401850 REV A Digital Lightwave NGMR2 Board for Digital Lightwave NIC NXG

The 401850 REV A Digital Lightwave NGMR2 Board is a modular, field-upgradable component engineered for the Digital Lightwave NIC NXG platform. It delivers advanced network testing and monitoring capabilities optimized for high-speed telecommunications environments. The NGMR2 architecture supports flexible expansion of transport network test functions through license-based test options, enabling service providers to scale testing capabilities as network requirements evolve.

– Technical Specifications

Product Name: 401850 REV A Digital Lightwave NGMR2 Board

Platform Compatibility: Digital Lightwave NIC NXG

Architecture: Modular, field-upgradable Next Generation Multi-Rate (NGMR) module

Performance Environment: Reliable hardware performance in high-speed telecommunications applications

– Key Features

• License-based test options enable protocol-specific functionality without hardware replacement
• Reconfigurable module design supports dynamic capability expansion
• Multi-protocol support across SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet standards
• SONET/SDH operation at 51 Mbps, 155 Mbps, 622 Mbps, 2.5 Gbps, and 10 Gbps
• OTN support includes OTU-1 (2.66G), OTU-2 (10.7G), OTU4, OTU3, OTU3e1/OTU3e2, OTU2f/OTU1f, OTU2e/OTU1e, OTU2, and OTU1 configurations
• ODU multiplexing with simultaneous generation and analysis across all levels, including ODU0 and ODUflex
• Complete OTN overhead manipulation and analysis with byte capture for trace and MSI bytes
• Ethernet support from 10M to 10G on NIC Plus NXG platforms
• 1G Ethernet, 10G Ethernet FEC (11.049/11.095G), 10G Ethernet LAN (10.3G), and 10G Ethernet WAN (9.9953G) test options
• Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) test options for high-order and low-order configurations
• Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) support
• Multi-Channel generation and analysis for OTU1 and OTU2

– Typical Applications

• Service provider transport network testing
• High-speed optical signal validation
• Multi-protocol network analysis and monitoring
• Field-based network expansion and upgrades

– Compatibility & Integration

The NGMR2 board integrates directly into the NIC NXG platform’s software-based architecture. Its modular design enables scalable test capability deployment aligned with evolving network technologies and capacity demands.