ATM AAL1 Circuit Emulation Service
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
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The external framer then places the signaling information at the appropriate position in the super
frame. See Section 31.4.6, “Channel Associated Signaling (CAS) Support.”
• Simple external logic is needed to synchronize the MCC-to-framer serial connection. When going
from TDM-to-ATM, the CAS information should be read by the MCC on the 24th frame of a super
frame.
• The adaptive rate FIFO method can be implemented by the core by calculating the difference
between the ATM and MCC pointers.
• When going from TDM-to-ATM, the A TM channel should be programmed to work at a higher rate
than the MCC super-channel rate. We expect that the jitter caused by the APC traffic reshaping will
depend on the ATM channel rate (PCR, PCR_FRACTION). Figure31-32 illustrates this timing
issue. See also Section 31.4.1.2, “TDM-to-ATM.”
Figure 31-32. TDM-to-ATM Timing Issu e
MCC timing:
BDs are ready to be transmitted at the rate shown below.
ATM timing:
The optimal ATM channel rate would match the MCC super channel rate exactly.
ATM timing (adjusted to higher rate):
If PCR and PCR_FACTION cannot provide the exact MCC super channel rate, the
ATM channel should be programmed to a higher rate to avoid the MCC buffer-not-ready
state. It is recommended that the ATM rate be double that of the MCC.
Extra request at the higher rate to compensate for jitter.
Note that some of the extra requests will not be needed (buffer-not-ready) and will
be ignored by the ATM controller.