Nokia Coherent Module 6 (CHM6) – The Benefits of the CHM6
Industry’s Best-performing 800G Xponder
• Maximize spectral efficiency and
wavelength capacity-reach with
industry-leading ICE6 optical engine
Lower the Cost per Bit per km, Power, and Footprint of technology
100 GbE, 400 GbE, and OTU4 Services • Optimize performance in metro, DCI,
long-haul, and subsea scenarios with
over 400 supported line modes,
Leveraging Industry-leading Optical Engine Technology specialized subsea capabilities, and
Nokia’s Coherent Module 6 (CHM6) coherent channel module leverages Infinite advanced features for challenging
Capacity Engine 6 (ICE6) high-performance coherent optics, the sixth generation of terrestrial conditions
Nokia‘s vertically integrated optical engines, and combines 2 x 800 Gb/s wavelengths • Deliver 100 GbE, OTU4, and 400 GbE
with 16 client ports into a single module providing up to 1.6T of line capacity and up client services cost-effectively with
to 1.6T of client capacity. The CHM6 is designed to be operated over Nokia or third- bandwidth visualization over two
party line systems, and with the flexibility to tune its baud rate from 31 to 100+ wavelengths and fully flexible client-to-
line mapping
Gbaud with 400+ supported line modes, the CHM6 can be deployed in both fixed-grid
and flexible-grid networks. • Protect your services with resiliency
mechanisms including SNCP and
Each of its two carriers can be arbitrarily tuned with 0.05 GHz granularity to any Y-cable and with wire-speed AES-256
frequency within the extended C-band or the extended L-band to support more encryption
than 80 Tb/s of capacity over a single fiber pair. The CHM6 utilizes methods such as • Minimize operational costs with
second-generation Nyquist subcarriers, long-codeword probabilistic constellation integrated PRBS test and loopback,
shaping (LC-PCS), dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA), high-gain soft decision-forward ZTP, and automation tools leveraging
RESTCONF/NETCONF open APIs,
error correction (SD-FEC), and SD-FEC gain sharing to maximize capacity-reach and
OpenConfig/YANG data models, and
spectral efficiency/fiber capacity in any network scenario. The CHM6 supports flexible gRPC streaming telemetry
transport of 100 GbE, 400 GbE, and OTU4 clients and is deployed within the Nokia
1830 Global Express (GX) G42 compact modular transport platform with total power • Deploy the CHM6 over a wide variety
of Nokia and third-party optical line
consumption of around 0.2 W/G/s. In addition, 10 GbE, OTU2, OTU2e, and OC192/ systems, leveraging its tuneable baud
STM64 services can be supported utilizing the 1830 GX G42’s UCM4 sled. rate and transmit power
Figure 1: CHM6 sled with two line interfaces and 16 clients
The Nokia CHM6 is built with Nokia’s ICE6 advanced optical engine technology
leveraging a 7-nm CMOS process node digital ASIC/DSP, a highly integrated
indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC), high-performance analog
electronics, and advanced packaging. ICE6 benefits from holistic co-design, with all the
Nokia 1830 GX G42 with redundant
components and packaging designed in-house. This enables high modem signal-to- controllers and 4 x CHM6 sleds
noise ratio (SNR), minimizing the noise and distortions inside the optical engine, which
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is a key enabler for market-leading 800 Gb/s performance. may not be an exact representation of the product.
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Figure 2: ICE6 industry-leading optical engine technology
The CHM6 supports bandwidth virtualization, shown in Figure 3, which enables highly flexible mapping of client interface to line interface.
Bandwidth virtualization provides operators the freedom and flexibility of client service mapping and enables very cost-efficient
transport networking deployment. For example, three 400 GbE client services can be transported over two 600 Gb/s line interfaces on a
single CHM6 module. This feature is also a key enabler for delivering 400 GbE services over networks that are not able to support a single
400G+ wavelength.
Figure 3: CHM6 bandwidth virtualization
The CHM6 sled is ideally suited to support the current growth of 400 GbE service demands and can support up to 4 x 400 GbE services
on a single sled, as well as any mix of 100 GbE and 400 GbE services in high-speed networking connectivity applications, including data
center interconnect (DCI). A few example configurations:
Figure 4: Example Configurations
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1830 GX G42 CHM6 in Terrestrial Networks
Leveraging ultra-high baud rates of up to 100+ Gbaud, high modem SNR, and advanced features including LC-PCS and Nyquist
subcarriers, the CHM6 has been able to deliver stellar performance under favorable terrestrial conditions. Wavelength distances can
exceed 1,000 km at 800 Gb/s per wavelength, 3,000 km at 600 Gb/s per wavelength, and 7,500 km at 400 Gb/s per wavelength.
