Nokia 7750 Service Router and

Nokia 7450 Ethernet Service Switch

Input/Output Modules

Delivering up to 4.0 Tb/s full duplex (FD) per-slot performance, Nokia 7750
Service Router (SR) and Nokia 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS) Input/Output
Modules (IOMs) provide highly scalable IP/MPLS routing and packet processing
capabilities, supporting the full array of IP network functions and services.

Nokia IOMs perform packet lookups, traffic

classification, packet processing and forwarding,
service enablement and QoS. Using highly
programmable Nokia FP network processing silicon, IOM-s
IOMs deliver line-rate performance that does not
degrade as advanced capabilities and applications
are enabled. By distributing routing and processing IOM5-e
on a per-slot basis, overall Nokia 7750 SR system
performance scales linearly with the addition of
each IOM to the system.
The versatility and flexibility provided by the IOM-4-e-HS
combination of Nokia IOMs and media dependant
adapters (MDAs) enables exceptional modularity and
investment protection. It allows operators to mix IOM4-e
and match IOMs with MDA types in a single chassis
while supporting the full array of IP networking
functions and services and protecting hardware
investments over time. It also allows operators
to take advantage of the FP programmability and IOM-e
licensing to rapidly respond to evolving requirements
with minimal impact and capital outlay.
The Nokia IOM-s is based on the Nokia FP4 network
processing silicon. It is available in two variants and IOM-a
delivers up to 3.0 Tb/s FD per-slot performance in
the 7750 SR-2s, SR-7s and SR-14s. With intelligent
fan-in/fan-out (iFIFO) capacity increases up to

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4 Tb/s FD. Smaller licenced versions provide flexible performance even when IP, MPLS, QoS and access
entry points with growth options to tune capacity control list (ACL) capabilities are scaled concurrently.
and functionality according to evolving needs, IOMs deliver line-rate performance that does not
including iFIFO options—all enabled through degrade as advanced capabilities and applications
in-place software feature upgrades, without are enabled.
hardware replacement. By contrast, performance of products with partially
The 7750 SR-1s is available in a modular variant. buffered chipset architectures typically results
It has an integrated 3.0 Tb/s FD IOM-s based on in non-deterministic behavior and unpredictable
the Nokia FP4 and delivers up to 6.0 Tb/s half system operation as the scale on the chipset
duplex (HD) performance. The SR-1s is software increases.
upgradable through in-place feature upgrades,
without hardware replacement. Versatile configurations
The IOM5-e leverages the Nokia FP4 to deliver up Nokia IOMs insert into the 7750 SR chassis slot
to 1.5 Tb/s FD (non-redundant) and 1.2 Tb/s FD to deliver a single, versatile platform capable of
(redundant) per-slot performance on the 7750 satisfying multiple roles in a network. The modular
SR-12e. On SR-7 and SR-12 systems, the IOM5-e 7750 SR system architecture enables operators
supports up to 400 Gb/s FD (redundant) and up to to mix and match Nokia IOMs with a broad range
800 Gb/s FD (non-redundant) per-slot performance. of compact MDA types and the Integrated Service
The 7750 SR-1 has an integrated Nokia IOM5-e Adapter-2 (ISA-2) to meet networking requirements
based on the Nokia FP4 and delivers up to 3.0 Tb/s with reduced TCO and investment protection.
HD performance. The IOM5-e and SR-1 licenses Nokia IOMs enable the full complement of the
are software upgradable through in-place feature Nokia Service Router Operating System (SR OS)
upgrades, without hardware replacement. capabilities to support the full array of functions
Nokia IOM4-e variants leverage the 400 Gb/s FP3 to and services required for IP networking in any slot.
deliver up to 200 Gb/s FD per-slot performance and For webscale companies, Nokia IOMs enable data
are supported on the 7750 SR-7, SR-12 and SR-12e center and point of presence (PoP) edge functions,
systems. including aggregation, gateway, interconnect and
The Nokia IOM-e and IOM-a are also FP3-based internet/peering. In the PoP, IOMs support internet/
and deliver up to 200 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s per- peering edge and backbone router functions.
slot capacity, respectively, for the 7750 SR-e and For service providers, Nokia IOMs are deployed
7750 SR-a. Their innovative design provides direct in WAN and aggregation networks to support IP
interconnect to other IOM-e and IOM-a modules, edge and gateway functions, including: access
enabling a fabricless system. aggregation for broadband services and Broadband
Network Gateway (BNG) for residential subscriber
Features and benefits management; provider edge (PE) for enterprise
VPN, internet access, and cloud and data center
Deterministic performance interconnect (DCI) services; and PE for backhaul,
IPsec and security gateway, WLAN gateway and
Nokia IOMs leverage Nokia FP network processing
hybrid access gateway in IP mobile anyhaul. In
silicon, which combines a disaggregated, fully
data centers, IOM support includes gateway,
buffered chipset architecture and intelligent memory
interconnect and internet/peering.
design to provide deterministic packet forwarding
performance at scale, without compromise, even For enterprises, Nokia IOMs provide high-
when complex processing-intensive operations are performance networking for cloud, data
required. With the FP traffic manager, buffering is center and WAN applications.
always deterministic, ensuring consistent system

