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The Alcatel 7301 ASAM

Advanced Services Access Manager


Feature Group 1 (ANSI Version)
Release 5 (ETSI Version)
Alcatel is at the peak of the DSL deployment learning curve.
The result? Our fth generation ASAM platform. The Alcatel
7301 ASAM extends bandwidth capacity to deliver video
streaming, broadcast video, video on demand, and gaming.
It also satises the market demand for carrier-grade business
access and reduces operational expenditures by improving the
economies of scale. Upgrading from the installed base of existing
Alcatel 7300 ASAMs can be achieved with minimal impact,
renewing the value of the platform for future service deployment.
AL CATEL 1 >
Alcatel has the largest installed base of DSL
access multiplexers (DSLAMs) in the world,
with more than 25 million DSL lines shipped.
According to DellOro, this is almost four times
as many as our nearest competitor. The Alcatel
7301 ASAM continues to enable economical
mass-deployment of cutting-edge broadband
access services. The Alcatel 7301 ASAM uses
DSL technology to deliver high-bandwidth access
and new revenue-generating broadband services
over existing telephone wiring and/or ber
terminations. It also will enable future combined
deployment of copper and ber (PON) access
on the same platform.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM has been designed
from the ground up to explicitly meet todays
advanced market requirements:
> Future proof bandwidth engine
> Cost-effective grooming
> Advanced business access services
> Multimedia readiness
> Low impact, high value upgrade
THE FIFTH GENERATION ALCATEL
ASAM: WHAT THE MARKET WANTS
> 2 AL CATEL
Service penetrations of 30 percent and more are
driving the need for a new way of deploying DSL.
The answer to this need is higher capacity
DSLAMs and higher bandwidth aggregation.
High-speed Internet (HSI) access continues to
be the foundation of the broadband network
business case. The advantages made to the
Alcatel 7301 ASAM are designed to further
improve the business case in view of increasing
DSL household penetration and usage beyond
the PC-owning households.
In addition, service providers can start to
differentiate their services to retain and attract
new customers. This can be done if a healthy
HSI network already exists. In addition, service
providers need to have a broadband platform
enabling them to offer a range of compelling
services. These new services in the multimedia
or entertainment space will lead to even higher
rst/second mile bandwidth needs, increasing
the challenges for a healthy operator.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM provides economies
of scale by increasing the ASAM density and
bandwidth capacity in a cost-effective way.
The core of the Alcatel 7301 ASAM is based
on a future-proof bandwidth engine, capable of
processing a huge amount of trafc, including
data, voice, video, and business-corporate trafc.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM offers protection for
service provider investment with a high capacity
architecture supporting over 10,000 users on a
170 Gb/s back plane with switching capacity of
over 5 Gb/s. In addition, each slot has access to
a total bus capacity of up to 1.4 Gb/s.
It also supports multistage subtending and
management for up to 2,000,000 users and
4,000 nodes for a truly scalable network.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM is the answer for broad-
band copper-based deployment, offering multiple
classes of DSL service (ADSL and SHDSL, with
VDSL, READSL2, ADSL2 and ADSL2plus coming
soon) with ATM and IP QoS capabilities. All of
this is combined with the robustness of the Alcatel
7300 platform so widely deployed across the world.
A FUTURE-PROOF
BANDWIDTH ENGINE
AL CATEL 3 >
COST-EFFECTIVE
GROOMING
Reaching Further with
Maximum Geographic Coverage
To increase market reach, service providers
are looking to extend DSL network coverage
to reach all potential DSL subscribers in low
penetration areas. The Alcatel 7301 ASAM can
be congured in a network as a host, supporting
multiple remote DSLAMs using the optical or
electrical subtending interfaces. Service providers
have an economical solution for maximum
coverage in remote areas in combination with
the ability to deliver a maximum amount of
bandwidth, enabling a broader service offering
to a wider public.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM is highly scalable, allow-
ing service providers to reach more potential
DSL customers for small to large system deploy-
ments. The capacity of small systems can be
extended easily to meet the growing demand.
