Q-Flex Satellite Modem Installation and Operating Handbook
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5.3.1.5 IDR Option Card
The Intermediate Data Rate (IDR) option card (part number P3721) provides an IESS
308-compliant IDR capability including two 32kbps ADPCM ESC audio channels, multiple
backward alarms support and independent ESC and Auxiliary ports that replace the
shared ESC/Aux port on the base unit. The connectivity is via a 50-way D-type female
connector.
The following software features are included as standard with the IDR option card:
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Advanced AUX feature providing variable rate synchronous Aux channel. This
includes the option to replace IDR audio channels with serial data.
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Audio option. For IBS carriers this allows two audio streams in 64kbps or two
audio and 64kbps data in 128kbps (this requires the IBS option).
5.3.1.6 LVDS Option Card
The Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) option card (part number P3001) provides
LVDS at data rates of up to 60Mbps via a 25-way D-type female connector.
5.3.1.7 HSSI Option Card
The High Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) option card (part number P3705) provides HSSI
at data rates of up to 60Mbps via an industry-standard 50-way SCSI-2 DCE connector.
5.3.1.8 Quad E1 Option Card
The Quad E1 option card (part number P3706) supports four synchronous G.703 HDB3-
encoded balanced RJ45 ports. Along with full E1 bearers, Drop and Insert of up to 32
timeslots is provided on all four interfaces. The Quad E1 card and G.703 card are
compatible when used for a single full E1.
All data rates between 64kbps and 8448kbps are supported in multiples of 64kbps. The
data is multiplexed onto a single carrier using either an IBS frame format (with overhead
of 6.7%) or Closed Network frame format (with no overhead) or Closed N ESC
frame format (with overhead of less than 0.5%). The absolute minimum amount of
bandwidth is used in all cases, in direct proportion to the required number of timeslots.
The Quad E1 card MultiMux feature allows E1, serial and IP traffic to be multiplexed
together onto a single carrier. Multimux operation is explained in the document
‘Multimux
Data Multiplexer Option’
(Application Note No. 205348) from the modem documentation
area of
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. It allows many different combinations of interfaces
to be combined onto a single carrier including:
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Up to two E1s plus up to 2Mbps of IP and up to 2Mbps of EIA-530 data (or up to
three E1s when using either IP or EIA-530 but not both).
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Up to two E1s plus up to 4Mbps of IP.