Ciena 3960 Service Delivery Switch

Ciena 3960 Service Delivery Switch: A high-powered service switch with excellent port density

At TXO we stock a large selection of refurbished parts for the Ciena 3960 service delivery switch, with many components available for fast shipping and delivery. We also offer a repair service for many components for a range of Ciena network equipment. All replacement parts are guaranteed under our one year warranty. Talk to us today to find the parts you need.

Availability & shipping for the Ciena 3960 Service Delivery Switch

With a large range of parts available for the Ciena 3960 service delivery switch, TXO can help you quickly find the parts you need. Most Ciena parts are dispatched immediately upon receipt of purchase order and delivered within 1-3 days in the UK and 3-5 days for international delivery. Contact us today to get an exact quote and estimated delivery times for your order.

About the Ciena 3960 Service Delivery Switch

The Ciena 3960 is a service delivery switch produced by the US technology company, Ciena Corporation. Designed to operate in a range of environments, it’s capable of supporting 10G demarcation, 10G/1G enterprise services and wireless backhaul providers and 10G/1G service aggregation as well as a range of 10G/1G applications through the use of a high-capacity switch fabric. This makes the Cisco 3960 a reliable and cost-effective solution for diverse carrier networks and topologies including fibre rings, point-to-point fibre, 10GbE uplinks and dual-homed network uplinks.

To support the higher ethernet bandwidths expected of an enterprise level switching system, the Ciena 3960 utilises four 10GbE ports and eight 1GbE ports in a 1RU single rack unit. This high-density port configuration combined with an unprecedented level of QoS makes this service delivery switch suitable for the most demanding of businesses where it can be optimised for seamless service delivery and deployed across a wide variety of network environments, including metro and regional networks.

The high level of carrier-class, MEF-14-compliant Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms featured in the Ciena 3960 enable the seamless delivery of various traffic types and rates over a single access infrastructure without degradation of signal or bandwidth. It offers rich classification of traffic flows based on Layer 1 through Layer 4 parameters, including physical port, MAC address, VLAN tag, IP address, and Layer 4 port address.

The Ciena 3960 service delivery switch also provides flexible priority resolution for Class of Service mapping. The advanced network management platform gives network operators greater control over network traffic allowing them to configure traffic priority settings in VLAN, MPLS, and PBB-TE tags, as well as in IP packet headers. The Ciena 3960 also features ingress metering for Committed Information Rate (CIR), Excess Information Rate (EIR), Committed Burst Size (CBS), and Excess Burst Size (EBS) service delivery, as well as advanced features like Two-rate Three-Color Marking (trTCM) and Random Early Drop (RED) for congestion handling, allowing to efficiently maintain reliable network performance.

The Ciena 3960 Service Delivery Switch utilises a common service-aware operating system featured across all Ciena aggregation switches, ensuring consistency for ethernet access and aggregation applications. This architecture enables rapid implementation of the latest advancements in Ethernet technologies, new services, and standards proposed by the IEEE, IETF, and MEF. It also promotes interoperability with Ethernet equipment from other vendors, leading to improved efficiency and cost savings through a common deployment and service provisioning model. With ubiquitous service offerings, the 3960 facilitates the rapid rollout of new services across the entire network, providing agility and responsiveness to changing market demands.

The Ciena 3960 software is specifically designed to streamline the activation process, offering plug-and-play functionality that simplifies the rollout of new services. Additionally, the switch supports an advanced automatic activation feature, which allows operators to upgrade default settings and deploy custom configurations tailored to the specific needs of the business the platform is deployed in. This capability significantly reduces integration time for new platforms and enables network operators to extend services to new subscribers swiftly and efficiently. By leveraging these features, service providers can accelerate service delivery, improve time-to-market, and effectively address the evolving requirements of their customer base.

The hardware itself featured in the Ciena 3960 is based around a modular design, with several redundancies built in, allowing for consistent network operation, even in the event of a technical fault or failure. These include hot-swappable elements such as swappable optic connectors and enhanced AC/DC dual power supplies for added reliability. In all this makes the Ciena 3960 a reliable and consistent platform.

Ciena 3960 Service Switch component list

At TXO we have an extensive range of new and refurbished products and parts for the Cisco 3600 Series Switches, many of which can be ordered with fast shipping and delivery. A list of some of the most popular products can be found below, but please contact us if the part you require is not listed.

Part Number	Description
XCVR-080D45	CWDM SFP transceiver module for the Ciena 3960
XCVR-080D49	LE-310 CWDM transceiver module for the Ciena 3960
XCVR-080D51	100M/1 Gig SM SFP transceiver for the Ciena 3960
XCVR-080D59	CWDM SFP transceiver module for the Ciena 3960
XCVR-080D61	CWDM 100M/1G SFP transceiver module for the Ciena 3960
XCVR-100D47-E	CWDM GBE SFP TRCVR MOD LE-310 for the Ciena 3960

Repair capability for the Ciena 3960 Service Delivery Switch

TXO believes in supporting the circular economy and helping reduce the environmental impact of the telecoms sector. We therefore offer a full third-party repair service that aims to refurbish and repair as many parts and components for the Ciena 3960 Service Switches as possible.

We have an experienced team of highly qualified systems engineers who complete over 12,000 repairs every year operating from our advanced engineering facilities in Solihull. With years of experience conducting repairs on many components for the Ciena 3960, they have an in-depth knowledge of core telecoms repairs including optical, IP and radio-based technologies and can offer expert support on maintaining your existing systems and help prevent unnecessary downtime.

As part of our expert service, we will often carry out pre-emptive repairs on Ciena components that are known to experience faults, therefore preventing the need for future repairs, further costly downtime and additional disruption to your business. We are also able to offer an advance replacement service, to deliver you parts prior to an on-site repair being conducted meaning you can maintain optimum service levels to your customers.

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Technical specifications for the Ciena 3960

The table below shows some basic system specifications for the Ciena 3960 service delivery switches. For full details of the Ciena 3960 service delivery switch, please view the full data sheet here.

Operating Temperature:	32°F to +122°F (0°C to +50°C)
Storage Temperature:	-40°F to +158°F (-40°C to +70°C)
Relative Humidity:	Non-Condensing 5% to 90%
Physical Characteristics	1.75 in (H) x 17.5 in (W) x 14.5 in (D); 44.5 mm (H) x 444.5 mm (W) x 368.3 mm (D) Weight: 15 lbs; 6.9 kg
Interfaces	2 x 10GbE UNI XFP ports 2 x 10GbE NNI/UNI XFP ports 8 x 100/1000M SFP/RJ-45 UNI ports 1 x 10/100/1000M RJ-45 Management port 1 x Console Port (EIA-232, DB9)
Ethernet	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges IEEE 802.1Q VLANs - Including .1p Priority IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging (Q-in-Q) VLAN full S-VLAN range VLAN tunneling (Q-in-Q) for Transparent LAN
Carrier Ethernet OAM	IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) ITU-T Y.1731 Ethernet OAM - Performance Monitoring TWAMP Responder and Receiver (RFC5618) TWAMP Sender TWAMP +/- 1ms timestamp accuracy Dying Gasp with Syslog and SNMP Traps