Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Transforming Business-Critical Communications As the cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent’s industry-leading 1500 series of business access products, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Media Access Cross-Connect (MAX) is redefining the business-critical landscape in both the telecom, as well as in the industry and public sector. Not only does it assure business continuity for segments as diverse as oil and gas, and defense and security, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX also serves as a cost-effective, future-safe solution for fixed and mobile service providers with leased line and grooming applications, respectively. 2 Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX New world – New requirements For most enterprises, just a few Then there’s the issue of homeland seconds of network downtime can security. Today’s governments need seriously impact the bottom line and, to protect themselves with enhanced just as importantly, security and safe- surveillance not only along their ty. That’s why keeping networks up borders but also in their cities. and running is a basic requirement To do this effectively, what’s needed for conducting business successfully. is a world-class platform capable However, meeting this challenge in of providing always-on, real-time the next few years could pose a very communications. difficult challenge as an unprec- edented strain will soon be placed With the advent of growing data ser- on mission-critical infrastructures. vices transformation, the networking approach is undergoing significant For example, by 2010, air passenger change. Telecom operators providing traffic is projected to climb to either fixed or mobile services will 2.3 billion — up 44 percent. That need a solution that allows them to means airport operators will need to move forward with a next-generation enhance their existing infrastruc- infrastructure, while ensuring that ture in order to avoid any potential they retain all the features and downtime. Indeed, compromising customers from their legacy services. the network when lives are at stake simply isn’t an option. The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX meets all of these challenges with Similarly, energy consumption is top-notch efficiency, while mitigating expected to rise 65 percent by 2010. risk with significant reductions in For energy producers, handling this OPEX and CAPEX. demand will require a more robust, durable and efficient infrastructure — one that enables better produc- tion controls, continuous monitoring, and built-in redundancy. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX 3 Capitalizing on the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX End-to-end solution Consolidated platform E&M, FXO/FXS, local battery, co-and contra-directional 64 kb/s By integrating these key functional- For new-world, business-critical G.703, low-speed data, high-speed ities, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX challenges, Alcatel-Lucent delivers data and IEEE C37.94 teleprotec- delivers a significant increase in an end-to-end business-critical solu- tion, utilities and vertical industries space and power efficiency, capacity tion with optical SDH/WDM and are able to support essential and carrier-grade redundancy. With IP/MPLS technology for the trans- mission-critical applications. the consolidated platform, network port backbone, wireless SDH/PDH/ and operational complexity are also Packet radio technology for the Legacy and IP services reduced, thus lowering CAPEX and backbone and spurs, and TDM and OPEX. What’s more, as an integrated The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX also Ethernet technology for the access unit, the 1511 can be cost-effectively enables fixed and wireless operators network. As the business-critical and easily deployed in buildings to support legacy TDM-based ser- component of the access network, and cabinets. vices while migrating their networks the 1511 IP mux combines the key toward new IP and Ethernet tech- functionalities of a time-division Diverse traffic types nologies. That means, with the 1511’s access multiplexer and a digital broad support of a wide range of old cross-connect with Synchronous The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX and new interfaces, operators can Transfer Mode (SDH) and Fast also provides the necessary cross- continue to reap revenue from legacy Ethernet functionality in a connections, transport cards and services such as analog and digital single system. tributary interfaces for any leased- leased lines, while being able to or private-line network offering support higher-revenue, IP-based services at sub-rates, Nx64 kb/s, services. Having this option is 2 Mb/s and Ethernet per subscriber particularly important now, as voice- connection. With a wide choice of related ARPU continues to slide. tributaries including analog 2/4 wire 4 Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX State-of-the-art management options For flexibility and ease of use, a variety of management options are also available to manage the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX. The options reflect the latest developments in SNMP-, XML- and HTML-based technologies. One such option is the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Element Manager (EM), which provides element management for the 1511 MAX in a centralized, cost-effective and user friendly way. The 1511 EM comprises a dedicated software platform from which several operators can simultaneously manage net- work elements. The 1511 EM can optionally be extended with the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Network Manager (NM) for end-to-end network management. Figure 1: The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Value Flow • Less space, less power consumption, • Increased reliability • Business/production/ and more efficiency • Reduced CAPEX service continuity • Increased capacity • Reduced OPEX • Increased efficiency • Carrier-grade redundancy • Improved service • Reduced network complexity • New revenue streams • Operational ease • Additional tributaries and aggregates • Less spares Figure 2: Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX – 19-slot version Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX 5 The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX at work As a member of the Alcatel-Lucent 1500 series multiser- vice access portfolio, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX supports a wide range of applications in both enterprise and service provider networks. Meeting the challenges of enterprise networks In private enterprise networks, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX addresses the business-critical requirements for high reliability and proven technology of a broad range of vertical market segments. Some of these segments include transport, energy, defense and security, digital television and radio broadcasting, as well as government. Depending upon the requirements of a particular seg- ment, one or more of the following applications is capable of being supported by the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX: • Teleprotection • Telemetry and telecontrol • Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) • Ethernet-based supervisory control and data acquisition (eSCADA) • Video surveillance • Public information display and address systems, and • Operational telephony and emergency call points. 6 Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX The illustration below describes in This type of application is common and Ethernet tributary interfaces. some detail a typical application in utility networks where voice and And, in the power utility operations employing the Alcatel-Lucent data circuits from various locations control center, the 1511 also grooms 1511 MAX in a power utility. are inserted and dropped along the 64 kb/s timeslots (TS’s) from any E1 route. Figure 3 depicts a typical (input) to any E1 or STM-1 (output). Energy – Power Utility utility network where connectivity The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX is Utility companies are uniquely posi- between a central site and numerous equally able to broadcast a 64 kb/s tioned to leverage their established remote sites is required. Common TS of an incoming E1 to many TS’s rights-of-way (ROW) to accom- requirements include voice services, of outgoing E1s. Because it is fully modate their enterprise network data terminal-to-server connections, protected and has a non-blocking requirements. A key application telemetry monitoring, teleprotection matrix, it is ideally suited for deploy- that addresses the requirements of a switching and eSCADA telecontrol. ment in a centralized location. utility network and which uses the As an access multiplexer, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX is the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX provides digital transmission backbone access for these applications via the application depicted in Figure 3. different voice, low/high-speed data Figure 3: Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Power Utility Application Control Center PSTN Power Generator PBX 1353 AC SCADA Control Equipment Microwave Link 1511 MAX Meter 1511 MAX ADM Internet 1511 Distribution Management Center MAX ADM ADM CCTV 1511 1511 MAX MAX ADM 1511 MAX Teleprotection Monitoring 1511 MAX 1511 MAX Equipment Equipment 1511 MAX PBX Substation Transformer Substation Administrative Center Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX 7 Meeting the challenges of fixed and voice, data, or integrated voice mobile operators and data networking, and may be deployed in point-to-point, point- Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX is also particularly well to-network, and point-to-multipoint suited to supporting applications for both fixed and topologies. mobile carriers. Figure 4 depicts a typical leased- Private line/Leased line line network requiring business site For fixed carriers, one of the main applications of the connectivity. Common requirements Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX is private line/leased-line include dedicated voice services, data services. This service enables the operator to offer services, and remote LAN connec- customers customer premises equipment connected to tivity. Bandwidths among the various the network to backhaul data from the remote site to locations are leased from telecom the headquarters. Often, this is used for LAN-to-LAN carriers. The E1’s are transported or LAN-to-host connections where the remote site is over an SDH or IP/MPLS after accessing database information, headquarters-controlled packetization. applications, as well as the Internet. The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX business access multiplexer can be used in Figure 4. