Alcatel’s DSL management system successfully passed the mark of managing 4 million DSL lines on a single element platform. The Alcatel 5523 ADSL Work Station (AWS) was tested in treating alarms in both normal conditions as well as in stress conditions with avalanches of alarms caused by simulated network outages. At the same time, configuration of new lines and performance management continued unabated, in a configuration with 200 screen operators working on the network.
Alcatel said the test establishes that its AWS can enable DSL operators to extend the network to very large sizes, while maintaining only one platform for Network Element Management. http://www.alcatel.com
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