The centralized hub architecture of the Alcatel
7301 ASAM lowers the second mile costs both
in terms of capital expenditures (CAPEX) and
operating expenditures (OPEX). The Alcatel
7301 ASAM offers DSL-centric grooming, with
lower port costs. Early grooming of xDSL-centric
trafc creates OPEX savings because expensive
transport links are better dimensioned, and there
is no need for all xDSL-centric trafc to be ter-
minated at a central switch point. Owing to the
nationwide coverage of DSLAMs, the Alcatel 7301
ASAM can aggregate DSL-centric trafc, more
effectively optimizing the transport capacity.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM supports a wide variety
of interfaces, such as OC-12/STM-4, OC-3/STM-1,
4 x STM-1, T3/E3, T1/E1 and Ethernet. This
offers service providers the exibility to choose
from many options for edge and backbone
networks.
Seamless Interconnection
with EMAN Networks
There is an emerging trend to use Ethernet
metropolitan area networks (EMANs) for DSL
aggregation. Since current deployments are
largely ATM-based, the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
provides efcient STM-1 and STM-4 interfaces.
> 4 AL CATEL
Figure 1 - Connectivity Using Cost-Effective Grooming
Switch Aggregation Layer Hub Grooming Layer DSL-Centric
Grooming
Layer
Multiple ASAMs aggregated
on one link creates
transport savings
Aggregation of nodes
through the hub makes transport
more economical
Switch
Hub
DSL
4 km
Hub
Alcatel 7301 ASAM
5th Generation
CO
Alcatel 7300 ASAM
DSL End Users
Remote
Alcatel 7300 ASAM
4 km
6 km
7 km
Remote Unit
STM-1
Gigabit Optics
E3
GigE
CO
Seamless connectivity
towards MAN networks
combining the best
of two worlds
5 Gb/s network processor
Agnostic grooming of multiple
nodes including GigE
Switch
Router
1540 LiteSpan
Nevertheless, and in view of the EMAN trend,
it will also provide a feature-rich optical GigE
interface allowing operators who choose
Ethernet aggregation to use the Alcatel 7301
ASAM in the most optimum way.
The GigE interface is congured with standard
virtual LAN (VLAN) functions and is capable
of forwarding trafc via cross-connect mode
or bridging mode. To ensure a robust and safe
implementation of Ethernet aggregation with the
GigE interface, the Alcatel 7301 ASAM controls
the uniqueness of the medium access control
(MAC) address, blocks the broadcast storms
of the Ethernet layer and prevents user-to-user
communication. These features are particularly
important for the VLAN bridging/VLAN home
bridging modes.
AL CATEL 5 >
In cross-connect modes, permanent virtual
connections (PVCs) are uniquely linked to one
single VLAN, and the security of the information
is ensured. The resulting quality of service (QoS)
combines the best from both the DSL/ATM and
Ethernet worlds.
It is important to add that the implementation
of the GigE interface allows service providers
to work simultaneously with ATM and EMAN
aggregation networks. In this way migration
of networks and trafc from one technology to
another is exible. This is specically valuable to
tune migration to EMAN aggregation to availability
of features required for end-user services. It also
allows service providers to focus on the
deployment of EMAN networks toward the
trafc generated by new services, leaving
the HSI trafc and operations untouched.
New Services Through
Centralized Intelligence
The hub architecture of the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
allows service providers to introduce video
streaming, portal services and services from
content delivery networks (CDNs) in a cost-
effective way. Large ASAM congurations allow
for local content insertion, large-scale packet
insertion and portal services.
One example is the IP Services Module (ISM),
which expands the power of the Alcatel 7301
ASAM to offer IP and broadband remote access
server (BRAS) functions, and features such as
IP multicast, DSL aggregation, and local Ethernet
connectivity in the access network. The ISM is
a two-slot line termination card that slides into
the front of the Alcatel 7301 ASAM.
> 6 AL CATEL
ADVANCED BUSINESS
ACCESS FEATURES
DSLAMs have tremendous global coverage,
which makes expansion of services to the
business market a very attractive and lucrative
proposition. The Alcatel 7301 ASAM is designed
to serve up to 10,000 users. Combining business
and residential customers strengthens the overall
business case. For example, with 2,000 business
customers and 8,000 residential customers per
ASAM, the total monthly revenue potential is
maximized. These 2,000 business access cus-
tomers can generate the same or more revenue
than the 8,000 residential customers. In other
words, 20 percent of an ASAMs customer base
can equal 50 percent (or more) of its revenue
potential while using just 10 percent of the
ASAMs available bandwidth.
