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This appendix provides details on the Release 8.1 IPX system specifications.
The following are general conditions applicable to the IPX 8, 16, and 32.
| Operating Environment: | Operating Conditons are listed in Table A-1. |
| Shock: | Withstands 10G, 10 ms. at 1/2 sine wave. |
| Vibration: | Withstands 1/4 G, 20 to 500 Hz. |
| Heat Transfer to Room: | IPX 16: 3600 BTUs max IPX 32: 6800 BTUs max IPX 8: |
| Conditions | Limits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fahrenheit | Centigrade | |
| Operating Temperature
Recommended: | +40 to +100 degrees
+68 to 86 degrees | +4.5 to 38 degrees
+20 to +30 degrees |
| Short-Term Temperature1 | +35 to +120 degrees | +1.7 to + 49 degrees |
| Operating Relative Humidity | 20% to 55% non-condensing | |
| Short-Term Relative Humidity | 10% to 80% non-condensing. | |
| System Capacity: | 1 or 2 shelves, each with 16 card slots. Requires 1 or 2 dedicated slot(s) for PCC/SCC. Up to 16 T1 or 14 E1 circuit ports. Up to 16 T1 or 14 E1 packet trunks. Up to 100 synchronous data ports. Up to 25 Voice, Data, and/or Frame Relay PAD groups. |
| Cabinet Size: | 65.6 inches (166.7 cm) high. 22.0 inches (55.9 cm) wide. 36.5 inches (92.0 cm) deep. |
| Shipping Weight: | 700 pounds (318 kilos) for IPX 32 fully loaded. 350-400 pounds for IPX 16. |
| Clearance Requirement: | At least 30 inches front and rear clearance; nominal 12 inch side clearance. |
| Power Input: | AC system: 180 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz. DC system: -42 to -56 VDC. Each AC or DC supply can provide up to 600 watts to the card shelves. Shelf space for 4 power supplies. |
| Power Requirements: | Configuration dependent - use Network Design Tool for exact requirements. For planning purposes, use: |
| · AC Power | Max . Current Max. VA Max. Power at 180 VAC IPX 16: 9.2 A 1.7 KVA 1.1 KW IPX 32: 17 A 3.1 KVA 2 KW |
| · DC Power | Max . Current Max. Power at 42 VDC IPX 16: 28 A 1.2 KW IPX 32: 50 A 2.1 KW |
| Input AC Power Connector: | AC Power Distribution unit is the same for all cabinets shipped: IEC 16 Amp input connector. Six different power cords are available dependent upon country of destination: · For North America and Japan: NEMA L6-20 Twist Clock · For Continental Europe: CEE 7/7 (Schuko) · *For Italy: CEI 23-16/VII (16-amp plug) · For United Kingdom and Ireland: BS 1263 · For Australia and New Zealand: AS 3112 · For those countries not appearing in the preceding list, use a power cord with an IEC 320 C-19 coupler for the system end, and an appropriate ground-type attachment plug at the other end in accordance with local standards. |
| DC Input Connections: | DC power is the same for all IPX 16/32 cabinets shipped.
DC: 3 ring lug screw terminal connectors. |
| System Capacity: | 1 shelf with 8 card slots. Requires 1 or 2 dedicated slot(s) for PCC/SCC, All others can be used for port cards. Two of the eight slots are double-wide and have no significance. |
| System Controller: | NPC, single or redundant configuration. |
| System Software: | Release 8.1 |
| System Throughput: | 32 Mbps |
| External Clock Sources: | IPX synchronizes to the nearest, highest-stratum clock available. Any E1 or T1 circuit line, trunk, or external clock input can be used as a clock source. |
| Internal to Node Source: | T1: 1.544 MHz, ± 50 Hz (Stratum 4). E1: 2.048 MHz, ± 10 ppm (Stratum 4) Same as IPX 16/32. |
| Cabinet Size: | 24.5 inches (62.2 cm) high. 16.25 inches (41.3 cm) wide. 22.25 inches (57.2 cm) deep. |
| Shipping Weight: | 122 pounds (55.5 kgs) fully loaded 90 pounds (40.9 kgs) minimum configuration |
| Clearance Requirement: | At least 30 inches front and rear clearance; nominal 12 inch side clearance. |
| Voice Channel Interface: | 24-channel T1 (D4 format). 24-channel T1-ESF (using CDP). 30-channel framed CEPT E1. 31-channel framed CEPT E1. |
