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 CHANGE LOG
Date ECN number Description Done By
11.97 A0-First Release David Gadi

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 Table of Contents

1. Applications .....................................5 10. Specifications ................................ 40

2. Functional description ....................7 10.1. General data .................................... 40
3. Front view.........................................9 10.2. Interfaces ......................................... 40
3.1. System cards description.................10 10.3. Monitor points .................................. 40
3.2. Central Connection Panel (CCP) .....15 11. Alarms............................................. 45
3.3. Upper Control Panel (UCP) .............22 12. Catalog numbers ........................... 50
3.4. Front Panel controls & indicators .....24 13. Safety instructions ........................ 51
4. Optical Fiber insertion...................29 13.1. Circuit breaker ................................. 51
5. Rack assembly ...............................29 13.2. Connection to DC power supply ...... 51
6. Rack Alarm Panel (RAP)................33 13.3. Grounding ........................................ 51
7. Power Supply Feed........................35
8. STM-16 Overhead ..........................38
9. Block Diagram................................40

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1. Applications The versatile SDM-4 can be configured to
perform various network functions. It can
The SDM-4 bridges the existing serve as a terminal multiplexer (STM-4), an
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) Add-and-Drop Multiplexer (ADM-4), or as a
standards and the new Synchronous Digital local cross-connect (LXC-4), as required.
Hierarchy (SDH) standards by directly
supporting both PDH to SDH migration and Figure 1 shows a bi-directional dual-ring
the emerging, fully SDH-based trunk and configuration.
access network applications. The SDM-4 provides three types of cross-
The SDM-4 interfaces PDH signals connect functions:
conforming to ITU Recommendation G.703 • Add-and-Drop cross-connect capability
and SDH signals conforming to CCITT permits dynamic assignment of each
Recommendation G.707. The signals are SDH tributary unit (TU) to a tributary
multiplexed into STM-4 622 Mbit/s aggregate interface
signals and are carried over an SDH • Through-payload cross-connection allows
network. rearrangement of TU's on rings
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• Local cross-connection provides direct
interconnection of tributaries.
The SDM-4 can be managed by an SDM-4
enhanced, centrally located workstation-
based management system, the ECI
Network Manager (eNM), or locally by an
ECI Element Manager (eEM) using a laptop SDM-4
or desktop PC. SDM-4

SDM-4

Figure 1. SDH dual ring

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2. Functional description 155 Mbit/s into one or two digital streams of
622 Mbit/s.
Refer to Figure 2.
The SDM-4 also provides external alarm
The SDM-4 multiplexes PDH digital signals indications via LED's on the system front
of various rates (2, 34, 45, and 140 Mbit/s) panel and Upper Control Panel (UCP), visual
and STM-1 (155 Mbit/s) signals into one or indicators on the eNM screen, and relays to
two STM-4 (622 Mbit/s) streams which can activate external alarm signaling lines.
be transmitted in one or two directions (dual-
ring). It provides the capability of multiplexing
and demultiplexing tributary signals to/from
one or two digital streams of 622 Mbit/s, and
transmitting the data within each signal to a
particular tributary line at another SDM-4
node. These tributary streams may include
up to 144/288 2 Mbit/s, eighteen 34 Mbit/s,
eighteen 45 Mbit/s, eight 140 Mbit/s or eight
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 STM-4
622 Mbit/s Aggregate
Aggregate
Line
Interfaces

SDM-4

Figure 2. SDM-4 functional diagram

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3. Front view The subracks are manufactured in two sizes:
Each SDM-4 is housed in a single 280 mm • Normal size R
deep x 450 mm wide x 975 mm high (1125 • Extended size L
mm for L subrack) equipment subrack
conforming to ETSI standards. Each subrack
includes 29 slots for system cards, a Central
Connection Panel (CCP), and an alarms
panel, both located above the cards. Note
that the system cards are enclosed by a door
(for EMC protection). This door should
remain closed during normal operation,
unless it becomes necessary to view or
reach the system cards.