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The Nokia IOM-s is a full-slot module and supports up Energy efficiency for sustainability
to two MDA-s adapter types. The 7750 SR-1s modular
Energy-efficient design innovations of the Nokia
variant has an integrated 3.0 Tb/s IOM-s and supports
7750 SR-s and 7750 SR increases the sustainability
up to two MDA-s adapters.
of IP networks through reduced emissions.
The Nokia IOM5-e is a full-slot module and supports
The FP4 chipset architecture enables line card
up to two 750 Gb/s FD MDA-e-XP adapters.
designs with fewer FP4 complexes and fewer
The 7750 SR-1 with the integrated IOM5-e also
components on each board to lower power
supports up to two Nokia MDA-e-XP adapters.
consumption. The FP4 memory architecture is also
The Nokia IOM4-e, IOM4-e-B and IOM4-e-HS (which exceptionally power-efficient. Power consumption
offers six times additional egress queuing shared scales with licensing level to drastically reduce
across two MDA-e types over the IOM4-e) are full- power when only a fraction of a line card is in use.
slot modules and support up to two 100 Gb/s FD With Nokia FP4, these and other mechanisms are
MDA-e and 40 Gb/s ISA-2 types. dynamic, enabling each 7750 SR-s and 7750 SR
The Nokia IOM-e is a full-slot card that supports up system to quickly and automatically adapt to
to four 100 Gb/s MDA-e and 40 Gb/s ISA-2 types. lower power consumption.
The Nokia IOM-a supports up to two 100 Gb/s The IOM-s and MDA-s combination has dedicated
MDA-a-XP and 25 Gb/s MDA-a types. air cooling channels, dual-sided circuit boards and
no stacked optical cages. This design improves
Flexible licensing energy efficiency with reduced component pre-
IOM licenses add flexibility for tailoring and tuning heating and even cooling to all cages to support
the 7750 SR to customers’ evolving needs. As a 400G ZR and 400G ZR+ optics. The IOM5-e and
result, operators pay only for the functionality they MDA-e-XP also combine for an energy efficient
require. This flexibility also allows for seamless design and has ample cooling to support 400G ZR
growth options through simple in-place feature and 400G ZR+ optics.
upgrades without changing IOM hardware.
Intelligent aggregation
With the FP4-based IOM-s and IOM5-e, a pay-as-
you-grow license model is available. Capacity licenses To cost-effectively meet the most stringent
provide bandwidth, connector and intelligent high-density aggregation scenarios, FP4 enables
aggregation mode options. Functional licenses scale unprecedented iFIFO capabilities. This allows the
services through control options on egress hardware 7750 SR to handle much more aggregation than
queues and egress policers. Each IOM-s and IOM5-e capacity in an exceptionally smart way. The pre-
supports multiple combinations of these licenses to classification and pre-buffering capabilities of FP4
scale all attributes of capacity and functionality while allow for the 7750 SR to support up to three times
protecting hardware investments. The IOM-s and intelligent aggregation per FP4-based line card.
IOM5-e can be operationalized without the need Packet priority is always respected and delivers
to ever upgrade licenses. leading ingress buffering and shaping in a fully
deterministic way.
Advanced feature licenses for IOM4-e variants,
the IOM-e and the IOM-a offer tiered levels of The 3.0 Tb/s FD IOM-s supports up to 4.0 Tb/s
functionality for Layer 2- and Layer 3-based services. FD of iFIFO. The 7750 SR-1s, with the integrated
IOMs with Layer 3 feature licenses can add optional IOM-s, supports up to 8.0 FD Tb/s HD of iFIFO.
virtual private routed network (VPRN) licenses that The IOM5-e supports up to 1.2 Tb/s FD of iFIFO
determine IP VPN scaling supported on the IOM. on the SR-7 and SR-12 and up to 4.0 Tb/s FD of
Advanced feature licensing also includes security iFIFO on the 7750 SR-12e. The 7750 SR-1, with the
gateway, WLAN gateway, data center gateway, integrated IOM5-e, supports up to 8.0 Tb/s HD
telemetry and application assurance applications. of iFIFO.

