When comparing the DSX and DDF solutions, it is important to assess the total costs of the equipment over the life of the product.. Issues and questions surface regarding expansion, netw
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The DSX Solution.
Designed with value in mind.
ADC’s DSX products are designed with features that will improve your company's profitability over alternative DDF technologies When comparing the DSX and DDF solutions, it is important to assess the total costs of the equipment over the life of the product In the graph below, the initial purchase price of the DDF solution is significantly less than DSX However, over the life of the product, the DSX is the lower cost solution To accurately assess the total costs of owning equipment, the following must be evaluated: initial capital investment, operation and maintenance costs, and customer revenue lost during maintenance activities This case study shows how the DSX improved a carrier's operation and helped them become more competitive and more profitable
PRODUCT LIFE
ADC DSX Solution
more than buying equipment
It's about improving your company's profitability.
This template is the basis of the Total Cost Model and outlines the areas that are used to evaluate the DSX against alternative DDF technologies.
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Telecommunications service providers face a
fiercely competitive market Issues and questions
surface regarding expansion, network flexibility,
new service deployment, improved operations
and cost reductions This competitive market
places heavy demands upon service providers The
key to success is a seamless network migration
that provides customers with transparent service
evolution That begins with ADC's Digital Signal
Cross-Connect (DSX) Solutions
Let's examine one example of how DSX can aid
network evolution and help service providers
remain competitive A service provider is
planning several new central offices and wants to
increase network flexibility, improve operations,
and reduce costs to meet the demands of the
customer They have recently issued an RFQ/RFP
for various equipment, including a DDF, for these
new offices
The network services approximately 3,000,000
subscribers Key subscribers include large financial
institutions that will not tolerate service outages,
day or night The current DDF consists of a
cross-connect solution using soldering to wire-wrap
terminal blocks
This solution has a number of limitations:
for testing or monitoring purposes Instead,
the wires must be disconnected from the terminal blocks interrupting the service in order
to conduct testing
rerouting of the circuit Instead circuits must
be re-jumpered to an alternate path (causing service interruption) and then re-jumpered back to the original path (causing service interruption again)
cross-connect circuits must be manually traced to find the corresponding circuit
The above limitations have caused the following conditions:
• Increased operating and maintenance costs due to labor intensive activities
• Unnecessary circuit downtime impacting subscribers and reducing revenues
• Lower reliability and quality of service
Network
Element
Solder Termination (No Circuit Access)
Wire-Wrap
CENTRAL OFFICE
Network Element DDF DDF
Current Configuration
Case Study The Existing Network:
Limitations with DDF
DSX
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ADC's DSX solution offers the following benefits:
Unparalleled reliability through significantly
reduced service outages.
Monitor ports on the DSX allow for non-intrusive
testing; IN and OUT ports allow for quick and
easy access for patching; future upgrades to new
equipment can be made without interruption of
service
Significantly reduced operating and
maintenance expenses
IN, OUT, and Monitor ports allow fast and
easy access to circuits for testing, monitoring
and patching No longer will wires have to be
disconnected for testing
Unsurpassed cable management
Cross-connect circuits are identified via the lighted
LEDs (no manual tracing of circuit is needed)
Cable rings, skeleton bays, and other accessories
ensure effective cable management which will
help reduce maintenance costs, facilitate the fast
deployment of new services and technologies,
and accommodate future growth with minimal
impact to ongoing operations
Flexibility through modularity
The DSX system gives the flexibility to grow as
cards, chassis and bays can be added as needed
As your vehicle for increasing profitability, improving operations and raising customer satisfaction, DSX will:
Decrease annual maintenance costs
Adopting ADC's DSX solution provides the greatest savings per circuit over the life of the product
Reduce/eliminate lost revenue and lost customers
Facing a deregulated market, you’re vulnerable
to the competition Service affecting outages previously tolerated by end-users can now drive them to your competition
ADC’s DSX gives you the competitive advantage
by decreasing service outages and helping you maintain your customer base
Improve time to ROI
Extraordinary savings allow companies to recover their investment faster than with any other alternative DDF solution
Let us show you how we can improve your company's competitiveness and profitability
Migrating To Next Generation Networks
M O I
DSX
Network
OUT IN PERMANENT
EQUIPMENT
CABLE
Rx IN
X-OUT X-IN
PERMANENT EQUIPMENT CABLE
Tx OUT X-OUT
OUT
IN
Semi-Permanent Cross Connect Jumper
LED Tracer Wire
DSX Configuration Circuit Access Available for Monitoring, Testing, and Patching
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