Architecture
The information provided in this section is intended to
provide a functional overview of each product. At the end of
this section, you will find a table summarizing the applications
supported and interfaces available for each product in the
Alcatel MainStreet business access portfolio.
Multiservice Access Platforms (MAPs)
Alcatel 3600 MainStreet Multiservice
Bandwidth Manager
The Alcatel 3600 MainStreet
Multiservice Bandwidth Manager is
a flexible, scalable and intelligent
networking node that combines the
functions of an integrated voice and
data multiplexer, a frame relay and
X.25 switch, a low capacity ATM
access node, an intelligent channel
bank, and a digital cross-connect switch. The Alcatel 3600
MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth Manager accommodates
network evolution and protects investment by enabling
customers to integrate narrowband legacy services and
broadband or IP-based networks.
The Alcatel 3600 MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth Manager
is ideal for access networks that support multiple TDM and
packet/cell services, including:
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Packet/cell: ATM, frame relay, voice over frame relay
(VoFR), X.25
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TDM: leased lines, voice, data, and voice compression
Offering a wide range of advanced business services, the
Alcatel 3600 MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth Manager
is the most successful digital overlay platform ever built,
with over 180,000 nodes installed worldwide, and growing.
The Alcatel 3600 MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth Manager
can be used:
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To concentrate circuit-switched, packet- and cell-based
voice and data traffic
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To offer leased line services – from subrate to 2 Mb/s
(
n
*64 kb/s)
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As an international gateway, providing E1/T1, E3/T3 and
ISDN interfaces with signaling and superate conversion,
line and circuit grooming and voice compression
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As a low- to medium-capacity 3/0 and 1/0 digital access
and cross-connect system (DACS)
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As an intelligent channel bank
Alcatel 3600+ MainStreet Multiservice
Bandwidth Manager
The Alcatel 3600+ MainStreet Multiservice
Bandwidth Manager builds on the highly
successful architecture of the Alcatel 3600
MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth
Manager. It provides a scalable option to
meet the increasing demand for multiple
services and higher bandwidth on a single
platform. In addition to offering all of the
capabilities of the Alcatel 3600 MainStreet
Multiservice Bandwidth Manager, the Alcatel 3600+ MainStreet
Multiservice Bandwidth Manager offers fiber optic and
electrical interfaces at STM-1/OC-3 speeds. It supports a wide
range of circuit- and packet-based voice and data services,
and is fully compatible with the Alcatel 3600 MainStreet
Multiservice Bandwidth Manager, providing seamless integra-
tion into existing networks and protecting equipment investment.
The Alcatel 3600+ MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth
Manager is ideal for access networks that support multiple
services, including packet and TDM with the requirement
for connection to higher speed fiber optic backbones and
metropolitan area networks/wide area networks (MANs/WANs).
MainStreet Business Access Portfolio
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