| Voice Compression Available: | 32/24/16 Kbps ADPCM (Rel. 6 systems). 32 Kbps ADPCM (Rel. 5 systems). Voice Activity Detection compression. |
| Compression Algorithm: | CCITT G.721, G.723, G.726 (Rel. 6 systems). StrataCom 32 Kbps ADPCM (Rel. 5 systems). |
| PCM Encoding Types: | Accommodates m-Law or A-Law encoding, End-to-end conversion available. |
| Channel Gain Control: | -8 dB to +6 dB. |
| Signalling Modes: | T1: Robbed bit or CCS (ISDN). E1: Channel Associative Signalling (CAS) or Common Channel Signalling (CCS). |
| Signalling Conditioning: | Various make-busy and forced idle routines during circuit alarm can be specified on a per-channel basis. |
| Quantizing Distortion Added: | 2.5 Quantizing Distortion Units (QDU)s with 32 Kbps ADPCM over 1 hop plus 0.7 (QDU)s with Digital Loss PAD (m-law or A-Law). |
| Sync. Data Interfaces: | RS-232C/D, RS-449/422, V.24, X.21, and V.35 with IPX as DCE or DTE. |
| Sync. Data Rates (SDP): | 2.4 Kbps to 1.344 Mbps. |
| Low-Speed Data Rates: | 2.4 to 19.2 Kbps per LDP port. |
| Ports per card: | LDI: 4 or 8. SDI: 4. |
| Control Leads Supported: | SDI: Per interface standards. SDI: Up to 7 in each direction for fast EIA. LDI: 3 in each direction for DCE and DTE for each port. |
| Control Lead Sync w/Data: | Control leads are sampled every 50 ms. and changes will
Normally follow data within 100 to 1000 msec. Fast EIA lead will be within 1 byte. |
| DS0A Interface: | Superrate, 56 Kbps to 512 Kbps (8 DS0s) per port. Subrate: One 2.4/4.8/9.6/19.2/ or 56 Kbps per DS0 Per Bell TR-TSY-000458, TR-TSY-000280, TR-TSY-000083, and TR-TSY-000077. |
| Data Clocking: | Synchronous and isochronous clocking. Normal, looped, and split clock configurations. |
| Pleisochronous Clock Range: | ± 2 percent of nominal data rate. |
| Ports per card: | Four. |
| Electrical Interface: | Digital Data System (DDS)--AT&T Pub. 62310, November 1987. |
| Interface Type: | DSU or OCU (software selectable). |
| Data Rates: | 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2, and 56 Kbps (software selectable). |
| DDS Data Encoding: | Standard DDS Bipolar Return to Zero. Alternate Mark Inversion coding with bipolar violation sequences for zero suppression and control. |
| Data Compression: | Repetitive Pattern Suppression (RPS): 7, 8, or 16 bit pattern matching. |
| Synchronization Modes: | External (DSU only) Looped (OCU only). |
| Control Codes Recognized: | Idle. Zero Suppression. Out-of Service. Loopback Sequences. |
| Control Code Translation: | Translation of RTS to IDLE. |
| Alarm Code Translation: | Translation of the logical NOR of Out-of-Service Sync Fail. Excessive Bipolar Violations. No Signal to DSR (DSU only). No Signal to DTR (OCU only). |
| Connector: | ISO 4903, female DB-15 type connector. |
| Line Rate: | 1.544 Mbps, ± 50 bps (± 200 bps VCO lock range). |
| Line Code: | Bipolar AMI or B8ZS. |
| Framing Formats: | Fractional T1, adjacent or alternating channels. Minimum of four DS0 channels required. |
| Signal Level: | DSX-1 compatible. |
| Line Impedance: | Terminated = 100 ohms nominal Bridged = 1 Kohm. |
| Base-to-Peak Height: | 6V, ± 0.6V. |
| Minimum Pulse Density: | Zero code suppression, either LSB or MSB. |
| Frame Format: | D3/D4 superframe or ESF. |
| VF Signalling: | Robbed bit D4 with A and B bits, ESF with A, B, C, and D bits. |
| Max. Line Lengths: | Up to 655 feet with equalizers using ABAM cable. |
| Jitter Transfer: | Meets Bell PUB 62411 specifications. |
| Jitter Tolerance: | Meets ANSI standards and Bell PUB 62411 specifications. |
| Connector: | DB 15 female. |
| Line Rate: | 2.048 Mbps, ± 50 bps (± 200 bps VCO lock range). |
| Line Code: | Bipolar AMI or HDB3. |
| Line Impedance: | 120 ohms, balanced or 75 ohms, balanced or unbalanced. |
| Minimum Pulse Density: | Zero code suppression via HDB3 coding. |
