Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160
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The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 is a compact version of the Alcatel-Lucent TSS-320. The two models share the universal switch matrix architecture, operate on a common software release and use common circuit packs. The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 is a next-generation, Packet-Optical Transport platform that supports any mix of traffic, from all-circuit to all-packet. With the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160, businesses can begin with circuit-based transport and gradually ramp up packet transport by simply changing line cards. The Alcatel- Lucent 1850 TSS-160 supports current traffic requirements while eliminating the scalability issues encountered when traditional multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs) are confronted with the high growth of packet- based traffic.
The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 offers the flexibility to split increasing traffic demands among any combination of Carrier Ethernet, Transport Multi- Protocol Label Switching (T-MPLS), wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), optical data unit (ODU) and SDH/SONET transport technologies. It offers powerful cross-layer network management and a unifiied control plane, simplifying operations and reducing the total cost of ownership.
Features
•Common software and circuit packs with Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-320
•Unique, universal switch architecture
¬Switches packets or circuits in their native format
¬Accommodates any traffic mix, from all-circuit to all-packet
¬Offers TDM and packet line cards for technology-specifiic processing
•Fully integrates photonic, optical and data layers
¬Any transport-technology mix
¬Carrier Ethernet service through T-MPLS for standards-based con- nection-oriented packet transport
¬SONET/SDH Optical Transport Hierarchy (OTH) switching, includ- ing higher-order and lower-order (HO/LO) synchronous transport signal (STS) and VC-switching
¬Very long haul (VLH)/ultra long haul (ULH) support
¬ATM pseudo-wire transport and gateway functions
¬Dense WDM (DWDM)
¬Transport-oriented OAM and
G-MPLS
