DSLTNT, Part II
"Ascend has been a major proponent of DSL technology, and they're
making it easier and more attractive for service providers to deploy
the technology with announcements like this," says Kieran Taylor,
Broadband Consultant, TeleChoice, Inc., Verona, N.J. "They've packaged
the equipment extremely well with an all-in-one xDSL concentrator and a
DSL CPE device for customers. Then they've added a great discount
program to get service providers started. It should be a very
effective strategy."
"Because DSL technology is relatively new and no other vendor has
delivered a complete solution, carriers can only keep up with demand by
pulling together their own solutions using multiple products from
different vendors, which is messy, costly, and hard to manage," says
Ashok Dhawan, general manager for high speed access products at Ascend.
"Ascend's strategy is to deliver a fully integrated and comprehensive
DSL solution -- and the DSLTNT and DSLPipe-2S are proof of that
commitment." Benefits of the end-to-end DSL solution
The DSLTNT dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of offering DSL
services; carriers and ISPs can replace banks of DSL modems, Ethernet
switches and costly routers at the central office with one compact,
multiservice concentrator. The DSLTNT shares the same robust software
of the industry-leading MAX TNT, and has the low power consumption
required by carriers for central office installations.
The DSLPipe-2S completes the end-to-end solution. Ascend is the first
vendor to offer a router-based DSL solution capable of supporting
T1-equivalent bandwidth that service providers can sell to their
corporate customers. This CPE router provides full security, including
support for industry standard PAP and CHAP authorization and
authentication protocols, remote provisioning and management, as well
as the ability to consolidate IP/IPX and Frame Relay traffic over the
same line. The DSLPipe-2S supports 768 Kbps over a single pair of
copper wires and, using MultiLink PPP or MultiLink Protocol Plus, bonds
two lines together for a full 1.54 Mbps throughput up to 12,000 feet.
About the DSLTNT
The DSLTNT is designed and optimized around carrier requirements,
featuring a compact size, low power consumption, high density, support
for existing authentication and billing systems (including RADIUS and
TACACS+), and complete flexibility in mixing and matching DSL
technologies and network service types.
A standard 7-foot rack supports either 1,344 IDSL ports, 1,440 SDSL
ports, 540 RADSL-CAP ports, or any mix of services. Carriers have
similar flexibility on the network side through a complete suite of
plug-in network cards, including DS3, HSSI, T1, E1, Serial WAN,
10Base-T Ethernet and 100-Base-T Ethernet. With one platform, carriers
can deliver DSL services to corporate users, ISPs, and home
office/telecommuters. |
