A P P L I C A T I O N N O T E

The Evolution of Edge Routing:

Todays High-Performance Converged Edge
New services and cost-effective operations with the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router
as a converged IP services edge platform
Abstract
To remain competitive, telecommunications service providers need to continuously enhance their
residential, business and mobile portfolios. They need to transition away from legacy services toward
all-IP offerings and remedy infrastructure issues that have resulted in service network silos. Edge
convergence plays a critical role in this transition.
IP technologies and service routing platforms now allow common hardware and software to be adopted
at the various network edges. This provides a consistent touch point for Quality of Service (QoS)
and OA&M across all service domains, reducing time and effort for Operations Support System
(OSS) integration. A converged IP services edge at the edge of the High Leverage Network

(HLN)
architecture grows more compelling as emerging applications drive interactivity across disparate
access domains and the cost of dedicated edge infrastructure and service overlays rises.
This Application Note discusses the drivers for and benets of implementing a converged IP services
edge and, specically, the deployment of a solution based on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router.
Case studies illustrate how Tier One service providers in Europe and North America have successfully
deployed the 7750 Service Router in this scenario.
Table of contents
1 Service trends at the converged IP services edge
2 An opportunity for infrastructure refresh
2 The converged IP services edge explained
3 Benets of a converged IP services edge
4 Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router for the converged IP services edge
5 Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for the business services edge
5 Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for the mobile packet core and backhaul
6 Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for the residential services edge
7 Customer examples
7 European service provider: New business model
8 A competitive service provider in North America
9 Conclusion
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Service trends at the converged IP services edge
The past decade has witnessed service innovations across all communications markets. Todays residential
broadband delivers triple play services, including managed IPTV services in high denition. In business
services, Ethernet has become the default customer hand-off, boosting throughput and opening the
door for the complementary mix of Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs. With growing deployment of Long
Term Evolution (LTE) wireless technology, delivery of any broadband services over any access
network wireline or wireless is very much a reality.
The network edge is instrumental in delivering service innovation because that is where processing
and enforcement of service policies occurs for each IP packet ow. Any strategy to converge and
consolidate disparate edge devices must, therefore, include an evaluation of current and future
service trends across the principal service segments:
Business services: Providers have deployed IP VPNs and Carrier Ethernet services to accommodate
higher bandwidth demand. Now, they must also support IPv6 VPNs, multicast VPNs and other new
services as IPv4 address exhaust hits. Current Multiservice Edge Routers (MSERs) used for delivering
such services are nearing their end of life. They cannot support higher speeds and higher performance
without operator investment in new equipment and upgrades.
Residential broadband: To say that IPTV and IP-video has had a signicant impact is an understatement.
Legacy Broadband Remote Access Service (BRAS) equipment is rapidly nearing end of life, and the
centralized BRAS model is a bottleneck for high-speed Internet services. This situation will worsen
as providers begin to cache video content closer to subscribers.
Wireless: Networks have now been built out for commercial service offerings. The potential exists
to branch out and offer mobile backhaul services, based on last mile access networks and the ability to
reach a majority of cell sites in the operating region. Mobile networks have changed tremendously
over the last decade, from 2G to 3G, and they are now moving to Long Term Evolution and an
entirely IP-based packet infrastructure.
Two principal factors are notable in the evolution of all of these transitioning service segments:
First, demand for bandwidth continues to escalate. Trafc on the network continues to increase as
applications in all segments use more video and multimedia content.
Second, networks are converging on IP as the common underlying technology. IP has become a
ubiquitous presence in every application protocol stack. All signicant applications are essentially
IP-based. As a result, IP/MPLS and Ethernet (with Ethernets close inter-relationship to IP) are the
logical technologies of choice for transport of applications and services, because they deliver the
bandwidth and performance necessary to support new and emerging services.
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An opportunity for infrastructure refresh
A combination of service trends and innovations, increasing bandwidth demand and IP convergence
is driving change in the way providers must deliver services. This change, in turn, necessitates an
architectural evolution of service provider networks.
