STM-1 (Optical / Electrical) Add-Drop Multiplexer
(with upto 16 E1 & 4 Ethernet) SDH Equipment

Product Overview
STM-1 (Optical / Electrical), E1 and Ethernet Multi- Service SDH Transmission Unit is a modular platform unit with two 155.52Mbps optical / electrical interfaces, which may be used in a point-to-point, chain or ring application to provide an ultra-compact, cost effective and flexible multi-service platform.
Interface card options include the 8xE1 interface card (120 Ohms [RJ-45] and 75 Ohms [BNC]), 4x100BaseT Ethernet interface card (1 VCG, 4 Ports 1 Channel), 4x100BaseT Ethernet interface card (4 VCG, 4 Ports 4 Channels) and Gigabit Ethernet interface card options along with Engineering Order Wire is available. The user removable / replaceable STM-1 Optical / Electrical interface option makes it easy to meet various and changing user requirements. Valiant’s STM-1, E1 and Ethernet over SDH Transmission Equipment provides full capability to cross-connect at VC-12 level between all tributaries.
The equipment can be used as Terminal Multiplexer (TM) or an Add-Drop-Multiplexer (ADM) to build a point-to-point, ring and chain (add-drop) transmission network.
- 1U heigh, – 19 Inch standard rack-mountable Stand-alone chassis
- Service interfaces
› 2 x STM-1 optical interfaces, MSA compliant SFP (pluggable) optical module (LC connector) based design, which supports onsite optical port replacement
› 2 x STM-1 electrical interfaces, SFP electrical module (Mini BNC connector) Optional
› Maximum 16 E1 interfaces compliant with ITU-T G.703 (8 E1 interfaces per card)
› 120 Ohms E1 and 75 Ohms E1 interfaces options available
› 4 x 10/100BaseT Ethernet (electric) interface
› 10/100BaseT (FE) Ethernet Interface Options
c 4 Ports, 4 Channels (4 VCG), and
c 4 Ports, 1 Channel (1 VCG)
› 1 x GigE (Gigabit) Ethernet interface Options
c Optical GigE (Gigabit) Ethernet interface
c Electrical 1000BaseT (Gigabit) Ethernet Interface
- Provides complete diagnostics facilities to the user for monitoring optical ports and provide reading of optical transmit and receive power, laser temperature, bias current in voltage alarms etc.
- Performance Monitoring and Alarms – Error counts for B1, B2, B3
- Performance Analysis – Error Seconds (ES), Several Error Seconds (SES), Unavailable seconds (UAS), Higher Order Virtual Container – Remote Error Indication (HOVC-REI), Higher Order Virtual Container – Pointer Justification Event (HOVC-PJE)
- Management and Maintenance interfaces
› 10/100BaseT Ethernet management interface
› RS232 serial management interface
› Remote (Telnet) management interface
› Windows XP based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
› Windows 7 based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
› SNMP V2 Monitoring
› Engineering Order Wire (EOW) interface (RJ-11)
› NMS (Network Management System) for monitoring multiple units from a single / central location.
- Timing mode
› Synchronization with STM-1 line timing
› Synchronization with timing from any of the E1 interfaces (1-16 E1 tributary interfaces)
› External timing source option – 120 Ohms 2MBps (External Bits Clock)
› External timing source – 120 Ohms 2MHz (External TTL Clock) – Factory Configurable
› Internal Clock – ITU-T G.813 internal oscillator (Stratum 3)
› The timing source can be auto-switched according to default or operator programmed settings
- Ethernet Standards Conformity
› Generic Framing Procedure GFP-F compliant with ITU-T G.7041
› VCAT compliant with ITU-T G.707 and LCAS compliant with ITU-T G.7042
› Ethernet flow control on WAN port and LAN port.
