The Alcatel-Lucent 1642 Edge Multiplexer Compact(EMC), part of the Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) family, is an ideal space-saving, next generation, multiservice building block for CPE and access layer applications in the metropolitan and enterprise network. Due to the super compact mechanism design (1U height), the product offers customers space and power consumption savings as well as significant cost savings. The Alcatel-Lucent 1642 EMC is designed to handle network access, CPE applications and enterprise implementations at STM-1 (155M) with aggregation features for low speed rate signals such as 2Mb/s. The Alcatel-Lucent 1642 EMC is capable of handling data scenarios and support a maximum of three STM-1 (155M) interfaces plus 14 x E1; offering service providers a flexible solution to meet the increased interface requirements for metro access, CPE and enterprise premise applications.