Service providers must increase operational efciency while they move to support new services. Cost
and complexity cannot increase; they must be reduced through this evolution. In addition, it is
important to maintain a high quality of experience for end users to maintain customer loyalty and
reduce subscriber churn.
During recent infrastructure refresh cycles, service providers commonly built service overlay
networks. These dedicated infrastructures were implemented and deployed on a per-service basis.
They included, for example, business service infrastructures or residential networks. Typically, a
best-of-breed strategy was used to build out these service-specic infrastructures, leading to various
vendors equipment (and associated EMS/NMS, CLIs, OS and so forth) being deployed in the network.
Today, these service overlays are increasingly difcult to operate, because cost and complexity have
increased with service and network growth.
The time is right to implement a converged IP services edge to address the factors driving todays
architectural evolution and meet the need to simplify operations, reduce OPEX and increase
efciency. It is no longer necessary to build service overlays. There is no need to buy new BRAS/BNG
devices when the required functionality can be enabled on a converged edge platform. If expanding
into residential services from a business services customer base (or vice versa), a converged edge
platform can be leveraged to deliver new service offerings.
Today, it is possible to standardize on one IP services edge device, and the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service
Router is ideally suited to fulll the role of a converged IP services edge platform.
The converged IP services edge explained
At a high level, a converged IP services edge can be dened as a platform combining any two or
more IP-based services. Such services include (but are not limited to) Layer 2/Layer 3 business VPNs,
legacy business services such as Frame Relay/ATM and leased lines, high-speed Internet access services,
2G/3G/4G mobile packet core services and mobile backhaul. A converged IP edge can be implemented
in two ways:
A fully converged IP edge provides a single edge for all services, with one platform and one
network infrastructure, uniting all separate service networks.
An operationally converged IP edge uses consistent edge platform technology while maintaining
separate, service-specic infrastructures, such as business, residential and mobility service networks.
Providers may choose to implement fully or operationally converged edges based on various factors.
These considerations include their size, current services offered, the size of their customer base, their
business objectives and their organizational structure.
Tier 1 providers may prefer to maintain separate service infrastructures (though they do not have to)
or structural separation, because of the size of their infrastructure and customer base. They will
still derive the scaling and operational benets that result from operationally converging their network
edges. These benets include simplied sparing strategies, reduced training costs and ease of OSS
integration into back-end systems, among others.
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To more quickly derive and realize the potential benets, Tier 2 or Tier 3 operators are apt to pursue
fully converged service architectures more aggressively and move away from service overlays. Their
size, reach and service portfolio may be suited to a full edge convergence. Figure 1 shows these
possible convergence paths.
Figure 1. Typical convergence paths for Tier 1 or Tier 2/3 operators
Benets of a converged IP services edge
Implementation of a converged IP services edge has multiple benets. A single edge will help drive
revenues, accelerate the time-to-revenue of new services, ease operations and reduce OPEX. It will
also allow greater scalability with access-independent intelligence in the network.
Substantial operational benets are possible for all types of providers by unifying their element and
network management systems. Common software (OS), CLI and OAM tools allow a consistent touch
point, and this helps operators implement QoS policies more easily, provision and de-provision
services faster and ensure SLA parameters are achieved.
In addition, there are lower costs in introducing new NMS/CLI systems testing and certication.
With only one system to learn, training costs are decreased. Sparing and lab costs are also reduced, as
fewer spares are required and some of this equipment can be utilized in the lab prior to deployment
in the production network. These advantages translate into signicant operational simplications
and corresponding OPEX savings.
BENEFITS OF A CONVERGED IP SERVICES EDGE INCLUDE:
Accelerated delivery of new services to market through common OSS and OAM
Reduced costs for training, certifcation and approvals
Reduced equipment sparing costs
Faster provisioning, troubleshooting and SLA verifcation
Seamless service possibilities, such as multi-screen
Tier 1 incumbents
Residential
Business
Mobile
Time
Scale drives structural separation
OPEX drives common hardware and software
Scale drives structural consolidation
OPEX and CAPEX drive common platform
Tier 2/3 incumbents and challengers
Residential
Business
Mobile
Time
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In a business case developed by Alcatel-Lucent and Bell Labs, modeling showed the savings offered
by a fully or operationally converged IP edge. A fully converged IP edge requires fewer nodes and has
lower startup and ongoing operational expenses. In addition, its deployment can realize 28 percent
total cost of ownership savings (62 percent OPEX savings and 24 percent CAPEX savings) over ve
years. While having the same number of nodes, an operationally converged IP edge achieves lower
upfront and ongoing OPEX, yielding OPEX savings of up to 35 percent. (For further details of this
business case, please request a copy from your Alcatel-Lucent sales representative.)