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3.1. System cards description
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114

Figure 3 shows the possible positions of the M T T T T T T T T T B B A A

C R R R R R R R R R I I S S
cards in the SDM-4 subrack. Tables 1 to 4 P
M M F F
show slot assignments for Tributary cards for 4
/ F F 4 4
various Subrack types. N / / X X
V
M T T X X
L L

C T T T T T T T T T
O R R R R R R R R R
M A F F
M T T
U P P
4 /F S16 S /6
201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213

301 302
FC U16 FCU 16

Figure 3. Subrack card layout

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 Table 1. Slot assignments - SDM4/16
SLOT NUMBER
102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210
C TR2AB √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TR2-16 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
R TR34 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
D TR45 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
TR140 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
N TRSE √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TRSO √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
M TRSOL √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
E TRSOL5 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
OPBW √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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 Table 2. Slot assignments - SDM4/16AB
SLOT NUMBER
102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210
C TR2AB √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TR34 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
R TR45 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
D TR140 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
TRSE √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
N TRSO √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TRSOL √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
M TRSOL5 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
E OPBW √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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 Table 3. Slot assignments - SDM4R/16R
SLOT NUMBER
102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210
C TR2AB √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TR2-16 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
R TR2-16S √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
D TR34 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
TR45 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
TR140 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
N TRSE √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TRSO √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
M TRSOL √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
E TRSOL5 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
OPBW √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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 Table 4. Slot assignments - SDM4L/16L
SLOT NUMBER
102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210
C TR2AB √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TR2-16 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
R TR2-16S √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
D TR34 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
TR45 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
TR140 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
N TRSE √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
A TRSO √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
M TRSOL √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
E TRSOL5 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
OPBW √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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The system cards include (from left to right (102) - (110) Nine tributary (TR) slots -
in the figure): Provide the interface for the tributary
(101) Multiplexer Control Processor streams: 2 Mbit/s (TR2AB, TR2-16/S), 34
(MCP4) - performs basic, system-wide Mbit/s (TR34), 140 Mbit/s (TR140), and
management functions. It interfaces with two STM-1 rate - 155 Mbit/s (TRS).
management entities, the local Element The TR2AB card contains 8 tributary
Manager via an RS-232 connection (on the interfaces; the TR2-16/S card contains 16
CCP), and an ECI Network Manager (eNM). tributary interfaces; all other tributary cards
In addition, the MCP4 manages the traffic contain 1 tributary interface. There are two
flow between the cards. The MCP4 also types of TRS card: an optical card (TRS-O)
houses the NVM (Non-Volatile Memory) for interfacing with optical cables, and an
Flash Memory card, which is used at power- electrical card (TRS-E) for interfacing with
up to download the network configuration. electrical lines.
During use the NVM card provides memory
back-up, for saving the configuration and
performance data.
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(111) - (112) Bus Interface and Matrix (201) Communication Unit (COM) -
(BIMF, BIMTL) Card - Provides internal Supports the connection to the eNM (ECI
communication and cross-connect between Network Manager) interface or to the Q-
the tributary interface buses and aggregate interface (the Telecommunications Manage-
signal buses. The cards also provide local ment Network, TMN) in the gateway node. In
and through-payload cross-connects. all other network elements, it processes and
transfers the communication messages
(113), (115) Aggregate Interface and SDH received via the DCC channels from all
Formatter (ASF/L) Card - Adapts PDH adjacent network nodes.
signal to SDH format, mapping and adding it
to the aggregate signal for transmission to (202) - (210) Nine tributary (TR) slots -
another SDM-4 system. On the receiving Provide the interface for the tributary
end, it is converted to the internal format, streams: 2 Mbit/s (TR2AB, TR2-16/S), 34
dropped to the destination interface, and Mbit/s (TR34), 45 Mbit/s (TR45), 140 Mbit/s
converted to the appropriate format for the (TR140), and STM-1 rate - 155 Mbit/s (TRS).
tributary interface.