| Frame Format: | Unframed, 32-channel (G.703) Framed: 30 or 31-channel CEPT multiframe per CCITT G.704. |
| VF Signalling: | CAS or CCS. |
| Max. Line Lengths: | Up to 50 meters with equalizers using shielded cable. |
| Jitter: | Meets G.823. |
| Electrical Interface: | Complies with G.703 Specification. |
| Connector: | DB 15 female or BNC. |
| Line Code: | B3ZS. |
| Frequency: | 44.736 Mbps ± 20 ppm. |
| Clock Source Mode: | Internal (Asynchronous). |
| Signal Level: | DSX-3. |
| Framing Formats: | M13 mode. |
| Alarms Sent: | AIS. Yellow. |
| Alarms Received: | AIS. LOS. Yellow. Loss Of Framing. |
| Line Errors Counted: | BPV. Parity Bit Errors. |
| Receiver Input Impedance: | Terminated = 75 ohms. |
| Transmission Modes: | Point-to-Point or Drop and Insert. |
| Jitter: | Meets ACCUNET T45 specification (Pub 54014). |
| Connector: | 75 ohm BNC. |
| Max. Line Lengths: | 40 ft. to DSX-3 using ABAM cable. |
| Indicators: | RED Alarm. YELLOW Alarm. LOS. AIS. |
| Type of Service: | Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC). |
| Data Interface: | Per CCITT I.122 and ANSI T1/S1 Standards. |
| Data Transfer Protocol: | LAP-D frame level core functions. |
| Input Data Format: | High Level Data Link (HDLC) protocol. |
| Input Data Frame Length: | Up to 4096 bytes max. |
| Frame Integrity Check: | Frame Check Sequence and CRC check of data frame. If CRC fails, data frame is discarded at receiving node. |
| Input Data Rate: | 56 Kbps to 2.048 Mbps. (Max. rate available only with one of four ports/card active). |
| No. of Ports per Card: | 4 |
| No. of PVCs per Port: | 252 per FR card, distributed in any combination. |
| Port Electrical Interface: | CCITT V.35. IPX can act as a DCE or DTE for direction of control leads and timing. |
| Data Clocking: | Normal or looped. |
| Virtual Circuit Identifier: | Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI). |
| Control Protocol: | Local Management Interface with XON/XOFF type flow control. IPX sets FECN and BECN bits in frame relay frame. |
| Bundled Connections: | 252 virtual circuits per card 1024 virtual circuits per node. |
| Billing Time Accuracy: | Upon request from user device, IPX will provide GMT from any node accurate to within 1 second. |
| External Clock Sources: | IPX synchronizes to the nearest, highest-stratum clock available. Any E1 or T1 l circuit line, trunk, or optional external clock input can be used as a clock source. |
| Internal to Node Source: | T1: 1.544 MHz, ± 50 Hz (Stratum 4). E1: 2.048 MHz, ± 10 ppm (Stratum 4). |
| Clocking Hierarchy: | Dynamic primary, secondary, and tertiary clocking. |
| Network Control Terminal: | StrataView Plus workstation and StrataCom software required for graphical display of network status, statistics gathering and display, automatic downloading of software, and network management including Frame Relay connection management. |
| Control Terminal: | SV+ telnent session, or DEC VT100, WYSE 85, Televideo 970 or equivalent terminal for basic system configuring. |
| Remote Alarm Reporting: | Autodial modem connects to one of two control ports on each IPX nodes for automatic reporting of network alarms. |
| Remote Diagnostics: | Auto-answer modem connects to one of two control ports on each IPX node for remote diagnostic access by StrataCom ISC or other authorized personnel. |
| Network Control Ports: | Two ports per node, RS 232C interface. |
| Alarm Notification: | Status of all trunks and nodes in network distributed to and stored by each individual node. Reported to StrataView Plus terminal at connecting node. |
| External Alarms: | Meets Bellcore Compatibility Bulletin #143 and AT&T Technical Reference PUB 43801 DS1 (T1) facility alarm requirements when equipped with DTI group. |
| Indicators and Controls: | Active and Fail lights on all cards and power supplies. |
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