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Product Brief
Product Model
Product ModelProduct Model
Product Model
IpLink™ Model 2888
Product Name
Product NameProduct Name
Product Name
Multi-Megabit Inverse Mux
Usage
UsageUsage
Usage
Carrier Access Bandwidth
Product Description
The Model 2888 Multi-Megabit Inverse Mux is a transparent Ethernet
bridge with two (2) Gigabit Ethernet ports and either two (2) or four (4)
T1/E1 ports. The Inverse Mux transparently extends Ethernet/IP over
bonded T1/E1 circuits, creating up to an 8 Mbps Ethernet connection.
Complete with Layer 2/3 filtering, traffic shaping and Active QoS, the
Model 2888 enables the delivery of multi-service access over existing
facilities to enterprise subscribers outside the range of DSL and fiber.
Who is it for?
The Model 2888 Multi-Megabit Inverse Mux is designed for
Tier I carriers that own TDM networks or alternative service
providers with access to wholesale T1/E1 circuits. Service
providers using the Multi-Megabit Inverse Mux can offer high-
speed access service over existing facilities in areas where the
network infrastructure, such as fiber and DSL, is not yet in
place. They can also provide known TDM based packet
services to those subscribers resisting the adoption of emerging
broadband technologies.
Position Statement
For service providers needing to deliver symmetric IP or Ethernet access at speeds greater than a single T1/E1 but less
than a T3/E3, the IpLink™ Multi-Megabit Inverse Mux transparently bridges Ethernet over bonded T1/E1 circuits. Unlike
other solutions that require difficult routing configurations, the Inverse Mux offers simple high-speed Ethernet transport
over established TDM infrastructures.
Feature Benefit Summary
Feature
Advantage
Benefit
Bonded T1/E1
Bridge the bandwidth gap
between a single T1/E1 and
a T3/E3
Provide symmetric high
-
speed service that is
affordable to and right-sized for the customer
need
Transparent
Ethernet Bridging
Transparently bridge point
-
to-point Ethernet traffic to
simplify WAN configuration
Avoid complicated IP routing configurations
needed to create redundancy
Active QoS
Prioritize different traffic
flows
Guarantee real
-
time
applications the
bandwidth they need
Multi
-
Link PPP
Resilient WAN protocol
Dynamically adjust bandwidth as circuits fail
and are restored without operator intervention
Carrier High-Speed Access Solutions