VES1724-56 User’s Guide 19
CHAPTER 1
Getting to Know Your Switch
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch.
1.1 Introduction
The Switch is a stand-alone layer-2 VDSL over Ethernet switch with one Telco-50 connector for
VDSL connections and another for POTS connections. The switch also comes with one 10/100Base-
TX Ethernet management port, two Gigabit/mini-GBIC uplink ports and a console management
port.
With its built-in Web Configurator, managing and configuring the Switch is easy. In addition, the
Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator program on the console port, or
third-party SNMP management.
See Chapter 47 on page 381 for a full list of software features available on the Switch.
This section shows a few examples of using the Switch in various network environments.
1.2 Applications
These are the main applications for the switch:
• Internet access and multimedia services for Multiple Tenant Units (MTU).
• Other applications include telemedicine, surveillance systems, remote servers systems, cellular
base stations and high-quality teleconferencing.
1.2.1 MTU Application
The following diagram depicts a typical application of the switch with the VDSL modems, in a large
residential building, or multiple tenant unit (MTU), that leverages existing phone line wiring to
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