RAD Data comm IPmux-16 operation manual Functional Description, Front Panel, Rear Panel

Chapter 1 Introduction IPmux-16Installation and Operation Manual

Front Panel

The control port and indicator LEDs are located on the front panel of IPmux-16. For further details see Chapter 2.

Rear Panel

Fuses, power supplies, the dry contact connector, and interface connectors are located on the rear panel of IPmux-16. For further details see Chapter 2.

1.3 Functional Description

IPmux-16 modules support E1 or T1 TDM interfaces. The E1 and T1 modules have either four or eight ports. Each bundle (group of timeslots) can be transmitted to a predefined destination bundle (see the following figure). IPmux-16 supports ICMP (ping), and generates ARP in case of unknown next hop MAC addresses, answers ARP requests, and supports 802.3 Ethernet format.

Configuration and management are provided via the IPmux-16 local terminal, Telnet application or SNMP such as RADview, RAD’s Network Management System.

E1/T1 Port 1	IP over
	Ethernet	IPmux-16
E1/T1 Port 2
	IPmux-16
		IPmux-16

Figure 1-4. IPmux-16 Point-to-Point Application

Sub E1/T1

IPmux-4

IPmux-1

E1/T1 Line 1
E1/T1 Line 2	IP over
	Ethernet
E1/T1 Line 16	IPmux-16

IPmux-1

IPmux-16

Sub E1/T1

Figure 1-5. Grooming of Timeslots from Remote Sites into a

Single E1/T1 Port at Central Site

E1/T1 Port 2

E1/T1 Port 1

Sub E1/T1

Sub E1/T1

1-6 Functional Description