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Alcatel’s GÉANT2 Partnership
The Convergent Solution in Practice
Stefano Lorenzi
Senior Vice President, Alcatel Optical Networks
Alcatel in a Snapshot: 2004
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€12.3 billion in sales
13% of sales invested in R&D
56,000 employees worldwide
Active in 130 Countries
Satellites
N° 3
Public Switching
Fixed Wireless Access
N° 3
N° 1
GSM/GPRS
N° 1
Broadband
Access
N° 1
N° 3
Multiservice
Switching/Routers
New Gen.
SONET/SDH
N° 1
Total Transport
N° 1
Cables
Alcatel Business Breakdown
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2004 Geographical
Distribution
28%
15%
42%
32%
15%
27%
41%
2004 Technology
Segment Distribution
A Proven & Solid Partner
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Multi-Technology Expertise
Industry’s Broadest Technology Portfolio
Alcatel
16%
Others
19%
NEC
5%
Comprehensive &
Flexible Services
Alcatel
is already
Adapting to Your
Current & Future Needs
Equipment Supplier
&Global
PartnerPresence
for:
56,000 people Active in 130 countries
Renater
Solid Partner
DFN
(G-WIN/Viola)
Strong Financial Position
and Strategy for the Future
FCCN
Huawei
10%
Cisco
6%
Siemens
6%
Fujitsu
9%
Marconi
6%
Lucent
7%
Tellabs
8%
Nortel
8%
1Q’05 Rolling Market Share
World Market Leader
in Optics 4 years in a row
Our Commitment to Research
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Alcatel has established
a global program
for research
Next generation
technology and
networking pioneered
Industry trends and
new opportunities
generated
Géant2 Rollout for 2005
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34 European Countries
3,500 European Entities
The Network Project:
~12,000
Route kilometers
~500,000 Gbit kilometers
>180 Network Elements
The Alcatel Solution:
• DWDM Systems
• Optical Switching Systems
• Network Management Systems & Professional Services
Professional Services:
Tying the Project Together
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• Project Management
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Network Design support
Installation, Testing & Commissioning
Technical Assistance
NOC Support
• Spares Program
• Training
Alcatel will provide Géant2 a comprehensive suite of
services & pool of experts to ensure project success
Complexity Made Simple
Integrated NMS
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GN2
POP A
GN2
POP D
GN2
POP M
GN2
POP Z
The Latest Technology
• Convergent Optical & Data
• Highest Density
• Lowest Power Consumption
• 40Gbit Available
• In-Service Upgrade
1678 MCC
1626 LM
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The Convergence Solution
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Access
1678 MCC
GÉANT2
POP A
Existing
IP Router
L2
Matrix
TDM
Matrix
GÉANT2
POP B
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1626 LM
L2
TDM
1626 LM
Managed
Lambda’s
Existing
IP Router
From PoS to Ethernet
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• More Economical Architecture
• Highest Overall Network Availability
• Flexibility (VLAN management)
• Highest Network Performance (Latency)
IP Links
VLANs
Router
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Transport Node
VC-4-nv
Channels
1/10 Gigabit Ethernet
L2
Matrix
TDM
Matrix
Bandwidth on Demand
Our Long-Term Vision
Bandwidth
Request
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Policy Middleware
Network Resource Mgr
Bandwidth
Request
Applications
e.g. GRID
Research Activity
UNI-C
Command
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Ethernet
1678 MCC
GMPLS
Ethernet
1678 MCC
Applications
e.g. GRID
Summary
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Alcatel is Proud to be Partnering with
Géant2 as their provider for State of the Art
Optical Solutions
•
Alcatel Views Géant2 as a Strategic
Long-Term Partnership, sharing Optics/IP
Convergence Vision
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Thank You!!!
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