Fiber Connectivity
The EBC-3 and ELU-3 cards link via a fiber-optic connection. The expansion bank fibers (EBFs) transport the TDM and ATM data on separate multimode plastic fiber pairs that terminate directly to the EBC-3 and ELU-3 cards. The EBF fiber connection carrying ATM
traffic between the ELU-3 and the EBC-3 operates at 155 Mbps to ensure full, non-blocking access to the transmission facility regardless of the plug-in card types used in the expansion shelf.
Scalability
Grow the Tellabs Multi-Service Access Platform with multiple expansion shelves over time while supporting ATM, Ethernet and TDM connectivity. The primary shelf can support up to seven broadband expansion shelves (served from up to 14 redundant ELU-3 card pairs).