Q-Flex Satellite Modem Installation and Operating Handbook
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Chapter 13 Advanced Framing
This chapter describes the advanced framing options available on the modem.
13.1 Edit->Tx-Rx->Framing Screen
The
Edit->Tx-Rx->Framing
screen, shown in
Figure 13-1
, allows configuration of framing,
timeslots and overhead.
Figure 13-1 Edit->Tx-Rx->Framing Screen
The menu contains the following options:
•
Baseband mode
.
Continuous
selects normal continuous data interface operation.
Drop MUX
processes a T1 or E1 bearer, with Tx data being dropped from specific
timeslots of the bearer (on the Rx side, data can be inserted back into the same
timeslots or into different timeslots).
Audio/data
requires an IDR interface card to be
fitted, plus IBS satellite framing, which provides a P1348 emulation mode. It uses the
audio ports normally used for the IDR audio ESC circuit, as the main traffic data. A
64kbps carrier can be generated, comprising two 32kbps ADPCM audio channels, or
a 128kbps carrier can be generated, comprising 64kbps data (from the modem main
data interface) plus two 32kbps ADPCM audio channels. These modes emulate the
popular P1348/P1448 voice/data MUX card.
•
2048k mode
. This option is used to indicate whether a continuous 2048kbps traffic
stream is formatted as G.732 or not.
•
G.732 CAS signalling.
This specifies whether Channel Associated Signalling (CAS)
information in Timeslot 16 CAS is processed and routed through the satellite. When
CAS is selected, the CAS will be conveyed from end-to-end of the link using the IBS
overhead. No CAS indicates that a terrestrial CAS multiframe and ‘abcd’ signalling
nibbles for each timeslot are not present and consequently, Timeslot 16 may be
dropped/inserted in a similar manner to other timeslots.
•
Drop/insert bearer format.
This specifies the framing format for Drop/Insert MUX
operation. The supported formats are: G.732, T1-D4 and T1-ESF.
•
Generate bearer
. This specifies whether the modem should generate a bearer for
G.703 traffic or whether a bearer is already being looped through the modem and the
modem should multiplex its data onto this.