Telecom Outlook 2003

December 14, 2002
FTTx access switch for telecom carriers

HONGKONG -- NEC corporation has unveiled CX2510-MC, the FTTx access switch for broadband networks, at ITU Telecom Asia 2002. It will enable telecom operators to offer Internet users with high speed access, and with more variations in Internet access technology.

CX2510-MC is a high-density optical fibre accommodation device. It enables communication prohibition and minimum bandwidth guarantee, which allows the operators to provide advanced services. In fact the bandwidth control is applied to all assigned users, and the minimum bandwidth allocation service is applied to all flows.

CX2510-MC is capable of maintaining media converters located in a distant location. Its built-in media converter and integrated mounting device makes it possible to provide various public network services.

The product features include four types of QoS classes support for each user which allow assignment of different priority levels to each flow, the priority control between users is processed based on Round-Robin scheme, FTTx authentication and various configuration. The redundant bridge segment can be configured following the spanning tree function and the packets can be forwarded to the designated ports by IGMP snooping function which checks IGMP packets and connects to the multicast group.

The features also include high security with restrictions of port-to-port communication. It also restricts the communication between different ports to protect users from the unexpected illegal access.

NEC plans to target the product at two categories of telecom carriers. Firstly the telecom carriers which provide broadband Internet access to ISP by FTTH, wireless LAN etc. for subscribers. And secondly telecom carriers which provide variety of public switching services, such as VoIP, for enterprises.

Contact:
NEC corporation
Tel: 81-3-3798-6511
Email: a-shikimori@ay.jp.nec.com
Web: www.nec.com