Alcatel-Lucent CBX 3500 Switch User Manual


 
Meeting today’s demanding requirements for the multiservice edge, the Alcatel-Lucent CBX 3500™ Multi -
service Edge Switch maximizes the profitability of ATM, frame relay and private-line services while adding
new Ethernet/IP services and converging multiple services for transport over an MPLS core. This scalable,
flexible switching system delivers high-performance services with field-proven, carrier-grade reliability and
availability. The Alcatel-Lucent CBX 3500 Multiservice Edge Switch optimizes core Layer-2 multiservice net -
works with increased port densities, standards-based interworking, universal I/O modules, and module
sharing with the Alcatel-Lucent CBX 500
®
Multiservice WAN Switch.
FEATURES
Industry-leading port densities and
low price per port
Multiservice (frame relay, ATM,
IP/MPLS, Ethernet) interfaces
ranging from channelized DS0 to
OC-48c/STM-16c
Universal I/O modules
Fully redundant hardware, control
and power components
1+1 APS or 1:N redundancy
protection
Non-service-impacting software
upgrades
Module sharing with the Alcatel-
Lucent CBX 500 Multiservice WAN
Switch
Hot-swappable components
BENEFITS
Enables the cost-effective growth of
existing services
Allows providers to add new services
in an easy and managed manner
Allows stringent SLAs by enforcing
and preserving quality of service
(QoS) for converged multiservice
traffic
Enables the delivery of all services
with unprecedented field-proven,
carrier-grade reliability and avail -
ability while dramatically reducing
costs
Simplifies network management and
reduces operating costs
Alcatel-Lucent CBX 3500
MULTISERVICE EDGE SWITCH | RELEASE 10