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Prepared by

Approved by

Ida Marie Be

Jan Erling vstedal

HW and SW Compatibility
Evolution Series
Table of Contents
1.

SCOPE..............................................................................................................................................2

2.
2.1
2.1.1

SW PLATFORMS .............................................................................................................................2
SW platform compatibility .................................................................................................................2
ODU SW Compatibility......................................................................................................................3

3.

EVOLUTION SERIES ODU/XCVR ...................................................................................................4

4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

IFU VARIANTS .................................................................................................................................6

Universal IFU ....................................................................................................................................6
Access IFU........................................................................................................................................6
Edge IFU ...........................................................................................................................................7
Micro IFU...........................................................................................................................................7

5.

RADIO INTERFACE UNIT - RIU ......................................................................................................8

6.

SUPERVISORY UNIT.......................................................................................................................9

7.

ETHERNET INTERFACE UNIT-METRO........................................................................................10

8.
8.1
8.2
8.3

CONNECTION PANELS.................................................................................................................11
2-IFU connection panel ...................................................................................................................11
4-IFU connection panel ...................................................................................................................11
4-IFU and DXC Frame connection panel........................................................................................11

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1. SCOPE
This document is intended for technical personnel working with the Evolution Series products. The document includes
information about compatibility between HW and SW for Evolution Series product variants and system
modes/configurations.

2. SW PLATFORMS
Evolution Series has different SW packages
Evolution Series variant/mode

SW package

Controller Unit

METRO mode (Universal IFU )

SW-EVOLUTION

SU (FKCN5551*-T) 2

XPAND mode (Universal IFU)

SW-EVOLUTION1

SU (FKCN5551*-T)2

XPAND mode (Access IFUs)

SW-EVO-PDH-IFU-APP1

XPAND IP mode (Universal IFU)

XPAND IP mode (MicroIFU)
EDGE

SW-EVO-XPAND-IP
SW-EVO-MICRO

GIC (FNZ5744A-T)

SW-EVOLUTION-EDGE

IFU (FUBU6520*-T, FUBU6644*-T) 3

IFU (FUBU7033A-T)

IFU (FUBU6812*-T)

The detailed content for SW releases is found in the CSI or Release Note.
* : letter indicating version.
Evolution Series Edge (IFU and ODU) are not compatible with other Evolution Series Units

2.1 SW platform compatibility

XPAND IP mode
In XPAND IP mode, a system with Universal IFU running SW-EVO-XPAND-IP is compatible with Micro IFU
running SW-EVO-MICRO.
XPAND mode
In XPAND mode, a system with Universal IFU running SW-EVOLUTION is compatible with Access IFU running
SW-EVO-PDH-IFU-APP.

Release numbers are indicated by Rxxyy, where xx are main released number (1A. 2A, 2B etc) while yy indicates patch number (00, 01 etc)
See section 6
3
See section 4.2
2

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2.1.1 ODU SW Compatibility

An ODU/XCVR will always have SW loaded, and will be upgraded from the controller unit in the IFU when needed.
E.g. when a new SW revision is installed or when an ODU is changed from one system type to another.
The ODU SW in SW-EVOLUTION and SW-EVO-PDH-IFU-APP is common
The ODU SW in SW-EVO-XPAND-IP and SW-EVO-MICRO is common
But these two ODU SW packages are not compatible.
Please note the following:
Moving of ODU from XPAND IP to METRO/XPAND
XPAND/METRO systems require software revision R10A00 or later in order to convert an ODU/XCVR with SWEVO-XPAND-IP or SW-EVO-MICRO back to SW-EVOLUTION.
Moving of ODU from METRO/XPAND to XPAND IP
XPAND IP systems with Universal IFU will convert ODUs operating with SW-EVOLUTION R9A00 or later to SWEVO-XPAND-IP.
XPAND IP systems with Micro IFU can not convert ODUs operating with SW-EVOLUTION to SW-EVO-MICRO.

Controller/Mode

Controller SW rev

AccessIFU

SW-EVO-PDH-IFU-APP

SU (METRO/XPAND)

SW-EVOLUTION R9B or older

SU (METRO/XPAND)

SW-EVOLUTION R10A or
newer

GIC (XPAND IP)

SW-EVO-XPAND-IP

MicroIFU (XPAND IP)

MicroIFU (XPAND IP)

ODU SW

Status

SW-EVO-XPAND-IP
R1A or later
SW-EVO-XPAND-IP
R1A or later
SW-EVO-XPAND-IP
R1A all later
SW-EVOLUTION
R9A or later 4

OK, ODU SW will be

converted by SU
OK, ODU SW will be
converted by GIC

SW-EVO-MICRO R1A

SW-EVOLUTION

No contact with ODU

SW-EVO-MICRO R1A

SW-EVO-XPAND-IP

OK

No contact with ODU

No contact with ODU

All ACM compatible ODUs have been delivered with R9A00 or higher from factory.