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The TR2AB card contains 8 tributary (212), (213) Filter & Telecom Power
interfaces; the TR2-16/S card contains 16 Supply (FTPS-16) Units - Contain circuits
tributary interfaces; all other tributary cards for input DC filtering, over-voltage protection
contain 1 tributary interface. There are two and under-voltage identification. Each FTPS-
types of TRS card: an optical card (TRS-O) 16 card is capable of individually supplying
for interfacing with optical cables, and an the power for the system.
electrical card (TRS-E) for interfacing with (301), (302) Fan Control Units (FCU-4/16) -
electrical lines. Provides cooling for the SDM-4 system.
(211) Alarm and Maintenance Unit Each FCU-4/16 contains two ventilators.
AMU4/F - Provides external alarm
indications to warn the user of a malfunction.
Alarm indications are displayed via LED's on
the Upper Control Panel, and routed to an
external alarm system in the form of relay
contact closures. It also provides the
Orderwire interface and the user channel.
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3.2. Central Connection Panel (CCP) ALARMS - Connector for external alarms.
Figures 4 and 5 show the top of the subrack. ICB – for connection to extension ECI
The panel above the card cage is the Central equipment.
Connection Panel (CCP), through which PC - Connector for the Element Manager
most of the external interconnections to the (eEM) laptop PC.
system are made, including the tributary
signal cables, the management cables, the F Interface - D-type connector to eNM (ECI
timing cables and the power cables. The Network Management) terminal, covered
aggregate and tributary optical cables are with a metal plate. To connect an eNM
directly connected to the appropriate terminal (generally done at a gateway node),
interface units. The connectors are this panel should be removed, and a MAU
organized in rows and columns. connector (included with the eNM
equipment) inserted into the D-type
The CCP includes the following connectors: connector beneath the plate.
OW/F1 - For orderwire and user’s channel
connection.
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 Figure 4. Central Connection Panel (CCP) (SDM4R/SDM16R)
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 Figure 5. Central Connection Panel (CCP) (SDM4L/SDM16L)
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Q - TMN connector. Future option. connectors for output 34 Mbit/s, 45 Mbit/s,
140 Mbit/s or 155 Mbit/s signals from the
INF-16 - Input Filter - Filter module, includes TR34, TR45, TR140 or TRS-E units.
connectors for the input power cables.
Note: The INF-16 card can be replaced by
and INF card.
UCP - for connection of the Upper Control
Panel.
DEBUG - For internal ECI use only.
CLOCK IN/OUT - Connector for external
clock input and output.
The other connectors on the CCP include:
Connectors for output 2 Mbit/s tributary
signals from the TR2AB, TR2-16S units;

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3.3. Upper Control Panel (UCP) ACO BUTTON and LED (yellow) - Alarm
Cut-Off (ACO) button and LED. Activating
The UCP has a number of LED's and the ACO will turn off any alarm indicator
controls as shown in Figure 6. LED's that are currently lit. The ACO LED
The LEDs and controls are as follows: indicates that the ACO has been activated.
RESET PUSHBUTTON - Resets the system. E1, E2 (OW) LED's (green) - Indicates the
LAMP TEST BUTTON - This button tests for channel for the Orderwire transmission (not
the proper operation of the system LEDs by in use).
activating all the LEDs. ORDERWIRE CONTROL SWITCH - Selects
ALARM INDICATORS (red): E1/E2 (not in use).
• CRITICAL EOW CONNECTOR (RJ11-TYPE) - The
Orderwire connection (not in use).
• MAJOR
CALL LED (yellow) - This LED indicates that
• MINOR a call is coming in on the Orderwire line (not
• WARNING in use).
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 ALARMS

UCP RESET LAMP CRITICAL MAJOR MINOR WARNING ACO E1 CALL SEND E2 EOW CALL
TEST REC

Figure 6. Upper Control Panel (UCP)

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3.4. Front Panel controls and indicators Note: The NVM card must not be removed
while this LED is lit.
The LED's, buttons and connections
appearing on the front panel of the system FLASH CARD - The NVM flash memory
cards (shown in Figures 7 and 8) include: card slot.
3.4.1. On all cards 3.4.3. On the TR2AB, TR2-16 card
ACTIVE LED (green) - Appears on all cards TRIB. MONITOR POINTS - Near the bottom
and indicates that the card is operational. of each TR2AB, TR2-16 card are
connections to monitor the 8, 16 2M
FAIL LED (red) - Appears on all cards
channels respectively, each containing one
(except for the FTPS), indicating a fault
connection for Receive and one for
condition in the card.
Transmit.
3.4.2. On the MCP4 card
3.4.4. On the TR34, TR45 and TR140 cards
PROG LED (yellow) - This LED indicates
TRIB. OUT MONITOR POINT - Near the
that the system is downloading from (or
bottom of each card are connections to
uploading to) the NVM card.
monitor the tributary output.
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 Figure 7. Front Panels of SDM-4 Common Cards
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 Figure 8. Front Panels of SDM-4 Tributary Cards
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3.4.5. On the TRS-Optical card TR OUT CONNECTION - Monitor point for
STM-1 tributary data transmission.
The TRS-O card contains an adjustable front
panel that arrives closed with two screws. TR CLK CONNECTION - Monitor point for
During normal operation, this panel is STM-1 tributary clock transmission.
screwed shut, with the optical cables 3.4.6. On the TRS-Electrical card
connected inside the panel.
TRIB. OUT CONNECTION - Monitor point
LASER LED (green) - Indicates laser for the STM-1 tributary data transmission.
operation.
3.4.7. On the ASF card
LASER ON PUSHBUTTON - Activates laser
LASER LED (green) - Indicates laser
manually (even with the drawer open). This
operation.
button activates laser transmission for 2
seconds if depressed for less than 12 LASER ON PUSHBUTTON - Activates laser
seconds and for 90 seconds if depressed for manually. This button activates laser
more than 12 seconds. transmission for 2 seconds if depressed for