› Large buffer size upto 410,000 bytes
› Maximum Frame length (MTU size):1552 bytes with Gigabit Ethernet Card
› Maximum Frame length (MTU size):1536 bytes with 4 port 1 channel (1 VCG) Ethernet Card
› Maximum Frame length (MTU size): 2036 bytes with 4 port 4 channel (4 VCG) Ethernet Card Electrical Gigabit compliant with 802.3ab
› Optical Gigabit compliant with 802.3z
› Auto MID/MID-X for Ethernet Interfaces
› Support 802.1Q based VLAN tagging (4 ports 1 channel (1 VCG) Ethernet Card only)
› Support Port based VLAN tagging (4 ports 1 channel (1 VCG) Ethernet Card only)
› Performance Analysis
c All Received Packets
c All Transmitted Packets
c Received Dropped Packets
- Supports 1+1 Line Protection and Automatic Protection Switching (APS) with less than 50ms recovery
- Supports point-to-point, ring and chain topology (4 VCG card only)
- Local management and network-based management via a unified platform
- Supports Remote Power Down Detection and Auto Laser Shutdown
- Supports STM-1 and E1 loop-back for troubleshooting
- 850nm multi-Mode, 1310nm Single Mode and 1550nm Single Mode optical interface options offered
- Ethernet mapping adopts GFP/VC-12 virtual concatenated technology; according with MSTP criterion
- Provides Ethernet over SDH mapping through standard GFP and VC-12 virtual concatenation (VCAT)
- Ethernet bandwidth can be adjusted by the user between 2MBps ~126 Mbps (VC-12 mapping)
- Supports MACAddress list filtration, learning and updating function
- Easy to operate
- Redundant power supply card options AC+DC, DC+DC and AC+AC
› 110VAC – 240VAC (50/60 Hz) power options available
› -48V DC power option available
› -24V DC power option available
- Power consumption less than 17W
Application # 1: Point to point Network Application Diagram
Application # 2: Chain Network Application Diagram
Application # 3: Ring Network Application Diagram

. Power Indicator
. Current Status (integrity and activity) Indicator
. Urgent Alarm Indicator
. Minor Alarm Indicator
. Optical Signal Loss Alarm Indicator
. Remote Device Power-down Indicator
. Ethernet Card Status Indicator
. General Alarm Indicator for Ethernet Card (including Link-down of Ethernet Port)
. Auto Laser Shutdown (ALS) Indicator
. Engineering Order-Wire (EOW) Indicator
. Ethernet Link Indicator
. Ethernet Speed Indicator
. E1 Card Status Indicator
. Dry contact via 9-pin, D-type male connector
. Buzzer Alarm
. SNMP Diagnostic and Monitoring
Network Topology and Interfaces
| Network topology | Point to point network, Ring and Chain |
| Service interfaces | STM-1 SDH single optical or double optical ports (1+1 protection) supported
– 8/16 E1 Interfaces – 1 VCG, 4 VCG or GigE Ethernet Interfaces |
STM-1 Electrical Interface – Technical Specifications
| Data Rate | 155.52 Mbps |
| Standard | ITU-T G.703 Compliant |
| Line Code | CMI |
| Physical Connector | Mini BNC |
| Automatic 1+1 line protection | Less than 50 ms switching / recovery |
STM-1 Optical Interface – Technical Specifications
| Data Rate | 155.52 Mbps |
| Standard | ITU-T G.957 compliant |
| Bit rate | 155.520Mbps |
| Coding | NRZ |
| Connector | LC |
| Light source | Class 1 Laser |
| Wave length | 850nm/1310nm/1550nm (optional) – 1310nm Std. |
| Transmit power | S 1.1, L 1.1, L 1.2
(- 11 dBm to – 2.5 dBm – as may be ordered) |
| Receive sensitivity | S 1.1, L 1.1, L 1.2
(- 28 dBm to – 34 dBm – as may be ordered) |
| Automatic 1+1 Line Protection | Less than 50 ms switching / recovery |
| Automatic Laser Shut Down Option | User selectable options |
STM-1 Monitoring and Performance Analysis
| Performance Monitoring and Alarms | Error counts for B1, B2, B3 |
| Performance Analysis | Error Seconds (ES), Several Error Seconds (SES), Unavailable Seconds (UAS), Higher Order Virtual Container – Remote Error Indication (HOVC-REI), Higher Order Virtual Container – Pointer Justification Event (HOVC-PJE) |
Optical Interfaces
| Type | Wavelength (nm) | Mean
launched power (dBm) |
Receiver
sensitivity (dBm) |
Receiver
overload (dBm) |
Connector | Configuration |
| Double fibers, Two
Direction |
1310 | -8 ~ -12 | -36 | -3 | LC | Standard (S1.1) |
| 1310 | 0 ~ -5 | -36 | -3 | LC | Optional (L1.1) | |
| Single fiber, One
Direction |
1310/1550 | -8 ~ -14 | -30 | -3 | LC | Optional |
| 1310/1550 | 0 ~ -5 | -30 | -3 | LC | Optional |
1 VCG – Ethernet Interface Specification: 10/100BaseT (Electrical)
| Number of Interfaces | 4 |
