Increased deployment flexibility
With Alcatel-Lucent ISAM Voice, you can also offer voice support with the overlay of existing DSLAM installations. Alternatively, you can choose a pre-seeding strategy: first, by installing Alcatel-Lucent ISAM in order to deliver xDSL, while pre- cabling the rack to introduce POTS or ISDN boards at a later stage. To support this strategy, the ISAM plat- form provides a complete and dense variety of DSL transmission technol- ogies (ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2 plus, VDSL2, S.HDSLbis). With a stan- dardized concept for 24/48/72 port assemblies, the wiring is independent of the services provisioned on ISAM.
Additional cost-cutting through central office consolidation
With the Alcatel-Lucent ISAM family, you can also move to more powerful broadband access equipment (with VDSL2) capable of supporting higher bandwidth out of the central office (CO). By designing the access network on remote outdoor housings, you can liberate space from COs, emp- tying them eventually of all electronics.
You can also reach remote locations with fiber to the most economical point. This reduces the operational cost of running the voice access network. Just as good, you can reduce the size of COs, or even choose to sell them because they are sometimes located in high-cost business districts and downtown areas. With this welcome inflow of money, you can then invest further in core activities.
Future-safe investment
With Alcatel-Lucent ISAM Voice, you can also be sure that your initial investment retains its value in the future. Today, for example, voice line cards are software upgrade- able to support ETSI TISPAN’s latest SIP standards.
In addition, the density of these line cards is regularly expanded, increasing the density of the voice terminations. With the ISAM architecture, you can also facilitate the smooth introduction of new features, such as access border gateway functionality, reinforcing its flexibility and multi- service capability.
