demand, but with the cost
effective price, performance and
scalability of Carrier Ethernet. The
protection mechanism of the A-1210
can achieve sub-50 ms fail-over time
with guaranteed E2E BW.
The A-1210 support standard
mechanism for connectivity check
(CCM 802.1ag) in configurable
intervals between 10msec and 10 sec.
The CET solution offers advanced for
end-to-end protection mechanism
that protects against any type of
network failure.
MPLS(-TP)
The A-1210 is designed to take part
in MPLS (-TP) network solution. These
capabilities can be provided in the
future by software upgrade. NSN’s
Carrier Ethernet Transport solution
can leverage the strong position and
the synergies between Carrier Transport
and MPLS(-TP). MPLS(-TP) delivers
carrier grade transport solution in all
market segments by:
• keep supporting of strict BW
guarantee and hard QoS
• keep supporting of ASPEN
driven LSP path computation
MPLS(-TP) is add-on to current
functionality, preserving Ethernet
features at service level:
• Allow LSP provisioning with
dynamic end-to-end protection
and restoration
• Support of mixed access topologies
with traditional Ethernet domains and
new MPLS(-TP) domains
MPLS(-TP) gains more more
attraction from Service Providers and
due its early technology stage and first
deployment attempts could serve as
differentiation factor for NSN PN BL:
• Part of NSN Flexi* MW MPLS
solution
• Part of JV MPLS(-TP) solution
support for end-to-end MPLS-TP
tunnels over multi-technology,
multilayer network.
Industry-leading service provisioning
and management solution:
Nokia Siemens Networks Advanced
Service Platform for Ethernet Networks
(ASPEN)
Nokia Siemens Networks’ ASPEN is
the industry’s simplest network
management and service management
platform for managing Carrier Ethernet
services. ASPEN delivers enhanced
service management capabilities
for rapid service provisioning,
comprehensive network and element
management, performance and fault
management, and seamless integration
with existing OSS applications. ASPEN
software allows carriers and service
providers to efficiently manage all
elements of the network to deliver the
most reliable, scalable and costeffective
Ethernet service offerings.
Using a multi-layered modular
architecture, ASPEN software supports
arge, dynamic carrier-class networks
and is ideal for minimizing hardware
deployment time, service planning,
provisioning and monitoring.
