ZHONE MALC (MULTI-ACCESS LINE CONCENTRATOR)
Overview
The first family of access concentrators to extend the multi-service network across the last mile, combining traditional voice, voice-over-packet and broadband data in a true carrier-class access platform.
Solving The Last Mile
- Deliver POTS, Specials, Voice-over-Packet, Broadband Data and Video
- Highest Density / Lowest Price per Port
- Environmentally Hardened, Complete Family of Cabinet Options
- Full Range of Line Interfaces: POTS, Specials, ADSL, SHDSL, PON
- Uplink Flexibility: ATM or IP, GR-303/ V5.2 or Packet, Copper or Fiber
- Video-Optimized, High-Speed Architecture
- OSMINE-Certified OSS Integration
Packet Loop Concentration
The MALC establishes a new model for access networks, integrating traditional loop concentration with multi-service, packet-based transport and management. By moving this integration out into the local loop, close to subscribers, this new model lowers costs for existing TDM services, extends the range of broadband services, eliminates overlay networks, and greatly simplifies network design and service management.
Traditional TDM services include POTS and a full range of Specials, delivered via a Universal Line Card or an integrated companion Universal Line Shelf for higher capacity deployments. FlexBand™, a remarkable new technology available on the MALC, allows carriers to remotely provision DSL and/or POTS services from any port without requiring a physical cutover. Eliminating the truck-roll results in substantial operational savings to the carrier and dramatically reduces provisioning intervals from days to as little as minutes.
MALC offers unprecedented uplink flexibility, providing compatibility with existing networks and future-proof capabilities for tomorrow's networks: copper or fiber interfaces; software-selectable ATM or IP transport; and TDM (GR-303/ V5.2) or packet protocol support. The available integrated IP Termination greatly reduces trunking provisioning requirements and eliminates the need for separate, costly subscriber management systems.
The concentration of multiple services in the local loop performed by the MALC is a key element in the Zhone Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) network architecture, which establishes a comprehensive technology, services, and management platform for access networks.
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