SYNCHRONYŽ CX-1500/CX-1540

Product Highlights

• Concentrates Cell Based and Legacy Traffic
• Wide Variety of Interface Modules
• Sophisticated Diagnostics
• Supports Terrestrial and Satellite Networks
• ATM Standards Compliant
• Compact and Rack Mountable
• Supports Data Encryption Equipment

Overview

The SYNCHRONY Cell Exchange ATM products offer a flexible, modular, scaleable and cost effective multi-access solution for WAN connectivity to emerging ATM networks. Multi-access functionality allows users to transition into new ATM technology at their own pace, while preserving their investment in the existing application infrastructure. The SYNCHRONY Cell Exchange products provide the user with an ATM Cell platform that serves on the "network edge" to multiplex and concentrate cell bearing traffic (ATM), Frame Relay and legacy (IP, Ethernet, TDM, async, bi-sync, SNA) traffic.

The SYNCHRONY Cell Exchange products enhance the capabilities of the SYNCHRONY family of products, and their flexible architecture and interface diversity make them ideal for a full range of ATM applications. The current ST products connect to the ATM services through these Cell Exchange products.

The CX-1500 is a compact, rack mountable, 15 slot chassis that can operate with any combination of CPE or network interfaces. The state-of-the-art cell bus backplane switches and multiplexes data from a wide variety of interface modules ranging in speed from 2.4 Kbps to 155 Mbps. Interface modules supporting both terrestrial and satellite communications networks makes "ATM Anywhere" a reality. For high reliability applications that require a minimum of downtime, the CX-1500 can be optioned with a redundant Power Supply and/or CPU.

Flexibility is the key when it comes to managing the CX-1500. It offers both a user friendly, menu driven configuration and diagnostic system and an industry standard SNMP V.2 management capability. Access to these management systems can be accomplished locally via a direct connect RS-232 port, or remotely either through the network or via dial-in modem.

The CX-1500 flexible architecture and interface diversity make it ideal for a wide range of ATM applications. Combined with comprehensive SNMP, full traffic management and its "Any to Any" connectivity, the CX-1500 provides powerful ATM service capabilities with maximum network efficiency.

The CX-1540 is a smaller, lighter, more cost-effective solution for the user who wants to connect a small number of legacy or ATM applications to a larger ATM switch or network. The CX-1540 uses the same interface modules as the CX-1500, allowing the user to create custom packages for specific applications.

Technical Specifications | Modules
Manuals | MIBs