The 5164 Router is designed with the network operator in mind, offering a seamless way to aggregate and transport data across a converged and simplified network infrastructure. With high-density 1/10/25GbE to 100/200GbE aggregation and features like hard network slicing (FlexE) and soft network slicing (segment routing [SR]), the 5164 empowers your business to optimize connectivity, effortlessly scale, and simplify operations—key to building networks for AI, cloud, 5G and whatever comes next.
This high-performance, power-redundant router is capable of delivering 800 Gb/s. Designed as a compact, power-efficient 1 RU access and aggregation device, the 5164 features 32 ports of 1/10/25 GbE, all of which support eCPRI along with four fixed 100/200 GbE ports. These ports also support a variety of pluggable modules, including the coherent WaveLogic™ 5 Nano (WL5n) optics and XGS-PON micro OLT (uOLT) transceiver. This flexibility makes the 5164 a versatile solution for 5G, backhaul, mobile transport, and enterprise applications—all on a unified infrastructure.
The 5164 boasts an advanced feature set, including a coherent muxponder that consolidates distributed fiber into optical nodes, extends the reach between hubs and nodes, and optimizes fiber utilization. It also harnesses 100G coherent optics to deliver MEF-certified Ethernet business services. In remote OLT (rOLT) deployments, the 5164 equipped with XGS-PON uOLT enables service providers to deliver XGS-PON services for both residential and business customers.
Features and benefits
- Temperature hardened (-40°C to +65°C) for temperature-challenged or space-constrained locations
- 32 x 1/10/25GbE and 4 x 100/200GbE fixed ports
- L1/L2/L3 low-latency switching
- Service isolation using FlexE
- Carrier Ethernet, IP routing, SR-MPLS, and SRv6
- Hardware-assisted routing and switching OAM scaled to deliver 25GbE services with guaranteed SLA differentiation
- SZTP for rapid, secure, and error-free turn-up of services
- Advanced synchronization, including built-in GNSS receiver
- Built-in RFC 2544 and ITU-T Y.1564 SAT with 100 Gb/s traffic generation and analysis
- SDN-ready next-generation management, including support for protocols such as NETCONF/YANG and gNMI/gRPC
- Ciena’s Navigator NCS multi-layer support for end-to-end network management, control, and planning
- Redundant AC or DC power
- Secure boot
Product overview
The 5164 is a high-performance, rugged router designed to meet the demands of enterprise routing and 5G network convergence, supporting fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul (xHaul) applications. Engineered for reliability, the 5164 is temperature hardened to perform in even the most challenging enterprise environments.
Coherent capability
As part of Ciena’s coherent optical solutions, the 5164 supports 100G/200G coherent optics. Additional optical transceiver options include 25G/10G/1G grey optics, tunable 80 km SFP+, and XGS-PON uOLT.
Applications
With increased choice and flexibility, you can extend the reach for 25/10/1GbE services anywhere—from coherent optics in the harshest environments to more broadband, mobile, and business customer locations.
- Coherent muxponder extends the reach between hubs and optical nodes, reducing fiber and building requirements, leading to significant cost savings
- Remote-PHY device (RPD) backhaul transports DOCSIS downstream, upstream, and video traffic between distributed RPD nodes and the CCAP core over Ethernet/IP fiber links
- Metro Ethernet, deployed as a compact 1 RU, environmentally hardened shelf within the outside plant, delivers MEF-certified Ethernet business services
- uOLT support offers a flexible and scalable approach to deliver XGS-PON connectivity to remote users, including residences and businesses
- Mobile transport delivers Ethernet backhaul for cost-effective and efficient mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services
- IP networking provides flexible EVPN, Layer 2 (L2), and Layer 3 (L3) services, and various underlay transport and stitching options, such as SR and others
Software-defined networking and automation
The 5164 provides robust programmability through a standards-based approach. It features model-driven management with YANG-based data modeling and supports various management interfaces, including NETCONF, Google remote procedure call (gRPC) / gRPC Network Management Interface (gNMI) streaming telemetry, and command line interface (CLI). For provisioning, it includes advanced transactionality capabilities to seamlessly handle complex, long configuration changes and script dependencies.