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3. EVOLUTION SERIES ODU/XCVR

There are three types of ODUs.
XPAND IP/ACM compatible ODU
Standard ODU
EDGE ODU
The mechanical part of the ODU is common for all variants.
Table 3-1 describes the different Evolution Series ODU/XCVRs,
compatibility with system modes along with the first SW version to
support it.

XPAND
IP

XPAND
IP
Micro

METRO

XPAND

XPAND
Access

EDGE

XPAND IP and ACM compatible ODU,

Standard Power
FU##AAA0B-*

R1A00

R1A00

R9A00

R9A00

R3B00

Not
supported

XPAND IP and ACM compatible ODU,

High Power
FU##AAB0B-*

R2A00

R1A00

R9A00

R9A00

R3B00

Not
supported

Standard ODU
Standard Power
FU##AAA0A-*

Not
supported

Not
supported

R1A00

R3A00

R1A00

Not
supported

Standard ODU
High Power
FU##AAB0A-*

Not
supported

Not
supported

R5B00

R7A00

R3A00

Not
supported

Standard XCVR
High Power Space Diversity FL##ABB0A-*

Not
supported

NA

R6A00

R6A00

NA

Not
supported

XPAND IP and ACM compatible XCVR

High Power Space Diversity FL##ABB0B-*

R2A00

NA

R9A00

R9A00

NA

Not
supported

Not
supported

Not
supported

Not
supported

Not
supported

Not
supported

R1A00

ODU variant

Edge ODU
FU##ADA0A-*

Table 3-1 ODU versions and support

## : Frequency band
*: Sub-band variant

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This table describes the meaning of the XCVR and ODU article code.
F
1

L
2

18
3-4

A
5

A
6

A
7

0
8

B
9 10

11
LA
11-12 13-14

Characters in code

Description

Value

Char 1 and 2
Char 3 and 4

ODU prefix
XCVR prefix
Frequency band

FU
FL
18 (Example)

Char 5

Not used

Char 6

XCVR / ODU Type

Char 7

Power

Char 8

Rating

Char 9

Type

A: Standard
B : Space Diversity XCVR
D : Edge ODU
A: Standard
B: High
C: Low
0: Outdoor rated
2: Offshore rated
A: Standard
B: XPAND IP/ACM Compatible

Char 10

Char 11-12

Subband

Char 13-14

High/Low

LA: Low
HA: High

Characters 10-14 are part of the ODU code only

Table 3-2 ODU/XCVR article code description

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4. IFU VARIANTS
4.1 Universal IFU

The universal IFU contains chassis, plug-in slots (covered with blank front panels) motherboard and FAN Unit.
The table below includes Universal IFU variants, compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to
support it.
METRO and XPAND uses the SW package SW-EVOLUTION
XPAND IP uses the SW package SW-EVO-XPAND-IP
IFU variant

XPAND IP

METRO

XPAND

EDGE

FUBU6325A-T

Not supported

R1A*

R3A

Not supported

FUBU6325B-T

Not supported

R6A

R6A

Not supported

FUBU6325C-T

R1A

R10A

R10A

Not supported

* FUBU6325A-T used in METRO mode supports up to max 3+1 in frequency diversity configuration.

4.2 Access IFU

The Access IFU contains chassis, two plug-in slots for RIU (covered blank front panels), motherboard with controller
and user interfaces and FAN Unit.
The table below includes AccessIFU variants, compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to
support it. AccessIFU uses the SW package SW-EVO-PDH-IFU-APP 5
IFU variant

Description

XPAND

METRO/XPAND IP/EDGE

FUBU6520A-T

4xE1

R1A00

Not supported

FUBU6520B-T

16xE1 + 2xFE + 64 kb/s

R1A00

Not supported

FUBU6644A-T

4xT1 + 2xFE

R1A00

Not supported

FUBU6644B-T

16xT1 + 2xFE + 64 kb/s

R1A00

Not supported

See section 2

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4.3 Edge IFU

The Edge IFU contains chassis, motherboard with controller, user
interfaces, power and radio interface.

The table below includes Edge IFU variants, compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to
support it.
EdgeIFU uses the SW package SW-EVOLUTION-EDGE 6
IFU variant

Description

EDGE

METRO/XPAND/XPAND IP

FUBU6812A

20xE1+4xFE

R1A00

Not supported

FUBU6812B

4xFE

R2A00

Not supported

4.4 Micro IFU

The Micro IFU contains chassis, motherboard with controller, user
interfaces, power and radio interface.

