Zhone Technologies, Inc.

IMACS Product Book, Version 4

IMACS Features and Benefits

Flexibility and Intelligence

Global Standards Compliant—ensures product can be integrated in any international telecommunications network.

Provisioning for extensive array of services and applications—flexibility which enables providers to generate revenues without replacing existing equipment.

Concurrent support for Circuit, Packet, Frame, and Cell processing—single solution for service providers to use rather than purchasing and managing multiple boxes and networks.

Cost-effective migration path to emerging access services and technologies - investment protection.

SNMP Manageable—industry-wide accepted standard for network management a Remote software download capability—time and technical support resources savings.

Modular Architecture

Ease of service and capacity expansion—preserves existing investment and reduces any need to forklift upgrade from old equipment.

Flexibility of provisioning technologies using multi-bus architecture- analog, digital, packet, frame, cell, etc.— enables carriers to offer various services and be a “one-stop” provider which generates more revenues.

Interchangeable set of User, WAN, and Server cards determine application set.

Well-designed chassis to fit into a variety of standard racks.

Powerful User Interface and Remote Management Capabilities

Fully configurable through software—locally and remotely—eliminates need to send out technical support personnel to multiple sites, saving time and money.

Remote software upgrade capability on various cards—eliminates need to purchase new cards.

System Integrity Features

Low power consumption.

Single chassis redundancy of power supply, CPU, network interfaces and converter. Choice of clock synchronization sources with automatic clock fallback to alternate choice.

Ease of Maintenance and Enhancement

Multiple maintenance ports for WAN, data and voice modules.

Extensive system-wide built-in diagnostics and fault isolation tests.

Continuous alarm monitoring.

Local and remote alarm logging.

Easy access to customer technical support.

Hot swappable cards.

March 2001

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