Monday, September 20, 2004

Alcatel Launches IP DSLAM for Telco Triple Play

Alcatel launched a new IP DSLAM designed for telco triple play services, including high-speed Internet access, voice, video on demand, HDTV and broadcast TV services.



The Alcatel 7302 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) supports a range of broadband access technologies: multi-ADSL (RE-ADSL2 and ADSL2plus), VDSL2, PON, remote node aggregation, integrated POTS and ADSL combo technology. It features a non-blocking internal architecture with a 24 Gbps switching fabric for wire-speed service delivery to all users. Gigabit connectivity is provided to each slot for allow for high uptake of bandwidth consuming services (such as VoD and business access). The platform's design provides wire-speed, packet processing on the line card. This network processor based intelligence enables distributed BRAS functionality with RADIUS support. The IP DSLAM also provides flexible service hubbing, with multiple uplink and subtending capabilities (up to seven uplinks for 100 Mbps to 7 Gbps, electrical or optical).



China Telecom is the first operator deploying the new 7302 Intelligent Services Access Manager. http://www.alcatel.com