The total revenue potential for business access
on a single Alcatel 7301 ASAM is several hundred
thousand Euros. An example of the ARPUs is
shown in Table 1.
Business customers have requirements that are
different from residential customers, including:
> Greater and symmetrical bandwidth
> Business-quality access
> Voice services
> VPNs
> Interconnection of multiple sites
> Intranet and extranet
> Internet and e-mail hosting
> Videoconferencing
> E-commerce
> Security features such as rewall management
and virus checking
Bandwidth (downstream/upstream) Guaranteed ARPU ()
1,000/128 kb/s No 75
1,000/512 kb/s 256/64 kb/s 225
1,000/1,000 kb/s 256/256 kb/s 350
2,000/2,000 kb/s 512/512 kb/s 700
30,000/30,000 kb/s Guaranteed 5,000
Table 1 - Revenue Potential for Business Services on the Alcatel 7301 ASAM (2,000 users)
AL CATEL 7 >
Wireless
Access Point
End-User
Wireless
Access
Controller
IAD
ISP/Omega
Hotspot Automotive Supplier
Alcatel 7301 ASAM
3G Node-B
SHDSL
ADSL/SHDSL
IAD
ADSL/SHDSL
ADSL/SHDSL
STM-1/GigE
shaped at 20Mb/s
Accurate service level
agreement through VP-shaping:
Get what you pay for
Figure 2 - Alcatel 7301 ASAM Service Scope for Business Access
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM platform has been
designed to cover the needs of the small ofce
home ofce (SOHO) and small to medium enter-
prises (SMEs), as well as the requirements of
the corporate market. The increased capacity
(bandwidth as well as the number of users) of
the Alcatel 7301 ASAM makes virtually unlimited
business access deployment feasible. Differen-
tiating service level agreements can be offered
via the VP shaping function and the multi-QoS
support, which ensure that the proper bandwidth
is provided to your customers and that no limits
are exceeded. The GigE/STM-1 or STM-4 termi-
nation makes it possible to connect corporate
customers, reusing rst mile DSL investments
for higher bandwidth business customers.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM provides an evolutionary
path to a next-generation voice and data network.
It supports legacy applications while enabling a
gradual transition from circuit- to packet-based
networks.
Today we provide access to traditional voice
switches. The Alcatel 7301 ASAM also enables
voice and data on a single DSL connection through
integrated voice over DSL (VoDSL) cards, or a
centralized voice gateway. This enables a direct
V5.2/TR-303/TR-008 interface accessing voice
switches. In the future, the voice trafc will be
open to a next generation switching platform
(H.248/Megaco).
> 8 AL CATEL
In order to maintain and expand their customer
base and increase revenues, service providers
can take advantage of the installed DSL base
to offer broadband services such as streaming
video, VoD, PC TV, and other value-added serv-
ices. The total revenue potential for multimedia
services on a single Alcatel 7301 ASAM is several
hundred thousand Euros. An example of the
ARPU is shown in Table 2.
Alcatel has created an end-to-end standards-based
solution for video services, such as personal video,
broadcast TV, VoD, and e-commerce. The Alcatel
7301 ASAM is ready for video applications on
various end-user platforms, such as personal
computers and televisions. It has been deployed
in various places to provide advanced VoD
services, but can also be used for cost-optimized
video broadcast.
Table 2 - Revenue Potential for Multimedia
Services on the Alcatel 7301 ASAM (8,000 users)
Application ARPU ()
High speed Internet 30
Basic broadcast package 21
Pay TV 25
Multicast TV 3
Networked games 8
Music downloads 8
Gambling online 5
TOTAL 100
Source: Schema Research
MULTIMEDIA READY
The built-in multicasting functionality eliminates
replicated trafc in the network, signicantly
reducing transport costs. Services can be delivered
closer to the end users with optimal network
performance ensured, and users can selectively
join or leave real-time audio or video multicasts.
