Supporting business services
Enterprises are increasing their use of high-bandwidth applications and they are more frequently interconnecting LANs and data centers within a metro area. To address this market, operators need scalable, carrier-class solutions that offer operators guaranteed QoS levels, support for differentiated SLAs and customer separation. Operators can build either dedicated Ethernet networks or multiservice networks able to provide other services through the same networking platform. The 1850 TSS-100 supports both of these models.
Wireless network traffic is increasing significantly with growth in subscriber usage and the introduction of new, wireless data services, such as video telephony, music, Internet surfiing and live television, along with video-on-demand (VoD). Price-based competition makes profitable growth a challenge. Nevertheless, operators are forced to invest in new infrastructure to serve their customers’ needs. Should they expand with TDM technology for more capacity now and worry about strategically evolving to 3G and all-IP later, or can they expand innovatively, making the net- work better now, while anticipating future requirements?
The 1850 TSS-100 helps operators introduce new business services, either by leveraging the installed base, or by introducing a single platform to replace multiple tradi- tional systems. In both instances, providing a fully fexible and reliable transport platform that meets today’s growth requirements for both Ethernet- and TDM-based traffic opens the door for a strategic move toward an IP-based infrastructure.
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