| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND COMPATIBILITY |
The BCU/CAL is based on a VMEbus computing platform with the following components:
CPU
Technico TVME 147
∙Supports BCU/CAL application processing
∙Interfaces to hard disk, floppy disk, and tape drive via an
∙Interfaces to the console terminal via an
∙Network physical connection is 802.3 Ethernet, 10
Internal Drives
Hard Disk: 3½" 1.2 GB
∙Provides configuration parameter storage
∙Provides call detail record (CDR) storage
∙Provides raw activity record (RAR) buffering/storage
Floppy Disk: 3½" 1.44 MB
∙Used for application program updates Tape: 3½" 4/8 GB 4mm DAT
∙Provides call detail record (CDR) file archival storage
∙Provides general purpose file interchange with UNIX
∙UNIX Tar format,
Formation WANServer fv5310
∙Interfaces the BCU/CAL via
System Manager Interface (CAL only)
One or Two Emulex Performance Series
∙Communicates with the BCU/CAL over the network and with the System Manager over
∙Converts between Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sockets and asynchronous serial protocol
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