THE CNX-5 SOLUTION
The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System fulfills this need. It allows service providers to introduce DSL service easily while fully leveraging their investments in SLC-5 DLC installations. The CNX-5 is available in T1 IMA and DS3 configurations to accommodate different network architectures. In the DS3 configuration, multiple SLCs in the same cabinet can be connected into a single node group for simple management of DSL services.
CNX-5 IN THE NETWORK
Standards-based and interoperable with all major Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), the CNX-5 provides the data transmission and voice interface between end users and the Central Office (CO). Ciena cards operate together to provide the capabilities of a DSLAM, while preserving the functionality of POTS and legacy services on the SLC-5. CNX-5 dual channel banks can be networked into multiple configurations depending on density requirements and backhaul options, so service providers can deploy the simplest and most cost-effective DSL system to suit their unique requirements.
CNX-5 BENEFITS
Simple: The CNX-5 allows a SLC-5 to be DSL-enabled with simple card-for-card replacements, with no reduction in POTS capacity.
Elegant: The CNX-5 requires no backplane cabling, “pizza boxes”, POTS splitters, or additional pads and cabinets— just a simple card-for-card upgrade.
Cost-effective: Lower start-up, expansion, and inventory costs make the CNX-5 much less expensive than Mini-RAMs and remote DSLAMs.
Scalable: The CNX-5 provides cost-effective DSL growth in two line increments without reducing POTS capacity, and the Catena View EMS is expandable to hundreds of thousands of lines in many different configurations.