Riverstone Networks 7450 Switch User Manual


 
The Service Provider
Challenge
These two distinct markets Ethernet business
services and triple play residential services
generate a challenging list of requirements
for service providers:
High scalability in terms of number of
subscribers and services
High reliability only carrier-class (99.999
percent) reliability will do
Support for multiple QoS levels and the
ability to monitor per-service QoS
Ability to guarantee services on a per-
customer, per-service or per-application basis
For service providers to compete effectively,
they must be able to:
Match their business service offerings to each
enterprise’s specific requirements
Meet the demands of the residential sector
with integrated service provisioning and
streamlined service, policy and subscriber
management
Turn up new services quickly
Grow and adapt their service offerings
on the fly
To succeed in today’s network landscape,
service providers need a carrier-class Ethernet
service switch. Traditional, enterprise-focused
Ethernet switches were developed to provide
best-effort connectivity; they simply don’t have
what it takes to survive and thrive in the
service provider environment. That’s where
the Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS comes in.
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