When paired with Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite™ (Navigator NCS), the 5164 delivers industry-leading multi-layer software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities for managing IP and optical layers across multiple domains and technologies.
The router also supports Ciena’s Node Essentials, which simplifies configuration through an intuitive GUI—replacing complex CLI scripts with a fast, form-based workflow that automatically handles all required bindings.
Security
Offering robust hardware and software security features, the secure boot of the 5164 ensures it only starts with untampered service-aware operating system (SAOS) software, while secure zero-touch provisioning (SZTP) guarantees secure device power-on and deployment from day one.
Sustainability
The 5164 is expertly designed for use in street cabinets and colocation facilities. Plus, the 5164 is environmentally friendly, meeting Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive standards. This not only makes the 5164 a responsible choice but also supports a longer network lifecycle, optimizing your resources for power, space, and design.
Technical specifications
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Switching capacity | 800 Gb/s |
| Storage | 120 GB |
| Ports | 32 x 1/10/25GbE SFP28 ports 4 x 100/200GbE QSFP-DD ports OIF FlexE Implementation Agreement v1.1 and v2.0 SFP+ ports support SGMII and copper SFPs Copper rates: 10G, 1G PON SFP+ support |
| Management ports | 1 x USB-C off-switch memory 1 x USB-C console 1 x RJ45 time-of-day (ToD + 1 pps in/out) 1 x SMB phase input (1 pps or 10 MHz in/out) 1 x SMB GNSS antenna 1 x RJ45 management |
| CPU management ports | Console/USB/management/aux (RJ-45)/aux/flash support (1) USB-C (for console) (1) Ethernet management port (1) USB (for storage) |
| Timing and synchronization | Synchronous Ethernet and 1588v2 PTP support on all Ethernet ports (1) RJ-45 G.703 ToD in or out (1) Mini coax for 1 PPS in or out / 10MHz in or out (1) GNSS/GPS receiver |
| Security | Broadcast containment egress port restriction Hardware-based DOS attack prevention L2, L3, L4 protocol filtering User access rights Local user authorization |
| Power supply options | Two redundant, hot-swappable power supplies (1 + 1 configuration) Dual AC Dual DC |
| Power requirements | DC input: -48 VDC (nominal) AC input: 100 VAC, 240 VAC (nominal) Consumption: 5164-902/903: 150 (w) nominal, 290 (w) max. ETSI EN 300 132-2 ETSI EN 300 132-3 |
| Cooling | Redundant cooling fans (5 + 1 configuration), factory-populated and field-replaceable Front-to-back airflow |
| Dimensions | Height: 45 mm (1.77 in) Depth: 260 mm (10.23 in) Width: 440 mm (17.32 in) |
| Physical characteristics | AC variant: 11.2 lb.; 5.2 kg DC variant: 11.2 lb.; 5.2 kg |
| Operating temperature | -40°F to +149°F (-40°C to +65°C) |
| Storage temperature | -40°F to +158°F (-40°C to +70°C) |
| Humidity | Noncondensing, 5% to 95% |
Maximum port density
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| 1GbE | 32 SFP28 ports |
| 10GbE | 32 SFP28 ports |
| 25GbE | 32 SFP28 ports |
| 100GbE | 4 QSFP-DD (ZR/ZR+) |
| 200GbE | 4 QSFP-DD |
Regulatory and standards compliance
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Agency marks | NRTL (NA) VCCI (Japan) CE (Europe) UKCA (UK) Anatel (Brazil) NOM (Mexico) |
| Emissions and immunity (EMC) | FCC Part 15 B Class A Industry Canada ICES-003 Class A VCCI Class A CISPR 32 Class A GR-1089 Issue 7 EN 55032 CISPR 24 EN 55024 EN 300 386 |
| Environmental | RoHS2 Directive (2011/65/EU) WEEE 2002/96/EC |
| Environmental safety | ETSI EN 300-019-2-1 ETSI EN 300-019-2-2 ETSI EN 300-119-3 GR-3108 Class 2 / ETSI EN 300-019-3-3 Class 3.2 NEBS Level 3 CO (GR-63 Core) RoHS2 Directive (2011/65/EU) WEEE 2012/19/EU |
