Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 Specifications

Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160
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The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 is a compact version of the Alcatel-Lucent TSS-320. The two models share
the universal switch matrix architecture, operate on a common software release and use common circuit
packs. The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 is a next-generation, Packet-Optical Transport platform that supports
any mix of traffic, from all-circuit to all-packet. With the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160, businesses can begin
with circuit-based transport and gradually ramp up packet transport by simply changing line cards. The Alcatel-
Lucent 1850 TSS-160 supports current traffic requirements while eliminating the scalability issues encountered
when traditional multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs) are confronted with the high growth of packet-
based traffic.
The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-160 offers
the flexibility to split increasing traffic
demands among any combination of
Carrier Ethernet, Transport Multi-
Protocol Label Switching (T-MPLS),
wavelength division multiplexing
(WDM), optical data unit (ODU) and
SDH/SONET transport technologies. It
offers powerful cross-layer network
management and a unified control
plane, simplifying operations and
reducing the total cost of ownership.
Features
• Common software and circuit packs
with Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-320
• Unique, universal switch architecture
¬ Switches packets or circuits in their
native format
¬ Accommodates any traffic mix,
from all-circuit to all-packet
¬ Offers TDM and packet line cards
for technology-specific processing
• Fully integrates photonic, optical
and data layers
¬ Any transport-technology mix
¬ Carrier Ethernet service through
T-MPLS for standards-based con-
nection-oriented packet transport
¬ SONET/SDH Optical Transport
Hierarchy (OTH) switching, includ-
ing higher-order and lower-order
(HO/LO) synchronous transport
signal (STS) and VC-switching
¬ Very long haul (VLH)/ultra long
haul (ULH) support
¬ ATM pseudo-wire transport and
gateway functions
¬ Dense WDM (DWDM)
¬ Transport-oriented OAM and
G-MPLS