Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU Access Multiplexer Universal
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temperature range and is available
in both large and small versions.
CPE dEPloymENtS
The smaller 1m/2o Alcatel-Lucent
1655 AMU offers simple and cost-
effective Ethernet, E1, STM-1,
STM-4, and STM-16 access,
supporting applications such as
enterprise networking and mobile
backhaul networks.
Co dEPloymENtS
The Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU
2m/4o version adds or drops up to
252 E1s. It includes one core pack,
optional power, switch, synchro-
nization core protection and four
option slots. When deployed in a
CO, the Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU
supports advanced Ethernet services
plus FTTB applications in either ring
or mesh configurations.
These configurations offer high-speed
Internet access by connecting business
LANs with the Internet service
provider (ISP) point of presence
(POP), data-center connec tion through
high-speed links and cost-efficient
massive E1 drops in hub applications.
StREEt-CABiNEt dEPloymENtS
Some services preclude the use of
CO or CPE deployments. These
include fiber to anywhere needed
(FTTx) and transport for services
requiring shorter loop lengths, such
as ADSL+, VDSL and cable-TV
plants. The Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU
street-cabinet version is ideal for
these situations.
Offering significant space efficiency,
the Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU is ap-
plicable to CPE, Central Office (CO)
and street-cabinet deployments. Two
rack-mounted versions serve CPE and
CO deployments, the larger version
with two main and four option card
slots (2m/4o), and the smaller with
one main and two option card slots
(1m/2o). The street-cabinet configu
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ration operates over an extended
