Cross-connect transmission flexibility
The following table provides a comparitive description of the MI-16/4 and MI-14/4
cross-connect matrix.
MI-16/4
MI-14/4
HO cross-connect capabilities:
•
174 x 174 VC-4s
•
includes 40 VC-4s on the line side, 40
aggregate VC-4s, and 46 VC-4s to the
tributary slots
HO cross-connect capabilities:
•
76 x 76 VC-4s are used for 4 x 10
tributaries, 1 x 10 main, 2 x STM-4, 2
x STM-1
LO cross-connect capabilities:
•
Non-blocking 48 x 48 VC-4
equivalents
or
•
up to 192 x 192 VC-3s
or
•
up to 3024 x 3024 VC-12s
LO cross-connect capabilities:
•
16 x 16 VC-4 equivalents
or
•
48 x 48 VC-3s
or
•
1008 x 1008 VC-12s
Loopbacks on incoming STM-N optical
signals via the cross-connect matrix
Loopbacks on incoming STM-N optical
signals via the cross-connect matrix
Up to 40 DCN channels
Up to 16 DCN channels
4 STM-N line interfaces with RS and MS
bytes processing; two multi-rate STM-4 or
STM-16 and two multi-rate STM-1 or
STM-4.
4 STM-N line interfaces with RS and MS
bytes processing; two multi-rate STM-1 or
STM-4 and two STM-1 only.
Product description
Introduction
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