Network configurations


Overview

Purpose

Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMX provides the flexibility required for operation in today's changing telecommunications networks. With topology and capacity upgrades, an Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMX network can be installed with minimum first cost and then easily grown to add new sites and services.

Network flexibility

The following sections describe some of the network topologies in which Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMX can be used. Many other combinations of these network configurations can be used to meet specific network and fiber topologies.

Contents

Path switched rings

2-Fiber BLSRs

Packet rings

WDMX shelf models

WDMX optical multiplexing network models

DWDM optics

Increased span length: external DWDM optical amplifiers (OAs)

Dual node ring interworking

Single- and dual-homing

Hairpinning

Linear optical extensions

Hubbing

Control plane E-NNI interface

Multi-shelf DCS utilizing a single TID

Mixed release rings

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