| Safety | EN 60950-1 and EN 62368-1 CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 UL 60950-1 2nd ed. and UL62368-1 2nd ed. |
Software features
Manageability
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Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
- TACACS+ support
- DNS support
- CLI/NETCONF restore of saved configs and certificates
- Local accounting
- Local user authorization (role-based access Control)
- Local user management and authentication
- RADIUS support
- SSHv6 support
- Support for L3 in-band management
- AAA password aging and formatting
- Dynamic NACM
- Ability to limit local accounts NBI sessions per account type or organization
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gNMI
- gRPC dial-out support
- gNMI capabilities gRPC support
- gNMI/gRPC telemetry support
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L2 manageability
- Dynamic enable/disable FP stats
- L2 in-band management
- LLDP support
- Port-flap hold down support
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L3 manageability
- NTP support
- Management VRF support
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Management
- IPv4 management
- IPv6 management
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Reset, migration, and upgrades
- Reset to factory default (RTFD)
- RTUC (backup/restore)
- Upgrade/install from a single package file
-
Mirroring
- Port mirroring
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NETCONF
- NETCONF access control support
- NETCONF/YANG Support
- Transactional config support (phased in)
- Candidate datastore capabilities
- <edit-config>'s replace support (phased in)
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CLI
- Display active configurations using CLI in XML format
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SNMP
- SNMP GET
- SNMP v3
- SNMP Traps
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Syslog
- Syslog support
- Syslog remote support
- Syslog TLS support
- External event notification and alarm generation
- System, platform, and equipment management through syslog
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ZTP/licensing
- ZTP support
- ZTP/v6 support
- SZTP support
- RFC 8572–compliant SZTP
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PCEP
- PCEP, PCC delegated
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BGP-LS
- BGP-LS SR–multi-protocol label switching (MPLS)
- TE metric values in BGP-LS
Security
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System security
- 802.1X
- RADIUS for AAA
- Software signature validation
- Dynamic NACM
- Secure Boot
- OCSP
- TLSv1.3 support
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Network security
- BGP MD5 authentication
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Management
- SCP
- SSHv2
- Enrollment over security transport (EST) (RFC7030)
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ACL
- IP ACL
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Security certifications
- JITIC ASLAN L2
- MACsec NDcPP
Quality of service (QoS)
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General QoS
- Egress QoS (scheduling/queuing/shaping)
- Hierarchical Egress QoS (HEQoS)
- Ingress QoS (Metering)
- WRED
- Large flow detection
- Large flow policing
- DSCP remarking
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Hierarchical ingress metering
- CoS child meters and VLAN parent meter
- VLAN child meters and VLAN bundle parent meter
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CoS mapping (aka RCOS)
- Classification on p-bit marking
- Classification on DSCP, MPLS-TC marking
Multicast
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General multicast
- IGMPv3 snooping
