Nokia 7250 IXR-e series Interconnect

Routers
Release 25

Routers in the Nokia 7250 Interconnect Router (IXR)-e series1 are used
for access and aggregation and as 5G multi-access edge computing (MEC)
leaf nodes. They are ideal for IP anyhaul and fixed-mobile convergence.

Ready for growth

The 7250 IXR-e series features high system
throughput IP/MPLS routing with a variety of 7250 IXR-e2
interfaces. 400GE and 100GE ports used for
highspeed uplinks enable cost-effective
networking architecture for access and aggregation.
5G mobile and telco cloud infrastructures are moving
toward 25GE interfaces. On the 7250 IXR-e series, 7250 IXR-e 2QSFP28 8SFP28 24SFP+
the native 25GE ports are capable of supporting
1GE, 10GE or 25GE transceivers. Combined with
support for GE SFPs in all SFP+ cages, the 7250
IXR-e allows for seamless migrations from 1GE to
10GE to 25GE rates without the need to replace the
router. The 7250 IXR-e2 provides support for multi- 7250 IXR-e 14SFP+ 4RJ45
400/100GE connectivity.
Pluggable Digital Coherent Optics (DCO)
100ZR/400ZR(+) and pluggable Line System
(QSFP-LS) are supported on the 7250 IXR-e series.
7250 IXR-e2c
Compact and power saving
All 7250 IXR-e variants exhibit a compact (1RU) size
and support extended temperature range (ETR)
operation making them ideal for outside cabinet
applications. All interfaces and power supplies 7250 IXR-ec
are front accessible, with a front-to-back airflow
configuration for the 7250 IXR-e2 and side-to-side

1 The 7250 IXR-e series is part of the 7250 IXR product family. Additional data sheets are available for other models in the product family.

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airflow for the ETSI 300 mm compliant 7250 IXR-e, routers meet the G.8273.2 specification for Class
IXR-e2c and IXR-ec. A fan filter (7250 IXR-e and C clock noise generation. Additionally, the 7250
IXR-ec) and redundant fans (all variants) increases IXR-e2 and 7250 IXR-e2c models offer enhanced
system lifetime and reduces maintenance costs. capabilities with a Class D clock.
7250 IXR-e systems are architected to consume
significantly less power than equivalent competing Automation
systems.
To simplify and automate network operations, the
Mass deployments for 5G will benefit significantly 7250 IXR-e series enables model-driven network
from this green design. The 7250 IXR-e2 provides management features through the Nokia Service
over 1 Tb/s of interface aggregation and 800 Gb/s Router Operating System (SR OS) and is managed
throughput. by the Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP), which
offers a rich set of service management features
Differentiated service support that automate end-to-end service provisioning
and operations, administration and maintenance
The 7250 IXR-e series supports low-latency (OAM) to enhance end-user experience and reduce
applications while providing a large buffer memory operating costs.
for delay-tolerant applications. Very granular
per-service and per-forwarding class policing and Standards-based software-defined networking
queuing features support differentiated quality of (SDN) interfaces enable best-path computation to
service (QoS), making the 7250 IXR-e series ideal be offloaded to path computation elements (PCEs)
for any-G aggregation and fixed-mobile network such as the Nokia NSP. 7250 IXR-e series routers
convergence. operating as path computation clients (PCCs) collect
and report per-link and per-service delay, jitter and
To meet the timing and synchronization loss metrics together with port utilization levels, for
requirements of 5G networks, the 7250 IXR-e series efficient path computation.

Technical specifications
Optical breakout solution available:
• QSFP-DD ports: 4 x 100GE, 2 x 100GE, 8 x50GE, 4 x 25GE and 4 x 10GE
• QSFP28/QSFP+ ports: 4 x 25GE and 4 x 10GE

Table 1. 7250 IXR-e series specifications

Feature 7250 IXR-e2 7250 IXR-e 7250 IXR-e 7250 IXR-e2c 7250 IXR-ec
2QSFP28 8SFP28 14SFP+ 4RJ45 (4 variants) (4 variants)
24SFP+ (4 variants) (4 variants)

