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Alcatel-Lucent
1692 Metrospan Edge
Versatile Wavelength Division
Multiplexing Solution for
Enterprise and Metro Access
Optical Transport Networks
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The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 Metrospan Edge (MSE) is a compact and competitively priced wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) solution designed for cutting-edge multiprotocol transport systems. In metro - politan areas, the explosion of high-bandwidth services, such as triple play, video, 3G mobile, storage area network (SAN) extension and enterprise Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), has dramatically increased the band width required by telecom providers and vertical markets. The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE o
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Customer Requirements Today’s competitive environment places taxing An Entirely Optical Network demands on service providers, forcing them to The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE is part of Alcatel- drive down costs and reduce the complexity Lucent’s vision for an entirely optical network: of their networks and operations. Bandwidth- a network that provides all the functions of the intensive services such as triple play, video, 3G SONET/SDH layer including routing, wave - mobile, SAN extension and enter
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In addition to these low-cost SFP A Cost-optimized System modules, the Alcatel-Lucent 1692 The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE is a MSE uses a sophisticated optical cost-optimized coarse WDM (CWDM) mux/ demux unit that eliminates transport system designed to meet the the need for an expensive wavelength requirements of enterprise and metro con troller. This provides enterprises access networks. This means that the and network opera tors with a low- service provider or enterprise can start cost CWDM sys
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Benefits and Features Key Features The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE: � Optimizes the transport of a bundle of signals, groomed according to a synchronous- compliant frame structure, using dedicated TDM transponders � Supports rapid roll-outs of new services � Transparently transports multiple protocols (SONET/SDH, SAN, IP, video) on a single wavelength � Provides optical layer protection (e.g., optical multiplexing section protection [OMSP] and optical channel subnetwork connection protection [OCH-S
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Technical Superiority The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE sup - GE, FC etc.) to one OC-48 signal. ports up to 16 wavelengths sustain ing The 2xGE-FC card multiplexes variable-rate and fixed-rate optical two GigE or FC signals using the interfaces, capable of accepting a transparent-mapped generic framing broad range of data rates. Dedicated procedure (GFP-T) standard. A small TDM concentrators (4xAny card and number of backup cards, (compact 2xGE-FC card) are available to opti - in size and low in power
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Ultimate Scalability and Versatility Fully scalable from two wavelengths Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE ensures up to 16, the Alcatel-Lucent 1692 that combinations of very different MSE allows service providers to client services (SONET/SDH, SAN, purchase only the capacity required IP, video) can be transported trans - and then to increase capacity only parently on a single wavelength, as consumer demand increases. That without the need to upgrade the is, as requirements change over time, whole networ
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Multiple Topologies and Configurations The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE sup - and network expansions, based on ports point-to-point links and ring end-user demand, are sim plified. Easy networks with coarse optical add/drop to install, operate and maintain, the multiplexer (COADM) technology. Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE allows The terminal can support up to enterprise and network operators 16 wavelengths of unidi rectional to simplify their overall deployment transmission or 4 wave lengths of process, d
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Simplified Provisioning, Guaranteed Reliability The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE provides a single, cost-optimized, managed solution that supports different services, network topologies and traffic matrices, and is trans - parent to protocols. It supports a mix of services with multi-rate tributaries and pluggable optical interfaces, on both the client and WDM sides. Optical services range from 125 Mb/s to 2.67 Gb/s. Compatible with 10 Gb/s services, the Alcatel- Lucent 1692 MSE easily interfaces wit
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Summary The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE is a cost-effective CWDM system intend ed for the metropolitan access and enterprise markets to help providers deliv er popular high-revenue, bandwidth-intensive services, such as triple play, video, 3G mobile, SAN extension and enterprise GigE. The Alcatel-Lucent 1692 MSE is able to multiplex up to 16 channels com patible with ITU G.694.2 CWDM grid in a single network element (NE). It can be configured as a terminal or optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) pro
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Recognized World Leader in Optical Networking Alcatel-Lucent provides end-to-end communications solutions, allowing service providers and enterprises to deliver any content type to any user type, anywhere in the world. Leveraging its long-term leadership in providing telecommunications network equipment as well as its expertise in applications and network services, Alcatel-Lucent enables its customers to focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. Alcatel-Lucent, as a reco
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