The Alcatel 1642 Edge Multiplexer (EM),
part of the Alcatel Optical Multiservice
Node (OMSN) family, is an ideal space-
saving, next generation multiservice
building block for customer premises and
business locations. It enables business,
residential and mission-critical communi-
cations in the metro network, providing
unmatched performance for its size.
The primary applications for the
Alcatel 1642 EM product are found in
the following areas:
> Delivery of QoS-based Ethernet and
TDM services to customer premises
and business locations
> Local and metropolitan rings
> Point-to-point links with intermediate
drop/insert and/or regeneration stations
> Always-on, mission-critical
communication
COST-EFFECTIVE CPE FOR
MULTISERVICE OPTICAL ACCESS
The extension of SDH benefits to customer
premises and business locations has become
an established concept. Installation of com-
pact optical equipment (CPE) for leased-
line and public/private-company services to
medium and large businesses is a reality in
many access networks. The benefits can be
summarized in the extensive end-to-end
path control and monitoring capabilities
offered by SDH networks. It is worthwhile
adopting SDH technology even for the
delivery of Ethernet services, bringing the
benefits of SDH to the transport of data
services. The variety of existing and future
interfaces and services can be easily mapped
into the SDH transport layer, adding the
reliability and flexibility of SDH transport
and providing a future-safe investment in
new services.
ETHERNET VPN SERVICES
AND LAN INTERCONNECTION
Data-aware features integrated into the
Alcatel OMSN family through integrated
service adapter (ISA) plug-in modules
fully address the technical requirements
of today’s service providers, as well as the
expected need to provide telecom operators
with the latest, future-safe optical pro-
visioning platforms.
The Alcatel 1642 EM features an
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet card for the
transport of reliable frame-based data
interconnections in point-to-point, point-
to-multipoint and shared-bandwidth ring
applications. The capability to map Ethernet
flows into multiple SDH resources using
virtual concatenation dramatically boosts
the survivability of the user data con-
nection in the event of a network failure.
ISA-ES1 blades can be hosted in the
Alcatel 1642 EM and enable carrier-class
Ethernet VPN and aggregation services
in the metro network.
The Alcatel 1642 EM is a multiservice CPE that highlights
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet ports with Layer 2 Ethernet switching
functions to enable both point-to-point (E-line) and multipoint
(E-LAN) Ethernet services.
Alcatel 1642 Edge Multiplexer
155-to-622-Mbit/s Alcatel OMSN for customer premises & public/private companies
