Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Alcatel 3600 - Manual (Page 4)

Installing the ATM Services Card in Alcatel 3600/Alcatel
3600+ MainStreet Multiservice Bandwidth Managers increases
network efficiencies, as operators manage only one logical
“pipe” ranging from 1.5 Mb/s to 8 Mb/s, instead of parallel,
discrete E1/T1 links.
By using the Alcatel 3600/Alcatel 3600+ MainStreet
Multiservice Bandwidth Managers as close to the customer
location as possible to adapt established and proven services
to broadband, service providers are able to increase access
to their ATM core infrastructures. The n* E1/T1 aggregate
accommodates an infinite mixture of traffic types, and the
ATM quality of service parameters ensure each traffic type
is given and achieves the required service level.
MainStreet X.25 Service
The Alcatel MainStreet X.25 Service is a high-performance,
feature-rich, standards-compliant X.25 product that is suitable
for public switched data, large service providers, and
corporate data networks. The system architecture enables
advanced protocol encapsulation and conversion features.
These include X.25/FR/ATM network and service inter-
working, all of which are supported on a single platform.
Alcatel MainStreet X.25 Service offers the following
key benefits:
> Flexibility – the most flexible X.25 product available,
offering seamless interworking with all other standards-
based X.25 products and networks
> Versatility – supports X.25 and frame relay services
simultaneously and interchangeably on the same card;
ports can be reconfigured through software as service
needs change
> Simplicity – unsurpassed installation, operation, using
full graphical user interface (GUI)-based network
management and software-driven configuration
> Scalability – each service — X.25, frame relay, TDM,
integrated services digital network (ISDN), and ATM —
can be individually introduced and scaled to cost-effectively
meet the requirements of many network applications,
reducing initial investment risk while maintaining linear
cost per port as application demands increase
> Reduced Costs – significant cost savings can be achieved
through consolidation of X.25 and other services on an
integrated and fully managed MainStreet network
Alcatel 36110 MainStreet Multiprotocol Concentrator
and Alcatel 36111 MainStreet High Capacity
Multiprotocol Concentrator
The Alcatel 36110 MainStreet
Multiprotocol Concentrator
(MPC) offers a compre-
hensive suite of features
that allow you to merge the user environment — synchronous
and asynchronous terminals, system network architectures
(SNAs), and local area networks (LANs) — with available high
speed WAN communications services. The Alcatel 36111 High
Capacity Multiprotocol Concentrator (HMPC) allows you to
maintain current legacy applications, while taking advantage of
high capacity network backbones. Both products support a
wide range of protocols, including PAD, X.25 and SNA on the
user side, and X.25 and frame relay in wide area networks (WANs).
Available in four chassis sizes (Alcatel MainStreet 36110 MPC:
up to 8 and 20 ports, and Alcatel MainStreet 36111 HMPC: up
to 24 and 80 ports), they are fully modular, providing flexible,
secure access to your MainStreet network, and enabling you
to take advantage of the availability of high speed connections
offered by today’s telecommunications operators.
The Alcatel 36110 MainStreet MPC and Alcatel 36111 HMPC
also offer advanced routing, including IP and IPX, and ISDN
adaptation. They are managed by the Alcatel 5620 NM,
providing a common platform and interface for network
and service management.
MainStreet Business Access Portfolio
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