The Alcatel-Lucent 1626 Light Manager (LM) is a versatile, multi-reach DWDM platform that allows service providers to build networks that vary in scope from regional to pan-continental. The Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM helps carriers move a step toward an all-optical network implementation and the resulting reduction in overall transmission cost and improved network performance.

The Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM combines the best of both submarine and terrestrial technologies to provide unmatched performance at the lowest cost. For very long haul and ultra long haul terrestrial applications, the Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM offers a capacity of up to 192 channels at 10 Gb/s in the extended C-band, spanning distances up to 4,500 km without electrical regeneration. For long haul applications, with transmission distances less than 600 km, the Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM provides moderate-capacity, 32-channel networks, implemented with low-cost standard amplifiers. The Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM also supports unrepeatered submarine applications, connecting land masses without submerged repeaters. The Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM's optimized configuration for each application enables service providers to implement the most suitable technology, no matter what distance is covered.

The Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM can be used to upgrade existing links, resulting in cost-efficiency and better performance for legacy platforms, which can be equipment from Alcatel-Lucent or any other supplier. For new DWDM deployments, the Alcatel-Lucent 1626 LM provides the most competitive technology on the market. The system helps service providers move traffic efficiently and reliably throughout the network, minimizing their total cost of ownership.

Benefits:

• Upgrade of the existing links using the Optical Network Extender shelf, resulting in cost-efficiency and better performance for legacy platforms
• Minimization of the initial investment and incremental growth according to need
• OPEX minimization due to an efficient and powerful network management system
• Transparent transport of services from 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s TDM to 1 GigE and 10 GigE and long distance SAN connectivity
• Access to any wavelength at any node, regardless of traffic forecast
• Bandwidth optimization
• Accurate and efficient provisioning of the optical channel
• Fast installation and commissioning
• Easy fault localization
• Dramatic spare count reduction

Features:

• Modular architecture
• Time multiplexing functionalities
• Full-band tunable lasers
• Reconfigurable OADM
• Raman amplification
• Integrated automated features including plug & play board discovery, self-tuning algorithm, and automatic diagnostic functionality
• Programmable gain equalizer and automatic power adjustment
• Per-band dispersion compensation
• G.709 Optical layer management
• Optical channel protection