The CN 3180 and CN 3181 MAGs feature flexible, programmable designs, enabling sophisticated service classification, traffic management, prioritization, and aggregation with Gigabit Ethernet trunk interfaces for cost-effective interworking with Ethernet switches and routers. The MAG devices work seamlessly with Ciena’s Service Aggregation Switches—such as the CN 5060™ Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform, to provide Ethernet and TDM/ATM services transport over Carrier Ethernet networks.

The MAG devices are typically located at the customer premises to provide service demarcation between customer and carrier networks with support for advanced Quality of Service (QoS) and Ethernet Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) features to enable a mix of services and verifiable Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

These devices are ideally suited to mobile backhaul networks where new broadband cellular services and technologies are driving dramatic increases in data traffic volumes. The MAG platforms allow operators to converge 2/2.5G TDM, 3G ATM or TDM and new 3G/4G IP/Ethernet services on the same backhaul network, thereby reducing Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) and Operating Expenses (OPEX).

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