1. Introduction and Setup
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PRODUCT
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TERMINOLOGY
TERMINOLOGY
TERMINOLOGY
TERMINOLOGY
TERMINOLOGY
The following terms are used when referring to the multiplexer:
CHANNEL
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
REQUIRED BUT
REQUIRED BUT
REQUIRED BUT
REQUIRED BUT
REQUIRED BUT
NOT SUPPLIED
NOT SUPPLIED
NOT SUPPLIED
NOT SUPPLIED
NOT SUPPLIED
Customer-supplied RS-232-C I/O cables from each DTE to standard EIA 25-pin
female connectors are required. A special cable is needed when using the
Tandem T-Pause
®
Flow Control application (refer to Appendix F).
Modem tail circuit applications require crossover cables (Figure 1-3).
One of the eight possible low-speed port interfaces.
LINK
The high-speed composite multiplexed interface.
CHANNEL
PORT
The physical interface for a channel.
LINK PORT
The physical interface for a link.
SUPERVISORY
PORT
The connector reserved for supervisor functions, such
as configuring channel parameters or monitoring status
and statistics.
A shielded, Male to Female, straight through cable is supplied to connect the
multiplexer Composite Port to an external modem.
This term refers to the use of the 3028 Turbo (CTS 2031
Turbo)
multiplexer in direct communications with
another 3028 Turbo (CTS 2031 Turbo)
multiplexer. This
application involves only two devices.
POINT-TO-POINT
APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
SUPPLIED
SUPPLIED
SUPPLIED
SUPPLIED
SUPPLIED
Note
Shielded RS-232-C I/O cables
are required.
DCE
Data Communication Equipment -- This can be any
Modem attached to the multiplexer on the Composite
port.
This term refers to the use of the 3028 Turbo (CTS 3028
Turbo (CTS 2031 Turbo))
multiplexer in a network of one
or more DCX devices.
NETWORK
APPLICATION
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display -- This is located on the front
panel of the 3028 Turbo (CTS 3028 Turbo (CTS 2031
Turbo)). It displays two lines of 16 characters each.
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment -- This can be any terminal or
host attached to the multiplexer on a channel port.