4 Alcatel-Lucent 1671 Service Connect
The Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC allows service providers
to maximize their network infrastructure through the
efficient grooming and filling of transport pipes. By
eliminating partially filled pipes, service providers can
maximize network bandwidth, streamline their operations,
and more cost-effectively manage and maintain their
networks. A broad range of customer interfaces enables
the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC to function as a multiservice
aggregation point, efficiently bringing data and voice traffic
flows into the SONET optical network. Figure 1 illustrates
the Alcatel-Lucent 1671 SC as the aggregation point in
a multiservice network.
Multi-Service Matrix
The new MSM introduces narrowband, wideband and
broadband switching in a single network element. The
Virtual Tributary (VT) capacity is increased to 4608 DS3
equivalents or 240 Gb/s (240G), as illustrated in Figure 2;
startling when one realizes that this capacity is housed in
only two bays.
