Product Comparison

Quick Reference

Airmux IPmux
ASMi Megaplex
Egate Optimux
RICi-16 RIC, RICi
ETX
Airmux
Feature Airmux-400 Airmux-400L Airmux-400LC/25 Airmux-400LC/10 Airmux-5000
(Ver. 2.8) (Ver. 2.8) (Ver. 2.8) (Ver. 2.8) (Ver. 3.4)

Topology Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-multipoint,

up to 32 remote SUs

Aggregate 200 50 25 10 250

Bandwidth, Mbps

Services 16 TDM 8 TDM 4 TDM Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet

Application Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed,

Nomadic,
Mobility

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ASMi
Feature ASMI-52 ASMI-52L ASMi-53 ASMI-54 ASMI-54L ASMI-54LRT
(Ver. 2.98) (Ver. 2.01) (Ver. 1.0B) (Ver. 3.54) (Ver. 2.70) (Ver. 2.14)

Max. data 2.3/4.6 2.3/4.6 5.7/11 5.7/11/22 5.7/11.4 (11.4/15 5.7/11/22

rate (Mbps) per pair with license
key)

Interface V.35, RS-530, V.35, X.21, E1, V.35, E1, ETH 4 x ETH, 4 x E1 4 x ETH, E1 4 x ETH, E1
X.21, E1, ETH ETH, 4 x ETH

Router – – - – – 

Line 2W/4W 2W/4W 2W/4W 2W/4W/8W 2W/4W 2W/4W/8W

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Egate, RICi-16
Feature Egate-20 Egate-100 Egate-2000 RICi-16
(Ver. 1.1) (Ver. 4.0) (Ver. 1.0) (Ver. 2.5)

Protocol Type RAD HDLC GFP (G.8040) GFP (G.7041, G.8040), GFPoPDH (G.8040)
VCAT (G.7043) VCAT (G.7043), VCAT (G.7043)
LCAS (G.7042) LCAS (G.7042) LCAS (G.7042)
RAD HDLC
PPP/BCP
MLPPP (BCP)

QoS 802.1p 802.1p 802.1p 802.1p

DSCP DSCP IP precedence DSCP
Per port Per port Per port
IP precedence IP precedence IP Precedence

QoS Mechanism Strict Strict 8 queues per EVC/ EVC.CoS, Strict

WFQ Strict Priority and WFQ WFQ

MAC Address Table 2048 64000 128 KB 2048

Hot-Swappable Power –   –
Supplies

Host VLAN    

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ETX-102/201/202/201A/202A
Feature ETX-102 ETX-201 ETX-202 ETX-201A ETX-202A
(Ver. 3.8) (Ver. 3.8) (Ver. 3.8) (Ver. 1.67) (Ver. 1.67)

Network Up to 2 × FE Up to 2 GbE or FE (auto- 2 × GbE Up to 2 × GbE or FE Up to 2 × GbE or FE

interface detect)
One interface may be
configured as user or
network interface

Network/user Not applicable GbE or FE (auto-detect) GbE or FE (auto-detect) GbE or FE GbE or FE

interface

User interface Up to 4 × FE 1× GbE or FE and up to Up to 4 × GbE Optional 1 GbE and up Up to 5 × GbE

4 × FE to 4 × FE
Forwarding VLAN-aware/unaware VLAN-aware/unaware VLAN-aware/unaware Flow-based forwarding Flow-based forwarding
mode bridging, bridging, bridging, (EPL and EVPL) (EPL and EVPL)
8K MAC addresses 8K MAC addresses 8K MAC addresses

QoS Rate limitation Rate limitation Rate limitation Rate limitation per flow Rate limitation per flow
Traffic classification Traffic classification Traffic classification Traffic classification Traffic classification
(802.1p bits, ToS, DSCP, (802.1p bits, ToS, DSCP, (802.1p bits, ToS, DSCP, (port-based, VLAN, (port-based, VLAN,
port-based) port-based) port-based) 802.1p bits, ToS, DSCP) 802.1p bits, ToS, DSCP)
Shaping Shaping

Bandwidth CIR/CBS per port CIR/CBS per port CIR/CBS per port CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per
profile EVC.COS EVC.COS

