MAX TNT Technical Backgrounder
Version 1.07 - © 1999 Ascend Communications, Inc.
MAX TNT Introduction
Integrated Multiprotocol WAN Access Switch for Analog, ISDN, Frame Relay and xDSL Services
The MAX TNT™ is a high-performance, standards-based WAN access switch designed for the large-scale access requirements of Internet service providers, carriers and major corporations. With support for up to 720 DS0’s/E0’s and a full range of access technologies, the MAX TNT reduces rack space requirements and provides a flexible platform for data and voice aggregation. Fully-compliant with existing network infrastructures, authentication standards and SNMP management protocols, the MAX TNT is designed as a multiservice platform integrating analog and digital, switched and leased-line, and data and voice access needs in a single, compact, highly reliable and easily managed platform.