Alcatel announces industry's largest matrix wideband digital cross connect.RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1997--Alcatel announced today that it has deployed and commissioned the industry's largest wideband digital cross connect -- the Alcatel 1631 SX R 6.0 -- at several customer sites in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The Alcatel 1631 SX has a capacity of 1344 STS-1 equivalent ports (with each STS-1 equalling 672 voice channels). The product supports both optical and electrical ports and features FlexPoint(TM), Alcatel's unique service option that allows carriers to effectively manage the growing mix of SONET (synchronous optical network (networking) Synchronous Optical NETwork - (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. ) and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. traffic. FlexPoint supports DS3-loaded and VT-loaded SONET OC-n signals on a single module, allowing software provisioning of the payload (1) Refers to the "actual data" in a packet or file minus all headers attached for transport and minus all descriptive meta-data. In a network packet, headers are appended to the payload for transport and then discarded at their destination. type without changing modules. Support of both DS3 and VT SONET mappings provides a true gateway between asynchronous and SONET networks, and can dynamically adjust to a network's asynchronous-to-SONET evolution and growth. "The Alcatel 1631 SX now has thirty percent more capacity than its closest competitor," said Ken Lewis, Vice President and General Manager, Cross Connects, Alcatel Network Systems. "Our customers asked us to develop a matrix size that could accommodate their network growth plans and, at the same time, to provide capabilities such as Flexpoint to simplify the provisioning of new services." Carriers report that a cross connect of this size is needed to eliminate interconnecting smaller matrix machines within a central office. Carriers who have tried interconnecting smaller cross connects report that this type of configuration incurs greater cost, does not provide adequate traffic capacity, and makes network management and provisioning more difficult. In addition, the Alcatel 1631 SX conforms to all current SONET interoperability standards. Alcatel has tested this feature successfully with two other major SONET transport vendors. Alcatel's family of cross connects provides application-specific solutions for a variety of telephone company and private network requirements. Alcatel uses a common platform of hardware and software and each product is optimized for a specific network function. Alcatel's entire customer base in North America -- long distance, local, wireless and private service providers -- have deployed wideband cross connects. Alcatel's activities in North America include the design, manufacture and service of a full line of voice, data, video and multimedia telecommunications products -- such as ATM switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. , digital cross connects, DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary systems, fiber optic transmission systems, optical amplifiers, microwave radios, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. switches, video codecs, and network management systems. The telecommunications and broadcast industries, private operators and corporations use these products to create high performance networks. The global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. of Alcatel make it one of the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. Alcatel is part of the Alcatel Alsthom group, which maintains its headquarters in Paris. Alcatel Alsthom trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. as ALA. CONTACT: Michael Newsom (972) 996-7896 Internet: michael_newsom@aud.alcatel.com |
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