iConverter GM4

The iConverter GM4 is an intelligent Network Interface Device (NID), that delivers advanced Carrier Ethernet 2.0 services and provides demarcation at the edges of a network. The GM4 enables rapid service deployments, Service Level Agreement (SLA) assurances and comprehensive fault management.

The GM4 supports MEF-certified User-to-Network Interface (UNI) functions including Class of Service (CoS) management, granular rate-limiting, and 802.1ad Provider Bridge VLAN stacking (Q-in-Q) for service multiplexing of multiple E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree services. The GM4 provides per-flow service mapping and traffic policing and shaping.

The GM4 supports carrier-class Ethernet Service OAM standards. IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) proactively monitors service availability and provides tools for rapid fault isolation. ITU-T Y.1731 Performance Monitoring provides the ability to monitor key SLA parameters including frame delay, frame delay variation and frame loss. These OAM features provide proactive fault detection and rapid isolation of potential service problems, enabling SLA assurance while reducing Operational costs (OPEX).

Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) allows providers to achieve efficiencies in service activation that accelerate turn up and reduce the need for on-site technicians. ZTP allows service provisioning to be centralized, standardized and remotely managed.

The GM4 supports ITU-T Y.1564 and IETF RFC 2544 service testing to rapidly verify the configuration and performance of Ethernet services prior to customer hand off. RFC 2544 provides wire-speed, per flow testing of throughput, latency, jitter and frame loss. Y.1564 is a comprehensive Carrier Ethernet testing standard that tests service attributes, including multi-flow Information Rate and Traffic Policing. Y.1564 tests all attributes simultaneously so testing is run quickly and efficiently.

The GM4 supports the ITU-T G.8031 standard for automatic linear protection switching, and features Link Failover as an alternative mechanism, providing 50ms protection switching over fiber.

Secure management access to the GM4 is provided through SSH and SNMPv3.

The GM4 also functions as a fiber transport module for the modular iConverter T1/E1 and Ethernet Multiplexer System.

The iConverter GM4 is available as a compact standalone unit or as a chassis plug-in module. The hot-swappable GM4 plugin module can be mounted in a 19 or 5-Module chassis with any combination of redundant AC and DC power supplies. It can also be installed in a 2-Module AC or DC powered chassis.

The plug-in module can function as a management module and manage other modules in the same chassis, and operate as a Network Interface Device (NID). It features two Gigabit Ethernet backplane ports for connectivity to adjacent modules in a chassis for multi-port and multi-service configurations.

The standalone GM4 is available with or without built-in mounting brackets. It is DC powered and available with an external AC/DC power adapter, or with a terminal connector for wiring directly to a DC power source.

Paraméterek

FF - Fixed Fiber, UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair, SFP - Small Form Pluggable Transceiver
*When using single-fiber (SF) media converter models, the Tx wavelength on one end has to match the Rx wavelength on the other.

Please consult Omnitron for other configurations

iConverter GM4 Network Interface Device (Data Sheet)