System 800 Gb/s 300 Gb/s 120 Gb/s 100 Gb/s 64 Gb/s
throughput:
Full duplex
IMIX traffic
Ports • 2 x 400G QSFP-DD • 2 x 100G QSFP28 • 14 x SFP+/SFP • 2x 100G QSFP28 • 6 x SFP+/SFP
• 2 x 100G QSFP28 • 8 x SFP28/SFP+/ 10/1GE • 12 x SFP28/SFP+/ 10/1GE
• 24 x SFP28/SFP+/ SFP 25/10/1GE2 • 4 x RJ-45 SFP 25/10/1GE • 20 x SFP 1GE
SFP 25/10/1GE • 24 x SFP+/SFP 100/1000 Mb/s • 4 x RJ-45
10/1GE 100/1000 Mb/s

2 GE on SFP28 ports is a future software deliverable

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Feature 7250 IXR-e2 7250 IXR-e 7250 IXR-e 7250 IXR-e2c 7250 IXR-ec
2QSFP28 8SFP28 14SFP+ 4RJ45 (4 variants) (4 variants)
24SFP+ (4 variants) (4 variants)

Control Console, management, USB(except IXR-ec), 1 PPS out, SD slot, alarm input/output (except IXR-e)
interfaces

Satellite Mode NA Supported NA NA NA

option
Timing and • Includes Stratum 3E • Includes Stratum 3E oscillator • Includes Stratum • Includes Stratum
synchronization oscillator • ITU-T Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) 3E oscillator 3E oscillator
• ITU-T Synchronous – ITU-T G.8262.1 (eEEC) • ITU-T • ITU-T
Ethernet (SyncE) • IEEE 1588v2 Synchronous Synchronous
– ITU-T G.8262.1 Ethernet (SyncE) Ethernet (SyncE)
– Boundary clock
(eEEC) – ITU-T G.8262.1 – ITU-T G.8262.1
– Slave clock (GNSS variant)
• IEEE 1588v2 (eEEC) (eEEC)
– Grandmaster clock (GNSS variant)
– Boundary clock • IEEE 1588v2 • IEEE 1588v2
– Profile: ITU-T G.8275.1
– Slave clock – Boundary clock – Boundary clock
– Profile: ITU-T G.8275.2 with PTS and
– Grandmaster clock – Slave clock – Profile: ITU-T
APTS (GNSS variant)
– Profile: ITU-T – Profile: ITU-T G.8275.1
– Profile ITU-T G.8265.1
G.8275.1 G.8275.1 – Profile: ITU-T
– Profile IEEE 1588-2008 (GNSS variant) G.8265.1
– Profile: ITU-T – Profile: ITU-T
– Ethernet encapsulation G.8275.2 with – Ethernet
G.8275.2 with PTS
and APTS – UDP/IPv4 encapsulation PTS and APTS encapsulation
– Profile ITU-T – UDP/IPv6 encapsulation (GNSS variant) – Profile ITU-T – UDP/IPv4
G.8265.1 – ITU-T G.8273.2 Class C3 G.8265.1 encapsulation
– Profile IEEE • RFC 5905 Network Time Protocol (NTP) – Profile IEEE • ITU-T G.8273.2
1588-2008 • Pulse-per-second (1PPS) output timing 1588-2008 Class C3
– Ethernet • Support for GNSS SFP – Ethernet • RFC 5905 Network
encapsulation encapsulation Time Protocol
• PTP Profile interworking (GNSS variant)
– UDP/IPv4 – UDP/IPv4 (NTP)
• Integrated GNSS receiver, GPS supported
encapsulation encapsulation • Pulse-per-second
(GNSS variant)
– ITU-T G.8273.2 – ITU-T G.8273.2 (1PPS) output
Class D3 Class D3 timing

• Integrated dual- • RFC 5905 Network • Support for GNSS

band GNSS receiver Time Protocol SFP

– PRTC-B capable (NTP)

(GPS/Galileo) • Pulse-per-second
• RFC 5905 Network (1PPS) output
Time Protocol (NTP) timing
• Pulse-per-second
(1PPS) output timing

Indicators • Management, power • Management, power status (1 & 2) LEDs • Management, • Power status (Batt
status LEDs • Per port link and activity status LEDs power status LEDs A and Batt B) LEDs
• Per port link and • System (Stat), fan, remote management • Per port link and • Per port link and
activity status LEDs (LOC) status LEDs activity status activity status
• System (Stat), fan LEDs LEDs
status LEDs • System (Stat), fan • System (Stat), fan
status LEDs status LEDs

