Lucent Technologies FT-2000 OC-48 User Manual

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2-8 Issue 8.0 July 2002
End-to-End Interface Mixing 2
The FT-2000 OC-48 Add/Drop-Rings Terminal equipped with Release 4.0.0-ADR
or later software supports a mix of low-speed interfaces in a network. The mix
may include any, or all, of the following:
Mixing is supported within an FT-2000 OC-48 Add/Drop-Rings Terminal and
between FT-2000 OC-48 Add/Drop-Rings Terminals. This capability offers more
efficient network evolution and lets planners improve their equipment deployment
based on the needs of the particular application. For example, the asynchronous
(DS3) low-speed interfaces at one FT-2000 OC-48 Add/Drop-Rings Terminal in a
network can be upgraded in service to synchronous (EC-1, IS-3, OC-3 or OC-12)
low-speed interfaces without any changes at the other FT-2000 OC-48
Add/Drop-Rings Terminal terminating the circuit (Figure 2-4).
Table 2-1. Low-Speed Interface Mixing by Release
Software Release Low-Speed Interface Mix Supported
Release 4.0.0-ADR and
Release 4.1.0-ADR
DS3 and EC-1
Release 5.0.1-ADR or later DS3, EC-1, and OC-3
Release 7.1-ADR or later DS3, EC-1, OC-3, IS-3, and OC-12

Lucent Technologies FT-2000 OC-48 Specifications

General

Brand	Lucent Technologies
Model	FT-2000 OC-48
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English