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The Multi-Access Line Concentrator (MALC) platform provides
low-cost, high-density subscriber access concentration in the Zhone Single Line Multi-Service
(SLMS) architecture. The MALC is a next generation design that carries voice and data services
over Internet Protocol (IP), Time-division multiplexing (TDM) uplinks, or Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) uplinks. The MALC uplinks are the primary communication channel between subscribers
and upstream networking devices. The MALC aggregates local loop traffic from a variety of media
and sends it to an upstream device, such as IP router, PSTN switch, or ATM switch.
The MALC can be deployed in Central Office environments, outdoor cabinets, or controlled
environmental vaults for remote terminal applications.
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