Operational conditions
| Operating altitude |
-100 - 4000 m |
19-Module, AC 60W, Spare PS
The iConverter 2GXM conforms to the Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standards to support Fiber-to-the-X Metropolitan and Enterprise LAN networks. The 2GXM provides intelligent, securely managed service demarcation at the customer premises, offering Quality of Service capabilities. The 2GXM features built-in Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) with comprehensive performance monitoring, fault detection and provisioning.
The 2GXM is available as a compact standalone unit or as a chassis plug-in module. The hot-swappable 2GXM plug-in 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 mounted in a 2-Module AC or DC powered chassis, or in a 1-Module chassis with AC or DC power input.
The plug-in module can manage other modules in the same chassis and operate as a managed gigabit fiber-to-fiber media converter. It features two Ethernet backplane ports for connectivity to adjacent modules in a chassis for multi-port and multi-service configurations.
The standalone 2GXM is available as a tabletop or wall-mount unit. The tabletop model can be DIN-rail mounted using an optional DIN-rail mounting kit. Both the tabletop and the wall-mount models are DC powered and are available with an external AC/DC power adapter or a terminal connector for DC power. The 2GXM standalone unit combines management capability with a compact chassis for deployment at the demarcation point.
The iConverter family of managed fiber access media converters are used in Service Provider access networks and Enterprise LANs. iConverter media converters provide fiber connectivity with copper-to-fiber, multimode fiber to single-mode fiber, or dual fiber to single-fiber conversions.
At the Central Office, an iConverter 2GXM plug-in module is installed in a managed iConverter 19-Module chassis providing high-density fiber access. At Customer Premises 1, the 2GXM plug-in module is installed in a 2-Module chassis with an iConverter 4TxVT four-port switch module. The two modules share data via the Ethernet Backplane. This configuration functions as a remotely managed demarcation switch with a fiber uplink port to the Central Office and four copper ports that drop off Ethernet service. At Customer Premises 2, the 2GXM standalone NID provides a fiber uplink for intelligent demarcation of Ethernet services.
When utilizing a Remote OAM management channel (Secure IP-less or 802.3ah), the NID at the Customer Premises is securely managed by its fiber link partner located at the Central Office or Point of Presence. The management network IP address is not available to the customer network and is isolated by the iConverter Network Management Module (NMM) in the 19-Module Chassis at the Central Office.
A management processor on the iConverter 2GXM fiber-to-fiber media converter installed in the 19-Module Chassis isolates the encrypted management data from the customer data and communicates with the NMM via a separate management backplane bus. Management traffic on the user data lines is IP-less and carried on a securely encrypted data channel to protect the management from unauthorized access. The chassis at the Central Office requires only a single IP address to manage itself and all of the connected remote chassis managed by the Remote OAM channel. This is the ideal configuration for networks that separate secure management traffic from the service (customer) traffic on different networks, or when management IP addresses are at a premium.