3 For noise generation. Please contact Nokia for implementation details.

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Feature 7250 IXR-e2 7250 IXR-e 7250 IXR-e 7250 IXR-e2c 7250 IXR-ec
2QSFP28 8SFP28 14SFP+ 4RJ45 (4 variants) (4 variants)
24SFP+ (4 variants) (4 variants)

Memory buffer 2 GB 3 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
size
Hardware Power supplies, cooling fans N+1
redundancy
Dimensions • Height: 1RU, • Height: 1RU, 4.5 cm (1.75 in) • Height: 1RU, • Height: 1RU,
4.5 cm (1.75 in) • Depth: 25.4 cm (10.0 in) 4.5 cm (1.75 in) 4.5 cm (1.75 in)
• Depth: 25.4 cm (10.0 • Width: 43.8 cm (17.25 in) • Depth: 21.1cm • Depth: DC variant
in) • Rack-mountable in a 48.2-cm rack, 30-cm (8.3 in) 23.5cm (9.3 in)
• Width: 43.8 cm depth (standard 19-in equipment rack, • Width: 43.8 cm AC variant 25.4cm
(17.25 in) 12-in depth) (17.25 in) (10.0 in)
• Rack-mountable in a • ETSI 300-mm compliant • Rack-mountable • Width: 43.8 cm
48.2-cm rack, 30-cm in a 48.2-cm rack, (17.25 in)
depth (standard 30-cm depth • Rack-mountable
19-in equipment (standard 19-in in a 48.2-cm rack,
rack, 12-in depth) equipment rack, 30-cm depth
12-in depth) (standard 19-in
• ETSI 300-mm equipment rack,
compliant 12-in depth)
• ETSI 300-mm
compliant

Power supply Two feeds: Modular AC • Two feeds: Modular AC or DC power Two feeds: AC Two feeds: AC
options or DC power supplies supplies or DC inputs or DC inputs
• Supports concurrent use of AC and DC
power supplies
Power • AC input (rated): 100 • AC input (rated): 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz • AC input (rated): • AC input (rated):
requirements V to 240 V, to 60 Hz 100 V to 240 V 100 V to 240 V
50 Hz to 60 Hz • DC input (rated): 24 V DC/-48 V DC • DC input (rated): • DC input (rated):
• DC input (rated): -48 -48 V to -60 V -48 V to -60 V
V DC/-60 V DC
Conformal — Supported on 2 Supported on 2 — Supported on 2
coating variants variants variants
PCB enhanced — — — Supported —
plating (PEP)

Cooling • Internal non- • Internal non- • Internal non- • Internal non- • Internal non-
replaceable fans replaceable fans replaceable fans replaceable fans replaceable fans
• Front-to-back • Replaceable filter • Replaceable filter • Replaceable filter • Replaceable filter
airflow • Right-to-left • Right-to-left • Right-to-left • Right-to-left
airflow airflow airflow airflow
Normal -40°C to +65°C (-40°F to +149°F) sustained
operating
temperature
range
Shipping -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to +158°F)
and storage
temperature
Normal humidity 5% to 95%, non-condensing