Management Menu Menu Menu CLI CLI

Web Terminal Web Terminal Web Terminal RADview-EMS RADview-EMS
RADview-EMS RADview-EMS RADview-EMS

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ETX-203A/204A
Feature ETX-203A ETX-204A
(Ver. 3.02) (Ver. 3.02)

Basic NTU Advanced NTU Premium NTU

Bandwidth 100 Mbps per port 100/1000 Mbps per port 100/1000 Mbps per port

Ethernet Ports (Net/net/user) 1/1/2 SFP/UTP 1/1/2 SFP/UTP 1/1/2 or 1/1/4 SFP/UTP Combo

Network interface Up to 2 × FE Up to 2 × GbE or FE Up to 2 × GbE or FE SFP/UTP combo ports

User interface Up to 3 × FE Up to 3 × GbE or FE Up to 5 × GbE

SFP/UTP combo ports

Number of Flows 192/2/128 192/30/128 192/30/128

(EVC.cos)/shapers/MEPs

Service type EPL and EVPL (flow-based) EPL and EVPL (flow-based) EPL and EVPL (flow-based)

Forwarding mode Flow-based forwarding Flow-based forwarding Flow-based forwarding

Management CLI CLI CLI

RADview-EMS RADview-EMS RADview-EMS

G.8031 protection   

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ETX-203A/204A (cont)
Feature ETX-203A ETX-204A
(Ver. 3.02) (Ver. 3.02)

Basic NTU Advanced NTU Premium NTU

QoS Rate limitation per flow Rate limitation per flow

Traffic classification (Port-based, VLAN, 802.1p bits, ToS, Traffic classification (Port-based, VLAN, 802.1p bits,
DSCP) ToS, DSCP)
Shaping Shaping

Bandwidth profile CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per EVC.COS CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per EVC.COS

RFC-2544 testing  

Max. frame size 12,288 bytes 12,288 bytes

E1/T1, E3/T3, OC-3/STM-1 Supported, includes integrated management Supported, includes integrated management
bridging

Timing options – SyncE, 1588v2 slave

Temperature-hardened option – 

Power supply Universal AC/DC AC or DC

Power supply redundancy – 

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ETX-203AM/203AX/205A
Feature ETX-203AM ETX-203AX ETX-205A
(Ver. 4.3B) (Ver. 4.3B) (Ver. 4.3B)

Bandwidth 100/1000 Mbps per port, depending 100/1000 Mbps per port, depending 100/1000 Mbps per port
on license option on license option

Ethernet Ports Module/4 1/1/4 1/1/4

(net/net/user) SFP/copper combo SFP/copper SFP/copper combo

Network interface Network module: 2 × GbE, 4W SHDSL Up to 2 × GbE or FE SFP Up to 2 × GbE

or 8W SHDSL or copper ports or FE SFP/copper combo ports

User interface Up to 5 × GbE or FE SFP Up to 5 × GbE or FE SFP Up to 5 × GbE

or copper ports or copper ports SFP/copper combo ports

Number of flows (EVC.cos) / 192/2/128 or 192/30/128, 192/2/128 or 192/30/128, 192/30/128

shapers / MEPs depending on license option depending on license option

Service type EPL and EVPL (flow-based) EPL and EVPL (flow-based) EPL and EVPL (flow-based)

Forwarding mode Flow-based Flow-based Flow-based

Bandwidth profile CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per EVC.CoS CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per EVC.CoS CIR/CBS, EIR/EBS per EVC.CoS

Max. frame size GbE uplink: 12,288 bytes 12,288 bytes 12,288 bytes
SHDSL uplink: 2,000 bytes

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ETX-203AM/203AX/205A (cont)
Feature ETX-203AM ETX-203AX ETX-205A
(Ver. 4.3B) (Ver. 4.3B) (Ver. 4.3B)

E1/T1, E3/T3, OC-3/STM-1 Via smart SFP, with integrated Via smart SFP, with integrated Via smart SFP, with integrated
bridging management management management

E1/T1 TDM pseudowire – – 4 E1/T1 interfaces

Timing options 1588v2 TC (Transparent Clock) 1588v2 TC (Transparent Clock) Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE),
1588v2 slave,
1588v2 TC (Transparent Clock)