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router for the converged IP services edge
Alcatel-Lucent is uniquely positioned to help implement the converged IP services edge with
its 7750 Service Router (SR). Deployed in more than 400 networks in 110 countries, the
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR has been chosen by 26 of the top 30 carriers worldwide.
As shown in Figure 2, the 7750 SR plays a pivotal role in three main service domains: business
services, mobile packet core and backhaul, and the delivery of residential services.
Figure 2. Positioning of the 7750 SR in powerful convergence roles
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR provides industry-leading platform capacities, continuous and efcient
bandwidth scaling (including interface speed and density) and a migration path from 10 Gb/s to
100 Gb/s infrastructures and beyond. Because of our industry-leading network processor family,
throughput and packet processing are enabled for the highest levels of service performance. The
7750 SR provides density and footprint advantages, along with the required interface types, which
help reduce capital expense while more fully utilizing network capacity. Economies of scale can
also be achieved by consolidating devices where possible and reducing sparing and lab costs. The
use of specialized high-speed silicon developed in-house permits green service routing, because a
high level of subscribers and trafc can be accommodated per unit of rack space.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR is complemented by many products, allowing the construction of seamless,
consistent end-to-end solutions. In particular, the Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager
(SAM) provides comprehensive support for Fault, Conguration, Accounting, Performance and
Security (FCAPS). The 5620 SAM application suite is a tightly-integrated management system that
enables provisioning of an end-to-end service and network bearers using wizards or point-and-click
conguration from a single application. These capabilities eliminate the need to individually congure
each device in the data path. The 5620 SAM greatly reduces the typical complexity and risk of
provisioning complex services using todays edge routers.
Business services edge
Third generation VPLS, VLLs, IP-VPNs, multicast PVNs
Support for legacy services
Non-stop services and application assurance
Proven scale in real-world mixed-service environments
Mobile packet core and backhaul
LTE evolved packet core gateways (PGW and SGW)
2G/3G GGSN
Advanced packet processing (DPI) and security (IPsec)
Multi-service IP/MPLS for any-G RAN aggregation
Seamless interop with 7705 SAR for cell/POC sites
Residential services edge
Fully featured BNG and operational compatibility
with legacy PPPoE-based BRAS systems
Industry-leading platform capacity, port and
subscriber densities
Granular per-subscriber, per-service, per-application
policy management and control
7750 SR
EPC/GGSN Mobile BH
CESR/L2 PE MSE/L3 PE
BNG/BRAS
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Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for the business services edge
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR can be the central component of a business networking services
solution. The solution enables a wide range of IP transformation projects and evolution to packet-
based network architectures. In this case, converged IP voice, data and video can run over business
VPNs tailored to enterprise customers unique requirements. To fully address enterprise VPN service
needs, Alcatel-Lucent Layer 2 and Layer 3 business VPNs provide complementary service offerings,
leveraging a common IP/MPLS network and service-aware management. The level of service
intelligence can be extended still further with the addition of Multiservice Integrated Service Adapter
(MS-ISA) modules, which virtualize advanced service capabilities into the service edge. For example,
with the MS-ISA, and Application Assurance software, service providers can differentiate their
business network services by allowing enterprises to monitor and control their applications as
they transit the WAN.
