Nimbra 230 Metro Access Switch
The Net Insight Nimbra 230 is a Carrier Ethernet access switch ideal for Ethernet service demarcation, extension and aggregation.
Nimbra 230 allows service providers to deliver managed converged services such as voice, video and data over virtual Ethernet, MPLS/VPLS and IP networks. With flexible combo ports, advanced features for QoS and OAM, and support for ITU-T Synchronous Ethernet (Sync-E), the Nimbra 230 enables differentiated services over Carrier Ethernet networks to allow for new applications and business opportunities.
The Nimbra 230 is a carrier grade aggregation switch and provides 12 Combo Gigabit Ethernet ports. Each port can be flexibly assigned as either 1000BaseX fiber or 10/100/1000BaseT copper access port for connecting to either the subscriber side (service interface) or the network side (uplink interface).
- Comprehensive QoS. The Nimbra 230 supports an extensive feature set for enhanced QoS transport, such as IEEE 802.1p CoS, DSCP, Color marking, and Class/Policy maps. Traffic policing enables drop or re-prioritization of packets that exceeds its burst size.
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Virtual Private Networks. Nimbra 230 supports L2 VPN using QinQ functions in which an 802.1Q tag from a customer VLAN is encapsulated in a second 802.1Q tag from a service-provider network. Layer 2 PDU filtering allows a service provider to specify which Layer 2 PDUs are to be dropped at an ingress interface on a provider edge switch.
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Advanced Synchronization. The Nimbra 230 provides synchronization options optimized for cellular operators looking to backhaul their data and voice traffic from the BST to their core network over Ethernet transport (“Synchronous Ethernet”).
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Carrier-class design. The Fan-less design of the Nimbra 230 ensures noiseless operation and increase the reliability of the system. Dual power input with AC and DC provides for resilience against power outages. The fan-less design and ultra low power consumption makes the Nimbra 230 a “green” alternative that saves on energy costs.
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Service Monitoring and Management. Nimbra 230 supports IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) and ITU-T Y.1731, allowing service providers to monitor end to end services, identify connectivity and performance issues and do remote root cause analysis in case of failure, without dispatching engineers on site.
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SLA monitoring. Nimbra 230 provides the capability to monitor service availability, delay, jitter and dropped packets for verifying SLA conformance and for providing advance indication of performance degradation before a service outage occurs.