ADC LoopStar 745P, LoopStar 745 User Manual
LoopStar®745 and LoopStar®745P
Cost-Effective Ethernet Over DS3 Solutions With Carrier-Class Management Capabilities
ADC’s LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P provide the ideal solutions for delivering cost-effective, managed
Ethernet over DS3 applications. These plug-and-play solutions deliver carrier-class performance allowing
service providers to deliver low-cost, first-entry solutions for single customer scenarios.
The LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P can attach to an existing SONET Add Drop Multiplexer (ADM), DS3 fixed
wireless link, or a leased DS3 facility. Two subscriber Ethernet ports enable prioritized traffic to be fed to the
network. In a hub-and-spoke configuration, several LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P products can feed the
LoopStar750 or other aggregation switches and can be managed in-band through the DS3 connection.
The LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P can also be paired back-to-back to deliver cost-effective, point-to-point
Ethernet and TDM interconnections.
With the LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P, a carrier is able to enter a single customer location and capture
Ethernet service revenue with low, first-cost solutions that can be deployed today and pay for themselves
within a few months, without having to invest in a costly build-out of the metro network.
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Features
• ‘Plug-and-play’ platform and design
• LoopStar700 Traffic Management
• LoopStar700 In-band or out-of-band management
• Multi-level loopback testing
• Hands-off cable testing
• Circuit Emulation Services
Benefits
• Deliver a low, first-cost managed solution for Ethernet-to-DS3 applications
• ‘Plug-and-Play’ design makes the LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P easy to configure and provision
• Packet-based converged access switch allows full utilization of available bandwidth
• Hands-off cable testing for both the network and Ethernet connections
• Compact design makes them simple to install at the customer premise, either as wall-mounted or
rack-mounted units
• Customer traffic classification, supporting up to 10 traffic rules per device, as well as VLAN management,
traffic queuing, rate limiting and policing
• Extend IP management visibility all the way to the remote customer edge, eliminating truck rolls
• Provide automated verification of DS3, DS1 and 10/100 links
• Give carriers a fast, accurate way to pinpoint cabling problems, saving time and money
• Toll quality end-to-end delivery of circuit-based TDM services
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Cost-Effective Ethernet Over DS3 Solutions With Carrier-Class Management Capabilities
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The LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P deliver cost-effective Ethernet and/or T1 services over DS3.
Applications:
• Ethernet-enable an existing SONET ADM
• Back-to-back Ethernet over DS3 facilities
• High-speed Internet access
• Storage Networks
• Voice over IP (VoIP) or TDM voice interconnect
Deliver Management and Service Intelligence to the Remote Customer Edge
Using the LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P in conjunction with the LoopStar700 or LoopStar722 delivers the
greatest value to the customer, as the intelligent services and capabilities of the LoopStar700 management suite
can be fully leveraged at the customer demarcation point via a hub-and-spoke configuration. With a single LoopStar
722 or LoopStar750 serving as the hub, up to nine LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P units can be deployed across a
metropolitan area, an office park or up the risers in a multi-tenant building to deliver managed Ethernet services.
In this configuration, each of the LoopStarunits can be managed in-band via a management VLAN or out-of-band
via Ethernet. The management suite’s remote management capability allows carriers to extend IP management
visibility all the way to the remote customer edge. From a single operator viewpoint, a full range of performance
statistics, loopback diagnostics, cable integrity testing, and differentiated service definition allows the carrier to
remotely manage and provision each individual LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P without ever having to touch the
unit itself. Customers can be managed remotely and new services can be turned up quickly and easily without any
truck rolls, providing huge operational savings.
The LoopStar745 and LoopStar745P also offer two hands-off cable tests—one for the DS3 uplink and one for the
customer’s Ethernet connection using a built-in Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR).
Site 1
Back-to-Back
Central office or hub
T1s
LS
745
LS
750
Transport Network
DS3
Hub-and-Spoke
IP/MPLS
GigE
Class 5
PSTN
DS3
DS3
DS3
LS
745
Site 2
LS
745
Site 3
LS
745
Ethernet
T1
Ethernet
T1
Ethernet
Switch/router
Traditional PBX
Switch/router
Traditional PBX
Switch/router
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