Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 1692 manual Benefits and Features, Key Features

Benefits and Features

Key Features

The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE:

•Optimizes the transport of a bundle of signals, groomed according to a synchronous- compliant frame structure, using dedicated TDM transponders

•Supports rapid roll-outs of new services

•Transparently transports multiple protocols (SONET/SDH, SAN, IP, video) on a single wavelength

•Provides optical layer protection (e.g., optical multiplexing section protection [OMSP] and optical channel subnetwork connection protection [OCH-SNCP])

With so much functionality and scalability packed into a 3 rack unit (RU) (5¼ inch) compact shelf, the Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE stands out from its competition. First, it is designed to minimize initial CAPEX and support ever-growing traffic volumes on an incremental basis.

Second, its well-known and trusted 4xAny/2xGE-FC concentrators groom traffic and fill transport pipes in a flexible and non-blocking manner. Third, native signals such as IP, IP video, ATM and data are transported transparently to the end user with optical channel protection/restoration safeguards. And fourth, class-leading scalability allows the Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE solution to grow to support sixteen discrete ITU wavelengths, enabling an unsur- passed per-fiber bandwidth yield.

Table 1 lists the benefits, features and functions of the Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE.

Table 1. Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE Benefits, Features and Functions

BENEFIT	FEATURE	FUNCTION
Low real estate and power requirements	Class-leading compact size, minimal electrical	Three rack unit physical shelf size; optical
	power requirements and minimal heat generation	components require minimal power
Bandwidth scalability at optimized cost	Modular, incremental upgrades plus the option	Increasing capacity requirements are
	to upgrade to the 1696 Metrospan, thereby allowing	addressed using the same platform to
	a mixture of CWDM and DWDM on the same platform	a answer various bandwidth needs
Spare parts reduction	Tunable transponders; SFP modules	Transponder tuning or SFP swap-out allows
		new wavelength assignments at minimal costs
Cost efficient transport of sub-rate traffic	Sub-rate multiplexing and grooming	Concentration reduces the required number
		of optical channels per source signal
Simple network design and reduced	Flexible, modular 4xAny and backplane architecture;	Simplified hardware installation;
forecast criticality	simplified upscaling	easier upgrades as forecasts evolve

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