Simplify your network and operations
Transform your access network into one
that is easy to deploy and simple to operate

Get insights to help you design the optimal architecture for your network of the future, focusing on scalability, security, and efficiency. Collapse subscriber and network functions into the fewest network components, giving you the lowest cost-per-bit-per-mile simplified access infrastructure
5G, AR/VR, Cloud Gaming, and Telemedicine are just examples of what is and will continue to challenge your network. Watch this video to learn more about what you can do to get ahead of these new applications and reduce operations expenses by up to 40 percent.
The Intelligent Access Edge Solution brings the benefits of a Layer 3 network architecture, including MPLS routing, to new or existing Layer 2 access networks, thereby radically simplifying the network operations and dramatically reducing TCO and time-to-market.
As networks continue to grow, operators face a variety of architectural challenges leveraging the best of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking.
Download the whitepaper to learn how service providers are taking advantage of techniques including Layer 2 VPNs and MPLS, VRRP, and ECMP to move network routing closer to the subscriber edge.
Southern Colorado broadband provider Ciello leverages the Intelligent Access EDGE ASM3001 solution for aggregation, layer 3 routing, and IPv6 support, giving them network reliability, security, and simplicity.
Southeastern Minnesota-based Acentek leverages the Intelligent Access EDGE to increase bandwidth across its network. At 10G, its access system uplinks were full to 50 percent or greater, preventing redundancy failover. Now they can manage their entire access network with common operational procedures and reduce their network elements.
Simplify your network by consolidating service routing, subscriber management, aggregation, and integrated access networks.
Demonstration is a major milestone on the path towards providing higher bandwidth speeds and lower latency to customers over Verizon’s Intelligent Edge Network using AXOS. Verizon and Calix achieved 34 Gbps speeds over fiber optic cable through use of a bonded NG-PON2 (Next-Generation Passive Optical Network 2) ONT (Optical Network Terminal) prototype on Verizon’s simplified, increasingly automated fiber network.
The leading Swiss quadruple-play cable broadband provider is completing a migration from coax-based DOCSIS to fiber, enabling it to offer high speed symmetrical bandwidth and deliver unmatched services to subscribers. At the same time, Calix is helping position WWZ to build an end-to-end, data-driven business and own the subscriber experience.
GLE was looking to meet critical high-bandwidth transport requirements while reducing the number of network elements they needed to manage and maintain, the Calix AXOS E9-2 and the AXOS Routing Protocol Module with OSPF enabled GLE to meet their goals and deliver an excellent subscriber experience.
Broadband is the new utility of our times and residents of rural towns and communities need it just like those in the urban cities. Rural electric companies, like BrightRidge, Johnson City, TN are stepping up to meet the demand.
AXOS and the E9-2 Intelligent Edge System are enabling BrightRidge to roll out their new 1G and 10G services faster and more efficiently than ever before.
System Aggregation and Control Cards | Uplink Ports/Aggregation Ports | Interconnect Interfaces | Datasheet (login required) |
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CLX3001 | 2 QSFP-28 (40G/100G), 8 SFP+ (1G, 10G), 2 SFP (1G) | 4 Interconnect Interfaces 400G -> 4*100G |
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ASM3001 |
32 x 1G / 10G SFP+ ports, 4 x 40G/100G/200G QSFP-DD ports |
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Line Card | Subscriber Ports | Uplink Ports | Datasheet (login required) |
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XG3201 | 32 XGS-PON/16 GPON/16 Multi-PON ports | 4 QSFP-28 (40G / 100G) | Download |
NG1601 | 16 NG-PON2/XGS-PON ports | 4 QSFP-28 (40G / 100G) |
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GP1612 | 16 SFP GPON Ports (2.5G/1.25G) | 2 QSFP-28 Ports (40G/100G) | Download |
System Innovation
Scalable to support 16 very high-density PON line cards when using the CLX3001 Control card
Aggregate existing Layer 2 access networks utilizing the ASM3001 Aggregation Services Manager
Flexible backplane enables system growth without replacement
Fiber Innovation
GPON, XGS-PON, NG-PON2 scaling from 16 to 256 Ports in a single managed system
Full non-blocking, redundant uplink options
AXOS Module Supported
RPm, ARm, SMm on either the CLX3001 or ASM3001
Consolidate the functions of subscriber management, aggregation, edge routing w/ MPLS and OLT based on the modules chosen
The modularity of the system extends beyond hardware. Powered by AXOS, the E9-2 Intelligent Edge System delivers on the promise of Software Defined Access. The fast, always-on, and simple network provides a stateful system that allows incremental enhancements or feature additions. AXOS componentized nature ensures the E9-2 is ideally suited for virtualized functions in a complex network environment. The E9-2 with AXOS can accelerate network transformation by seamlessly coexisting with virtualized architectures, ultimately driving operational complexity and cost out of networks.
Fast. Always On. Simple.
With AXOS, back office integration has never been easier. Use AXOS Sandbox to build a virtual edge-to-edge Software Defined Access network that speeds OSS integration and software certification with dramatic economic results.
As the Internet continues to evolve, broadband subscribers are using more bandwidth and demanding better performance, especially as they embrace new applications that offer unique virtual experiences. Augmented and virtual reality, Cloud TV and gaming, and teleservices like health and online education—the growing popularity of these and other next-generation applications is placing a strain on service provider networks. Download the Solution Brief below to read more about how Calix and the Intelligent Access Edge can help you meet your subscribers' demand for an always-on network.
AXOS’s modular architecture enables you to easily simplify your network and quickly add new services and capabilities.
AXOS modular architecture allows service providers to choose the network architecture that fits their deployment scenarios, from a traditional Layer 2 network architecture to a simplified layer 3 network architecture that enables consolidation of subscriber-related functions.
Whether it be through industry standards or abstracted REST/JSON northbound interfaces, AXOS Software Connectors will dramatically simplify and streamline your operations while accelerating your time-to-market capabilities.
AXOS helps GLDS reduce OSS/BSS integration time by 80% and accelerates service provider time to revenue.
“We were not only surprised by the speed of our first integration…we were thrilled by how much easier it is for us to maintain…”
“We were surprised when we integrated the E9-2 System in four weeks…”
--Garrick Russell, COO and President of GLDS
Demonstrating the power of a platform, AXOS and the AXOS Intelligent Access Edge help service providers simplify operations and the architecture of the network winning the Leading Lights Most Innovative Telecoms Product.
The Calix AXOS Intelligent Access Edge Solution simplifies the access and edge network architectures by reducing the multiple network elements required to deliver, manage, and provision subscribers and their services.
Leading service providers like Verizon are leveraging the AXOS E9-2 to deliver on the vision of SDN while reaping the immediate economic benefits of a full-featured NG-PON2 production-quality solution.