In business service applications, the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SRs advanced service delivery
capabilities include:
Point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and any-to-any business VPN services, such as virtual
private LAN services (VPLS) or Ethernet LAN (ELAN) services; Ethernet access to IP VPNs;
virtual leased line (VLL) or Ethernet Line (E-Line) services; and Internet access services
IPv4/IPv6 VPNs, multicast VPNs and more
Application Assured IP VPN, Ethernet VPN and Business Internet services that satisfy
enterprise demands for application level visibility and control in the network
Integrated DDoS traffc scrubbing services to protect enterprise customers from volume and
application-based DDoS attacks
The ability to fexibly deploy either native Carrier Ethernet or MPLS-based services and
functions in any combination required
Support for standards-based H-VPLS services and a range of pseudo-wire encapsulation
capabilities (PWE3), using the full complement of signaling and discovery protocols
Application-aware and service-aware QoS, application identifcation with stateful analysis,
non-stop services, line-rate service performance and multiservice efciency, which are critical
elements for strict SLA-based services and superior Quality of Experience
Advanced, highly fexible hierarchical QoS implementation with hardware support for
multi-tiered shaping and policing hierarchies
Designed as a service delivery platform and featuring a carrier-grade, network-tested Service Router
Operating System, the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR provides the tools to dene and satisfy the most
stringent SLAs for high-value, differentiated business services.
Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for the mobile packet core and backhaul
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR simplies todays network challenges by integrating the required mobility
services functionality into a single all-IP, service-aware platform. With the addition of a Mobile
Gateway Integrated Services Module (MG-ISM), the 7750 SR supports LTE Evolved Packet Core
(EPC) gateway applications including Serving Gateway (SGW), Packet Data Network Gateway
(PGW) and GPRS Gateway Support Node (GGSN) applications. Delivering superior exibility,
a single Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR may be deployed as a dedicated SGW or PGW, as a GGSN
element or for any combination of these functions.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR also provides high-performance mobile gateway functionality including:
Enabling per-user, per-fow, per-application/service QoS performance
Providing passive monitoring and reporting as well as active bandwidth and fow policing
Performing fow-based QoS re-marking to guarantee the required end-to-end QoS
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A high-performance mobile gateway capability on a single platform allows the consolidation of the
IP mobility anchoring capability for converged HSPA/HSPA+ and LTE environments. This advance
can result in signicant cost savings for mobile operators who are looking to provide wireless
broadband capabilities to 2G/3G and 4G/LTE mobile subscribers.
Deploying the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for converged mobile backhaul infrastructures enables the
consolidation of multiple generations of radio access networks, supports a diverse range of SLAs and
provides operational simplicity. As the foundation of a backbone for mobile trafc, the 7750 SR provides
proven carrier-grade high availability with non-stop routing and non-stop services. It also allows
service-aware management and trafc engineering for improved operational agility. Supporting service
constructs including pseudowires, VPLS and fully routed VPRN capabilities, the Alcatel-Lucent
7750 SR delivers one of the industrys most robust, scalable and exible mobile backhaul solutions.
Used in conjunction with access and aggregation products from the same product family such
as the Alcatel-Lucent 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR) and the 7210 Service Access
Switch (SAS) and sharing the same software base, the 7750 SR has a strong presence in
mobile backhaul network solutions across the globe.
