Alcatel-Lucent 7470 MSP
Alcatel-Lucent’s 7470MSP continues to deliver cell site and RAN aggregation services to address increased bandwidth requirements in 3G mobile networks. Ethernet is coming, but ATM is here today and is a sure fix for growing bandwidth capacity. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Alcatel-Lucent CBX 3500
Alcatel-Lucent’s PSAX 2300 and 4500 product family remains a key member of its multiservice WAN product portfolio for meeting the needs of traditional WAN and 3G mobile backhaul aggregation at the edges of the service provider’s network. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Alcatel-Lucent PSAX (2300/4500)
Alcatel-Lucent’s PSAX 2300 and 4500 product family remains a key member of its multiservice WAN product portfolio for meeting the needs of traditional WAN and 3G mobile backhaul aggregation at the edges of the service provider’s network. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Ciena DN 7000 Series
Ciena’s DN 7000 series provides IP/MPLS-based pseudowire aggregation and switching and Ethernet interworking capabilities to support business data services and broadband aggregation applications as carriers migrate legacy gear to Ethernet. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Cisco MGX 8830
Cisco’s MGX 8830 Multiservice Switch, with its recent 45 Gbps Switch Fabric upgrade and new broadband interfaces, now takes on applications such as DSL aggregation, NGN voice and mobile backhaul that are driving the multi-service WAN market. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Ericsson ASX4000/4000M
Ericsson’s ASX4000 and TNX switches address the needs of wireless and wireline networks and remain mainstays in the company’s Data Networks division, as wireless backhaul applications continue to fuel growth in the multiservice WAN market. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Ericsson TNX Series 210/1100
Ericsson’s TNX broadband multiservice switch family addresses the needs of wireless and wireline networks, providing a variety of interfaces and service modules to support ATM, frame relay, Circuit Emulation (CEM) and Ethernet applications. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

Nortel MSS 7400
Nortel’s Multiservice Switch (MSS) 7400addresses service provider access adaptation and backbone switching applications by supportingLayer 2 VPNs, Layer 3 VPNs, circuit emulation voice services and flexible wireless backhaulapplications. (9/2/2008)

Price: $495

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• Product Metrics
  • Overview
    • Initial General Availability
    • Switch Fabric
    • Network Management
    • Chassis Architecture
    • I/O Slot Configuration
    • Shipments to-date Summary
    • Power
    • Heat Dissipation
    • Weight
    • Dimensions (H x W x D)
    • Number of Chassis Per Rack
  • Capacity/Throughput
    • I/O
    • Buffering Architecture
    • Transit Switching Delay
    • Throughput Rate Per Second
  • Frame Relay
    • Supported standards
    • Supported interfaces
    • Number of DLCs
    • ATM
    • Standards
    • Connections
    • Service Classes
    • Queuing
    • Traffic Shaping/Policing
    • Packet Discard
    • Connection Setups Per Second
    • Simultaneous Connections
  • IP
    • Routing Protocols
    • QoS/CoS methodology
  • MPLS
    • Features
    • Connection Setups Per Second
    • Simultaneous Connections
    • Number of LSPs between LERs
  • Voice
    • Codecs
    • Echo Cancellation
    • Signaling
    • Quality/Efficiency Enhancements
  • Interface Cards
    • DS1/E1
    • DS3/E3
    • OC-3/STM-1
    • OC-12/STM-4
    • OC-48/STM-16
    • Serial
    • DSL
    • 10/100 Ethernet
    • Gig-E
  • Single Chassis Densities
    • DS1/E1
    • DS3/E3
    • OC-3/STM-1
    • OC-12/STM-4
    • OC-48/STM-16
    • Serial
    • DSL
    • 10/100 Ethernet
    • Gig-E
  • Rack Densities
    • DS1/E1
    • DS3/E3
    • OC-3/STM-1
    • OC-12/STM-4
    • OC-48/STM-16
    • Serial
    • DSL
    • 10/100 Ethernet
    • Gig-E
  • Multi-Chassis Densities
    • DS1/E1
    • DS3/E3
    • OC-3/STM-1
    • OC-12/STM-4
    • OC-48/STM-16
    • Serial
    • DSL
    • 10/100 Ethernet
    • Gig-E
    • Number of Racks Required

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