- IGMPv3
- IGMPv3 (PE-CE)
- PIM-SSM
- PIM-SSM (PE-CE)
- NG-MVPN
- NG-MVPN I-PMSI
- mLDP
- mLDP FRR
L2
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Basic L2
- Basic MAC learning
- Ethernet bridging
- 802.1X
- QinQ
- CVID bundling
- Virtual MAC
- 9800B Port MTU
- 4 x 25 GbE breakout on 100GbE ports
- 4 x 25GbE breakout on 200/400GbE ports
- Port holdover/carrier delay
- Link flap dampening exponential back-off
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LAG / multi-chassis LAG
- LAG
- FAT PW
- LAG micro-BFD support
- ICCP MC-LAG (active/standby)*
- ICCP MC-LAG (active/active) triangle topology*
- Speculative hash
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L2 Control Protocol (L2CP)
- L2CP handling (tunnel, forward, drop, peer)
- LLDP on OOB
- Per FP LLDP
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Layer 2 multicast
- IGMP snooping
-
Mirroring
- Port mirroring
-
Spanning tree protocols
- RSTP
-
MEF certification
- MEF 3.0 compliance
- MEF 3.0 certification
Operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM)
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CFM
- CFM
- Linktrace
- Loopback
- EFM OAM (802.3ah)
- EFM remote loopback
- Ethernet port loopback (ETTP)
- Y.1731
- Delay measurement
- Synthetic loss measurement
- MEF 35.1
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BFD
- IPv4 single-hop BFD
- IPv6 single-hop BFD
- IPv4 multi-hop BFD
- MPLS-TP LSP BFD
- Micro BFD
- Ping
- Traceroute
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TWAMP
- TWAMPv4 reflector
- TWAMPv6 reflector
- TWAMPv4 light
- TWAMPv6 light
- RFC 2544 service activation testing
- Y.1564 service activation testing
L3
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L3
- Route-map support
- RT-constraint
- MD5 authentication
- IP unnumbered
- IPv6 BFD
- Latency propagation through IGP
- Multi-net support on IP interface
- Gratuitous ARP (GARP)
- Dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) inspection (DAI)
- DHCP snooping
- IP source guard (IPSG)
- uRPF and uRPFv6
- IP ECMP
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BGP
- iBGP
- eBGP
- MP-BGP
- Inter-AS option A*
- Inter-AS option B*
- Inter-AS option C*
- BGP inline RR
- BGP PIC edge
- IPv6 BGP
- BGP large communities (RFC 8092)
- BGP dynamic update group
- BGP site of origin
- AIGP
- BGP policy for EVPN inbound and outbound RT filtering
- Configurable IPv6 link local address
- Add-path diverse support
- Remotely triggered black hole (RTBH) filtering
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IS-IS
- IS-IS for IPv4
- IS-IS level 1 and level 2
- IS-IS for IPv6
- ISIS TI-LFA
- IS-IS single-topology and multi-topology (IPv4/IPv6)
- IS-IS multi-instance (default vrf)
- IS-IS latency propagation
- IS-IS unreachable prefix announcement (UPA)
- OSPFv2
- OSPF TI-LFA
- OSPFv2 PE/CE, RFC4577
- OSPFv2 multi-area adjacency
- OSPF keychain authentication
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Graceful restart
- OSPF graceful restart helper
- ISIS graceful restart helper
- BGP graceful restart helper
- LDP graceful restart helper
- Target LDP graceful restart helper (PW FEC)
- OSPF graceful restart
- ISIS graceful restart (without SR GR support)
- ISIS graceful restart (SR-MPLS GR support)
- ISIS graceful restart (SRv6 GR support)
- BGP graceful restart
- LDP graceful restart
- Target LDP graceful restart
Transport
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General transport
- Latency flooding in IGP
- Latency flooding IGP-BGP-LS
- BGP-SR
- MPLS over LAG
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SR-MPLS
- Anycast SID support for SR-MPLS
- Configurable SRGB
- IS-IS w/ SR extensions
- OSPF w/SR extensions with TI-LFA
- SR adjacency segment
- SR node segment
- SR MPLS TI-LFA