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This differentiated approach to aggregation allows
multiple network layers to be collapsed into a single
layer, enables superior peering capabilities, and
provides industry-leading support for a high degree
of fractional flows. Where competing solutions
do not support native aggregation or will drop
traffic indiscriminately when oversubscribed, all
generations of FP are always deterministic and
fully scheduled based on strict QoS priorities.
This approach also significantly reduces the number
of network elements for huge power savings and
saves up to one third the cost of a traditional leaf/
spine topology to significantly lower the TCO. Even
more, the use of iFIFO is extremely power efficient
and drops the watts/Gigabit significantly on the line
card for even more power savings.

Proven OS, simplified integration

Running the SR OS, Nokia delivers a single OS across
all 7750 SR platforms. Common across all Nokia
IP routing platforms, the SR OS leverages over 17
years of software innovation, field validation and
maintenance. Ground-breaking reliability features
such as nonstop routing and services were first
introduced in the SR OS and set new industry
standards on availability.
Operators familiar with the SR OS will find
qualification and operational integration of other
7750 SR variants effortless. The Nokia Network
Services Platform (NSP) enables operators to
minimize operational costs and complexity with
a converged and consistent management and a
Carrier software-defined networking (SDN) WAN
solution that spans the entire IP routing portfolio
and select products in optical transport, access
and wireless.

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Technical specifications
IOM overview
Table 1 provides a technical overview and summarizes IOM support on the 7750 SR and the 7450 ESS*.

Table 1. Nokia 7750 SR IOM summary

7750 SR 7750 SR 7750 SR 7750 SR-e 7750 SR-a

IOM-s IOM5-e IOM4-e IOM-e IOM-a

IOM capacity SR-2s/7s/14s: Redundant: 200 Gb/s 200 Gb/s 100 Gb/s
(FD) • 1.5 Tb/s IOM-s: • SR-7/12: 400 Gb/s
1.5 Tb/s • SR-12e: 1.2 Tb/s
• 3.0 Tb/s IOM-s: Non-redundant:
3.0 Tb/s • SR-7/12: 800 Gb/s
• SR-12e: 1.5 Tb/s

IOM capacity • 1.5 Tb/s IOM-s: • SR-7/12: 1.2 Tb/s 400 Gb/s 400 Gb/s 100 Gb/s
with iFIFO 4.0 T/bs • SR-12e: 4.0 Tb/s
(FD) (Max) • 3.0 Tb/s IOM-s:
4.0 Tb/s
Network 3.0 Tb/s FP4 3.0 Tb/s FP4 FP3 FP3 FP3
processing
technology
Supported SR-2s, SR-7s, SR-14s SR-7, SR-12, 12e SR-7, SR-12, SR-12e SR-1e, SR-2e, SR-3e SR-a4, SR-a8
chassis
Adapters per 2 2 2 4 4
IOM
Hot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
swappable
MDA and MDA-s MDA-e-XP MDA-e and MS-ISA2 MDA-e and MS-ISA2 MDA-a-XP and MDA-a
ISA2 types
supported

ITU-T Sync-E/ Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes

IEEE 1588v2
Dimensions • Height: 6.01 cm • Height: 3.6 cm • Height: 3.6 cm • Height: 7.11 cm • Height: 3.6 cm
(2.37 in) (1.4 in) (1.4 in) (2.8 in) (1.4 in)
• Width: 40.6 cm • Width: 42.5 cm • Width: 42.5 cm • Width: 25.91 cm • Width: 38.9 cm
(16.0 in) (16.7 in) (16.7 in) (10.2 in) (15.3 in)
• Depth: 39.14 cm • Depth: 43.2 cm • Depth: 43.2 cm • Depth: 29.21 cm • Depth: 22.9 cm
(15.41 in) (17 in) (17 in) (11.5 in) (9.0 in)
Weight 9.1 kg (20.0 lb) 6.12 kg (13.5 lb) 5.08 kg (11.2 lb) 4.0 kg (8.82 lb) 2.84 kg (6.25 lb)

* The IOM4-e, IOM4-e-B, IOM4-e-HS and IOM3-XP-C are permitted for use in 7450 ESS-7 and ESS-12 systems. The new 7450 ESS-system-type BOF option allows
a 7750 SR-7-B or SR-12-B chassis to operate as a 7450 ESS-7 or ESS-12 chassis.