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Software features • MPLS label edge router (LER) and label switching
router (LSR) functions
The 7250 IXR-e series supports, but is not limited – LDP
to, the following features.
– Resource Reservation Protocol with traffic
Services engineering (RSVP-TE)
• Point-to-point Ethernet pseudowires/virtual • BGP Labeled Unicast (LU) (RFC 3107) route
leased line (VLL) tunnels
• Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) • IP routing
– Virtual Private Wire Service (EVPN-VPWS) – Dual-stack Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP)
– Virtual Private LAN Services (EVPN-VPLS): – Multi-topology, multi-instance IS-IS
IPv4 and IPv6 support, including Virtual
Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) – Multi-instance OSPF
– Multihoming with single active or active/active – Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP)
modes – BGP-LU support in edge, area border router
– Virtual eXtensible LAN (VXLAN) tunnel (ABR) and autonomous system boundary
termination in VPLS and R-VPLS4 router (ASBR) roles
• Multipoint Ethernet VPN services with VPLS based – Usage-triggered download of BGP label routes
on Targeted Label Distribution Protocol (T-LDP) to Label - Forwarding Information Base (L-FIB)
and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) – Accumulated IGP (AIGP) metric for BGP
• Routed VPLS with Internet Enhances Services – BGP monitoring protocol (BMP)
(IES)/IP-VPN IPv4 and IPv6
– BGP route-reflector for EVPN and IP-VPN with
• Ingress and egress VLAN manipulation for L2 services VPNv4 and VPNv6 address families (AFs)
• IP VPN Virtual Private Routed Network (VPRN), Inter-
– BGP confederations
Autonomous System (Inter-AS) Option A, B, and C
– IGP and BGP shortcuts
• IPv6 VPN Provider Edge (6VPE)
• Layer 3 Multicast - base routing
• EVPN Interface-less IPv4 and IPv6 prefix routes
(EVPN-IFL) – Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
• MPLS (including SR-MPLS) to SRv6 interworking GW4 – Protocol Independent Multicast – Sparse Mode
(PIM-SM), Source Specific Multicast (SSM)
Network protocols
– Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
• Segment Routing MPLS (SR-MPLS)
– Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
– Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
(SR-ISIS) and Open Shortest Path First (SR-OSPF) • Layer 3 Multicast - VPRN
– Traffic engineering (SR-TE) IPv4, IPv6 – Next-generation multicast VPNs (NG-MVPN)
• Segment Routing IPv6 (SRv6)4 – SSM with multicast LDPv4 (mLDPv4)
– SRv6 IS-IS shortest path tunnel support in – IGMP/MLD
MT=0 and MT=2 – IGMP/MLD on Routed VPLS Interface
• Flexible Algorithms
• Layer 2 Multicast
– Admin-group include/exclude, IGP/TE/Latency
– IGMP/MLD snooping
metric
• IP-GRE tunnel support4
4 Supported on 7250 IXR-e2 and IXR-e2c models

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SDN Output Queue (VoQ) packet and byte counters
• SR-TE LSPs, RSVP-TE LSPs • High-scale, per-policer, detailed counters
on a per-state basis
– PCC initialized, PCC controlled
• VLAN range-based SAPs
– PCC initialized, PCE computed
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
– PCC initialized, PCE controlled
(DHCP server for IPv4 IES, VPNv4
• SR-TE LSPs: PCE initialized, PCE controlled
• DHCP relay, IPv4 and IPV6, IES, IP-VPN, EVPN-VPLS
• SR policy: BGP and static
• Accounting records
• Topology discovery: BGP-Link State (BGP-LS)
IPv4 and IPv6 QoS and traffic management
• Telemetry: streaming interface statistics, • Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS)
service delay and jitter metrics – Hierarchical egress schedulers and shapers
• Netflow/cflowd per forwarding class, SAP, network interface,
port or LAG
Load balancing and resiliency
– Port sub-rate
• Segment routing topology independent loop-free
• Intelligent packet classification, including media
alternate (TI-LFA) and remote loop-free alternate
access control (MAC), IPv4, IPv6 match-criteria-
(rLFA) in both SR-MPLS and SRv64
based classification
• LDP LFA and rLFA
• Granular rate enforcement with up to 32 policers
• IEEE 802.1ax (2008) Link Aggregation Group (LAG) per SAP/VLAN, including broadcast, unicast,
and multi-chassis (MC) LAG multicast and unknown policers
• Pseudowire and LSP redundancy • Hierarchical policing for aggregate rate
• IP, SRv64, and MPLS load balancing by equal-cost enforcement
multipath (ECMP) • Strict priority, weighted fair queuing schedulers
• Weighted LAG hash • Congestion management via weighted random
• LAG adaptive load balancing4 early discard (WRED)
• VRRP • Egress marking or re-marking
• Ethernet Ring Protection Switching ITU-T G.8032v2 System management
• Configurable polynomial and hash seed shift • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• Entropy label (RFC 6790) • Model-driven (MD) management interfaces
• RSVP-TE Fast Reroute (FRR) – NETCONF
• BGP Edge and Core Prefix Independent – MD CLI
Convergence (BGP PIC)
– Remote Procedure Call (gRPC)
Platform • Comprehensive management with Nokia NSP
• Ethernet IEEE 802.1Q (VLAN) and 802.1ad (QinQ)
Operations, administration and maintenance
with 9K jumbo frames
• IEEE 802.1ag, ITU-T Y.1731: Ethernet Connectivity
• Detailed forwarded and discarded counters for
Fault Management (CFM) for both fault detection
service access points (SAPs) and network interfaces
and performance monitoring, including delay,
in addition to port-based statistics: per Virtual
jitter and loss tests