Management interface CLI CLI CLI

Temperature-hardened option – – 

Power supply AC or DC Universal AC/DC AC or DC

Power supply redundancy – – 

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IPmux-2L/4L/4LGE/16L/24/216
Feature IPmux-2L IPmux-4L IPmux-4LGE IPmux-16L IPmux-24 IPmux-216
(Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 1.0) (Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 1.0) (Ver. 3.5) (Ver. 3.5)

TDM service ports 1, 2 × E1 2, 4 × E1 4 × E1 8, 16 × E1 1, 2, 4 × E1/T1 8, 16 × E1/T1

Ethernet network 1 × FE 1 × FE 1 × GbE network, 1 × GbE/FE network, 1 × GbE/FE network
ports 2 × GbE network/user 1 × GbE/FE 1 × GbE/FE
3 × GbE network/user network/user network/user
3 × FE network/user
Ethernet 2 × FE 2 × FE 4 × FE 1 × GbE/FE 1 × GbE/FE
subscriber ports

Number of PWs 63 64 64 256 64 256

Multi-pseudowire      
Advanced clock –     
recovery

Redundant power – – – – –
supply

External clock port – – – – Optional

Serial data port Optional – – – –
SSH, SSL, RADIUS – – – – 

NMS (RADview RV-EMS RV-EMS RV-EMS RV-EMS RV-SC/TDMoIP, RV-SC/TDMoIP,

management RV-EMS (basic shelf RV-EMS (basic shelf
platforms) view) view)

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IPmux-2L/4L/4LGE/155L/24/216
Feature IPmux-2L IPmux-4L IPmux-4LGE IPmux-155L IPmux-24 IPmux-216
(Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 1.0) (Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 2.1) (Ver. 3.5) (Ver. 3.5)

TDM service ports 1, 2 × E1 2, 4 × E1 4 × E1 1 × channelized 1, 2, 4 × E1/T1 8, 16 × E1/T1

STM-1 or 32 × E1

Ethernet network 1 × FE 1 × FE 1 × GbE network, 1 × GbE/FE network, 1 × GbE/FE network

ports 2 × GbE network/user 4 × GbE 1 × GbE/FE 1 × GbE/FE
network/user network/user

Ethernet 1 or 2 × FE 1 or 2 × FE 4 × FE 32× FE 1 × GbE/FE 1 × GbE/FE

subscriber ports

Number of PWs 63 64 64 480 64 256

Advanced clock –   –  
recovery

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IPmux-2L/4L/4LGE/155L/24/216 (cont)
Feature IPmux-2L IPmux-4L IPmux-4LGE IPmux-155L IPmux-24 IPmux-216
(Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 1.0) (Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 2.1) (Ver. 3.5) (Ver. 3.5)

Redundant power – – –  –
supply

External clock – – –  Optional

port

Serial data port Optional – – – –

SSH, SSL – – – – 

RADIUS, Syslog – – –  

Network RV-SC/TDMoIP, RV-SC/TDMoIP, RV-SC/TDMoIP, RV-SC/TDMoIP, RV-SC/TDMoIP, RV-SC/TDMoIP,

management RV-EMS RV-EMS RV-EMS RV-EMS RV-EMS (basic shelf RV-EMS (basic shelf
system view) view)

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Megaplex
Feature MP-2104 MP-2100 MP-4104 MP-4100
(Ver. 12.9) (Ver. 12.9) (Ver. 3.07 and Higher) (Ver. 3.x)

Functionality Modular multiservice access Modular multiservice access Modular digital access cross- Modular digital access cross-
multiplexer multiplexer connect, Ethernet Aggregator connect, Ethernet Aggregator and
and STM-1/STM-4/OC-3/OC-12 STM-1/STM-4/OC-3/OC-12 ADM
ADM

Dimensions 9×44×33 18×44×33 9×44×33 18×44×33

[cm]

I/O slots 5 12 4 10

Redundancy Partial (I/O only) Full Full Full

Services LS, HS, voice, Ethernet, LS, HS, voice, Ethernet, LS, HS, Voice, E1/T1, xDSL, STM- LS, HS, Voice, E1/T1, xDSL, STM-
pseudowire, SHDSL, pseudowire, SHDSL, 4/STM-1/OC-12/OC-3, GbE, Fast 4/STM-1/OC-12/OC-3, GbE, Fast
teleprotection teleprotection Ethernet, fiber multiplexing, Ethernet, fiber multiplexing,
pseudowire, teleprotection pseudowire, teleprotection

