LambdaDriver 400 & 800
ML46430, Rev. 07
October 2004
Table 4: Inband
Medium
Operating Ranges for ESCON Multiplexer
Link
Range (Max)
Cable Type
Wavelength
ESCON Equipment to
ESCON Multiplexer
2 km (6500 ft)
Multimode
1310 nm
LDx00 to LDx00
65 km (40.4 mi)
Singlemode
1550 nm
Hardware
Left LDx00
Basic Contents: 1 Mux Module, 1 Demux Module, up to 8 ESCON Multiplexer Modules.
Options: 1 Management Module, 1 Service Module.
Right LDx00
Same as for left LDx00.
Cabling
Inter-LDx00 Cabling
With Service Modules: As in Figure 53.
Without Service Modules: As in Figure 43.
Intra-LDx00 Cabling
Left
LDx00
With
Service and Management Modules:
ESCON-to-Mux: As in Figure 63.
Demux-to-ESCON: As in Figure 64.
Mux-to-Service: As in Figure 58.
Service-to-Demux: As in Figure 58.
Management-to-Service: As in Figure 60.
Without
Service Module:
Simply skip connections for the Service module described just above. This means that the
OUT
ports of the Muxes are directly connected to the
IN
ports of the Demuxes, as shown in
Without
Management Module:
Simply skip connections for the Management Module.
Right LDx00
Same as for left LDx00.
LDx00 to RS-232/Ethernet Cabling
LDx00-to-RS-232: As shown in Figure 78.
LDx00-to-Ethernet: As shown in Figure 79.
Data Flow
Left LDx00
ESCON Multiplexer modules 1 to 8
transmit
on channels 1 to 8 on one fiber and
receive
on
channels 1 to 8 on the other fiber.
Right LDx00
Same as for left LDx00.
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