The table below includes Micro IFU variants, compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to
support it.
MicroIFU uses the SW package SW-EVO-MICRO 7
IFU variant

Description

XPAND IP

METRO/XPAND/EDGE

FUBU7033A

8xE1+4xGbE+SFP

R1A00

Not supported

6
7

See section 2
See section 2

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5. RADIO INTERFACE UNIT - RIU

The RIU contains the interface for connecting the IFU to one ODU with a single coaxial cable. It also contains the
connector for power supply to IFU and ODU and the demodulator function. One RIU is needed per ODU.

The table below includes RIU variants, compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to support it.
METRO and XPAND (Universal IFU) uses the SW package SW-EVOLUTION
XPAND (Access IFU) uses the SW package SW-EVO-PDH-IFU-APP
XPAND IP uses the SW package SW-EVO-XPAND-IP

RIU variant

Description

XPAND IP

METRO

XPAND
(Universal
IFU)

XPAND
(Access IFU)

FDM5559A-T

Supports XPAND rates up to 155

Mb/s. METRO rate 155 Mb/s

Not supported

R1A00

R3A00

R1A00

FDM5559B-T

Supports all data rates

R1A00

R5A00

R5A00

R3A00

FDM5559C-T

Supports XPAND rates up to 155

Mb/s. METRO rates 155 and 311 Mb/s

Not supported

R6A00

R6A00

R1B00

Edge IFU and Micro IFU do not use RIU plug-in modules.

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6. SUPERVISORY UNIT

SU version D

SU version A, B and C

The Supervisory Unit is the controller in METRO and XPAND terminals.

There are four versions of the Supervisory Unit. They are compatible over the link and in a network if configured with
compatible features.
The table below shows SU variants and features, compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to
support it.
METRO and XPAND uses the SW package SW-EVOLUTION 8
The SU can not be used in XPAND IP mode.

Supervisory
Unit

METRO
n+1
system

IFUs

METRO
DXC
Frame

Gigabit
Ethernet
Units

VLAN &
QoS
Support

FKCN5551D-T

7+1

OK

>2

OK

FKCN5551C-T

7+1

OK

>2

FKCN5551B-T

3+1

Max 2

FKCN5551A-T

1+1

Max 2

Ethernet
Mapping

XPAND,
Wayside 2Mb/s or
VC-4
VC-4

USB ports

Ethernet
Ports

MTU
[bytes]

XPAND
Ethernet
Data rate
Mb/s

First
SW version
with support

FKCN5551D-T

None

1632

150

R9A

FKCN5551C-T

2048

100

R6A

FKCN5551B-T

1536

100

R3A

FKCN5551A-T

1536

100

R1A

Supervisory
Unit

See section 2

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7. ETHERNET INTERFACE UNIT-METRO

There are two versions of the Gigabit Ethernet Interface Unit for METRO; FNZ5695A-T and FNZ5695B-T.
The B version has an upgraded switch with improved QoS features. It supports QoS for all data rates. The A version has
a limitation of 250 Mb/s transmission capacity when QoS is used.
The table below includes compatibility with system mode along with required SW versions to support it.

Variant

Description

XPAND/XPAND IP

METRO

FNZ5695A-T

Gigabit Interface Unit

Not supported

R3A00

FNZ5695B-T

Gigabit Interface Unit

Not supported

R6B02

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8. CONNECTION PANELS
The connection panels are used when combining several Universal IFUs in multi-channel systems or nodes.
The tables below include references to the IFU versions and first SW versions supporting the use of panel. Please
consult the SW release note for actual system configuration support.
Note: UBM6408B requires IFU version C; FUBU6325C-T

UBM6407/ UBM6407B

UBM6408/ UBM6408B

( B variants have different backpanel, picture will be added)

UBM6409

8.1 2-IFU connection panel

Variant

Description

XPAND IP

METRO

XPAND

IFU version

UBM6407

Two IFU connection panel

Not supported

R3A00

R3A00

FUBU6325*-T

UBM6407B

Two IFU connection panel

R3A00

R3A00

R3A00

FUBU6325*-T

8.2 4-IFU connection panel

Variant

Description

XPAND IP

METRO

XPAND

IFU version

UBM6408

Four IFU connection panel

Not supported

R6A00

Not supported

FUBU6325*-T

UBM6408B

Four IFU connection panel

R3A00

R10A01

Not supported

FUBU6325C-T

XPAND

IFU version

Not supported

FUBU6325*-T

8.3 4-IFU and DXC Frame connection panel

Variant

Description

XPAND IP

METRO

UBM6409

Four IFU and DXC Frame

connection panel

Not supported

R7A00

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