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VES-1124 User’s Guide
1-4 Getting to know the VES-1124
Cluster Management
Cluster Management allows you to manage switches through one switch, called the cluster manager. The switches
must be directly connected and be in the same VLAN group so as to be able to communicate with one another.
1.3 Applications
These are the main applications for the VES:
Internet access and multimedia services for Multiple Tenant Units (MTU).
Other applications include telemedicine, surveillance systems, remote servers systems, cellular base
stations and high-quality teleconferencing.
1.3.1 MTU Application
The following diagram depicts a typical application of the VES with Prestige 841 VDSL modems, in a large
residential building, or multiple tenant unit (MTU), that leverages existing phone line wiring to provide Internet
access to all tenants. Note that VDSL service can coexist with voice service on the same line.
Figure 1-1 MTU Application
1.3.2 Curbside Application
The VES can also be used by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in a street cabinet to form a “mini POP (Point-of-
Presence)” to provide broadband services to residential areas that are too far away from the ISP to avail of DSL
services. Residents need a VDSL modem, for example the Prestige 841, connected as shown in the previous figure.