Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU Access Multiplexer Universal
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When using optional Alcatel-Lucent
TransLAN Cards
®
, the Alcatel-
Lucent 1655 AMU system supports
Ethernet over existing SDH networks.
Depending on the cards selected, the
Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU system offers
the following features:
• Layer 2 Ethernet switching
functionality: point-to-point
and multipoint LAN services
• Ethernet Performance
Monitoring (PM)
• Link pass through (LPT)
• Support for virtual concatenation
(VCAT), generic framing procedure
(GFP) and link capacity adjustment
scheme (LCAS)
• Virtual local area network (VLAN)
tagging for traffic separation and
statistical multiplexing gain
• VLAN trunking, saving physical
interfaces at hub locations
• Enhanced flow classification and
flexible Quality of Service (QoS)
assignment
A variety of Alcatel-Lucent Trans-
LAN Cards are available, including
Ethernet 10BASE-T, Fast Ethernet
(FE) 100BASE-T, GigE 1000BASE-T
and 1000BASE-X. These cards offer
the opportunity to customize support
for point-to-point or Layer 2 Ethernet-
switched applications (option-card-
version dependent). The Alcatel-Lucent
1655 AMU is Metro Ethernet Forum
(MEF) certified for MEF 9 and MEF 14.
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Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU Access Multiplexer Universal
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