• Fully non-blocking redundant SDH matrix with:¬ 60 Gb/s (384 x 384 STM-1 equivalent) high-order (HO) throughput capacity ¬ 40 Gb/s (256 x 256 STM-1 equivalent) low-order (LO) capacity
• SDH interfaces, with up to four STM-64 interfaces for double 10 Gb/s ring interconnection or Multiplex Section Protection (MSP) 1+1 configuration
• Rich-featured 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GE)
• ITU-T G.8032 v2 ERP• E1 and E3/DS3• MPLS-enabled Ethernet, ATM and digital video switching
• GMPLS control plane with:¬ Automated discovery and provisioning of network resources¬ Resiliency against multiple network failures¬ Enhanced connectivity to GMPLS-enabled intelligent optical core networks
• Transport for IBM® Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON®), IBM Fibre Connection (FICON®), fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) and Fibre Channel (FC)
• CWDM multiplexer/demultiplexer (MUX/DEMUX)
• Colored STM-16 for direct interworking with Dense WDM (DWDM) systems
• ITU-T G.8032v2 ERP
• Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) forAlcatel-Lucent Integrated ServiceAdapter Ethernet Switch (ISA-ES)blades linked to SDH SynchronizationStatus Message (SSM)
• Supports high-capacity Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH)/SDH service
• Provides GMPLS efficiency¬ Fast service provisioning and reduced operating expenditures (OPEX)¬ Capital expenditure (CAPEX) savings with a more fully monetized transport network¬ Increased reliability
• Supports ITU-T G.8032 v2 ERP for 100 percent increase in Ethernet over SDH (EoS) bandwidth for protected services
• Supports SyncE derived from SDH synchronization supply unit (SSU) quality
• Aggregates broadband services¬ Triple play¬ Business Ethernet: MEF (former Metro Ethernet Forum) compliant virtual LAN (VLAN) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
• Provides Third Generation (3G) mobile backhaul• Offers highly reliable and manageable TDM and data services
• Delivers feature transparency and operational savings with Alcatel-Lucent OMSN common components