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GX 550

®

Multiservice 

WAN Switch

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multiserviceswitching.

GX 550, MXOS, CBX 500 and Navis are
trademarks or registered trademarks of
Lucent Technologies.

Specifications are subject to change
without notice.

Copyright © 2004
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
All rights reserved
MSS v4 02/04

Summary of Technical Specifications

Description

Specifications

1.

Protocols Supported

ATM:

UNI 3.0/3.1/4.0, TM 4.0, IISP, PNNI, B-ICI 

Optical:

DWDM 

Circuit Emulation:

via the GX 550

®

Extender Shelf

2.

Physical Interface and Base Input/Output (I/O) Modules

Physical Interface Modules

a. 1-port OC-48/STM-16 

Up to 9 ports per chassis

b. 1-port OC-48c/STM-16c with optional

Up to 10 ports per chassis

full 1+1 of SONET/SDH APS protection

c. 1-port OC-12c/STM-4 

Up to 39 ports per chassis

d. 4-port OC-3c/STM-1 

Up to 156 ports per chassis

Interfaces support SONET/SDH laser-based intermediate reach (IR) and long-reach (LR) interfaces

Base I/O Modules

a. ATM Base I/O

BI01, BI02, BI0-C

3.

System Architecture

• Hot-swappable components

• QoS with 6 quality queues per port  

• Lossless switchover to redundant switch fabric • T1/E1 primary and secondary clock inputs
• Distributed routing and signaling

• Stratum 3e timing

• Port and line card redundancy

• Multimode LED interfaces

• Dedicated packet forwarding engines for IP/MPLS traffic

4.

Multiservice Switch Operating Software (MXOS™)

Carrier-class, innovative software for increased switch reliability and network scalability, 
IP/MPLS Feature Pack is available for advanced IP Services delivery

5.

Navis

®

Network Management Software 

• End-to-end, standards-based management of Lucent IP, MPLS, FR, and ATM 

multiservice networks

• Speed service activation and assure QoS with automated provisioning, unified network 

and service management

• Faster and easier service delivery, moves, adds and changes
• Helps minimize service provider training costs for multiservice solutions
• Fault and performance management
• Real-time statistics monitoring and accounting

6.

Physical Dimensions

Size:

Height 37” (93.98 cm)
Width  19” (42.26 cm)
Depth  23” (58.42 cm) 

Rack Mount Options:

EIA 19” or 23” midmount, central office style

7.

Power Requirements

DC Power

-48 to -60 volts DC

Current

75 amps @ -48 volts DC

Thermal Dissipation

Maximum 3,000 watts (Average 1154 watts)

AC Power

120 to 240 volts AC
External AC power converter required

Current

48 amps @ 120 volts AC

Thermal Dissipation

Maximum 450 watts

Summary of Contents for GX 550

Page 1: ...igher revenues with the capacity and scalability you need Transport data cost effectively by connecting with DWDM Avoid the need for costly overlay networks by adding IP services to your existing ATM and frame relay FR networks with MXOS software Simplify network management and help reduce operating costs with Navis network management software GX 550 Multiservice WAN Switch Anchors ATM core networ...

Page 2: ...to help keep services up and running if the transmission facility cannot be recovered Stratum 3 holdover timing to support continued operations even if the switch loses its primary network timing source Traffic prioritization control to help ensure that management traffic is delivered regardless of network congestion The GX 550 switch also provides a rich set of line and circuit statistics to help...

Page 3: ...profitability MXOS software supports ATM FR and IP services on the CBX 500 and GX 550 Multiservice WAN Switches MXOS enables delivery of multiple services from a single network infrastructure allowing service providers to maintain existing profitable data services and avoid the need for costly overlay IP networks It leverages Lucent s experience in building the most reliable voice networks and inc...

Page 4: ...ble components QoS with 6 quality queues per port Lossless switchover to redundant switch fabric T1 E1 primary and secondary clock inputs Distributed routing and signaling Stratum 3e timing Port and line card redundancy Multimode LED interfaces Dedicated packet forwarding engines for IP MPLS traffic 4 Multiservice Switch Operating Software MXOS Carrier class innovative software for increased switc...

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