| Number of VCG/Channel | 1 |
| Interface Types | 10/100BaseT |
| Ethernet Mode | Half/Full |
| MDI/MDI-X Support | Yes |
| VCAT Compliance | ITU-T G.707 |
| LCAS Compliance | ITU-T G.7042 |
| GFP-F | ITU-T G.7041 |
| Frame Size | 1536 bytes |
| Transmission Bit Rate | 10/100 Mbps |
| Connectors | RJ-45 Electrical |
| 802.1Q MAC packet transparent transmission supported | |
| Ethernet data rate can be adjusted from 2M to 100M | |
4 VCG – Ethernet Interface Specification: 10/100BaseT (Electrical)
| Number of Interfaces | 4 |
| Number of VCG/Channels | 4 |
| Interface Types | 10/100BaseT |
| Ethernet Mode | Half/Full |
| MDI/MDI-X Support | Yes |
| VCAT Compliance | ITU-T G.707 |
| LCAS Compliance | ITU-T G.7042 |
| GFP-F | ITU-T G.7041 |
| Frame Size | 2036 bytes |
| Transmission Bit Rate | 10/100 Mbps |
| Connectors | RJ-45 Electrical |
| 802.1Q MAC packet transparent transmission supported | |
| Ethernet data rate can be adjusted from 2M to 126M | |
GigE – Ethernet Interface Specification
| Number of Interfaces | 2 Electrical (Comply with IEEE 802.3ab) |
| 1 Optical – Optional (Comply with IEEE 802.3z) | |
| Interface Types | 10/100/1000BaseT or 1000Base-FX (LC) |
| MDI/MDI-X Support | Yes (Electrical port) |
| VCAT Compliance | ITU-T G.707 |
| LCAS Compliance | ITU-T G.7042 |
| GFP-F | ITU-T G.7041 |
| Frame Size | 1552 bytes |
| Transmission Bit Rate | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Connectors | RJ-45 Electrical / LC – Optical |
| 802.1Q MAC packet transparent transmission supported | |
| Ethernet data rate can be adjusted from 2M to 126M | |
Ethernet port (1 VCG/4 VCG/GigE) Performance Analysis
. All Received Packets
. All Transmitted Packets
. Received Dropped Packets
E1 Interface Specification – 120 Ohms
| Number of E1s (Max) per system | 16 E1 Interfaces |
| Number of E1s per E1 service card | 8 E1 per card |
| E1 Interface option | 8 E1 / 16 E1 (Optional) |
| Line Rate per E1 | (2.048 Mbps ± 50 bps) |
| Line Code | HDB3 |
| Framing Structure | As per ITU (CCITT) G.704 |
| Framing Options | Un-Framed/PCM 30/PCM 31 |
| Electrical | As per ITU-T G.703 |
| Jitter | As per ITU-T G.823 |
| Impedance | 120 Ohms balanced |
| Nominal Pulse Width | 244ns |
| Pulse Shape | As per ITU-T G.703 |
| Connector | RJ-45 (F) |
E1 Interface Specification – 75 Ohms
| Number of E1s (Max) per system | 16 E1 Interfaces |
| Number of E1s per E1 service card | 8 E1 per card |
| E1 Interface option | 8 E1 / 16 E1 (Optional) |
| Line Rate per E1 | (2.048 Mbps ± 50 bps) |
| Line Code | HDB3 |
| Framing Structure | As per ITU (CCITT) G.704 |
| Framing Options | Un-Framed/PCM 30/PCM 31 |
| Electrical | As per ITU-T G.703 |
| Jitter | As per ITU-T G.823 |
| Impedance | 75 Ohms unbalanced |
| Nominal Pulse Width | 244ns |
| Pulse Shape | As per ITU-T G.703 |
| Connector | BNC |
E1 Port (TU 12) Performance Analysis
. Error Bits (EB)
. Error Seconds (ES)
. Several Error Seconds (SES),
. Unavailable seconds (UAS)
. Remote Error Indication (REI)
. Code Violation (CV)
Clock Synchronization Options
| Clock Synchronization options | Synchronization with STM-1 line timing |
| Synchronization with timing from any of the E1 interfaces (1-16 E1 tributary interfaces) | |
| External timing source option – 120 Ohms 2MBps
(External Bits Clock) – Factory Configurable |
|
| External timing source – 120 Ohms 2MHz
(External TTL Clock) – Factory Configurable |
|
| Internal Clock – ITU-T G.813 internal oscillator (Stratum 3) | |
| The timing source can be auto-switched according to
Default or operator programmed settings |
Engineering Order Wire (EOW)
| Engineering Order Wire (EOW) | RJ-11 connector |
NMS
. Graphical User Interface (GUI) Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 compatible
. SNMP V2 based NMS
. Supports In-band Management
Power Supply Options
| DC Mains Input | – 48V DC (range -18V DC to -72V DC) |
| AC Main Input | 100V AC to 240V AC, 50 / 60 Hz |
| Power Protection | 1+0 (AC, DC), 1+1 (AC+AC, AC+DC, DC+DC) |
| Power Consumption | < 17 Watts |
| Input Connector | 3 PIN Socket for AC
3 PIN Connector for DC |
| Redundancy | Supports AC/DC (Hot Swappable – Power Supply) |
Operating Conditions
| Ambient temperature | -100C ~ +600C |
| Relative humidity | <90% (Non condensing) |
Mechanical Specifications
| Rack Mounting | Standard 19 Inch. DIN Rack |
| Height | 44 mm. |
| Depth | 256 mm. |
| Width | 440 mm. |
| Weight | 3.75 kg |