Capacity 4 x E1/5 x T1 4 x E1/5 x T1 STM-4/OC-12 + 1 GbE STM-4/OC-12 + 1 GbE

DS0 Cross 256 256 6080/5568 8384/7296

Connect
(E1/T1)

Ethernet ports 20 FE 48 FE 30 FE + 4 GBE 12 FE + 4 GBE

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Megaplex (cont)
Feature MP-2104 MP-2100 MP-4104 MP-4100
(Ver. 12.9) (Ver. 12.9) (Ver. 3.07 and Higher) (Ver. 3.x)

SDN/SONET – – 4 STM-4/OC-12 or STM-1/OC-3 4 STM-4/OC-12 or STM-1/OC-3

ports ports (two ports per CL.2 ports (two ports per CL.2 module)
module)

Pseudowire ML-IP ML-IP MPW-1 MPW-1

Ring E1/T1/RFER E1/T1/RFER STM-4/STM-1/OC-3/OC-12/E1/T1 STM-4/STM-1/OC-3/OC-12/E1/T1

E1/T1 ports 40 96 64 160

Fiber 10 (MLF-2) 24 (MLF-2) 8 (OP-108/ OP-106) 20 (OP-108/ OP-106)

SHDSL ports 40 96 32 80

High Speed (n 60 144 48 120

x 64 kbps)
port

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Megaplex (cont)
Feature MP-2104 MP-2100 MP-4104 MP-4100
(Ver. 12.9) (Ver. 12.9) (Ver. 3.07 and Higher) (Ver. 3.x)

Low Speed 60 144 48 120

(sub-DS0 rate)
data ports

Analog voice 80 192 64 160

ports

ISDN ports 60 144 48 120

Management RAD proprietary CLI RAD proprietary CLI Menu CLI

Web Terminal Web Terminal Web Terminal RADview-EMS
RADview-EMS RADview-EMS RADview-EMS RV-SC/TDM (for approved
RV-SC/TDM RV-SC/TDM RV-SC/TDM applications only)

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Optimux
Feature OP-108L OP-108/106 OP-134/125 OP-1032/1025 OP-45/45L OP-1551 OP-1553
(Ver. 1.25) (Ver. 6.24) (Ver. 3.03) (Ver. 1.0) (Ver. 4.04) (Ver. 2.24) (Ver. 2.16)

Uplink Fiber Optic Fiber Optic E3, Fiber Optic Fiber Optic T3, Fiber Copper, Copper,
Optic STM-1/OC-3 STM-1/OC-3

Bandwidth (Mbps) 108 108/106 34/25 or Proprietary 45 155 155

134/125

User interfaces 4E1, ETH 4E1/4T1/ETH 16E1/16T1, ETH 16E1/16T1, ETH 21E1/28T1 21/42/63E1 3E3/3T3
28/56/84T1

Special features Reduced Redundant, Full bandwidth, 3xGbE User Ring support Full Full
power hot-swappable Ethernet license interfaces (Optimux-45) redundancy redundancy
consumption uplinks activation
cost-effective

Card version for LRS- Works with  – – – – –

102/MP-4100 OP-108C

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RIC, RICi
Feature RIC-LC RICi-E1, RICi-T1 RICi-E3/T3 RICi-4 E1/T1, RICi-8 RICi-16
(Ver. 2.0) (Ver. 2.1) (Ver. 1.1) E1/T1 (Ver. 2.5)
(Ver. 2.0)

Protocol Type GFPoPDH (G.8040) RAD HDLC RAD HDLC MLPPP (BCP) GFPoPDH (G.8040)
VCAT (G.7043) HDLC IS X.86 (LAPS) VCAT (G.7043)
LCAS (G.7042) GFPoPDH (G.8040) LCAS (G.7042)

Fault Propagation     

MAC Address Table 1024 512 512 2048 1024

QoS 802.1p 802.1p 802.1p 802.1p 802.1p

DSCP IP Precedence DSCP DSCP
Per port Per port Per port
IP Precedence

QoS Mechanism Strict Strict Strict Strict Strict

WFQ WFQ

Host VLAN     

VLAN Stacking     

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