Alcatel-Lucent FTTN: Multiple Options, One Solution
At the heart of the Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN is an Ethernet switch fabric and distributed network processors. The high-capacity Ethernet switch fabric is hardened for outside plant deployments and is leveraged across a four-slot host shelf (the same shelf is used as an expansion shelf) and one or more sealed enclosure modules (SEMs) for a total of up to 768 lines (See Figure 2).
Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN (Host Shelf)
The Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN host shelf contains a high-capacity Ethernet switch. The host shelf supports northbound interfaces to the Ethernet aggregation network. It also provides Ethernet expansion links to expansion modules.
Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN host shelf include:
•High-capacity 24-Gb/s switching fabric and LT architecture, providing non-blocking service to all subscribers at ADSL2plus and VDSL2 rates
•Up to eight GigE uplinks, supporting service provider migration toward Ethernet managed area networks (EMANs) for DSL aggregation
•Up to twelve GigE expansion links for connecting expansion modules
•Up to four LT cards and four POTS splitter card slots to support up to 192 DSL ports
•Integration with Alcatel-Lucent 5526 AMS, in-band management, as well as support of TL1 parameters
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