Riverstone Networks 7450 manual Service Provider Challenge

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The Service Provider Challenge

These two distinct markets — Ethernet business services and triple play residential services — generate a challenging list of requirements for service providers:

High scalability in terms of number of subscribers and services

High reliability — only carrier-class (99.999 percent) reliability will do

Support for multiple QoS levels and the ability to monitor per-service QoS

Ability to guarantee services on a per- customer, per-service or per-application basis

For service providers to compete effectively, they must be able to:

Match their business service offerings to each enterprise’s specific requirements

Meet the demands of the residential sector with integrated service provisioning and streamlined service, policy and subscriber management

Turn up new services quickly

Grow and adapt their service offerings on the fly

To succeed in today’s network landscape, service providers need a carrier-class Ethernet service switch. Traditional, enterprise-focused Ethernet switches were developed to provide best-effort connectivity; they simply don’t have what it takes to survive — and thrive — in the service provider environment. That’s where the Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS comes in.

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Contents Alcatel-Lucent 7450 Ethernet ServiceSwitch Alcatel-Lucent 7450 Ethernet Service Switch Ethernet Changing Service LandscapeConventional Networks MPLS-Enabled Ethernet Edgars RICEVS, PRESIDENT, TelecentrsMulti-Application SLA ServicesMultiservice SLA Voice VideoTriple Play Residential Services Ralph BALLART, Vice PRESIDENT, SBC LabsService Provider Challenge Addressing Growing Markets with an Ethernet Service Switch Olav STOKKE, CEO, NextgentelHighly Reliable Carrier Ethernet Services Mark SEERY, RHKCarrier-Class Features Provide Carrier-Class Benefits ESS Features Address Service Providers’ RequirementsServices You Can Bank On MPLS-Enabled Ethernet ServicesCompelling Business Case ESS Alcatel-Lucent Solution Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. WLN1103070813