Overview
Connect customers even in the most unforgiving places
The E3-2 has a 'deploy anywhere' design that can be mounted aerially, in a pedestal, on a wall or on a pole. This flexibility reduces costs while accelerating construction and service activation - making it an ideal choice for challenging environments.
Self-diagnosis capability
Rural service providers can simplify operations
The E3-2 offers a smart self-diagnostic capability that makes system troubleshooting and rolling service trucks out to remote areas things of the past.
Software Defined Access
For cable operators seeking a simple path to Software Defined Access (SDA)
The innovative Calix AXOS DPx solution on the E3-2 will dramatically reduce your operational costs and network complexity. AXOS DPx is the industry’s first virtualized DOCSIS microservice connector for seamless integration, management and control of anyPHY™ into a cable operator’s back office system.
Leading Lights Award
Intelligent Access won the Light Reading Leading Lights award for "Most Innovative Broadband Solution" due to its innovative software-defined access operating system (AXOS), which helps BSPs deliver services faster at a lower TCO.
Lightwave Innovation Reviews Award
Lightwave, who has been bringing trusted technical insights to optical communications professionals for decades has honored Calix in the annual Lightwave Innovation Reviews in the FTTx Systems category.
Sustainability and climate protection
American Business Awards gives the Calix Broadband Platform a Stevie award for sustainability and climate protection.
Comparably Best Engineering Teams
With 110 patents for industry-leading technologies, Calix is relentlessly focused on innovating for its broadband service provider customers and attracting top engineering talent—resulting in this award.
TMCnet Tech Culture Award
Calix focuses heavily on building a strong culture and it shows—with a 4.9/5-star rating, 98 percent overall approval and 100 percent CEO approval on Glassdoor, and with employees routinely sharing “Why I Love Calix” posts on social media.
American Business Stevie Award for Calix Engagement Cloud
In 2024, Calix took home a gold medal for Best Marketing Campaign of the Year, silver medals for Marketing Disruptor of the Year and Best Use of Data to Drive Brand Strategy, and a bronze medal for Best Cloud Platform.
The AXOS E3-2 is ideally suited for virtualized functions and facilitates a seamless transformation to software defined access.
The E3-2 simplifies the upgrade path from Gigabit to multi-Gigabit PON with field replaceable modules. Upgrade without impacting neighboring services.
Seamlessly integrate into networks by leveraging existing right-of-ways and power, without worrying about land acquisition and permitting delays.
The Calix E3-2 Intelligent PON Node is a flexible and upgradable system that can be deployed cost effectively in environmentally challenged remote locations to provide PON services. Each E3-2 provides two pluggable subscriber interface modules supporting XGS-PON, GPON, and Multi-PON optics.
E3-2 features and capabilities
- Sealed remote OLT requiring no active cooling
- Pluggable module design
- Multiple powering options
- Supports XGS-PON, GPON, or Multi-PON SFP+ optics
- Configurable upstream encryption using MACsec*
- Integrated fiber management including splice tray
- Interoperability with Calix ONTs
- DOCSIS® provisioning support using DPx
- Software Defined Access enabled by the Network Innovation Platform (AXOS)
| Attribute | Specification |
| PON module capacity | 2 |
| PON ports (GPON/XGS-PON/MPM) | 4 per module (8 per E3-2) |
| Network uplink ports | 4x 10GE/25GE SFP28 2x 100GE QSFP28 |
| Environmental rating | IP68 |
| Power consumption (max) | 115 Watts |
| Power supply options | 60VAC / 90VAC coax, -48VDC, commercial AC, ±190VDC span power |
| Operating temperature | -40° C to +65° C (-40° F to +149° F) |
| Humidity | 5 to 95 percent (non-condensing) |
| Physical dimensions (WxHxD) | 11.5in x 9.65in x 22in (29.2cm x 24.5cm x 55.9cm) |
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