- uLoop avoidance TI-LFA (bashandy)
- uLoop avoidance TI-LFA (ship to PLR)
- SR over FlexE
- Flex Algo (ISIS only) single level
- TI-LFA with Flex Algo
- Flex Algo OAM (Ping/Tracert)
- Segment Routing Stats (prefix SID, adj. SID, anycast SID)
- Configurable/persistent ADJ-SID
- Hitless reversion
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SRv6 uSID
- Basic feature support
- Flex-Algo uSID
- SRv6 over FlexE
- TI-LFA
- TI-LFA uLoop avoidance
- SRv6 OAM (Ping)
- SRv6 OAM (Tracert)
- ISISv6
- SRv6 uSID stats
- L3VPN over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-VPWS over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-RT5 over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-VPLS / IRB over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-VPWS without IGP (single connect)
- L3VPN without IGP (single connect)
- Configurable/persistent link local
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SRv6 uncompressed SID (de-prioritized)
- Basic feature support
- SRv6 over FlexE
- TI-LFA
- TI-LFA uLoop avoidance
- SRv6 OAM (Ping )
- SRv6 OAM (tracert)
- ISISv6
- SRv6 uncompressed stats
- L3VPN over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-VPLS / IRB over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-VPWS over SRv6 (IGP default)
- EVPN-RT5 over SRv6 (IGP default)
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BGP LU
- BGP LU
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LDP
- LDP
- LDP FRR/rLFA with IS-IS
- LDP FRR/rLFA with OSPF
- LDP-IGP sync
- uLoop avoidance LDP-FRR
- LDP stats (decap/encap/transit)
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MPLS-TP
- MPLS-TP static
- MPLS-TP static (LSR)
- MPLS-TP transit statistics
- MPLS-TP stats (decap/encap/transit)
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RSVP
- ISIS RSVP-TE support for L1
- ISIS RSVP-TE support for L2
- RSVP-TE over LAG interface
- RSVP-TE LSP ping and LSP traceroute
- GR helper mode
- GR restarting node
- RSVP-TE statistics and counters
- CSPF ISIS L1
- Affinity include-any, include-all, exclude-any
- TE parameters LSP auto-sizing (auto bandwidth)
- Auto-sizing utilization-based LSP auto-bandwidth
- Auto-sizing up-size or down-size on basis of TCA
- Auto-sizing oversubscription
- Periodic re-optimization
- MBB (make-before-break) at the ingress LER
- Soft preemption and hard preemption with configurable setup and hold priorities
- Soft preemption non-Ciena interop
- RSVP-FRR link and node protect
- Auto-FB profile
- SRLG-aware FB
- BGP-LU over RSVP-TE (FRR protected tunnel only)
- Services L2 PWs (tLDP) over RSVP-TE
- RSVP-TE CSPF command to run CSPF on specified set of TE constraints to a given destination without signaling the LSP
- RSVP-TE CSPF, ISIS L1 router w/ P2P L1 adj.
- RSVP-TE transit tunnel stats.
- Configure color on RSVP tunnels
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SR policy (SR-MPLSv4)
- SR-policy for SR-MPLSv4
- Hardware-programmed backup path
- Seamless-BFD (IP return) Ph-1
- Seamless-BFD (label return path) Ph-2
- Automated next-hop resolution (ANR)
- ANR with SR policy (primary CP only)
- SR policy stats
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SR policy (SRv6)
- SR policy for SRv6 (with 1CP)
- SRv6 policy stats
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Service over SR policy (SR-MPLSv4)
- EVPN (VPWS) over SR policy
- L3VPN (v4/v6) over SR policy
- EVPN type 5 (v4/V6) over SR policy
- L2VPN over SR policy (VPWS and VPLS)
- EVPN VPLS over SR policy
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Service over SR policy (SRv6)
- EVPN VPWS SR policy
- L3VPN over SR policy
- EVPN type 5 (v4/v6) over SR policy
- EVPN VPLS/IRB over SR policy
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Interworking
