Aethra AC2041 Technical Specifications

Multiservice ShDSL Network Termination Device
Flexible
Multiservice ShDSL terminal with E1, serial
interface (up to 2048 kbps) and
Convenient and cost-effective
Substitutes outdated leased-line network
equipment with inexpensive and highly
scalable network infrastructure
Reliable
Provides ATM Circuit Emulation Services (CES),
with up to eight independent channels,
over E1 and serial interfaces
AC2041 is a 4-wire ShDSL
Multiservice Network
Termination. The ShDSL
interface is configurable
as a single link with
an aggregate symmetric
rate up to 4608 kbps
(using 2-pair bonding) or
as 2 independent ShDSL
links (2 different links up
to 2312 kbps each)
Configurable connectivity
AC2041 offers flexible ShDSL Network Termination Point
with different operating modes:
• ATM Circuit Emulation Service
• Frame Relay to ATM Interworking
• Cell Bridging to transport ATM cells between the ShDSL
network interface and the E1 service interface
• IP Routing and MAC Bridging
High-Performance Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
(Dslam) Transmission
Used over an ATM based network, AC2041 connected to a
DSLAM, terminates the physical ShDSL and many other xDSL
links. AC2041 cross connects and concentrates up to 128
Virtual Circuit Connections (VCC) over a single or a dual high
speed link to the backbone ATM network, reaching up to
4608kbps (4-wire mode).
Deploying an inexpensive and highly scalable network
infrastructure using AC2041 replaces obsolete DCE, HDSL
transceivers, TDM cross-connects, and other leased line
network equipment.