With the ability to select from over 400 line modes, the CHM6 can also maximize performance under more challenging terrestrial
conditions, such as high-loss spans, G.655 fiber with low chromatic dispersion, high ROADM cascades, and aerial fiber in regions prone to
frequent lightning strikes. Specialized features for challenging terrestrial conditions include a high-gain 33% overhead FEC option, SD-
FEC gain sharing, a tight roll-off, DBA, PDL mitigation, and high state-of-polarization (SOP) rotation tolerance of up to 6+ Mrad/s.
1830 GX G42 CHM6 in Subsea Networks
The CHM6 also provides a comprehensive toolkit for submarine applications. These tools include tuneable ultra-high baud rates,
LC-PCS with a super-Gaussian PCS distribution option, Nyquist subcarriers, specialized 4D and 8D modulations, SD-FEC gain sharing,
extensive programmability including 400+ line modes, bandwidth virtualization, PDL mitigation, and multiple additional features that
help to maximize spectral efficiency. Submarine network operators can pick and mix from this toolkit to maximize performance for any
submarine cable type, including dispersion managed, uncompensated, SDM, and unrepeatered/festoon.
Protection Options
The CHM6 module supports Y-cable client layer protection, providing resiliency options that can address client interface failures, line
interface failures, CHM6 module failures, and fiber cuts. The client signal is split and sent to two line interface ports. At the other end, the
CHM6, or two CHM6s paired via the backplane, forwards the best signal to the client, with a protection switching time of under 50 ms, as
shown below. Both revertive and non-revertive modes are supported.
Figure 5: CHM6 protection options
Leveraging an optical protection switch in the line system, such as the OPSW-2 in the Nokia 1830 Flexible Intelligent Line System
(FlexILS), the CHM6 can also support cost-effective line interface (OCh) protection with 50-ms switching times even with colorless add/
drop. The CHM6 also supports client layer protection and SNCP, where a single client signal is sent across two different line interface
wavelengths (λ1 and λ2) within the same CHM6.
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Pseudorandom Binary Sequence Testing
A pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) test is an IEEE 802.3 82.2.11 standard feature. It provides a test signal to verify link quality
and error-free traffic flow of network links. PRBS simplifies turn-up and commissioning procedures and is valuable for troubleshooting
purposes. Nokia’s 1830 GX G42 CHM6 provides comprehensive end-to-end testing of the entire signal path from the client system to
the remote client system and back via the CHM6’s built-in PRBS tester. Testing can be executed completely from end to end or stepwise
to verify each connectivity segment.
Figure 6: PRBS test and loopback
Security and Encryption
The 1830 GX G42 and CHM6 provide comprehensive security mechanisms, including access management through local authentication,
authorization, and accounting (AAA) and remote authentication, which includes RADIUS and TACACS+ protocols, Secure Shell (SSH
v2) protection of management traffic secure protocols, and NTP server authentication to prevent the tampering of timestamps.
Furthermore, the solution supports secure boot with signed images to provide integrity and authenticity of the 1830 GX COS software
during software downloads and system boot-up via Nokia digital signatures based on ECDSA-P521 and SHA2-512 algorithms. The 1830
GX G42 and CHM6 support integrated AES-256-GCM in-flight encryption with hitless key rotation and Elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman key
exchange and are currently being FIPS140-3 Level 2 certified.
Automation Enabled by Open APIs and Streaming Telemetry
The 1830 GX G40 Series and CHM6 support management, automation, and streaming telemetry via open interfaces. Both the 1830
GX G42 chassis and the CHM6 sled support WebGUI, CLI, SNMP, TACACS+, syslog, OpenConfig YANG-modeled NETCONF and RESTCONF
APIs, and gNMI/gRPC streaming telemetry. In-band management is supported via GCC0 on the line interfaces, out-of-band management
via Ethernet interfaces, and commissioning via the 1830 GX G42’s console interface. An OSPF-based DCN is supported. Additional
manageability features include zero-touch commissioning, RMON, LLDP, and PRBS test generation and loopbacks. The 1830 GX G40
Series is supported under Nokia’s Transcend Network Management System and Transcend Controller.
