Summary of Contents for Lucent Technologies GX 550
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GX 550 Anchors ATM core networks to deliver highly reliable ATM and frame relay services. Benefits • Improve ROI and anchor carrier-class multiservice networks with a system that provides world-class reliability and industry leading port densities • Deliver carrier-class availability, performance and reliability •...
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ATM and FR services on a single, unified multiservice network. Designed for the core, the carrier-class GX 550 provides the availability, service-aware routing and high-speed switching you require at the heart of your multiservice network.
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ATM switches become more resilient, the distinction between switching and transmission blurs. Rather than using a traditional SONET/SDH ring backbone, you have the option to connect GX 550 switches directly to fiber through DWDM equipment or direct fiber connections. This moves statistical multiplexing into the transmission facility—giving...
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ATM Base I/O 3.System Architecture • Hot-swappable components • Lossless switchover to redundant switch fabric • T1/E1 primary and secondary clock inputs • Distributed routing and signaling • Port and line card redundancy • Dedicated packet forwarding engines for IP/MPLS traffic 4.Multiservice Switch Operating Software (MXOS™)