Chapter 1 Getting Started
About PacketStar™ PSAX Product Family
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PacketStar
™
PSAX 20 Access Concentrator User Guide
, Issue 1
Release 6.3.0
PSAX 600
The
PacketStar
PSAX 600 is a more sophisticated unit, ideal for low-end
multiservice access concentration in the customer’s premises or small
central office. Designed to enable service providers to offer multiple
applications and broadband services to multitenant and large enter-
prise customers, the
PacketStar
PSAX 600 furnishes a powerful, mid-
level broadband service access solution and low-speed ATM access
concentration.
The PSAX 600 economically supports a high mix of applications and
services enabling service providers to deliver advanced data, voice, and
video services. The PSAX 600 unit can accommodate up to 57 I/O
interfaces supporting 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, frame relay, circuit-
switched services for voice and video applications, and high-speed
ATM connections for broadcast-quality MPEG video over ATM, and
high-throughput router and server connections, as well as advanced
broadband services.
Carrier Class
Office
PSAX
1250
The
PacketStar
PSAX 1250 is designed to provide a full range of central
office-based multiservice access concentration. Ideal for the central
office or a large enterprise’s multiservice access concentration, the
PacketStar
PSAX 1250 provides highly reliable network access for TDM
voice, frame relay, and ATM data applications.
The PSAX 1250 I/O interfaces (that include 75 bps to 30 Mbps serial,
T-1/E-1, DS3/E-3/STS-1e, OC-3c/STM-1, Ethernet and 2-wire sta-
tion/office options) are supported by a sophisticated package of fea-
tures. These features include a PNNI (Private Network-to-Network
Interface), ILMI (Integrated Local Management Interface), 1+1 APS
(Automatic Protection Switching), trunk alarming, and an SS7 signal-
ing gateway interface. Featuring a 1.2 Gbps ATM cell bus architecture,
carrier-class reliability, and full redundancy, the PSAX 1250 is a cost-
effective access switch solution for bridging to legacy equipment.
PSAX
2300
The
PacketStar
PSAX 2300 offers carrier-grade, high-density multiser-
vice access concentration. Designed to provide multiservice access con-
centration in the central office or for a large enterprise customer, the
PacketStar
PSAX 2300 provides network access for TDM voice, frame
relay, and ATM data applications.
The PSAX 2300 I/O interfaces (that include 75 bps to 30 Mbps serial,
T-1/E-1, DS3/E3/STS-1e, OC-3c/STM-1, Ethernet and 2-wire sta-
tion/office) are supported by a sophisticated package of features, such
as PNNI (Private Network-to-Network Interface), ILMI (Integrated
Local Management Interface), 1+1 APS (Automatic Protection Switch-
ing), trunk alarming, and an SS7 signaling gateway interface. Featur-
ing a 3.9 Gbps ATM cell bus architecture, carrier-class reliability,
provisions for OC-12c interfaces, and N x T-1/E-1 module protection
switching, the PSAX 2300 solves many demanding and diverse net-
work design challenges with ease.
Table 1-5.
PacketStar™
PSAX Product Family
Target Market
Device
Name
Application/Description
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