Alcatel-Lucent 1540 Litespan
Alcatel-Lucent’s 1540 Litespan is now IP/Ethernet-enabled and ready for Multi Play, with support for a 20 Gbps point-to-point non-blocking Ethernet bus and a 24 Gbps switch fabric. Its multiservice features are now much more attractive. (7/22/2008)
Alcatel-Lucent AnyMedia Access System (AMAS)
The AMAS wields impressive technical capabilities, especially within international DLC/MSAP applications, but the product is a plausible candidate for eventual transitioning of Alcatel-Lucent’s installed base to next generation platforms. (7/21/2008)
Alcatel-Lucent Litespan 2000/2012 Multi-service Access Platform
Alcatel-Lucent continues to defend its worldwide DLC/MSAP market share leadership, however the North American-targeted Litespan 2000/2012 series, one of the oldest systems on the market, offers very low density/scalability versus newer platforms. (7/21/2008)
Calix C7
On the strength of the C7, Calix has established itself as the solid number three vendor in the North American DLC/MSAP market, where it has more than 250 C7 customers, including seven of the top 10 U.S. ILECs, and double-digit market share. (7/9/2008)
Ericsson EDA 2500 Series (S20 Chassis)
Alcatel-Lucent’s 1540 Litespan is now IP/Ethernet-enabled and ready for Multi Play, with support for a 20 Gbps point-to-point non-blocking Ethernet bus and a 24 Gbps switch fabric. Its multiservice features are now much more attractive. (7/16/2008)
KEYMILE MileGate Series (2500)
KEYMILE’s MileGate series is purpose-built to address fast-growing IP applications, including triple play services, and it gives KEYMILE a clearly differentiated access platform to address a wide range of carrier migration efforts. (8/12/2008)
KEYMILE UMUX 1500/1200
KEYMILE’s UMUX product is a competitive DLC/MSAP platform for ETSI markets, where it has developed a loyal installed base over several years. But in the future, customers will look to its newer IP-based MILEGATE platform. (8/26/2008)
Occam Networks BLC 6000 (6012 High Capacity Chassis)
Occam recently surpassed multiple product milestones, including 2 million BLC port shipments to more than 280 customers, demonstrating its solid progress and market traction, but the company’s customer base is overwhelmingly North American. (6/30/2008)
Tellabs 1000 Multi-Service Access (MSA) System
Tellabs remains the number two vendor in the North American DLC/MSAP market on the strength of its AFC-sourced product line, but as the sector evolves toward IP/Ethernet-based access solutions, its installed base is vulnerable to rivals. (7/9/2008)
Zhone MALC series
Zhone’s MALC series is a highly differentiated platform within the overall DLC market segment in terms of key factors such as scalability and deployment flexibility, as evidenced by the company’s sizeable and geographically diverse customer base. (7/9/2008)
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- - Product Strengths & Weaknesses
- - Product Buying Criteria
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- Buying Criteria
- Scalability
- Scalability is the capability of a system to expand to meet growing needs of users or service providers. This can be viewed in terms of port density and usually references capacity in either a single chassis or a 7' rack.
- Packet Migration Flexibility
- Packet Migration Flexibility is the capability of a system to support new packet capabilities and services while preserving carrier investment in traditional circuit technologies that generate proven revenue streams.
DSL Support
- Different types of DSL support different services and play a key role in the flexible deployment of broadband services. ADSL is typically targeted at consumer services, G.shdsl and SDSL are usually targeted at SMBs, with VDSL targeted at both consumer and SMBs.
- Support for Traditional Voice Services
- Support for Traditional Services is the ability of a system to preserve traditional services (commonly referred to as legacy services) such as different types of voice services as many carriers must fulfill economic and regulatory obligations.
- Price
- Price reflects the equipment cost of interfacing a user, or community of users, to the system and is usually measured in terms of price per POTS port and price per DSL port.
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- Product Metrics
- DSL Ports/Chassis; Rack
- The number of DSL ports in a standard 7-foot tall (or 84") telecom Central Office rack. (See NEBS compliance section below.) The DSL port density per rack defines the total number of physical connections a rack will support, calculated by the number of systems that can be fit into a typical 7' rack.
- POTS Ports/Chassis; Rack
- The total number of DSL ports in a single system, also known as a network element. Subtending is simply the linking of chassis (and racks) together. This metric indicates how many total DSL ports can be managed as a single network element.