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less than 12 seconds and for 90 seconds if
depressed for more than 12 seconds.
AGG. OUT DATA CONNECTION - Monitor
point for STM-4 aggregate data
transmission.
AGG. OUT CLK CONNECTION - Monitor
point for STM-4 aggregate clock
transmission.
3.4.8. On the FTPS-16 card
TEST POINTS - Near the bottom of the card
are four test points for testing the power
sources. These include +2.1V, +5V.

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4. Optical Fiber insertion connector further back is the Transmit
(OUT) connector.
To insert the optical fibers on the optic cards
(see Figures 9 and 10): 5. Close the panel, pressing the fibers into
the channel at the top of the card.
1. Insert the optic card in the desired slot. Covering optical cables not in use is
2. Loosen the screw securing the front recommended, to prevent dust on the
panel and open the panel. optical lens.
3. Lower the Optical Fibers through the 5. Rack assembly
black handle on the right or left side of
The complete rack assembly for fully
the system, and through the appropriate
equipped configurations should include only
hole in the black rail above the slot
a single subrack (Figures 11a and 11b). If
containing the optic card.
the configuration is lighter (e.g., a
4. Insert each fiber into the appropriate regenerator), an additional subrack may be
connector on the card: the connector in added, but a heat buffer must be used to
the front (i.e., closer to the front panel) is insulate between the subracks.
the Receive (IN) connector, and the
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 Figure 9. Fiber installation on ASF-4 card

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 Figure 10. Fiber installation - TRSO card Lower and Upper Panels
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 Figure 11. Complete rack assembly

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6. Rack Alarm Panel (RAP) panel. Four D-type Input connectors P1-P4
wired to each AMU1/F card of the SDM-16
The Rack Alarm Panel (RAP) shown in system by alarms cable and four D-type
Figure 12 is located at the top of each rack. Output connectors J1-J4 distribute the
The RAP serves a number of functions: alarms to the external alarm control
• Provides power to each of the subracks, locations.
and ground (earth) for the system The right and left sides of the RAP have four
• Provides circuit breakers for each circuit breakers. Power is fed to the subrack
subrack via the circuit breakers.
• Collects the alarm signals from each
AMU4/F card
• Distributes the alarm signals to the alarm
control locations
There are eight (8) D-type connectors
located in the alarm unit at the center of the
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 Figure 12. Rack Alarm Panel (RAP)

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7. Power Supply Feed supply is sent to the backplane, where it is
distributed to the various individual cards.
Figure 13 shows the SDM-4 power supply
system. The external input voltage, which The over/under voltage block checks the
may range from -40 to -75 VDC, is power source for the system, and if the level
connected to the input filter (INF-16) located is too high or too low, a message is sent to
on the CCP. open the electronic switch, thus shutting off
all power flow into the system. The hold-up
The INF-16 accepts a dual input voltage for capacitor provides power to the system
back-up, provides EMC filtering, and senses during brief interruptions (10 ms) of the
the presence of the two inputs (for alarms power source.
generation). The summed output is fed into a
pair of filter and power supply cards (FTPS- The FTPS-16 cards also include a DC-to-DC
16), which share the load of the system. converter, providing the following voltages:

The FTPS-16 cards provide filtering,

over/under voltage protection, and inrush
current protection. At the output, the power
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 FTPS-16
80 V (-)
INF-16 TO OTHER
80 V (-) CARDS

Us (-) ELEC.
SWITCH

1 HOLD 2.05-2.15V
UP 2.1V 2.1V
OVER/ 25A max 4.75-5.25V
UMDER V_BLAS TO
VOLTAGE
100mA max OTHER
+5V
Us (+) 5V
CARDS
4.75-5.25V GND
GND

