Alcatel-Lucent

7342 Intelligent Service

Access Manager (ISAM)
Fiber to the User (FTTU)
 The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU enables IP
converged triple play services by offering maximum
bandwidth and QoS over fiber access. Its FSAN
standards compliant GPON implementation is
unmatched in features — 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth, 20 km
reach, ONT Management and Control Interface (OMCI),
and the most robust QoS for triple play services. The
Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU integrates smoothly
with legacy voice and RF video networks, and allows
you to grow new service revenue and offer true
gigabit download speeds. With the Alcatel-Lucent
7342 ISAM FTTU, your can decrease OPEX for tech-
nical and service representatives, and reduce churn
with attractive service bundles, increasing ARPU
and decreasing subscriber acquisition cost.

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Optical Broadband from the Broadband Leader

The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) As the foundation of a cost-effective
Fiber to the User (FTTU) system provides you with a 21st-century platform all-IP optical access network, the
for bundled services and offers a wide range of network applications, includ- Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU
ing fiber access to residential and business subscribers, as well as subscribers system supports next-generation
in multiple dwelling or tenant units (MDU/MTU). With the Alcatel-Lucent voice, data, and video services over
7342 ISAM FTTU, you gain a long-term strategic advantage over your IP using Ethernet interfaces while
competition. You can offer any service mix with increased reliability and maintaining robust support for
performance, while significantly lowering operational costs. legacy services, such as plain old
telephone service (POTS) and
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM radio frequency (RF) video.
FTTU uses Full Service Access
Network (FSAN) standards compli- The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 system
ant gigabit passive optical network uses Alcatel-Lucent’s ISAM tech-
(GPON) technology to multiplex nology for intelligent IP-based
any mix of voice, video or data in access, enabling reuse of network
the central office (CO) onto a deployment models and manage-
single fiber that is terminated at ment systems.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 the subscriber’s premises. Each PON
line supports 2.5 Gb/s downstream
ISAM FTTU system offers
and 1.2 Gb/s upstream. In addition
a GPON solution with to GPON performance, PON lines
can be extended up to 20 km with
unparalleled scalability, port 32 subscribers per PON, or up to
64 subscribers per PON for shorter
density, and performance. distances.

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 The Alcatel-Lucent ISAM technology is also designed
for wire-speed performance with cost-effective Ethernet
switching and enhanced Layer 2/Layer 3 functions.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU combines
ISAM performance with a comprehensive integrated
solution for fiber access. With this technology, you have
the flexibility to deliver RF video, IPTV, data, legacy
and next generation voice – as well as backhaul 2G, 3G
and WiMAX radio access, all on one platform. Just as Increase Service Revenue
important, the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU is Gaining a competitive edge often
managed by the same systems used for all Alcatel-Lucent means offering more services to
access products: the Alcatel-Lucent 5520 Access increase revenue and reduce churn;
Management System (AMS). however, your existing access net-
work is probably not designed to
deliver a full suite of services. The
Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU
is a strategic access platform that
enables delivery of these and future
services. Offering a complete suite
of voice, data, and video can dra-
matically increase your top-line
revenue as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Incremental Revenue from FTTU

200

150 HDTV
ARPU (In U.S. Dollars)

DVR
VoD
100
Premium Video
Digital Video
Basic Video
50
Broadband
Long Distance
Local
0
Voice Voice Voice, Video
Only and Data and Data

Source: The Yankee Group, 2004

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Lower Operational Costs The high degree of integration and the passive nature
Increasing revenue from new of the outside plant used in the Alcatel-Lucent 7342
services is only part of the value ISAM FTTU solution greatly simplify network opera-
offered by the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 tions. Your service provisioning can be largely automated
ISAM FTTU solution. Service because the network is designed to support a spectrum
providers are beginning to document of services from day one. Services can be initiated and
the operational savings achieved terminated by your subscribers, saving labor costs that
with optical access networks. By can be used for other aspects of customer care, such as
using passive elements, the fiber- improving customer loyalty. In addition, because
based Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM multiple services are provided via a single network,
FTTU solution delivers cost savings customer care can be much more effective and offer
that can result in between 40 and more up-selling opportunities. This also decreases your
60 percent lower labor expenses churn, cutting back on marketing costs for individual
compared with using existing services and order generation.
copper networks. These savings
are achieved in reduced subscriber
contact associated with service
orders, trouble reporting, outside
plant operations, CO operations,
and network operations. As shown Figure 2. Incremental EBITDA from FTTU Build
in Figure 2, financial analysts see
Retained
the opportunity to reduce longer 9%
term operating expenses with
capital investment in FTTU.
HSD
28%

Op. Exp.
Savings
45%

Video
18%

Source: ARMIS database and Bernstein Analysis

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A Scalable Full-Service Solution