The backplane architecture is specically designed
to offer broadcast services. The broadcast video
bus of 622 Mb/s can simultaneously deliver up
to 250 video channels to 10,000 users. In addition,
IGMP messages are interpreted locally on the
network processor to reduce latency and
increase efciency. The unique multicasting
policy enforcement feature creates an additional
level of security: it makes sure that multicast
streams are mapped on a per port basis with the
subscriber, omitting channel fraud. The IGMP
channel management is already integrated in the
element management system of the Alcatel 5523
AWS, making mass deployment of multimedia
services possible today.
AL CATEL 9 >
Figure 3 - Unique Integration of IGMP Management into 5523 AWS
> 10 AL CATEL
LOW IMPACT,
HIGH VALUE UPGRADE
The Upgrade Proposition
With the largest installed base of DSLAMs in the
world, Alcatel designed the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
to provide seamless upgrades to existing systems.
Service providers can mix the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
shelves with installed shelves like the 1000 ASAM
(subtended) or Alcatel 7300 ASAM (upgraded or
subtended). This creates a single system that
delivers enhanced functionality and ensures
backward compatibility while preserving past
investments. Typical upgrades with the Alcatel
7301 ASAM cost only a fraction of the cost of a
conventional DSLAM, adding much more value
to the Alcatel 7301 ASAM itself, while allowing
efcient use of the installed base. With respect
to the broader revenue potential, the pay-back
time of an Alcatel 7301 ASAM upgrade is
typically less than one year.
Further, the migration to the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
is based on a unique procedure: the replacement
of the network processor board and the extender
chain. Existing backplanes are re-used and latent
data busses are enabled. This is done via an
ofine migration procedure, reducing the service
outage to a minimum. Beyond hardware
interconnectivity and software consistency, the
easy migration from previous releases to new
releases is enabled through the use of the Alcatel
5620 Network Manager (NM) and the Alcatel
5523 AWS (in the ETSI market) or Alcatel 5526
AMS (in the ANSI market), simplifying the
integration of the Alcatel 7301 ASAM into the
existing network.
Yearly revenue potential per ASAM
Alcatel 7300 ASAM
Upgrade to
Alcatel 7301 ASAM
Investment
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Residential Services
Residential Services
Business Services
Figure 4 - Alcatel 7301 ASAM Upgrade Payback in Less than One Year
With the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
10,000 users can surf the Internet
10,000 users have access to their favourite
250 broadcast TV channels
2,000 users can leverage their companies
with extended access services
...2,000 users can game online
2,000 users can listen to their favourite
music channel
and more!
For a limited upgrade investment your installed
base can be turned into a next generation broad-
band access platform. This upgrade doubles your
revenue potential per DSLAM. Compared to a
typical DSLAM, the Alcatel 7301 ASAM provides
more capacity, both in terms of bandwidth and
number of users. It has a future-proof 170 Gb/s
backplane, a network processor capacity of 5 Gb/s,
and a unique broadcast video bus of 622 Mb/s.
With its exible interfaces, ease of deployment,
carrier-class service capabilities, and advanced
networking features, it meets the many challenges
of DSL networking today and for the future.
AL CATEL 11 >
MEETING THE CHALLENGES
OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
Figure 5 - The Alcatel 7301 ASAM Lifestyle
> 12 AL CATEL
FEATURE OVERVIEW
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM features a wide variety
of interfaces. They include DSL interfaces
(asymmetric DSL (ADSL), G.lite, G.shdsl, VDSL,
READSL2, ADSL2 and ADSL2plus coming soon),
network interfaces (DS3, OC-3, STM-1, STM-4,
4x STM-1, and Gigabit Ethernet), and subtending
interfaces (DS1/E1 inverse multiplexing over
ATM (IMA), DS3/E3 and OC-3/STM-1).
This highly deployable platform offers up to
2,304 lines per rack (splitters included). The
Alcatel 7301 ASAM scales to 10,000 lines per
network interface and supports up to 40,000
connections. It features the lowest power
consumption levels on the market, at just
.96 Watts per ADSL line.
The advanced features of the Alcatel 7301 ASAM
include support of virtual circuit (VC) aggregation,
switched virtual circuits (SVCs), IP multicast,
virtual private networks (VPNs), multiprotocol
label switching (MPLS), and multiple levels of
ATM QoS.
The Alcatel 7301 ASAM is a true carrier-class
device, offering integrated test access.
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