Alcatel-Lucent 1671 Service Connect Next Generation Multiservice Cross-Connect
Forward-looking businesses require solutions that allow them to realize advanced capabilities today, while charting a clear migration strategy from traditional equipment to next generation functionality. They demand the features and upgradeability that will keep pace with traffic demands regardless of how they grow over time. With the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 Service Connect (SC), you can be assured that your network will be well equipped, not only for present day demands, but also for future requirements.
Flexible to Fit Many Needs No two customers are the same. One may be looking for a wideband cross-connect or a device that can handle narrowband, wideband and broadband traffic, another may need hot-swappable interface cards, virtual concatenation, or best in class channel protection. Whatever your requirements, the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC can be provisioned for a wide variety of applications.
Multi-Service Matrix The Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC allows service providers to maximize their network infrastructure through the efficient grooming and filling of transport pipes. By eliminating partially filled pipes, service providers can maximize network bandwidth, streamline their operations, and more cost-effectively manage and maintain their networks.
The 80G center stage can be easily swapped out for the new 240G center stage, while the new 20G end stage cards, shown in blue, replace the functionality Network planners believe that maximizing revenue and minimizing cost is best achieved through the consolidation of network elements, which in turn leads to increased overall network efficiency. The Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC provides a path for central office and network optimization by offering the features and densities needed to achieve these goals.
Flexible Matrix In addition to a full range of interfaces, the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC promotes network versatility by supporting a variety of network topologies. As a multiservice crossconnect, the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC offers a valuable solution for multiprotocol networks. As versatile as it is efficient, the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC provides VT1.5, DS0 and STS-n grooming, enabling carriers to maximize the productivity of their infrastructure. through the MSM.
Enhanced Data Shelf The multiservice capabilities of the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC make it possible to extend the data network closer to the customer and to support adaptation to a unified multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) core. This allows the service provider to make more efficient use of expensive router ports provisioned for the delivery of data services, which leads to increased cost efficiencies.
Customer Benefits Unrivaled Reliability Reliability is critical in a next-generation network element and whether your business is transporting voice, data or video, the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC platform offers unrivaled performance reliability while exceeding NEBS Level 3 standards as defined in GR-63-CORE. The redundancy of all key components results in much greater resiliency when compared to the competition.
Impressive Return on Investment The driving forces for next generation networks are the maximization of return on investment through the reduction of CAPEX and OPEX, and the expansion of the range of services offered to end customers. The AlcatelLucent 1671 SC eases the migration from traditional services to the new, advanced services by safeguarding existing revenues from legacy services while simultaneously enabling new revenue streams.
Intelligent Network Adaptability Next generation networks feature intelligent network elements capable of communicating on a common plane for the purposes of optimizing and routing traffic. This creates an ideal scenario for service providers who wish to maximize network efficiency. Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) is the protocol that enables this enhanced level of communication.
Providing IXCs with a Converged Infrastructure The Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC can also be used to enable interexchange carriers (IXCs) to collapse their narrowband, wideband and broadband switching layers into a single, converged infrastructure, as shown in Figure 1.
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