- SR to LDP mapping server
- SR to BGP-LU mapping server
- MPLS-TP to SR interworking (MS-PW)
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SRLG
- SRLG per port-based assignment
- SRLG info propagation through IGP
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Transport tunnel select
- SR policy with fallback option (SR-BE)
- Global selection knob between LDP and SR
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SR-PM
- Through Y.1731
- Through TWAMPv4 lite
- For SR-MPLSv4 (SR policy)
- For SRv6 (SR policy)
- For SRv6 (Flex Algo)
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G.8032
- Major rings
- Subrings and ring interconnections
- Interworking MC-LAG
- Fast convergence
Synchronization
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General timing
- SyncE
- G.8275.1 T-BC
- G.8275.1 T-TSC
- G.8275.1 T-GM
- Integrated GNSS receiver
- G.8275.2 T-BC
- G.8275.2 T-BC APTS
- G.8275.2 T-TSC
- G.8275.2 T-GM
- 1 pps output
- G.8275.1 T-BC slave to G.8275.2 master
- 10 MHz input
- GNSS-based location
Services
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EVPN
- EVPN FXC (single-homing)
- EVPN FXC (multi-homing active-standby, local switching)
- EVPN VPWS (single-homing)
- EVPN VPWS multi-homing (all-active, local PE)
- EVPN VPWS multi-homing (all-active, remote PE)
- EVPN FXC multi-homing (all-active, local PE)
- EVPN FXC multi-homing (all-active, remote PE)
- Single-active EVLAG (port-active multi-homing)
- EVPN VPLS (single-homed)
- EVPN VPLS (all-active multi-homed)
- EVPN IRB
- EVPN RT5 routes (L3VPN support with EVPN)
- eVPN e-Tree RFC 8317 scenario 1
- EVPN e-Tree (all-active MH root)
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L2VPN
- Static VPWS
- VPWS
- VPLS
- VPLS BGP-AD
- FAT PW
- MS-PW
- L2VPN VPLS MAC withdraw / MAC flush
- H-VPLS
- H-VPLS protection
- TDM over native MPLS PW
- PW over protected SR-TE and TI-LFA
- T-LDP graceful restart helper
- L2VPN eTree
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L2VPN
- L3VPN
- VRF-Lite
- L3VPN QoS
- 6VPE
- 6PE
- VPN4 default info. originate
- Default originate for VRF
- VPNv4 PIC edge
- 6VPE PIC edge
- VRF traceroute (no transit)
- NG MVPN
- IRB
- BGP route aggregation in a VRF
Ordering information
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| 170-5164-902 | 5164,(32)25/10/1G SFP28, (4)200/100G QSFP-DD, EXT. TEMP,DUAL DC POWER |
| 170-5164-903 | 5164,(32)25/10/1G SFP28, (4)200/100G QSFP-DD, EXT. TEMP,DUAL AC POWER |
| 170-5164-910 | 5164,SECURE,(32)25/10/1G SFP28, (4)200/100G QSFP-DD, EXT. TEMP, DUAL DC POWER |
| 170-5164-911 | 5164,SECURE,(32)25/10/1G SFP28, (4)200/100G QSFP-DD, EXT. TEMP, DUAL AC POWER |
| 170-0388-900 | AIR BAFFLE KIT FOR USE W/5164 CHASSIS |
| 170-0390-900 | 23 INCHES RACK MOUNT EARS, FOR USE W/170-5164-902 7 170-5164-903 CHASSIS |
| 170-0468-900 | ALARM INPUT KIT: USB-C TO DB26 ADAPTER MODULE, 1 M USB-C TO USB-C, 4.5 M DB26 TO OPEN END |
| Required OS base system perpetual software licenses | |
| S75-LIC-5164EO-P | SAOS BASE OS, ETHERNET & OAM, FLEXE, 100G SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR 5164, PERPETUAL |
| Optional OS applications | |
| S75-LIC-5164MPLS-P | SAOS ROUTING AND MPLS SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR 5164, PERPETUAL |
| S75-LIC-5164SYNC-P | SAOS SYNCHRONIZATION SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR 5164, PERPETUAL |
| S75-LIC-5164SEC-P | SAOS SECURITY SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR 5164, PERPETUAL |
| S75-LIC-5164EVPN-P | SAOS EVPN SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR 5164 PERPETUAL |
| S75-LIC-5164200G-P | SAOS 200G SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR 5164, PERPETUAL |
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