5ESS Switch

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telephone exchange system
gptkbp:architecture modular
gptkbp:category gptkb:smartphone
industrial equipment
switching system
gptkbp:component gptkb:Communications_Module_(CM)
gptkb:Switching_Module_(SM)
Administrative Module (AM)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 5ESS Switch
gptkbp:introduced 1982
gptkbp:location worldwide
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:AT&T
gptkb:Alcatel-Lucent
gptkb:Lucent_Technologies
gptkb:Western_Electric
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Alcatel-Lucent
gptkb:Lucent_Technologies
gptkb:AT&T_Network_Systems
gptkbp:notableDeployment gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFeature modular design
scalability
high reliability
real-time call processing
redundant hardware
remote maintenance
software upgradable
support for advanced services
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:5E-XC
gptkb:5E-XC/UNIX
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1ESS_switch
gptkb:4ESS_switch
gptkbp:replacedBy analog switches
electromechanical switches
gptkbp:status still in service (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alcatel-Lucent_5ESS-2000
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:ISDN
gptkb:SS7
gptkb:PSTN
gptkbp:type digital electronic switching system
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Bell_System
gptkb:Regional_Bell_Operating_Companies
independent telephone companies
international carriers
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:public_switched_telephone_network
Centrex services
ISDN services
POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)
local exchange switching
long distance switching
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lucent_Technologies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5