ALCATEL 3AL98038AB -Lucent 1662SM SYNTH16 Telecom System Card / Module

The Alcatel-Lucent 3AL98038AB is a SYNTH16 clock/synthesizer card for the Alcatel-Lucent 1662SM optical transmission platform, part of the wider 1660SM/1662SM family of SDH transport systems. The SYNTH16 card generates and distributes the shelf’s synchronisation clock reference at STM-16-compatible rates, ensuring the timing accuracy needed for the subrack’s cross-connect matrix and line cards to operate correctly across the ring. Timing/synthesizer cards of this type are a critical shelf component, since clock drift or failure can cause bit errors or service-affecting alarms across every card in the subrack. The base material code 3AL98038A is directly confirmed as a documented 1662SM SYNTH16 board, and two sibling material codes in the same 3AL98038A family (AC and AD suffixes) are already live and published in Tech-Star’s own catalogue under the same board type and category, confirming the family’s board type and function. This unit carries the AB revision suffix. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) stocks tested Alcatel-Lucent 1660SM/1662SM clock, matrix and line cards; contact our engineers to confirm the right revision for your shelf before ordering.