FTPS-16

ELEC.
Us (-)
SWITCH

HOLD 2.05-2.15V
1 UP 2.1V
OVER/
25A max 4.75-5.25V
UMDER
VOLTAGE
100mA max
Us (+) 5V
4.75-5.25V
GND

Figure 13. Power Supply architecture

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• +2.1 V - to drive the system traffic bus • No power is being supplied to the rest of
interface circuits the system. (Thus, note that if no other
cards are installed in the system, the LED
• +5 V (+5 Vbias) - to drive the system will not turn on)
cards at power-up until each card's
internal power supply builds its own +5V • The +2.1V or +5V power supply is out of
the over/under voltage range, according
Monitor points for each of these voltages are
to the following table:
marked on the front panel of the FTPS-16
card, and are marked on the diagram, along
with the allowed voltage ranges. Supply Overvoltage Undervoltage
Under normal operating conditions, the type identification identification
ACTIVE LED on the FTPS-16 should be lit. range range
The LED being off indicates that the FTPS- 2.1V 2.5V - 2.75V 1.9V - 1.6V
16 card is not functioning properly, either 5V 5.6V - 6.2V 4.9V - 4.5V
because:

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 Table 5. STM-4 Section Overhead
8. STM-4 Overhead
Byte Value Byte use and function
Figure 14 shows the STM-4 Section A1 A2 F6 28 Framing bytes in start of STM frame
Overhead (SOH). Table 5 below lists the B1 BIP-8 Regenerator Section error monitoring
possible expected values, and the B2 BIP-96 Multiplex Section error monitoring
functionality for each byte, as defined in the C1 01 Identifies an STM-1 stream
SDM-4. D1-D3 Varying Regenerator Section DCC
D4-D12 Varying Multiplex Section DCC
Note: K1 and K2 bytes are intended for use E1 E2 Varying Orderwire bytes
with APS (line-protected switching). As the F1 Varying User channel byte
SDM-4 system supports path protection and K1* 01 Automatic Protection Switching
request and information byte
not line protection, bits 6-8 of the K2 byte are (for future implementation)
for AIS and FERF indication. K2* 10 Used for MS-AIS and MS-FERF
identification
S1 Undefined Synchronization Status Marker
Z1 Z2 Undefined Reserved for national use

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 Figure 14. STM-4 Section Overhead (SOH)
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9. Block Diagram 10.2. Interfaces
Figure 15 shows a simplified block diagram • Optical ASF4XX - see Table 6.
of the SDM-4 system. • Electrical Tributary cards - see Table 7.
10. Specifications • Optical Tributary cards - see Table 8.
10.3. Monitor points
10.1. General data
1. ASF4
Voltage Range ..................... -40 VDC to -75 VDC
AGG OUT DATA............................. NRZ, ECL
Nominal Operating Voltage ..................... -48 VDC
AGG OUT CLK ............................... NRZ, ECL
Maximum Power Consumption - Subrack ... 450W
2. TR2AB/TR2-16/TR2-16S
Dimensions (H x W x D mm) -
TRIB. IN, TRIB. OUT . -20dB@120Ω balanced
Subrack SDM4R.................... 975 x 450 x 280
3. TR34/45/140
Subrack SDM4L .................. 1125 x 450 x 280
Rack .................................... 2200 x 600 x 300 TRIB.OUT................. 0 dB@ 75Ω unbalanced
Weight - Fully Populated Subrack................ 55 kg 4. TRS-E
Temperature Range Operation ....... -5 C - +45 C
o o TRIB.OUT......-20 dB CMI @ 75Ω unbalanced
Storage spec. ..........ETS 300-019-1-1 CLASS 1,2 5. TRS-O
Operation Altitude ............................... Up to 3 km DATA OUT, CLOCK OUT.. ECL NRZ 75Ω/-2V
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 BIMF/T BIMF/T

Figure 15. SDM-4 Block Diagram

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 Table 6. ASF4XX specification - 622 Mbit/s Optical Interface
Parameter Card name
ASF4X5 ASF4V5 ASF4L5 ASF4L3 ASF4S3
Wavelength λ (nm) 1550 1550 1550 1310 1310
Application code L-4.2 L-4.2 L-4.2 L-4.1 S-4.1
Source laser type SLM SLM SLM SLM MLM
Transmit Power nominal (dBm) 1 to 5 -3 to 2 -3 to 2 -3 to 2 -14 to -8
Extinction Ratio minimum (dBm) 10 10 10 10 8.2
-10
Receiver Sensitivity (1x10 ) -34 -34 -30 -30 -30
Receiver Overload (dBm) -12 -12 -6 -6 -6

