10 Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN
Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN
host shelf include:
• High-capacity 24-Gb/s switching fabric and LT
architecture, providing non-blocking serv ice to all
subscribers at ADSL2plus and VDSL2 rates
• Up to eight GigE uplinks, supporting service provider
migration toward Ethernet managed area networks
(EMANs) for DSL aggregation
• Up to twelve GigE expansion links for con nect ing
expansion modules
• Up to four LT cards and four POTS splitter card slots
to support up to 192 DSL ports
• Integration with Alcatel-Lucent 5526 AMS, in-band
management, as well as support of TL1 parameters
At the heart of the Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN is an Ethernet switch fabric and distributed
network processors. The high-capacity Ethernet switch fabric is hardened for outside plant deployments
and is leveraged across a four-slot host shelf (the same shelf is used as an expansion shelf) and one
or more sealed enclosure modules (SEMs) for a total of up to 768 lines (See Figure 2).

Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN (Host Shelf)

The Alcatel-Lucent 7330 ISAM FTTN host shelf contains a high-capacity Ethernet switch.
The host shelf supports northbound interfaces to the Ethernet aggregation network. It also pro vides
Ethernet expansion links to expansion modules.
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