The FLASHWAVE® 4500 Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) is a quantum leap in network efficiency. This platform delivers a carrier-class, multiservice, next-generation optical transport solution for telecom, Multiple System Operator (MSO) and wireless network service providers. The highly scalable and flexible FLASHWAVE 4500 platform is an integral part of metro networks for the majority of carriers in North America. It supports a wide variety of innovative services, while delivering CAPEX and OPEX savings.
The FLASHWAVE 4500 platform not only offers an extremely compact, cost-effective solution for all traditional SONET Add/Drop Multiplexer (ADM) applications but also supports advanced functionality. It offers native Ethernet aggregation and transport, multirate optical interfaces, video transport and integrated M13 multiplexing. Its unmatched flexibility and scalability allow you to easily expand any FLASHWAVE 4500 MSPP within your network to become a Multiservice Switching Platform (MSSP). As a result, you can support ultra high-capacity grooming applications that previously required an expensive Digital Cross-connect System (DCS).
Transition to Packet Services
The FLASHWAVE 4500 MSPP/MSSP provides a unified platform for both Packet and SONET-derived Services. The system allows the convergence of data, synchronous and asynchronous networks while increasing revenue without the expense of overlay networks. This solution provides:
- Efficient Ethernet service delivery within existing SONET network layer
- Ethernet aggregation that reduces link partner interconnection port cost
- Low- and High-Order VCAT (LO/HO-VCAT)
- Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS)
- 802.1Q VLAN tagging for data management
- Ethernet facility and card protection
- Mulitrate unit for flexible OC-n service delivery
- Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) efficiency
- Layer 2 aggregation solution with QoS
- MEF-certified Ethernet service delivery
Key Network Benefits
- Ethernet aggregation and TDM grooming for efficient service delivery
- Scalable platform for packet and SONET-based services
- Flexible DS1 through OC-192 based solutions
- Inventory cost reductions with full-band tunable OC-48/192 optics
- Optical hubbing for Ethernet and SONET network efficiency
- Network flexibility enhanced with “subtending ring” solutions
- Full line-rate Gigabit Ethernet provisioning over all SONET/DWDM backbones
- Wireless backhaul OPEX savings based on cost efficiencies
- SONET reliability
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