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Leased Line Application E1 transport over IP/MPLS OR SDH E1 E1 1511 MAX 1511 MAX 1511 MAX E1 1511 MAX E1 E1 1511 MAX 1511 MAX E1 Highly Scalable E1 fan-in 8 Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Mobile aggregation networks The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX also offers the opportunity to take advantage of the aggregation network support requirements of mobile networks. Figure 5 illustrates how, in a 2G and/or 3G mobile network, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX is used mobile switching center (MSC). The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 to consolidate and groom voice and MAX has a fully interconnected, non-blocking switching data traffic from many base trans- matrix that allows connection of incoming, underutilized ceiver station (BTS) or radio network BTS E1 lines to be switched to any time slots on the controller (RNC) sites onto an aggre- aggregate E1 going to the MSC. gate E1 or STM-1 for transport to the Figure 5. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Aggregation in a 2G and/or3G Mobile Network BSC/RNC Site MSC Site BTS Site Microwave Link 1511 MAX 1511 MAX MSC E1s BSC/ ADM RNC 1511 E1s MAX 1511 MAX NodeB Site SS7 and TDM Network ADM ADM BTS Site NodeB Site E1s E1 1511 MAX SCP Equally, in railway environments, traffic from GSM-R (a railway variant of GSM for their opera- tional needs) base stations can be groomed to aggregate E1’s or STM-1’s. In other industry and public sector segments, such as public safety, airports, oil and gas, metros, harbors, etc. traffic from TETRA, push-to-talk or maritime mobile radio base stations is equally groomed. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX 9 Table 1. Features and benefits of the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX FEATUrES bENEFITS • Full support for analog and digital voice and legacy data interfaces, including: • Voice, data, Ethernet and video convergence in a single product ¬ voice: E&M, FXS (LGS), FXO (LGE), MRD (LB), GEN-GEN and Loop-GEN • Flexibility to accommodate every need ¬ data: V.35, V.36, X.21, RS-232, RS-449 and RS-485, FE1, E1 ¬ teleprotection: IEEE C37.94 • Modular resource cards allow for voice, data and Ethernet multiplexing • Support 10/100Base Ethernet services (optical/electrical) • Support STM-1 155 Mb/s (optical/electrical) • Data interfaces can support sub-rate and super-rate data at varying speeds from 50 b/s to 2 Mb/s • Cost savings through network consolidation • Scalable and high capacity: STM-1, E1, optical and copper line system interfaces can be accommodated • Cost savings through multiplexing and grooming in the same platform • Multiservice, multi-technology platform that delivers advanced services for global carrier and enterprise customers, including TDM, xDSL, IP, and other services • Enables customer networks to take up emerging technologies, such as IP, through integration or • Protection of infrastructure investment while network consolidation, as opposed to migration supporting network evolution • Easy migration to higher speed interfaces for an existing installed base • Fully managed by the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Element Manager or by the 1511 Network Manager, • Simplified and cost effective, end-to-end operation which provide user-friendly support for end-to-end installation and maintenance • Easy-to-use GUI means operations are consistent across nodes and services, for faster service delivery • Continuous synchronization with the network • Solves problems before customers even know about them through proactive management • Redundancy at controller, power, EPS, APS and path protect level • Increased reliability • Field-proven performance with greater than 99.999 percent availability — letting service providers offer low-risk service level guarantees • The most successful digital overlay and business access platform ever built • Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX aggregates multiservice traffic, eliminating the need for multiple leased lines • Higher value • Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX is a key element for network optimization 10 Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX Why Alcatel-Lucent? Alcatel-Lucent simplifies and communications networks to easily and efficiently accommodate increasing complex communications environments and their need for zero downtime. It under- stands that business-critical solutions need to address complex customer environments, and that enterprises require reliable, redundant and secure connectivity, as well as the integration of new and legacy applications. With support for all new and legacy interfaces, and support for all access media, including DSL, fiber and traditional NxE1 copper in the first mile, Alcatel-Lucent provides, together with the industry-leading 1511 MAX, the most future safe and cost-effective solution to customers. By bringing its extensive cross-industry knowledge, complete portfolio of services, strong partner research, innovation and application ecosystem to our customers’ challenges, Alcatel-Lucent offers the most reliable business-critical solutions today. 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