Key features of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR for the residential services edge
Television, voice services and the Internet are undergoing rapid transformation and amalgamation,
creating a blend of multi-media applications that adds a new dimension to the user experience. Rich
digital media content is permeating all forms of communication, information and entertainment. It
is also having a profound impact on underlying broadband infrastructure and business models, with
video as the main component. This onslaught of Web 2.0 trafc is challenging legacy IP edge systems,
such as BRAS, with unprecedented capacity and Quality of Service requirements. However, it also
presents new opportunities for network service providers to take an active role in enabling services,
applications and content that run over a converged broadband access network and break the spiral
of legacy Internet service commoditization.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR helps network operators address the challenges and opportunities by
transforming their legacy broadband IP infrastructures, so they can accommodate sophisticated
blends of IPTV, xed and mobile voice, IP multimedia and managed online services in a scalable,
protable manner. With the 7750 SR, network operators can consolidate their IP services on a
converged, multi-service Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) cost-effectively and without
disruption and address new requirements such as IPv6 service support.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR provides:
Non-disruptive legacy migration and service evolution with full support of DSL Forum
TR-059 (BRAS) and TR-101 (BNG) standards and feature requirements (LAC, LTS and LNS)
Huge multi-dimensional scalability in subscribers per chassis and ingress and egress services
queue density, providing over 15 times higher density than legacy BRAS systems to scale
service capacity without expanding equipment footprint
Any mode of operation support bridged or routed gateway/CO deployment, centralized or
distributed edge deployment, wholesale or retail service deployment
IPv6 readiness with IP4/6 dual-stack subscriber management and integrated carrier-grade
network address translation capabilities
Low-cost integration of existing RADIUS-based Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
(AAA) infrastructure supporting both IPoE/DHCP-and PPPoX-based subscriber management
High availability and dependability with non-stop service support that preserves subscriber
and service states during switch-over in case of control processor or node failure
Time- and volume-based accounting with local policy for example to support pre-paid
services, either through RADIUS or a Diameter-based credit control application
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The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR provides all the power, exibility and service intelligence required to
innovate and thrive in the digital lifestyle era. It combines years of operational experience, industry-
leading technology and an exceptionally rich feature set, which minimizes deployment risk while
maximizing options. By supporting both legacy BRAS and next-generation Broadband Network
Gateway requirements, the 7750 SR helps overcome legacy BRAS obsolescence issues. As a result,
service providers can compete more effectively and pursue new revenue opportunities in emerging
multimedia applications and provide premium digital content delivery to the connected home
as a seamless experience.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR plays a pivotal role in delivering residential broadband services and
has been deployed in more than 60 provider networks for converged IPTV, VoIP and high-speed
Internet service bundles.
Customer examples
Alcatel-Lucent has many customers who are offering converged services across at least two market
domains using the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router. The following two examples illustrate the
benets of deploying a converged IP services edge using the 7750 SR.
European service provider: New business model
Faced with a decline in broadband revenue streams, a large incumbent service provider in Europe
engaged Alcatel-Lucent to explore opportunities to reduce operational expenses and increase revenues.
The most critical challenge this customer faced was the rising cost of operating multiple service-specic
infrastructures, which increased backhaul costs and negatively impacted broadband revenues.
The service provider implemented an Alcatel-Lucent Converged IP Edge solution to reduce operational
costs and support greater capacity for video-rich content, which enabled new business models and
new services. The solution includes the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (already installed in the
customers network for Ethernet service aggregation) and the 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM).
With an enhanced focus on its video strategy, the operator is deploying a content delivery network
at the converged IP edge. The Alcatel-Lucent architecture distributes subscriber management
functionality throughout the network, enabling greater efciency and improving service delivery.
With subscriber management and PPP termination closer to the customer, a common IP edge
allows the provider to install video caches where most needed, depending on customer demand
and economics. This approach creates a more exible service architecture.
The service provider can implement service edge capabilities through a simple software upgrade on
the installed 7750 Service Routers. A converged IP edge helps improve implementation of Quality of
Service proles, provides enhanced subscriber management and delivers content to customers without
changing the network. The service provider is also able to upgrade the network without disrupting
service to their wholesale, business and residential customers. Additionally, the Alcatel-Lucent-
Converged IP Edge solution enables seamless migration to a distributed PPP architecture and
evolution to DHCP and will support more IP multicast services, as desired, in the future.
Combining Layer 2/Layer 3 and traditional BRAS functions was essential to ensure a non-disruptive
consolidation of legacy services and subscribers on a next-generation platform, with sufcient headroom
for both existing and emerging service requirements. The service provider believed that Alcatel-Lucent
was uniquely qualied to achieve this consolidation, based on experience with the installed
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Routers. Key features of the 7750 SR platform were important to
the service provider, including its high availability and resiliency. Its ability to provide both IPv4
and IPv6 based services in combination if needed also t well with the video service offerings
the operator planned and provided options for the future when IPv4 addresses reach exhaust.
