Hardware overview
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Model 3096RC T-DAC Getting Started Guide
1 • Introduction
Hardware overview
The Model 3096RC combines transmission and networking technology concentrating 16 G.SHDSL ports
and 4 to 16 T1/E1 WAN links into a single slot blade for a standard CPCI chassis. The T-DAC front blade (see
figure 3
) contains a full set of LED status indicators presented on the front panel, and an RS-232 async control
port. The rear blade presents electrical connections for the G.SHDSL modems and WAN ports as well as an
alarm LED.
Figure 3. Model 3096RC T-DAC features
WAN
The 3096RC includes four, eight, twelve, or sixteen WAN uplink ports selectable for T1 or E1 operation. The
WAN uplink ports may be connected to ATM/FR/DDN/ IP network backbones and are accessible via the 68-
pin SCSI connector. Also included are:
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Four to sixteen built-in T1/E1 CSU/DSUs
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T1 1.544 Mbps with D4 or ESF framing, AMI or B8ZS line coding, FCC part 68 compliant
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E1 2.048 Mbps multi-framing with or without CRC4 framing, AMI/HDB3 line coding, CTR-12, and
CTR-13 compliant
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Built-in fuses and surge protectors
Midplane
Rear Blade
Front
Rear
Side view
Front Blade