5166 Router
The 5166 is a hardened, dual-redundant, 800 Gb/s router with 400GbE coherent support. Designed as a compact, power-efficient 1 RU access and aggregation device, it provides 32 x 1/10/25GbE ports—all supporting Ethernet and Enhanced Common Public Radio Interface (eCPRI)—and 2 x 100/200/400 GbE fixed ports, with optional coherent WaveLogic™ 5 Nano (WL5n) optics on QSFP-DD or CFP2-DCO. Its flexibility sets a new benchmark for mobile transport—including 5G—and enterprise use cases, all on a common infrastructure.
Features and benefits
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Temperature-hardened (-40°C to +65°C) for temperature-challenged or space-constrained locations
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32 x 1/10/25GbE and 2 x 100/200/400GbE fixed ports
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Carrier Ethernet, IP routing, segment routing with multi-protocol label switching (SR-MPLS), and SRv6
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Service isolation using FlexE
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Rich timing and synchronization
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Hardware-assisted routing and switching OAM scaled to deliver 25GbE services with guaranteed SLA differentiation
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