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Hotwire DSLAM System

Description

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What is the Hotwire DSLAM?

The Hotwiret Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) is a DSL platform that houses a Management Communications Controller (MCC) card and up to 18 DSL cards. These can be 8310 Multiple Virtual Lines (MVLt) cards, 8510 Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL) cards, or a combination of both.

NOTE:

All references to DSL cards refer to both RADSL and MVL cards, unless specifically noted otherwise.

The DSLAM interoperates with two types of Hotwire Service Nodes (SNs)/endpoints to deliver applications at high speeds in support of packet services over a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) link.

HThe 8310 MVL card interoperates with the Hotwire 6310 MVL modem.

HThe 8510 DSL card interoperates with the Hotwire 5620 SN.

The DSLAM is a set of central site products that terminate and consolidate packet data traffic from many customers in a serving area. It then forwards the traffic to one or more network access provider networks.

High-speed Internet and intranet access is achieved via a bridge from the DSL links and then concentrated for efficient forwarding to backbone networks. By enabling very high speeds using DSL technology and concentrating Internet Protocol (IP) traffic, greater performance is realized.

In addition, the Hotwire DSLAM with an endpoint such as a 6310 MVL modem and 5620 SN can co-exist with Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) over the same copper telephone line, providing simultaneous usage of POTS and digital applications. That is, the optional POTS splitters (Hotwire 5020 Central Office POTS Splitter and Hotwire 5030 or 5038 Customer Premises POTS Splitter) allow simultaneous voice and data connections over a standard telephone line.

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