- DSL Flavors Supported
- Digital Subscriber Line technologies, all with different speed and reach capabilities. ADSL = Asymmetric; DMT = Discreet Multi Tone ADSL; G.Lite = splitterless ADSL; G.shdsl = Symmetric High-Speed; HDSL = High-Speed (Symmetric, 1.5 to 2 Mbps, over 4 wires); HDSL2 = same as HDSL over 2 wires; IDSL = Integrated (ISDN 2B1Q coding, 144 Kbps over 1 copper pair); SDSL = Symmetric, up to 768 Kbps; VDSL = Very High Speed, up to 52 Mbps speed
- List Price Per Port
- Price, in U.S. dollars, per DSL port.
- Card Port Density
- The number of ports on a single line card. The greater number of ports on a card, typically the lower the price per port the system will offer. Number of ports per cards also directly impacts the port density of a chassis.
- Network Interfaces
- The type of interfaces through which the DSLAM connects to the WAN, other DSLAMs (in subtended configurations), Gateways, Switches, or network management systems. The type of network interface a system supports generally defines the range of speeds that the system can support.
- Transport Protocol
- The underlying transport used by switch fabric for data transport in the DSLAM; sometimes "backplane architecture."
- QoS Rates
- ATM Quality of service bit rates. ABR = Available, CBR = Constant, VBR = Variable, UBR = Unspecified; GFR = Guaranteed Frame Rate. The -rt and -nrt suffixes stand for real time and non-real time. The type of quality of service a system supports directly impacts its ability to support performance sensative applications such as video and voice.
- Redundancy
- Indicates ability of specific components of DSLAM (CPUs, fans, line cards, switching fabric, power supply) to continue to function in event of failure. The level of redundancy a system supports directly impacts the 'availablity' of a system, usually expressed as a percentage: 99.999%. In order to reach 'five nines' reliability, a system needs to offer complete redundancy of its power, disk, interface, backplane, and processing com
- Chassis Dimensions
- Physical measurements of single DSLAM chassis in inches. Note: Chassis exceeding 19" width and/or 12" depth do not meet NEBs Level 3 Telco rack requirements. Chassis dimensions determine how many systems can fit into an equipment rack (in addition to power and cooling constraints).
- Backplane Capacity
- Usually measured in Gigabits per second (Gbps), an indicator of total data throughput. This parameter is a key factor in the overall scalability of the system in question, and defines how much data or voice traffic can be switched from one card in the system to another, in aggregate.
- Slots (for Subscriber Cards, Total)
- The number of slots in a chassis for line cards and switch fabric modules. The more slots available in a system to accept either processor or interface cards, generally the greater the scalability of the system. More card slots mean the ability to support more ports or greater processing power to enable more applications.
- Power Consumption per Chassis
- Customers
- Customers are the ultimate validation of a product's competitiveness and readiness for deployment.
- NEBS Compliance
- Network Equipment Building Standards for central offices and outside plant; formerly BellCore, now Telcordia, Level 3 standards define chassis maximum dimensions, power requirements, temperature hardening, etc. NEBS compliance and certification is required for installation of network equipment in a regulated carrier's central office and outside plant, but is also an indication of compliance with safety and operational requirements.
- General Availability/FCS
- Date that the product was/is available to customers. Availability of the system can be several months after the initial product announcement, thus this date indicates how 'real' the product is or how long it has been available on the market.
- Product Class Ratings
- Scalability
- Scalability is the capability of a system to expand to meet growing needs of users or service providers. This can be viewed in terms of port density and usually references capacity in either a single chassis or a 7' rack.
- Packet Migration Flexibility
- Packet Migration Flexibility is the capability of a system to support new packet capabilities and services while preserving carrier investment in traditional circuit technologies that generate proven revenue streams.
- Legacy Voice Support
- Support for Traditional Services is the ability of a system to preserve traditional services (commonly referred to as legacy services) such as different types of voice services as many carriers must fulfill economic and regulatory obligations.
- DSL Support
- Different types of DSL support different services and play a key role in the flexible deployment of broadband services. ADSL is typically targeted at consumer services, G.shdsl and SDSL are usually targeted at SMBs, with VDSL targeted at both consumer and SMBs.
- Price
- Price reflects the equipment cost of interfacing a user, or community of users, to the system and is usually measured in terms of price per POTS port and price per DSL port
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