SMARTPACK Packet Mappers provide efficient mapping and framing of packet data for transport over telecommunication networks. This includes Ethernet over NG-SONET/SDH and NG-PDH. SMARTPACK Packet Mappers provide full feature set solutions with the ability to adapt and customize to accomodate proprietary platform requirements.

Packet Mappers provide efficient mapping and framing of various packet protocols to telecommunication networks, such as SONET/SDH and PDH. The products are based on approved ITU-T standards for mapping and framing allowing full interoperability.

Since Packet Mappers are based on FPGA devices, they allow adaptation and customization, but as standard products, Packet Mappers provide a number of other advantages:

Both High Order and Low Order VCAT/LCAS support

All SMARTPACK Packet Mappers provide both High Order and Low Order VCAT/LCAS support. This allows full flexibiltiy in Virtual Container Group (VCG) configuration, which in turn allows efficient transport of packet data from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.

Full 10 Gbps packet data transport 

TPACK can also provide additional mapping schemes allowing even greater packet data rate support. For example, the SMARTPACK TPW192-S 10 Gbps Ethernet over NG-SONET/SDH Packet Mapper can provide full, transparent transport of 10 Gbps packet data whereas standard packet mappers provide support for only 9953.28 Mbps.

Simultaneous support for alternative mapping protocols

SMARTPACK Packet Mappers use GFP-F for packet data mapping, but also support PPP/HDLC and LAPS (X.85/X.86) protocols.

Hitless VCAT/LCAS add-and-drop

LCAS allows virtual containers (VC) to be added and removed from virtual container groups (VCG) in response to packet data transport needs. SMARTPACK Packet Mapper allows addition and removal without affecting ongoing data transmission.

The following is a list of currently available SMARTPACK Carrier Packet Engine Products:

TPW192-S 10 Gbps Ethernet over NG-SONET/SDH Packet Mapper

• Full 10 Gbps mapping
• Packet Mapping to STS-192/STM-64 SONET/SDH
• Full high-order and 25% low-order VCAT/LCAS support
• 128 VCGs
• High-level driver API software for ease of integration
•  TPW192-S Product Brief

TPW48-P 2.5 Gbps Ethernet over NG-PDH/SONET/SDH Packet Mapper

• Simultaneous aggregation of Ethernet over NG-PDH and NG-SONET/SDH
• Packet Mapping to STS-48/STM-16 SONET/SDH
• Support for 252 E1/363 T1 Ethernet over NG-PDH connections
• Support for 48 E3/DS-3 Ethernet over NG-PDH connections
• Full high-order and low-order VCAT/LCAS
• 64 VCGs
• High-level driver API software for ease of integration
•  TPW48-P Product Brief

TPW48-S 2.5 Gbps Ethernet over NG-SONET/SDH Packet Mapper

• Packet Mapping to STS-48/STM-16 SONET/SDH
• Full high-order and low-order VCAT/LCAS support
• 128 VCGs
• High-level driver API software for ease of integration
•  TPW48-S Product Brief

TPW12-S 155/622 Mbps Ethernet over NG-SONET/SDH Packet Mapper

• Packet Mapping to STS-12/STM-4 and STS-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH
• Full high-order and low-order VCAT/LCAS support
• 64 VCGs
• High-level driver API software for ease of integration
•  TPW12-S Product Brief

More detailed product data sheets are available upon request. Conctact TPACK