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 Table 7. Electrical Tributary Cards specification
Parameter Tributary:
2 (Mbit/Sec) 34 (Mbit/Sec) 45 (Mbit/Sec) 140 (Mbit/Sec) STM-1
Physical Paragraph 6 Paragraph 8 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 9 Paragraph 12
level G-703
Bit rate 2048 ± 50 ppm 34368 ± 20 ppm 44736 ± 20 ppm 139264 ± 15 ppm 155520 ± 20 ppm
(KBit/sec)
Frame Unframed G.751 Unframed G.751 G.703
Line code HDB3 HDB3 B3Z3 CMI CMI
Line 120 Balanced 75 Unbalanced 75 Unbalanced 75 Unbalanced 75 Unbalanced
impedance 75 Unbalanced
(Ω)

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 Table 8. Optical Tributary Cards specification
Parameter Card name
TRSO TRSOL TRSOL5
Wavelength (λ) (nm) 1310 1310 1550
Application Code S-1.1 L-1.1 L-1.2
Source laser type MLM MLM SLM
Transit Power nominal (dBm) -15 to -8 -4 to 0 -4 to 0
Extinction ratio (minimum) (dB) 8.2 10 10
Receiver Sensitivity (dBm) @ -28 -34 -34
-10
BER 1x10
Receiver Overload (dBm) -8 -10 -10

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11. Alarms indicates that the MCP4 is either reading
from the NVM card or writing to the NVM
The details of the alarms can be viewed card. Even if the PROG LED goes on soon
through the eNM/eEM alarms description. after a change has been made via the
The settings for the severity of each alarm eNM/eEM, this may not mean that the MCP4
can be changed by the user via the eNM is writing the change to the NVM card; it
(ECI Network Manager) or by the eEM might be reading from the NVM card.
(Element Manager); these changes are
stored in the NVM. If an alarm occurs, its Note 2: The severity may be changed by
severity is indicated locally by LED indicators S/W release.
(on the front panel) and sent via relays to the
external alarm control locations.
Note 1: Three minutes must be allowed for
any changes made by the user (via the
eNM/eEM) to be written to the NVM. The
PROG LED on the MCP4 front panel
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 Table 9. Transmission Alarms SDH Transmission Alarm Severity Default
level masking
R = Reported, NR = Not Reported
MS Background block error far-end Event R
SDH Transmission Alarm Severity Default ESFE threshold crossed Event R
level masking
SESFE threshold crossed Event R
SPI LOS Major R UASFE threshold crossed Event R
(TRSE) TX data deviation Major R VC4/ AIS Major R
RS LOF Major R VC3/ LOP Major R
Background block error near-end Event R VC12 FERF Warning R
ESNE threshold crossed Event R FERF Warning R
SESNE threshold crossed Event R Path trace ID mismatch Major R
UASNE threshold crossed Event R Signal label mismatch Major R
OFS threshold crossed Event R (ASF LOM Major R
MS AIS Major R VC4)
LOP Major R Unequipped signal label Major R
FERF Warning R Background block error near-end Event R
Path trace ID mismatch Major R ESNE threshold crossed Event R
Background block error near-end Event R SESNE threshold crossed Event R
ESNE threshold crossed Event R UESNE threshold crossed Event R
SESNE threshold crossed Event R Background block error far-end Event R
UESNE threshold crossed Event R ESFE threshold crossed Event R
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SDH Transmission Alarm Severity Default SDH Transmission Alarm Severity Default
level masking level masking
SESFE threshold crossed Event R Timing Current T4 timing source failure Major R
UASFE threshold crossed Event R Primary timing source phase hits Major R
PJ threshold crossed Event R Primary timing source LOS Major R
VC3 EBER Major R Secondary timing source fault Minor R
VC4 SD Minor R
PDH AIS Major R
level LOS Major R
2M/ EBER Major R
34M/ SD Minor R
45M/ RAI Major R
140M LOF Major R
CVNE threshold crossed Event R
ESNE threshold crossed Event R
SESNE threshold crossed Event R
UESNE threshold crossed Event R
Timing Input timing failure Major R
Timing source out of range Major R
Transient timing state Warning R
Primary timing source not active Warning R
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 Table 10. Equipment Alarms SDH level Equipment Alarm Severity Default
R = Reported, NR = Not Reported masking

