960E
Installation Manual
ECI Telecom Ltd. Proprietary
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1. System
Overview
1.1. Platform
Description
ECI’s 960E is a fully customizable and very flexible high-bandwidth access gateway and
DSLAM. The 960E can be deployed in the central office where it can aggregate traffic
from other Hi-FOCuS shelves toward the network. It can also be deployed in the local loop
to provide services directly to subscribers. In either case, subtending and direct-to-
subscriber services can be mixed for maximum deployment flexibility.
Deliver Multiple Technologies on One Platform
ECI’s 960E delivers fully customizable and flexible high bandwidth services on one shelf.
The 960E can be populated with any combination of ADSL2+, VDSL2, GPLT or VoIP line
cards, and provides Ethernet aggregation, all with a non-blocking internal architecture to
maximize bandwidth availability. The 960E is based on tested technology that is currently
deployed in the field by First-Tier carriers servicing millions of subscribers.
Multiple Technologies-Multiple Deployments
Deployed in a Central Office (CO), the 960E serves as an infrastructure component within
the network and aggregates traffic from other subtended Hi-FOCuS shelves towards the
network. The 960E can also be deployed in Local Loop locations for direct-to-subscriber
services. In either case, the 960E can mix subtending and direct-to-subscriber services for
maximum deployment flexibility.
One of the features that significantly increases bandwidth availability is the multiple NI link
aggregation. Multiple Ethernet ports can be aggregated into a single logical group for high
bandwidth applications. Lines can be aggregated across NI cards (inter-NI) or within the
same card (intra-NI). Aggregation also occurs in the backplane between NIs and line
cards, providing both load sharing and redundancy.
NI Cards
Tributary/Line
Cards
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Figure 1.
Typical solution