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A competitive service provider in North America
A large competitive service provider in North America migrated to Alcatel-Lucents converged IP
services edge solution for the implementation of a routed edge and routed CO service delivery
model for residential triple play. To evolve to a converged, all-IP infrastructure, the service provider
moved IP/MPLS capabilities to the edge of the network. This step allows aggregation of trafc at
Layer 2 and Layer 3 from various access technologies, along with termination of consumer, business
and wireless mobility services all on a common platform.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR, 5620 SAM and 5750 Subscriber Services Controller have been implemented
to converge and extend the service providers offerings. Initially, multiple Layer 2/Layer 3 edges in the
network used different vendors platforms, which resulted in a distributed model of L2/L3 aggregation,
with a proliferation of platforms dedicated to consumer and business services, respectively. These
parallel infrastructures led to inefcient use of network resources. Limitations emerged as services
grew in scale and deployment.
For example, limitations in 10 Gb/s Ethernet support led to sub-optimal bandwidth utilization. And
there were also logical capacity limitations, as current-generation technology created VLAN, MAC
address and QoS scaling limitations in metro and aggregation networks. Because a static service
provisioning mechanism was used, service development and customer (service) provisioning
operations became more complex.
The network edge also lacked dynamic knowledge of the network, which made it difcult to fully
exploit bandwidth resources and optimally control associated trafc ows. Finally, multicast replication
was sub-optimal, contributing to potential capacity exhaust and higher than necessary use of ber
and ports.
Figure 3. A before-and-after look at the architectural evolution to a converged IP edge
With the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR as converged IP edge, this customer has positioned itself for
growth and consolidated multiple legacy infrastructures on a common, purpose-built, multi-service
network foundation. By implementing a next-generation solution for its existing backhaul, residential,
Internet access and multi-play services, this service provider has achieved a simpler model of network
and systems development, provisioning and operation.
MR/DR/video core Regional agg Routed C.O. aggregation
Routed edge (RE)
L3 PE Other vendor BRAS
ATM/frame
DSL access Metro Ethernet ETTS GPON GPON ETTS DSL Metro Ethernet (DE)
L2 PE
National IP backbone National IP backbone
Ethernet edge
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Using the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR, the service provider has gained distributed knowledge of the
network, which enables better bandwidth allocation by allowing any combination of services to ll
the available pipes. They can move away from prole-based QoS provisioning to a more exible
QoS system, based on parameters its customers desire. Services can be developed and provisioned
dynamically, with greater ease. This service provider also has a capacity roadmap that ensures signicant
port, slot and chassis scale over 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

VLAN scaling issues have been eliminated, because the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR provides various
Layer 2 services that effectively segregate customer networks from the service providers network.
Service provisioning has been greatly simplied through consolidation, with enhanced subscriber
management deployed to automate subscriber identication and policy provisioning and eliminate
most per-subscriber provisioning actions. As a result, this customer operates a policy-controlled
network that can maximize access port capacity usage and establish a more dynamic mechanism
between their access and edge networks. This allows the service provider to implement services
more dynamically while improving network utilization.
Conclusion
It is time for service providers to make strategic steps to improve service agility and operational
efciency. Emerging applications are driving greater interactivity across traditionally disparate
access domains, and the cost of maintaining dedicated edge infrastructures and service overlays
is rising. These trends make a converged IP services edge at the edge of the HLN architecture
increasingly compelling.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router is a natural platform for the converged IP services edge, because
it has a unique breadth of service functionality and scalability. With todays mature IP technologies
and robust routing platforms, it is now possible to support convergence strategies by adopting common
hardware and software at the network edges. Doing so provides a consistent touch point for QoS and
OA&M, leveraging the Alcatel-Lucent 5620 SAM management system across all residential, business
and broadband wireless service domains thereby reducing OSS integration time and effort. The
consistent instrumentation of edge devices also facilitates faster service launches and enhanced
multimedia support, as well as streamlined training, parts management and approval-for-use cycles.
Complete feature sets are available for business, residential and mobility solutions, enabling signicant
capital and operational savings. In addition, greater network intelligence can be delivered which
helps support new services and opportunistically drive revenues. As demonstrated by real-world
examples and a solid, customizable business case, Alcatel-Lucent can assist service providers with
a seamless transition to a converged IP services edge without business or network disruption.
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