Zuerich, ZH Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 456 12 41
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www.schmid-telecom.com

Schmid Telecom is an innovative manufacturer of cost-effective DSL Access Systems for broadband communications. The Watson product family includes G.SHDSL modems and repeaters for point-to-point TDM and Ethernet services. The Pegasus DSL access platform is an Ethernet DSL multiplexer for packet-based services over G.SDHSL. Founded in 1967, Schmid Telecom is a privately held company based in Zurich/Switzerland and represented through distributors in more than 40 countries with subsidiaries in Germany, France, UK, Russia, Brazil, China, and Singapore.

Watson 5 Ethernet is a family of G.SHDSL modems designed for Ethernet transport with high throughput, high flexibility and advanced functionalities.

The new Watson 5 Ethernet card supports the enhanced G.SHDSL standard with symmetrical data rates up to 5.7Mbit/s per copper pair. Payload rates of up to 22.8 Mbit/s are possible with pair bonding over 4 DSL pairs. The modem has built-in VLAN switching and Class-of-Service functions for traffic management and provisioning of differentiated services. The plug-in card is designed for rack-based installations. A tabletop housing is available to install the card at customer premises.

Management of Watson 5 Ethernet is fully SNMP compatible. Watson 5 Ethernet is supported by Schmid's industry-leading DSL management system, the Watson Element Manager WEM-2.

The Pegasus STM-1 card allows for direct connection of the Pegasus access platform to an SDH backbone. Both Voice and Data traffic are carried over a 155 Mbps optical port, making it possible to deploy Pegasus from remote locations where no direct connection to Ethernet and Voice networks are available.

The STM-1 card features 21 E1 ports available at the front panel of the STM-1 Interface. These ports can be used to carry the voice traffic from the Pegasus V5 card and/or to connect any other E1 interfaces.

Data traffic is transported over SDH using the Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) and virtual concatenation (VCAT) according to ITU-T. The transmission capacity is dynamically scaleable using the Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS).

The Pegasus Integrated Access Device offers multiple high-quality voice channels and Ethernet-based data services over a single copper pair using the G.SHDSL technology. Voice calls are transported with Channelized Voice over DSL for true Quality of Service. Data transmission uses HDLC framing to minimize overhead. DSL bandwidth is dynamically shared between voice and data to make sure available bit rate is always fully utilized.

Optionally the Pegasus IAD is available with an integrated router, making it a fully managed standalone small office/home office access device for delivery of voice- and data services. This enables the provider to offer an extension of routing services (e.g. managed firewall, Class-of-Service …).