The CN 3600 Intelligent Optical Multiservice Switch is an advanced Next-Generation SONET/SDH Multiservice Provisioning Platform with industry-leading integrated Digital Cross-connect System (DCS) capabilities. The CN 3600 is the perfect solution for small office DCS, large office legacy DCS growth, international gateway and next-gen SONET/SDH ADM applications. The CN 3600 delivers OC-3 to OC-192 SONET, DS1, DS3/EC-1, equivalent SDH services as well as Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet services with scalable broadband and wideband switching fabrics for DCS applications.

For DCS applications, the CN 3600 offers savings up to 50% in equipment, 70% in power and 80% in space utilization over legacy systems. Efficiencies are gained from optical and electrical transmux features with advanced VT1.5 and STS switch matrices that scale to fit the needs of small and medium-sized central offices and also large-office DCS cap-and-grow strategies. The CN 3600 replaces central office M13s, ring terminating ADMs and legacy DCS growth requirements.

For international gateway applications, the CN 3600 offers a single platform supporting both SONET and SDH translation, transport and switching eliminating the need for multiple ADMs with separate software and tediously managed low order multiplexers. Savings up to 50% in capital costs and 90% in space are often realized.

As a next-gen ADM, the CN 3600 offers an innovative combination of capabilities driving OC-48 to OC-192 upgrade cost savings of 30%, ring bandwidth savings of 40% and space savings of 70%. Full support of Ethernet GFP/VCAT/LCAS ensures bandwidth optimization, service flexibility and interoperability across multi-vendor networks. Per-node distributed DCS capabilities minimize ring bandwidth and DCS port requirements in the central office.

The CN 3600 product family includes 3 chassis, the CN 3606, the CN 3616, and the CN 3620. All share components and software, decreasing sparing requirements and simplifying system operation and management. The CN 3606 is ideal for physically constricted areas while the CN 3616 fits data centers with ETSI 19” racks, and the CN 3620 fits within a standard 23’ telco rack.

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