Deploy Carrier Ethernet in Campus or Municipal Fiber Networks
Deploy Carrier Ethernet in Campus or Municipal Fiber Networks
This application example illustrates how the iConverter Multi-Service Platform enables the delivery of Carrier-Grade Ethernet via fiber in a campus or municipal fiber network.
At Building A in the upper left, two copper UTP links from a core switch are converted to two fiber links via an iConverter 19-Module Chassis of GX/TM2 plug-in media converter modules. The GX/TM2 modules (also referred to as Network Interface Devices, or NIDs) have integrated management and support the IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile standard to provide carrier-grade link fault management and monitoring. The GX/TM2 also supports VLAN stacking and Quality of Service for voice/video/data over Ethernet.
An iConverter Network Management Module (NMM2) is also installed in the chassis and is connected to a Network Management Station (NMS). The iConverter network management system provides comprehensive trouble-shooting, performance monitoring and remote hardware configuration of the network. The NMM2 improves network security by providing IP-less management of the network, with only one IP address at the network core managing up to 18 remote IP-less NIDs at the network edge.
The fiber links from Building A run to other buildings, where the fiber at each location is converted back to copper and distributed to end users at different departments.
At Building B, a 1000Mbps fiber link connects to an iConverter standalone GX/TM2 installed in an iConverter 2-Module Chassis with an iConverter 4GT 4-port switch module. This compact and cost-effective chassis configuration functions as a managed switch with a fiber uplink and five managed 10/100/1000 UTP ports that connect to multiple workstations and/or department switches.
At Building C, the other fiber link is connected to a standalone iConverter GX/TM2 NID that provides media conversion and connectivity to an Ethernet switch in the building.