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• Ethernet bandwidth notification (ETH-BN) with Standards compliance5
egress rate adjustment
Environmental specifications
• IEEE 802.3ah: Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
• ATIS-0600015.03
• ITU-T Y.1564 Service Activation Test
• ATT-TP-76200
• Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
IPv4, IPv6 • ETSI EN 300 019-2-1; Storage Tests, Class 1.2

• Micro-BFD - per member link • ETSI EN 300 019-2-2; Transportation Tests,

Class 2.3
• Hardware based sBFD4
• ETSI EN 300 019-2-3; Operational Tests,
• Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP), Class 3.2
TWAMP Light for base and flex-algo topologies
• ETSI EN 300 753 Acoustic Noise Class 3.2
• A full suite of MPLS OAM tools, including LSP and
virtual circuit connectivity verification (VCCV) ping • GR-3108

• Service assurance agent • GR-63-CORE

• Mirroring with slicing support • VZ.TPR.9305

– Port • VZ-TPR-9205

– VLAN Safety
– Filter output: MAC, IPv4/IPv6 filters • AS/NZS 62368.1
– Local/remote • IEC/EN 60825-1
• Port and VLAN loopback with MAC-swap • IEC/EN 60825-2
• Configuration rollback • IEC/EN/UL/CSA 62368-1
• Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) capable • IEC 60529 IP20

Security Electromagnetic compatibility

• Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service • AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class A
(RADIUS), Terminal Access Controller • BSMI CNS13438 Class A
Access Control System Plus (TACACS+), and
• BT GS-7
comprehensive control-plane protection
capabilities • EN 55032 Class A
• Distributed CPU Protection (DCP)4 • EN 301 489-1
• MAC-, IPv4- and IPv6-based access control • EN 301 489-19
lists and criteria-based classifiers • EN 55035
• Secure Shell (SSH) • ETSI EN 300 132-1
• MACsec (7250 IXR-e small) • ETSI EN 300 132-2
• SR OS Secure Boot • ETSI EN 300 386
• IP unicast RPF (uRPF) 4
• ETSI ES 201 468
• FCC Part 15 Class A

5 System design intent is according to the listed standards. Certifications vary on

different models. Refer to product documentation for detailed compliance status.

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• FTZ 1 TR9 (Deutsche Telekom) Power utility substations8
• GR-1089-CORE • IEC 61850-3
• ICES-003 Class A • IEEE 1613 / 1613.1
• IEC CISPR 35 Directives, regional approvals and certifications
• IEC CISPR 32 Class A • DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU Restriction of the use of
• IEC/EN 61000-3-2 AC Current Harmonics certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (Recast) Directive (RoHS2)
• IEC/EN 61000-3-3 AC Voltage Fluctuations
• DIRECTIVE 2012/19/EU Waste Electrical and
• IEC/EN 61000-6-2, 6-4
Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
• IEC/EN 61000-4-2 ESD
• DIRECTIVE 2014/30/EU Electromagnetic
• IEC/EN 61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity Compatibility (EMC)
• IEC/EN 61000-4-4 EFT • DIRECTIVE 2014/35/EU Low Voltage Directive
• IEC/EN 61000-4-5 Surge (LVD)

• IEC/EN 61000-4-6 Conducted Immunity • MEF CE 3.0 certified

• IEC/EN 61000-4-11 Voltage Interruptions • NEBS Level 3

• ITU-T K.20 – Australia: RCM Mark

• KCC Korea-Emissions & Immunity – China RoHS: CRoHS

(in accordance KS C 9832 and KS C 9835) – Europe: CE Mark
• VCCI Class A – Japan: VCCI Mark
Railway – South Korea: KC Mark
• AREMA6 – Taiwan: BSMI Mark
• EN 50121-47 – United Kingdom: UKCA Mark
• IEC 62236-47 Other certifications
• MEF CE 3.0 certified
6 Applicable to 7250 IXR-ec model
7 Applicable to 7250 IXR-e2, 7250 IXR-e2c, 7250 IXR-ec models
8 Applicable to 7250 IXR-e2, 7250 IXR-ec models. 7250 IXR-e2c coming soon

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