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Table 2. Nokia 7750 SR-s IOM-s variant and capacity licencing overview
7750 SR-1s (modular)* 7750 SR-2s 7750 SR-7s 7750 SR-14s
Slot capacity licenses (FD) Slot capacity licenses (FD) Slot capacity licenses (FD) Slot capacity licenses (FD)

3.0 Tb/s IOM-s 1.6 Tb/s with iFIFO 1.6 Tb/s with iFIFO 1.6 Tb/s with iFIFO 1.6 Tb/s with iFIFO
up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s
2.4 Tb/s with iFIFO 2.4 Tb/s with iFIFO 2.4 Tb/s with iFIFO 2.4 Tb/s with iFIFO
up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s
3.0 Tb/s with iFIFO 3.0 Tb/s with iFIFO 2.4 Tb/s with iFIFO 2.4 Tb/s with iFIFO
up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s
1.5 Tb/s IOM-s — 800 Gb/s with iFIFO 800 Gb/s with iFIFO 800 Gb/s with iFIFO
up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s
— 1.5 Tb/s with iFIFO 1.5 Tb/s with iFIFO 1.5 Tb/s with iFIFO
up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s up to 4.0 Tb/s
* Integrated IOM-s

Table 3. Nokia IOM5-e licencing overview

Type System Capabilities
Capacity licenses - per slot (FD) Functional licenses
IOM5-e 400G SR-7/SR-12 400 Gb/s with iFIFO of 1.2 Tb/s (redundant) • Core routing
SR-12e 400 Gb/s with iFIFO of 4.0 Tb/s (redundant) • Edge routing
• High-scale edge routing
IOM5-e 800G SR-7/SR-12 800 Gb/s with iFIFO of 1.2 Tb/s (non-redundant) • Core routing
SR-12e 800 Gb/s with iFIFO of 4.0 Tb/s (redundant) • Edge routing
• High-scale edge routing
IOM5-e SR-7/SR-12 800 Gb/s with iFIFO of 1.2 Tb/s (non-redundant) • Core routing
SR-12e 1.2 Gb/s with iFIFO of 4.0 Tb/s (redundant) • Edge routing
1.5 Gb/s with iFIFO of 4.0 Tb/s (non-redundant) • High-scale edge routing

Table 4. Nokia 7750 SR-s IOM-s and 7750 SR IOM5-e functional licenses
Type Number of egress hardware queues Number of egress policers
Core routing 1,024 1,024
Edge routing 16,384 16,384
High-scale edge routing 128,000 Up to 384,000

Table 5. Nokia 7750 SR and 7450 ESS IOM feature licenses*

Feature license Description Notes
L3BQ Layer 3 Basic Queuing • Full IPv4/IPv6 routing with 8 ingress/8 egress queues per port
• No support for hierarchical policing
L2HQ Layer 2 High Queuing • 7450 ESS feature set equivalence with IOM3-XP
• Full queuing; policing support for Layer 2 features
L3HQ Layer 3 High Queuing • Full queuing and hierarchical policing
• Full IPv4/IPv6 routing
* Layer 3 routing and services capabilities supported in mixed mode on the 7450 ESS

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Table 6. Nokia 7750 SR and 7450 ESS IOM VPRN feature licenses*

Feature license Notes

Infrastructure VPRN Support for up to 8 VPRN instances per IOM licensed with L3BQ or L3HQ

Service VPRN Support for fully scaled VPRN instances per IOM licensed with L3BQ or L3HQ

MS-ISA2 Requires the purchase of Right to Use (RTU) licenses. Please contact your Nokia sales representative
for pricing information on service licenses.

* Layer 3 routing and services capabilities supported in mixed mode on the 7450 ESS

Note: Refer to the 7750 SR and 7450 ESS product and release documentation for system details on
dimensions, weights, hardware, safety standards, compliance agency certifications and protocol support.

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