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Ethernet and tdm on one platform – Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU User Manual

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Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU Access Multiplexer Universal

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When using optional Alcatel-Lucent
TransLAN Cards

®

, the Alcatel-

Lucent 1655 AMU system supports
Ethernet over existing SDH networks.
Depending on the cards selected, the
Alcatel-Lucent 1655 AMU system offers
the following features:
• Layer 2 Ethernet switching

functionality: point-to-point
and multipoint LAN services

• Ethernet Performance

Monitoring (PM)

• Link pass through (LPT)
• Support for virtual concatenation

(VCAT), generic framing procedure
(GFP) and link capacity adjustment
scheme (LCAS)

• Virtual local area network (VLAN)

tagging for traffic separation and
statistical multiplexing gain

• VLAN trunking, saving physical

interfaces at hub locations

• Enhanced flow classification and

flexible Quality of Service (QoS)
assignment

A variety of Alcatel-Lucent Trans-
LAN Cards are available, including
Ethernet 10BASE-T, Fast Ethernet
(FE) 100BASE-T, GigE 1000BASE-T
and 1000BASE-X. These cards offer
the opportunity to customize support
for point-to-point or Layer 2 Ethernet-
switched applications (option-card-
version dependent). The Alcatel-Lucent
1655 AMU is Metro Ethernet Forum
(MEF) certified for MEF 9 and MEF 14.

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