Access Platform for

a Competitive Edge
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM
FTTU platform provides you with
unmatched, scalable bandwidth
using GPON technology for video,
voice, legacy and high-speed data
With the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU system, you also get the
services. Your services are delivered
best-in-class solution for deployment of GPON-compliant full service
using a single fiber with receive-and-
access networks. The system is the result of years of R&D going back to
transmit wavelengths multiplexed
the mid-1990s. Indeed, Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in PON technology
together — along with an optional
development and has been instrumental in the work of the FSAN
wavelength for downstream RF
Group and the standardization of optical access by the ITU-T.
video. FTTU enables you to deliver
high-revenue, next-generation
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU platform has throughput capacity
services today – cost-effectively
and operational enhancements unmatched by competitors. In addition
and efficiently.
to using Alcatel-Lucent’s market-leading GPON technology, this platform
leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s leadership position in DSL and next-generation
DLC in two key ways:
• The 7342 ISAM FTTU uses the same Layer2/Layer3 technology
as the industry-leading ISAM platform for IP DSLAM
• The 7342 ISAM FTTU uses the same management system
(5520 Access Management System [AMS] as the Alcatel-Lucent
ISAM 7302 and 7330.

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Figure 3 illustrates the elements
of a complete Alcatel-Lucent 7342
ISAM FTTU end-to-end solution.
The solution includes a packet
optical line terminal (P-OLT),
located in the CO, that terminates
PON interfaces connected to many
outlying ONTs. The Alcatel-Lucent
FTTU solution includes four
different types of ONTs: Indoor
ONTs (ONT I-Series) for single
family homes; Outdoor ONTs
(ONT O-Series) for single family to serve up to 64 ONTs located is performed at all interfaces using
homes and Small Office Home at outlying subscriber sites. The up to 8 queues for different service
Offices (SOHOs); Business ONTs Alcatel-Lucent 7342 FTTU performs types. Traffic flow grooming is per-
(ONT B-Series); and MDU/FTTB service differentiation and traffic formed by using per service or per
ONTs for up to 24 living units. flow prioritization in the ONT and subscriber virtual LANs (VLANs)
P-OLT. The solution grooms voice in the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM traffic and forwards it to the PSTN FTTU and virtual private LAN
FTTU solution supports longer reach voice gateway — the GenBand G6 service (VPLS) instances in the
from the CO to the subscriber — using GigE interfaces. Data traffic BSA. The VPLS instances are
up to 20 kilometers (12.4 miles). is groomed and forwarded to a terminated at the BSR, which is
Each fiber terminated at the P-OLT broadband service aggregator (BSA) connected to the IP routed network.
in the CO can be split using optical using multiple GigE and 10 GigE
splitters, which enables the 7342 interfaces. Traffic flow prioritization

Figure 3. Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU in a Network

5520 AMS
20 km

Internet IPTV NGN Voice

7342 Single
O-Series Family
ONTs Homes

GigE
IP/MPLS VPLS 10 GigE 1490 nm 2.5 Gb/s
1310 nm 1.25 Gb/s
WDM 1:64 7342
7342 P-OLT Small/
7750 BSR 7450 BSA Splitters B-Series Medium
ONTs Enterprises

Optional 1550 nm

GR303
MDU
7342
EDFA with up
LP-MDU
G6 VG R F Video to 12 LUs
Class 5 ONTs
Voice

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 For IPTV, the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU
supports the Internet group management protocol
(IGMP) proxy/snooping function within the P-OLT
and ONT, permitting dynamic multicast of video
channels. The GigE/10GigE interfaces at each P-OLT,
the GPON interfaces, and the ONTs receive and forward
IP video traffic using multicasting. In addition to IP
video, the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU system
includes an optional integrated RF overlay solution for
video services. A video optical line terminal (V-OLT)
is used to amplify the video signal using erbium-doped
fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) for transmission downstream.

Service Access
With the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU solution,
you can also deliver a full bundle of services — voice,
data, and video — over a single fiber cable to any
residential subscribers — for indoor or outdoor
deployment — whether these subscribers are living
in single family units (SFUs) or multi-dwelling units
(MDUs). Moreover Alcatel-Lucent ONTs are compliant
with ITU-T standards and managed through an ONT
management and control interface (OMCI).

The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ONT O-Series is designed

to deliver triple play services to single-family home
owners and Small Office Home Office owners that need
a telco demarcation point outside the home or office.
The ONT O-Series is a temperature-hardened unit
ready for outdoor deployment with battery backup
for lifeline services. The SFU versions of the O-Series
include two or four POTS interfaces and one or two
Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and one optional
F connector for RF video. In addition, an optional
MOCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) interface is
included for Ethernet over existing coax home wiring.

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 A scalable architecture, full GPON
standards compliance with unmatched
performance, IP multiservice, and a
common management system for all access
networks make the Alcatel-Lucent 7342
ISAM FTTU your most cost-effective optical
access solution on the market today.

