Alcatel 7470 MSP/7270 MSC

Alcatel 7470 Multiservice Platform Alcatel 7270 Multiservice Concentrator

The Alcatel 7470 MSP and the Alcatel 7270 MSC are managed, scalable and reliable multiservice delivery platforms. Carrier-class and intelligent, they are designed for deployment at the edge of a service providers packet backbone network where services are dened. Providing unbeatable service deployment exibility, service differentiation and service resiliency, they combine the widest range of service adaptation, aggregation and trafc management functions.

THE CHALLENGE
Residential and business customers are hungry for new services voice over Internet, high speed Internet access, business productivity tools, multimedia games. And they want these new services sooner, faster and better, over both wireline and wireless connections. Service providers must achieve diverse business objectives in a climate of unprecedented budgetary constraints, industry upheaval and vendor instability. The ability to offer innovative new services and bundled service offerings is essential to retain and grow revenues. In this environment of explosive change and At the same time, separate voice and data networks must be consolidated over a reliable packet infrastructure, to support both existing revenue-generating services and emerging services, such as broadband video and multimedia. This new network infrastructure must support voice, data, and multimedia services, and must have the intelligence to dynamically accommodate the networking demands of each of these services.
Alcatel 7470/7270 Multiservice Platforms

Competing in todays environment of rapid change requires: > High capacity broadband platforms that are cost-effective and easy to operate > Scalable solutions that can expand to match expected growth > Flexible networks that handle voice and mission critical data within an increasingly Internet protocol (IP)-centric world > Fully managed end-to-end solutions that support owthrough provisioning, to reduce service turnup time and time to revenue

Change. Competition. Consolidation. Convergence. These are the catchwords of the current business environment.

convergent technologies, how will you meet these challenges?

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FLEXIBLE. FAST. SCALABLE. SOPHISTICATED. EFFICIENT. EFFECTIVE.

RELIABLE. RAPIDLY DEPLOYED.

Alcatel Meets the Challenge
As service providers continue to expand their existing data networks, they are turning to Alcatel for their proven multiprotocol (IP, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)) network solutions. Hundreds of the worlds most successful service providers rely on networks based on Alcatels multiservice, multiprotocol broadband platforms. These solutions protect network investments, enhance todays service offerings and lay a solid foundation for those of tomorrow.
Figure 1: Overview

Alcatel 7470 MSP/ Alcatel 7270 MSC

The Alcatel 7470 Multiservice Platform (MSP) and Alcatel 7270 Multiservice Concentrator (MSC) are edge services switches that provide single or multiservice excellence as service delivery platforms, broadband trafc aggregators, and as convergence platforms to consolidate the various carrier services. Deployed in major carrier networks worldwide, these awardwinning platforms offer unmatched exibility, carrier class performance, and cost-efciency.

5620 NM Private Line Frame Relay Cell Relay IP Broadband IP DSL Wireless Wireline

Managed Data Services

7470 MSP and 7270 MSC Platforms Adapt Aggregate Apply QoS

7270 MSC Broadband Access Aggregation Network Edge (ATM or MPLS) Broadband Backbone

2G 2.5G 3G

Mobile Aggregation

7470 MSP

The Alcatel 7270 MSC is a scaled-down, nonexpandable version of the industry-leading Alcatel 7470 MSP. It supports all the software features and applications that the Alcatel 7470 MSP supports, but with a lower price and smaller footprint. The Alcatel 7270 MSC is ideally suited to small central ofce (CO) deployments and for use as customer located equipment (CLE)

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Flexible and proven, the Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC can be used in a variety of applications: > Traditional managed data services, such as frame relay, private lines, cell relay, and transparent LAN services (TLS) > IP services > Broadband access aggregation > Mobile aggregation and core consolidation

The business benets of using the Alcatel 7470 MSP or Alcatel 7270 MSC in these applications are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Business Benets of Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC Feature Benet Reduce CAPEX expenditures; minimize initial system costs with the capability to rapidly

Scalability and exibility

expand in response to changing market demands

Platform scales from a single shelf to a multishelf, multiservice system, without service

disruption (Alcatel 7470 MSP only)