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Technical Specifications
Applications • Second-generation Nyquist subcarriers • MAC: packets, errors, CRC
• Transponder (8 subcarriers per wave) • OTN: FEC, errors, synch
• Ethernet transponder • Dynamic bandwidth allocation (per- • Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)
• OTN transponder subcarrier PCS) • PRBS test and loopback (facility and
• Muxponder • SD-FEC gain sharing (over two waves) terminal loopbacks )
• OTN muxponder • Bandwidth virtualization over two • LLDP snooping on each 400 GbE/100
• Ethernet muxponder wavelengths (e.g., 3 x 400 GbE over 2 x GbE client port
• Mix of 100G and 400G service 600G wavelengths) • RMON and test signal
transport • Chromatic dispersion tolerance: • TCM
• OEO 3R regenerator (including regen 150,000 ps/nm to 400,000 ps/nm
Management
without clients) (depending on line mode)
• Management and control platforms:
• Add/drop multiplexer (ADM) • Max DGD: ~100-160 ps (depending on
• Nokia Transcend Controller
• Client hairpin line mode)
• Nokia Transcend Network
• SOP rotation tolerance: up to 6 Mrad/s
Physical Interface Management System
(depending on line mode)
• 2 x embedded line interfaces • Command line interface
• Interworking with 1830 FlexILS, 1830
• 16 x pluggable client interfaces • Zero-touch commissioning
GX G30, 1830 Express Transport Metro
• Syslog
Line Interfaces (XTM) Series, 7300 multi-haul transport
• SNMP, WebGUI
• Data rate tuneability: 100 Gb/s to 800 platform, and third-party line systems
• NETCONF
Gb/s in 50G increments
Client Interfaces • RESTCONF
• Baud rate tuneability: 31 to 96 Gbaud
• 8 x QSFP28 • Native YANG data models
(ICE6)/100.4 Gbaud (ICE6 Turbo)
• 4 x QSFP28/56 • OpenConfig
• C-band tuneability: 191.325 THz to
• 4 x QSFP28/56/DD • gNMI/gRPC
196.125 THz (CHM6)
• 400G: AOC, FR4, SR8, LR4, DR4, SR4.2, • SNMP fault and performance
• L-band tuneability: 186.05 THz to
DAC, XDR4 management
191.050 THz (CHM6L)
• 100G: LR4, FR1, SR4, CWDM4, DR, ER, • Generic Communication Channel
• TX optical output power: -6 dBm to +9
CR4, LR1, ER4 (GCC0) in-band management on the
dBm
line port OTUk
• Modulation options: Operational Features
• OSPF-based DCN
• Probabilistic constellation shaping • Performance monitoring: line interfaces
(PCS) • Chromatic dispersion (CD) Protection
• 64QAM • Differential group delay (DGD) • Y-cable
• Long codeword (LC-PCS) • Polarization-dependent loss (PDL) • SNCP
• 12 to 4 bits per symbol • Q-factor • 50-ms OCh protection
• Gaussian and super-Gaussian • Pre-FEC BER • Including coherent colorless add/
distribution options • Post-FEC errors drop
• Conventional modulation: 64QAM, • Latency • With line system optical protection
32QAM, 16QAM, 8QAM, QPSK • SNR switch
• Time-domain hybrid modulation (e.g., • OSNR
Security
64/32QAM, 4/3QAM) • Channel power
• Wire-speed ODUk AES-256 encryption
• Specialized 4D/8D modulation • Wavelength
for 100G and 400G clients
formats for dispersion-managed • OTU-level PM
• TACACS+
subsea • Performance monitoring: client
• RADIUS
• High-gain soft-decision forward error interfaces
• SSH v2
correction (SD-FEC) with 20% or 33% • Physical coding sublayer: errors
• Secure boot
overhead options • PHY: FEC, BER, synch
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Technical Specifications
Environmental • Telcordia GR-326-Core Generic
• Power dissipation: 213 to 445 W Requirements for Single-Mode Optical
depending on configuration Connectors and Jumper Assemblies
• Operating temperature: -5° C to 55° • Telcordia GR-1435-Core Generic
C/23° F to 131° F Requirements for Multi-Fiber Optical
• Transport and storage: -40° C to 70° Connectors
C/-40°F to 158° F/40° C + 93% RH • Emissions: FCC Part 15 Class A,
• Humidity: 5% to 93% maximum EN55022/CISPR Class A Compliant, CE
Laser Safety: ANSI Class 1M, IEC Class
Regulatory and Compliance
1M, EN 60825-1/2, 21 CFR 1040 US
• RoHS-6 compliant and lead-free per
FDA CDR, Class 1
Directive 2002/95/EC
• Electrical safety: UL 60950, CSA22.2
• GR-3160-Core Generic Requirements
60950 and IEC 60950
for Telecommunications Data Center
Equipment and Spaces
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