The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ONT The Alcatel-Lucent MDU ONTs low power consumption. Both FTTB
I-Series is designed to deliver triple are designed to provide services to ONTs incorporate the unique
play services to single-family homes. residential subscribers in MDUs, "Virtual ONT" concept: Each
I-Series ONTs can either be mount- such as apartment buildings or copper user has the same Quality
ed inside the home or placed free- multi-tenant units such as business of Service (QoS) as FTTH/GPON
standing on a desk, and can be buildings. Two different versions users and is effectively treated as if
equipped with a battery backup of the MDU ONTs can be used they are a fiber user.
for lifeline services. They include depending on the in-building cable
two POTS interfaces for voice, interface required. The LP MDU- The Alcatel-Lucent ONTs support
and up to four Gigabit Ethernet G ONT provides Gigabit Ethernet Internet gateway message protocol
interfaces for high-speed data and interfaces over Category 5/6 wires (IGMP) snooping for Internet pro-
one F connector for video. and can connect up to 12 subscri- tocol television (IPTV) multicast,
bers over telephone or Ethernet and ITU-T H.248/session initiation
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ONT-B cables. It includes 24 POTS protocol (SIP) for voice loop
Series is designed to deliver triple interfaces along with a coax emulation and softswitch-based
play services to businesses that interface with high launch power voice services.
need a telco demarcation point that you can use to distribute RF
outside the business site. The video. Its low profile (3.844” x
B-Series ONTs are temperature- 17.43” x 12”) design is ideal for
hardened and ready for outdoor installation in terminal rooms in
deployment with battery backup. a rack, closet, or outdoor cabinet.
They include eight POTS inter- The Alcatel-Lucent 7352 ISAM
faces for voice, and one Gigabit Fiber FTTB ONT is GPON-fed
Ethernet interface, two DS1 or E1 24 port remote supporting VDSL2
interfaces for TDM services, and one profiles 30a and 17a. It is a small
optional F connector for RF video. form factor device (1U high) with

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 End-to-End Solution

The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU is part of a complete end-to-end

solution for optical broadband from Alcatel-Lucent. Leveraging our
leadership in broadband access, Alcatel-Lucent has developed a
solution with a robust feature set ideal for mass deployment. It uses
a cost-effective, standards-compliant passive optical network that
revolutionizes your access network infrastructure. It gives you a long-
term competitive edge and delivers a range of broadband services
to subscribers over a single optical fiber.

T H E A L C AT E L - L U C E N T F T T U P R O D U C T S U I T E
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING KEY COMPONENTS:
• Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Packet Optical Line Terminal (P-OLT)
• Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Indoor Optical Network Terminal
(ONT I-Series)
• Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Outdoor Optical Network Terminal
(ONT O-Series)
• Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Low Profile Multiple Dwelling Unit
Optical Network Terminal (LP-MDU-ONT)
• Alcatel-Lucent 7352 Fiber to the Building Optical Network
Terminal (FTTB ONT)
• Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Business Optical Network Terminal
(ONT B-Series)
• Alcatel-Lucent 5520 Access Management System (AMS)
• Alcatel-Lucent 5528 Web-Based Access Manager (WAM)
• Alcatel-Lucent FS3000 and FS5000 Platform
• Video Optical Line Terminal (V-OLT)
• Genband G6 Universal Media Gateways

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21st Century Access from a Leader in Access

Global Market and

Technology Leadership
Alcatel-Lucent is the world leader
in access systems for both digital
subscriber line (DSL) and digital
loop carrier (DLC) equipment. With
over 25 years of access deployment
experience and a demonstrated
track record of successful broadband
deployment, Alcatel-Lucent remains
a proven choice for carrier-grade
access solutions. Alcatel-Lucent
has designed the 7342 ISAM FTTU
system to provide a future-proof
all-optical access solution to let
Optical technology has been As new homes and communities you offer any service mix your
successfully deployed within the are built, or aged plants are refur- subscribers demand while realizing
network core to increase capacity. bished, fiber access is becoming the benefits of increased reliability
The access network — the “last the preferred choice for build-out and lower maintenance expenses.
mile” — has remained a bottleneck, by traditional and alternative
limiting the deployment of new carriers alike. Your capital invest- Alcatel-Lucent has led the industry
services. Demand for broadband ment is more than justified by the from technology innovation to
services has resulted in DSL tech- long-term operational cost savings standardization. It is a key member
nologies being deployed on the and increased revenues gained while of the ITU-T and FSAN standards
existing copper-based access net- leveraging an access network with bodies and a major contributor to
work to increase capacity. As virtually limitless capacity. the GPON standards. Alcatel-
you look to the future, you want Lucent’s innovation and expertise
optical technology in the last mile Alcatel-Lucent understands your demonstrate its commitment to
to provide the assurance that your access networks. Alcatel-Lucent providing you with a long-term
networks will support your needs – understands fiber optics. An strategic advantage in your access
both today and tomorrow. Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM network — the access network for
FTTU solution, the world’s first the next one-hundred years.
standards-compliant GPON system,
is sure to provide your network with
years of profitable service.

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