Alcatel-Lucent OMSN Product Family Optical Multi-Service Node Multiservice aggregation for SDH metro networks
The Alcatel-Lucent 1660 Synchronous Multiplexer (SM), the Alcatel-Lucent 1662 Synchronous Multiplexer Compact (SMC) and the Alcatel-Lucent 1650 SMC form a family of leading multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs) for building next-generation, multiservice SDH metro and regional transport networks.
Metro broadband aggregation Today’s carriers and service providers require optical solutions for metro and regional networks that are capable of providing the capacity, reliability, flexibility and scalability to efficiently address the new communication paradigm.
Carrier transport The Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products are based on a solid, yet flexible, SDH transport architecture, offering service providers several benefits: • Offers purpose-built, highly robust carrier-transport functions with reliability features for maximum service availability, supporting zero-latency services from access to backbone in any mixture • Delivers unmatched manageability for fast end-to-end service provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting • Enhances connectivity in all network topolog
Packet switching • Cost effectively manages and transports packet-based data applications within the existing optical infrastructure, avoiding adding specific overlay data networks for metro broadband aggregation The Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products share common integrated service adapter (ISA) blades that provide Layer 2 packet-switching functions, adapting the SDH transport infrastructure to the increasing demand for packet-based broadband services: • Offers MPLS-enabled Ethernet switching functions and ATM
Multiservice applications Today flexibility also means the ability to support broadband data services and multimedia applications in the network. The Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products offer service providers the ability to deliver several different types of multiprotocol services for the best balance between new broadband data services and high-margin traditional-voice and leased-line services.
When the ubiquity of the opticalnetwork platforms deployed today is considered, optical technologies represent one of the most compelling opportunities for service providers to leverage their installed base and deliver new revenue-generating services (see Figure 2). Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products can be deployed with traditional MSPPs from the Alcatel-Lucent portfolio and emerging packet optical transport devices in the AlcatelLucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS) portfolio.
ATM backhauling and 3G mobile aggregation Broadband-data applications require transport-network architectures capable of processing data traffic flows at native level. The 3G mobile-aggregation application is a key example of how service providers can benefit from the ATM switching integrated into the Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products (see Figure 3).
Video broadcasting Storage area networks Using the Digital Video Broadcasting-Asynchronous Serial Interface (DVB-ASI) blade, the Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products enable broadcasting companies to transport DVB-compliant signals over the same unique, reliable optical infrastructure. In the past, video transmission across wide metropolitan areas required a costly overlay network separate from voice and data networks due to a lack of digital-video interface standards designed for WAN transport.
Reliable, carrier-class product family Their resiliency features also make the Alcatel-Lucent OMSN products ideal for a multiservice transport-node solution. In terms of hardware, maximum reliability is achieved by a 1 + 1 hot standby protection mechanism for all common parts and electrical tributary ports. Matrix, control and synchronization functions are duplicated. Power-supply protection is inherent, because the DC/DC conversion function is distributed on each card.
Improving operations The Alcatel-Lucent 1660 SM, Alcatel-Lucent 1662 SMC and Alcatel-Lucent 1650 SMC share most of their replaceable units, including common parts and traffic cards. This flexibility allows carriers to minimize the impact of spare holding and personnel training, immediately reducing investments and network-operation costs. Moreover, the absence of processors on most traffic boards allows reuse of available in-stock cards and ensures quick and easy in-service upgrades.
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