SDH level Equipment Alarm Severity Default Card failure Major R

masking FTPS-16 Power failure Major R
Card out Major R
NVM Card out Warning R
Type mismatch Major R
Data fault Minor R
TR2AB Communication failure Major R
Programming fault Minor R
TR2-16S Card failure Major R
Power failure Major R
TR34 Card out Major R
Card failure Minor
TR140 Type mismatch Major R
NE-NVM is write-protected Warning R
TR45 Programming fault Major R
NE-NVM is not consistent Warning R
ASF/L Communication failure Major R
COM Communication failure Major R
Card out Major R
Card out Major R
Programming fault Major R
Type mismatch Major R
Type mismatch Major R
Programming fault Major R
Card failure Major R
Card failure Major R
Laser power high Major R
AMU4 Communication failure Major R
Laser bias current high Major R
Card out Major R
Laser temperature high Major R
Type mismatch Major R
Laser power low Major R
Programming fault Major R
Laser temperature low Major R
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SDH level Equipment Alarm Severity Default SDH level Equipment Alarm Severity Default
masking masking
Programming fault Major R only Laser power high Major R
ASF/L Power failure Major R TRSO/L/5 Laser bias current high Major R
Internal timing failure Major R only Laser temperature high Major R
BIM/F TG processor fault Major R Laser power low Major R
BIMF/TL Communication failure Major R Laser temperature low Major R
Card out Major R OPBRW Communication failure Major R
Programming fault Major R OPBW Card out Major R
Type mismatch Major R Card failure Major R
FCU-16 Card failure Major R Programming fault Major R
Card out Critical R Laser temperature low Major R
INF-16 Card failure Critical R Laser power high Major R
Laser bias high Major R
Input voltage 1 failure Minor R
Laser temperature high Major R
TRSO/L Input voltage 2 failure Minor R
Laser power low Major R
TRSE Communication failure Major R
Laser input power high Major R
Programming fault Major R
Laser input power low Major R
Type mismatch Major R
Type mismatch Major R
Card out Major R
Card failure Major R
TRSO/L/5 Power failure Major R
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12. Catalog numbers Item Number
BIMTL 232009-4804-013
Item Number Blank (for ASF) 232002-4851-000
MCP4 232009-4820-023 ASF 232009-4810-243
AMU4 232009-4870-013 ASFL 232009-4810-253
AMU4F 232009-4871-013 ASFL5 232009-4810-263
COM 232009-4830-013 ASFV5 232009-4810-273
TR45 232009-4824-023 ASFX5 232009-4810-277
TR34 226009-3805-023 FTPS 232009-4867-013
TR2-16S 226009-3823-033 FTPS-16 229209-6819-013
TR2AB 232009-4824-023 FCU 132002-6539-002
TR2-16 226009-3823-013 FCU-16 129202-5131-002
TR140 226009-3858-023 SDM4R/16FR (subrack) 129202-2010-020
TRSO (S3) 232009-4835-073 SDM4L/16FL (subrack) 129202-2010-010
TRSE 232009-4835-063 UCP 232009-4868-023
TRSOL3 232009-4835-075 INF-16 229209-6816-013
TRSOL5 232009-4835-077 OPBW 132009-4889-013
BIM-F 232009-4825-013
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13. Safety instructions Connect the BLACK wire to the “-”. Connect
the RED wire to the “+” (Battery Return).
13.1. Circuit breaker Connect the bare wire to the GND (this is for
The system is to be connected to the 48/60 shield continuity only).
VDC power supply via a circuit breaker with 13.3. Grounding
12A rating.
The rack is connected to the utility Ground
13.2. Connection to DC power supply Bar with a ground cable according to ETSI
Use ECI cable WB605A/2 (length 1.7M) or recommendations (top/bottom connection).
cable WB280A/2 (length 2.7M) to connect The SDM-4 system subrack is mounted on
between the SDM-4 system and the circuit the rack with 4 holding screws and nuts, thus
breaker. This cable has a D-type connector providing chassis connection to Ground.
on one side for connection to the SDM-4
system and pins on the other side for
connection to the circuit breaker.

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