Patton electronic 3196RC user manual Hardware overview, Wan

Model 3196RC T-DAC User Manual 1 • Introduction

Hardware overview

The Model 3196RC combines transmission and networking technology concentrating 16 iDSL ports and 4 to 16 T1/E1 WAN links into a single slot blade for a standard CPCI chassis. The T-DAC front blade (see figure 3) contains a full set of LED status indicators presented on the front panel, and an RS-232 async control port. The rear blade presents electrical connections for the iDSL modems and WAN ports as well as an alarm LED.

Midplane

Front Blade Rear Blade

Front Rear

Side view

Figure 3. Model 3196RC T-DAC features

WAN

The 3196RC includes four, eight, twelve, or sixteen WAN uplink ports selectable for T1 or E1 operation. The WAN uplink ports may be connected to ATM/FR/DDN/ IP network backbones and are accessible via the 68- pin SCSI connector. Also included are:

•Four to sixteen built-in T1/E1 CSU/DSUs

•T1 1.544 Mbps with D4 or ESF framing, AMI or B8ZS line coding, FCC part 68 compliant

•E1 2.048 Mbps multi-framing with or without CRC4 framing, AMI/HDB3 line coding, CTR-12, and CTR-13 compliant

•Built-in fuses and surge protectors

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