Multi-Service Packet Node
The DragonWave Fusion A20 simplifies the transport of multi-generation voice and data traffic over packet networks, for versatile, cost-effective mobile backhaul and business services delivery.
The A20 is the only solution that combines legacy services, Ethernet services, and Ethernet demarcation capabilities in a single, powerful, 1RU platform. With the A20, service providers gain the versatility to expand their service offerings and smoothly migrate to a single converged Carrier Ethernet network, while preserving revenue streams from profitable legacy services.
Completely modular, the A20 delivers a level of functionality more commonly found in higher-end aggregation and core devices. This design allows operators to configure the device based on location-specific needs, and make simple adjustments as requirements evolve. The A20 is the only product of its kind to provide significant investment protection by accommodating new software features and a wide variety of cards as market requirements change and new services, protocols, or interfaces are developed.
Key Benefits and Features
- Flexible “pay-as-you-grow” platform
- 3 field-replaceable line card slots
- Up to 26 Ethernet ports, 24 T1/E1 ports or a mix
- Multi-service pseudowire capabilities – Circuit Emulation Service (CES), ATM, FR, and HDLC
- Extensive Ethernet functionality – Ethernet services (MEF-9) with advanced traffic management (MEF-14)
- Comprehensive QoS and Ethernet OAM & PM – 802.3ah, 802.1ag, Y.1731, for guaranteed SLAs
- High Precision Clock Recovery (HPCR®) – the industry’s most robust adaptive clock recovery technology
- Extended temperature range
- Positioned for the future – supports multiple topologies and modular cards
Key Applications
- Mobile Backhaul
- Microwave and fiber access network switching and aggregation
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Business Services Delivery:
- T1/E1 service delivery and line replacement
- E-LINE and E-LAN Ethernet services delivery and demarcation
- Internet access, IP convergence (voice, video, data)