The Meriton 5400 OTP provides a

multi-service transport solution for

network applications that do not require the high drop capacity of the full-featured Meriton 6400 OTP. As a cost-effective alternative to the 6400 OTP, the 5400 OTP addresses low wavelength and low churn applications such as subtending spurs and nodes, and networks with reduced traffic demands, as well as in-line amplification. The 5400 OTP is optimized to transmit combinations of 2.5G and 10G signals on all fiber types.

The Meriton 5400 OTP includes optical amplifier modules for overcoming large span losses.  It can be configured as an In-Line Amplifier (ILA) that can be upgraded to an OADM node with the addition of transponders and filter modules.  In each case, as an ILA or OADM, the 5400 OTP uses variable gain amplifiers with automatic gain control and ultra-fast transient suppression.  No user intervention is required to adjust the amplifiers or power levels at any time.  For spans requiring dispersion compensation, the amplifier modules in the 5400 OTP provide mid-stage amplifier access points for connecting dispersion compensation modules to the amplifiers. 

As an OADM, the 5400 OTP is a 2-fiber ITU-T C-Band unidirectional WDM system that supports up to 32 express wavelengths per fiber in ring and linear network configurations, and allows up to 8 add/drop wavelengths. 

Companion product to the 6400 OTP

The 5400 OTP was designed to perform in networks with 6400 OTP network elements, or with other 5400 OTP network elements, or combinations of the platforms.  The platforms share the GMPLS control plane, many advanced automated optical layer features, and the same set of service interface cards (transponders).  The GMPLS control plane and use of a 1510 nm Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC) allows the network elements to work as a fully automated system, and can be managed by the Meriton suite of management and network planning software.

Carrier-class design and reliability

The 5400 OTP is a carrier-class system and offers 99.999 percent availability and reliability. Like the 6400 OTP, the 5400 OTP has achieved extensive industry certifications, including NEBS level 3.

Flexible Service Support

To ensure its fit for a broad range of applications, the 5400 OTP supports a wide range of service protocols including Gigabit Ethernet (full and rate-limited) and 10GbE LAN/WAN PHY, Fibre Channel and FICON (1G and 2G), ESCON, DVB-ASI, protocol-independent (Any-rate) and SONET/SDH, including integrated SONET and SDH gateway functionality.

ADM-on-a-Wavelength ®  Support

Like the 6400 OTP, the 5400 OTP provides the capability of transporting OC-48/STM-16 and OC-192/STM-64 signals transparently, with support for “traditional” SONET OC-3/12/48 and STM-1/4/16 add/drop multiplexing.  The 5400 OTP also supports the high-density aggregation and transport of data services such as Gigabit Ethernet (full and rate-limited), ESCON, FICON (1G and 2G), Fibre Channel (1G and 2G), and DVB-ASI signals with the ADM-on-a-wavelength feature, offering significant bandwidth utilization efficiencies.

Automated Network Planning and Management

Meriton’s Agile Optical Networking product portfolio includes the Meriton 8500 EMS (Element Management System), the Meriton 8600 NMS (Network Management System), and the Meriton 9500 NPT (Network Planning Tool). In combination with the GMPLS-based control plane, the 8500 EMS offers powerful and flexible provisioning capabilities.

The Meriton 9500 NPT produces node equipment configurations based on span engineering data, cost optimization, and traffic demands.

The intelligent Network Element system software is capable of quickly performing complex operations tasks such as an optical node add or delete, or an ADM segment add or delete, without interrupting protected traffic on the ring.