The Metro Ethernet compliant Aktino AK500 Compact Central Office Unit (CCU) enables the point-point transport of high-quality, high-bandwidth Carrier Ethernet services over bonded copper pairs. The AK500 CCU works in conjuction with the AK5000 family of products and bonds together 2 to 8 copper pairs creating a symmetrical high-bandwidth link capable of delivering carrier-grade services throughout the entire CSA (12kft) and beyond (up to 20kft without repeaters). The hardened unit is capable of supporting line powering over the same copper pairs that carry data.

The AK500 CCU works in conjunction with the Carrier Ethernet AK500 Compact Remote Unit product. Environmentally hardened for any deployment scenario, the AK500 Central Office Unit facilitates deployment in enterprise locations where space is at a premium.

MEF & Industry Standards Compliant 

The AK500 CCU is a standards-based product that provides superior performance and reliability compared to any other multi-pair copper products on the market. Along with meeting copper loop standards such as ANSI T1.417, which enables the AK500 CCU Ethernet services to co-exist with other services in a binder, the products are fully compliant with ITU G.998.2 and NIPP T1.427.02 Ethernet-based Multi-pair Bonding (based on IEEE 802.3ah EFM) and IEEE 802.1 and 802.3 LAN protocol standards. 

New Level of Reliability

The AK500 CCU was designed to dynamically compensate for individual copper pair failures.  If a copper pair fails, the AK500 CRU proactively and automatically adjusts the other copper pair margins to compensate for the loss.  This feature allows any pair to protect all the pairs in a bonded group without the need to double the number of copper pairs used.  The result is the signature Aktino FiberSLA functionality, which provides fiber-like reliability that in many cases meets and exceeds fiber service level agreements (SLAs).

Typical Applications 

• 0-50 Mbps Scalable Ethernet Data Services
• DSLAM Backhaul
• Wireless Backhaul