Combine packet and optical in a single, compact, scalable platform
The Hitachi AMN6400 Packet Optical Transport platform combines DWDM, TDM and packet services in a single compact and scalable platform. The AMN6400 can cross-connect and manage at the optical, TDM (SONET/SDH and OTN), and packet (Ethernet and MPLS-TP) layers simultaneously, collapsing multiple network elements into a single, manageable unit. TDM services can be transported either transparently as a transport system or label switched via pseudowire emulation (PWE) as a packet system. Whatever your network design, today or in the future, the AMN6400 can adapt to meet your requirements.
The AMN6400 POTP is designed to fit into any central office, headend or data center. The AMN6400 fits into either a 19 inch or 23 inch rack, meets the industry standard 12” depth requirement (including fiber management), and is only 16 rack units tall.
The AMN6400 management plane and hardware are designed to make expanding the platform simple and painless. Up to 50 individual shelves may be combined into a single network element, scaling switching and transport capacity accordingly.
The unique compact size and low startup cost of the AMN6400 POTP makes it ideal for smaller carriers who want to start with a capacity expansion today, but want to grow to a packet core network in the future. Building a network today with the AMN6400 ensures that the hardware will be in place for many network evolutions in the future.
Interfaces are available to support middle-mile expansion, metropolitan networks, and long haul networks from a single platform, reducing the total number of manageable elements in your network and lowering overall operational expenses.
