Calix introduced a residential Active Ethernet (AE) platform and released an Extended Reach GPON capability for its Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform (MSAP) that enables carriers to reach subscribers located up to 40 km.
The Calix E5-312 delivers last mile AE service to residential subscribers at distances of up to 60 km while preserving service providers’ current investment in Calix’ optical network terminals (ONTs). Key features of the new residential AE platform include:
- The E5-312 is a purpose-built, environmentally hardened, small-form-factor 1RU platform that enables flexible deployment from the CO to the edge of the access network.
- AE enables up to 1Gbps dedicated symmetrical bandwidth, allowing service providers to strategically serve high capacity residential customers whose upstream bandwidth requirements exceed that of the general consumer.
- The flexibility of the Calix 700GX ONTs, which auto-detects and supports both AE and GPON from a common ONT, enables service providers to use the E5-312, or other Calix C- and E-Series platforms, to select the appropriate form factor and technology to match the service requirements of subscribers without the capital or operational expense of replacing the ONT.
- The platform has 12 GE SFP ports for symmetric 1GE AE services that support copper or bi-directional (single fiber) optical modules; the AE optics modules are Calix screened to ensure carrier-grade performance.
- Two standards-based 10GE SFP+ ports support ring and point-to-point topologies.
- The platform supports several access network topologies, including GE/AE aggregation, GE uplink aggregation, 10GE/GE network uplink, and link aggregation.
- Link aggregation provides logical NxGE link bonding for bandwidth expansion.
- The E5-312 is fully managed by the Calix Management System (CMS), which provides a single network view and a common user experience independent of media type, protocol, or service.
In addition, Calix rolled out an enhanced Extended Reach GPON solution aimed at rural deployments. The latest C7 software Release 6.1 further enhances the Calix Extended Reach GPON solution, enabling a standards-based solution that, when deployed with a specialized, pluggable OIM, doubles a service provider’s GPON service radius from 20 km to 40 km. Key features include:
- Doubles the reach of standards-based GPON from 20 km to 40 km.
- Support on all existing C7 GPON OLT line cards (new pluggable OIM required).
- Support by any Calix 700, 700G, or 700GX ONT.
- Standards-compliant solution based on ITU-TG.984.6 and Amendment 2 to ITU-T G.984.2.
Calix noted that it now has over 375 fiber customers, which span telcos, cable operators, developers and municipalities. More than 75 percent of Calix’ customer base is deploying fiber technologies today.
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