About The Atm Module - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800 Installation And User Manual

About the ATM Module

About the ATM Module
Key applications for the ATM module are: interconnecting metropolitan area networks
across an ATM network infrastructure, interconnecting server co-location network sites
directly using ATM links, and providing connectivity between a legacy Enterprise ATM
network and an Ethernet backbone.
In the first application, the metropolitan area network service provider can build service
network sites in various cities, then use ATM modules in a BlackDiamond 6800 series
switch to connect those cities to a carrier's ATM infrastructure.
In the second application, operators of server co-location networks can use ATM
modules in BlackDiamond 6800 series switches to create an ATM-based connection
between server co-location sites. The result is that their network is simpler to manage,
and problems can be isolated and resolved more expediently.
In the third application, a service provider can provide Ethernet-based services by using
ATM modules in a BlackDiamond 6800 series switch to connect their Enterprise ATM
network to an Ethernet backbone.
Extreme Networks offers the ATM module in the following configuration:
• A3cSi: four OC-3c/STM-1 single-mode, intermediate-reach optical interfaces
The A3cSi (single-mode version) operates in the 1310 nanometer (nm) wavelength
window, but at a typical maximum cable distance of 15 km or 9.32 (mi). The ATM
module uses industry-standard duplex SC optical fiber connectors.
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