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Alcatel 3624 MainStreet Intelligent T1 Channel Bank

The Alcatel 3624 MainStreet

Intelligent T1 Channel Bank (ICB) is a compact, sophisticated network access

product that provides a cost-effective method of connecting voice and data devices such as telephones, private branch exchanges (PBXs), routers, bridges, personal computers and servers into a multiservice network.

The Alcatel 3624 MainStreet ICB supports any combination of:

>Voice

>Analog data from 2-wire and 4-wire modems

>Digital data

The Alcatel 3624 MainStreet ICB carries voice and data circuits over T1 transmission lines. It is ideal for customer premise T1 applications, in either point-to-point configuration or for access to public networks.

Seamless network management is provided through the Alcatel family of network management products. With its flexible interfaces, the Alcatel 3624 MainStreet ICB can mix voice and data traffic from virtually any combination of analog or digital devices onto a single T1 aggregate link.

The versatile Alcatel 3624 MainStreet ICB offers many applications, including:

>Voice, data, and integrated voice and data networking

>Point-to-network, point-to-point and feeder applications

>Fractional T1 applications

>Superate operation, providing connectivity for video conferencing, interconnecting LANs over the WAN, and Internet access

>Dataphone Digital Service (DDS) and Switched 56 network access

>Automatic and manual ringdown, including private line automatic ringdown (PLAR) to Foreign Exchange Office (FXO) service conversion

>Direct inward dialing (DID) access

>2-wire and 4-wire analog data transmissions by modem

Alcatel 3630 MainStreet Primary Rate Multiplexer

The Alcatel 3630 MainStreet Primary Rate Multiplexer (PRM) serves as a customer premises gateway to multiservice

networks for a wide range of equipment. The Alcatel 3630 MainStreet PRM is a high-performance, compact, intelligent T1 (1.544 Mb/s) or E1 (2.048 Mb/s) multiplexer, terminating up to 30 voice or data circuits.

It digitizes analog transmissions and integrates voice and data circuits for transmission on a primary rate link. The HDSL module enables E1 transmission rate over the local copper loop without the need for repeaters or generators. The manual ring down (MRD) module (North America) or GEN-GEN module (Europe) supports voice interfaces that are typically used by financial institutions for dealer room communication applications.

The Alcatel 3630 MainStreet PRM can be equipped with two T1 interfaces or two E1 interfaces. The second interface can be configured to provide protection switching and drop-and- insert capabilities. It supports the Alcatel 275x MainStreet IDSL DTUs, which allow for connections to multiple data devices up to 5.5 km away. The DTUs connect to the Alcatel 3630 MainStreet PRM over a single copper pair, thereby extending the reach of the Alcatel 3630 MainStreet PRM for distribution of services.

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