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Nortel's Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 introduces a new breed of optical networking platform that enables efficient aggregation, switching, transport and management of a wide range of in-demand services. With the integration of TDM, WDM and Ethernet capabilities, operators can now support circuit-based TDM private line, optical services, packet transport, and transparent wavelength services - all from a single compact platform. As a result, service providers and enterprises can simplify their networks and efficiently delivery of a rich variety of services with substantially reduced infrastructure costs. The same platform can be employed for wireless backhaul, Ethernet aggregation or business service delivery, can act as an optical transit node with multi-way branching, and is leading the market with resilient 40G/100G wavelength transport.

• 10G, 40G, and 100G interfaces on one platform, maximizing return on investment by supporting up to 10 times more traffic capacity on the existing network.
• Volume deployable 40G interfaces based on 40G/100G Adaptive Optical Engine, employing the industry’s first integrated coherent receiver, advanced modulation techniques and advanced digital signal processing to allow for 10Gbps-like transmission performance at 40Gbps line rates.
• Electronic dispersion compensation integrated into 10G, 40G, and future 100G interfaces eliminates the need for in-line compensator equipment and associated amplifiers, simplifying engineering and reducing network CAPEX.
• Wavelength-Selective Switch (WSS)-based Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) integrated into the shelf for flexible per-wavelength add/drop/passthrough and per-wavelength switching.
• OTN mapping, multiplexing, and transport for standards-based OTN management and networking
• Aggregation/statistical multiplexing on MEF-certified packet interfaces allowing the efficient delivery of packet services with stringent service-level agreements.
• A comprehensive management solution that provides full OAM capabilities and the same carrier-grade capabilities across Layers 0, 1 and 2, while preserving the operational values of circuit-based networks and paradigm operators are familiar with.