The Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC allows service providers to maximize their network infrastructure through the efficient grooming and filling of transport pipes. By eliminating partially filled pipes, service providers can maximize network bandwidth, streamline their operations, and more cost-effectively manage and maintain their networks. A broad range of customer interfaces enables the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC to function as a multiservice aggregation point, efficiently bringing data and voice traffic flows into the SONET optical network. Figure 1 illustrates the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC as the aggregation point in a multiservice network.
Multi-Service Matrix
The new MSM introduces narrowband, wideband and broadband switching in a single network element. The Virtual Tributary (VT) capacity is increased to 4608 DS3 equivalents or 240 Gb/s (240G), as illustrated in Figure 2; startling when one realizes that this capacity is housed in only two bays.
Figure 2. The 80G Matrices Replaced with 240G Multi-Service Matrices
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10G |
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240G |
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