Universal card slots enable service providers to install a mix of interfaces or service

cards based on business needs New service capabilities

A future-proof solution that provides a simple evolution to new broadband services Offers IP services that take advantage of the proven trafc management capabilities

of the Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC State-of-the-art trafc management
Provides service differentiation through enhanced QoS capabilities Helps to maintain network performance objectives Reduces operating expenses (OPEX) by promoting efcient use of network resources Ensures that service level agreements (SLAs) are honored, resulting in greater customer

satisfaction and reduced expenses for violations Carrier class reliability

Reduces the possibility of service disruption in the network Improves customer satisfaction and retention Enables the reliable transmission of mission-critical trafc, such as voice and nancial

transactions, over a packet network Standards compliance and interoperability

Open solutions make for easy integration with existing network and operational systems Gives freedom to select the best-of-breed products at each functional layer of the network Enables interoperability among different carriers

Network and service management (Alcatel 5620 NM)

Flowthrough service provisioning reduces time required to provision new services or

expand existing services, thereby improving time to revenue and reducing repair time
Provides service providers and their end customers with better control and visibility of their

network resources Superior maintenance features

Increases customer retention with faster problem detection and resolution Improves network reliability by reducing the amount of operator intervention required

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MANAGED DATA SERVICES

KEY BENEFITS Wide range of interface speeds, from DS0 to OC-12/STM-4
Superior end-to-end

The Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC enable you to offer differentiated services that make the most of the platforms best-of-breed service offerings and operating efciencies. The private line capability of the platforms lets you deliver leased-line services directly to customers. And digital cross-connect system (DCS) functionality is integrated, so you can seamlessly interwork your private line networks with the broadband backbone. The Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC are exible platforms that accommodate frame relay growth without affecting current services. Awardwinning frame relay performance addresses the demand for this service, which continues to

grow, particularly among small to medium-sized enterprise customers. And support for seamless interworking with ATM addresses increasing bandwidth demand, especially by large enterprise customers. It all adds up to developing your network capabilities from single to multiservice over a common infrastructure. Figure 2 shows the Alcatel 7470 MSP as part of a broadband network that delivers multiple services. The Alcatel 7270 MSC and Alcatels MainStreet narrowband products collect lower speed trafc.

monitoring and diagnostic capabilities

Advanced trafc

management capabilities that support a exible pricing structure

Figure 2: Risk Mitigation with Alcatel Multiprotocol Networking, Enabling Any Service on Any Access

Branch Office Company A New York Multivendor ATM/FR Network ATM Company A Supplier New York 7670 RSP

Ethernet

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IP Network IP-Enabled Multiservice, Multiprotocol Network 7670 RSP Ethernet Frame Relay Company A Regional Office Chicago 7670 RSP/ 7470 MSP/ 7270 MSC

Company A Headquarters San Francisco

Gigabit Ethernet

Branch Office Company A Houston

Company A Supplier Houston

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BROADBAND ACCESS AGGREGATION

Deployment of wireline and wireless last-mile access solutions is growing to support increasing demand for high speed Internet access. The Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC multiservice platforms complement broadband access solutions by concentrating the trafc coming from the access network. This aggregation enables the efcient trunking of digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAMs) or wireless digital base stations (DBSs) over a high speed link to the network core. Aggregation provides a signicant cost benet by maximizing the efciency of the links to the core. Figure 3 illustrates the use of the Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC to aggregate trafc from ASAMs, digital loop carriers (DLCs) and wireless DBSs to an Alcatel 7670 RSP in the core. While aggregating last mile trafc, the Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC can also deliver managed data, IP and voice services. In addition, these versatile platforms can aggregate trafc from mobile networks. The bottom line: increased revenues, service margins and protability.
KEY BENEFITS Highest number of virtual connections
High port density Elimination of incre-

mental equipment purchases

End-to-end service

provisioning

Figure 3: Boradband Access Aggregation

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Internet

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7270 MSC (Edge Aggregator)

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7670 RSP (Core Switch)

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7470 MSP (Edge Aggregator) LS2000 DLC RTs

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7470 MSP (Edge Aggregator)

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MOBILE AGGREGATION AND CORE CONSOLIDATION

KEY BENEFITS Port and service scalability enables rapid network buildout
Support for 2G, 2.5G

As mobile networks grow and evolve, consolidation will be required to realize economies of scale and simplify service delivery. Mobile operators are seeking competitive, futureproof solutions that will support all types of mobile voice and data trafc over 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks. Operators want platforms that can accommodate current services while supporting an evolution to 3G networks.

The Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC support the current time division multiplexing (TDM)-based mobile network, and can also add higher speed data capabilities to the network as it evolves. Circuit emulation supports 2G trafc while frame relay offers the additional capabilities required for 2.5G services. ATM and MPLS provide the broadband aggregation and core consolidation capabilities required to support all generations of mobile networks including 3G.

and 3G services over a common network

Seamless infrastructure

evolution from ATM to IP/MPLS

Elimination of the

requirement for an overlay network

Alcatel is a major player in mobile solutions, supplying more than 75 global system for mobile communications (GSM) networks worldwide. Only Alcatel offers a managed, single-platform solution that supports all generations of mobile trafc.

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Figure 4 illustrates the use of the Alcatel 7470 MSP and the Alcatel 7270 MSC to aggregate trafc from the base transceiver station (BTS) to connect via ATM to the base station controller (BSC). ATM transports voice trafc between

the BSC and the Alcatel 7270 MSC. The connection between the BSC and the data network is based on ATM or MPLS for the IP trafc. The Alcatel 7470 MSP, in conjunction with the Alcatel 7670 RSP, forms the backbone of the network.

Figure 4: Service Consolidation of 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and Network Operations Centre (NOC) Trafc

UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN)

Mobile Backbone Network

NOC BTS 2G and 2.5G SGSN Node B 3G Packet Domain Circuit Domain 7670 RSP/ 7470 MSP/ 7270 MSC ADM BTS 7670 RSP Multiprotocol Network IP/MPLS/ATM 7670 RSP Data Network GGSN Internet

3G

LEC Access Ring

Node B 2G and 2.5G

Voice Network PSTN BSC RNC MSC 3G MSC GMSC

Traffic Types Supported (Access) Voice: 2G TDM 2.5G TDM 3G Packet (ATM or IP) Data: 2.5G TDM 3G Packet (ATM or IP)

Traffic Types Supported (Backbone) Voice: 2G TDM 2.5G TDM 3G ATM/IP Data: 2.5G Frame Relay/ATM/IP 3G ATM/IP

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MANAGEMENT FOR PROFITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY

Alcatel leads the market with complete network and service management (NSM) solutions. However you choose to use the Alcatel 7470 MSP and the Alcatel 7270 MSC, youll have complete visibility and control of your network. The Alcatel NSM portfolio includes a full complement of products for managing a growing, carrier scale, multiservice, multiprotocol network. Alcatel management products provide harmonized solutions that minimize network complexity, reducing your total cost of ownership. End-to-end service management and an unsurpassed level of customer control enable you to rapidly dene, create and provision new services. In addition, a fully managed, integrated network allows you to rapidly isolate and repair network anomalies and to know which customers are affected. All of these capabilities distinguish the Alcatel solution from the competitive offerings of other companies.

Effective delivery of value-added services across the network and into the customers home or ofce can only be accomplished with management solutions that provide industry-leading scalability and interoperability.

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A key product in Alcatels NSM portfolio, the Alcatel 5620 Network Manager (NM) is an open and scalable network and element management platform. The Alcatel 5620 NM provides support for the Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC, in addition to a broad range of other carrier equipment. The industry-leading NSM portfolio enables service providers to add new services without the overhead of introducing new management systems and retraining staff. The result is lower overall operating costs, reduced provisioning times and greater efciency in the use of the network infrastructure.

The multiservice Alcatel 7470 MSP and Alcatel 7270 MSC provide scalable and exible platforms, new service capabilities and carrier class reliability. The NSM portfolio empowers protable service delivery. Together, its a winning combination that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow.

The scope of the Alcatel 5620 NM is exemplied by the broadest range of services offered on one platform, and the ability to combine multiple access types over a multiprotocol core.

Figure 5: Fully Managed Solution Providing Complete Visibility and Control of Network Resources

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End-to-End VC Provisioning Extends to the Provider-Managed CPE Device

Service Provider Network ATM Ethernet OC-3/STM-1 T1/E1 7670 RSP/ 7470 MSP/ 7270 MSC FR TDM IP 7670 RSP 7670 RSP IP/ATM/ MPLS Core ATM FR TDM IP Ethernet OC-3/STM-1 T1/E1 7670 RSP/ 7470 MSP/ 7270 MSC

ProviderManaged CPE

ProviderManaged CPE

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