Lucent Technologies 1850 TSS-3 user manual

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Alcatel-Lucent
1850 TSS-3
Transport Service Switch

A Versatile Network Termination Unit

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The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-3) is a carrier- grade network termination unit (NTU). Providing a rich mix of connectiv- ity and network services options, it is available in a one-rack unit size, mountable in a wall, rack, cabinet or table-top setting. Customer-side Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interfaces can be aggregated and transported to a central office or node through copper or fiber, using Ethernet or Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH). The 1850 TSS-3

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Key Benefits • Several off-the-shelf, optimized configurations • T ransmits Ethernet over any physical uplink • Fast rollout of carrier Ethernet services • An end-to-end, feature-rich solution • Intelligent Ethernet service demarcation • Leading-edge services over Ethernet Versatility, to Meet Customer Needs Customers are using IP-based applications and services at an ever-increasing rate, compelling service providers to converge network infrastructure into an integrated framework capabl

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Multiple Applications Potential applications for the 1850 TSS-3 include: the customer-owned equipment to the service- provider-owned customer premises equipment • Ethernet demarcation (CPE). At the demarcation point, the 1850 TSS-3 • Ethernet service aggregation accepts a single traffic stream on the customer • Ethernet over PDH (EoPDH) side and transports this traffic to one or more • Ethernet extension network elements in a carrier Ethernet network. This application offers fault diagn

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F i g u r e 3 s h o w s t h e 1 8 5 0 T S S - 3 i n a n E o P D H By inserting the 1850 TSS-3 into the copper configuration, installed with CPE in a standard c on ne ct ion, E oP DH i s e st a bli she d. Et her net building or at a cellular tower. In each case, there p acket s a re m a p p e d to t he P DH li ne s u si ng a i s a pre -exi st i ng c o p p er c on ne ct ion c a p a ble o f standards-compliant mapping mechanism, VCAT/ ca r r yi ng a n E 1 /

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Versatility and Scalability The 1850 TSS-3 goes beyond simple media conver- In addition, the 1850 TSS-3 supports wire-speed Ethernet switching, s i o n a n d p h y s i cal p r ese n c e , p r o v i d i ng a r i c h mi x o f n e t w o r k r e d u n d a n c y o n E t h e r n e t a n d P D H u p l in k s , a n d o p e r a t i o n s , connectivity and network services, offering diagnos- administration and maintenance (OAM) functions to provide the tics, service monitoring, prote

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Recognized World Leader in Optical Networking Alcatel-Lucent delivers end-to-end communications solutions to service providers and enterprises anywhere in the world. Leveraging its networks equipment as well as services, Alcatel-Lucent facilitates its customers’ service offerings and revenue streams. As the recognized world leader in optical networking, Alcatel-Lucent is in a unique position to help service providers navigate through current market condi- tions. Alcatel-Lucent, with its glob

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