Alcatel-Lucent 1645 AMC manual Extended Ethernet services, Installation flexibility

Extended Ethernet services

When deploying the optional Alcatel-Lucent TransLAN® Card, the 1645 AMC supports a diverse mix of standar­ dized Ethernet services. Depending on the TransLAN Card selected, the 1645 AMC provides the following capabilities:

•Full Layer 2 switching functionality: point-to-point and point-to-multipoint

•Virtual concatenation (VCAT) and generic framing procedure (GFP)

•Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

(IEEE) 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) tagging and IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging, also called stacked VLANs

•VLAN trunking, saving physical interfaces at hub locations

Installation flexibility

With its compact design, the 1645 AMC is suitable for both street cabinet and CPE installation. It supports either AC or DC power supplies, further increasing deployment flexibility.

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