TelCo Systems has announced a new mobile backhaul cell site switch which can service sites with 2G, 3G or “4G” technology. The demarcation device can be used with either carrier Ethernet or MPLS network connections.
“It will continue our push and support toward both carrier Ethernet and MPLS transport technology,” said Nir Halachmi, product line manager for TelCo Systems. He added that extending MPLS to the cell site can be a significant benefit for operators.
Telco Systems says its new switch, called the -Marc 3312SC, is “one of the densest demarcation devices on the market,” because it packs so much functionality into a small form factor.
“What we’re bringing in is basically a shoebox, a very, very convenient form factor. But it’s also a very dense one, and a very smart one,” said Halachmi. “Our engineers have really pushed our limits and come up with a very, very nice product.”
The T-Marc 3312SC’s other features include:
- Support for SyncE (Synchronous Ethernet), IEEE1588v2, and clock distribution from one source to another, to ensure that the network elements are properly time- and frequency- synchronized.
- Circuit emulation support for converging and migrating 2G and 3G to 4G networks.
- Flexible control of traffic and services, whether the operator
- Multi-vendor interoperability. Halachmi said that TelCo Systems expects to see operators moving away from single-vendor network solutions to starting to open negotiations on each part of the network, and seeking interoperability to protect existing network investments. The company’s EdgeGenie service management system, which manages the T-Marc device, is also designed for interoperability.
“At the end of the day for mobile backhaul, the operator’s only interest is the service,” Halachmi said. “It doesn’t care how many boxes there are … only point-and-click operations to configure the service, manage the service, and troubleshoot the service. By designing the system around this concept, we got a very, very nice system that basically gives the customer a very intuitive, very simple way to manage it.”
