Patton electronic 2710 manual

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    USER MANU AL MODEL 2710 Series NetLink-T1™ T1/Fractional T1 CSU/DSU SALES OFFICE (301) 975-1000 TECHNICAL SUPPORT (301) 975-1007 http://www .patton.com Part# 07M2710 Doc# 08604U2-001 Rev . C Revised 06/19/06 CERTIFIED An ISO-9001 Certified Company[...]

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    1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 General Information ...............................................................2 1.1 W arranty Statement 1.2 CE Notice 1.3 Radio and TV Interference 1.4 FCC Information 1.4.1 FCC Compliance 1.5 Industry Canada Notice 1.6 Service Information 2.0 General Information ...........................................[...]

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    3 1.3 RADIO AND TV INTERFERENCE The NetLink-T1™ Model 2710 Series generates and uses radio frequency energy , and if not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions—may cause interference to radio and television reception. The Model 2710 Series has been tested and found to comply with th[...]

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    5 1.6 SERVICE INFORMA TION All warranty and non-warranty repairs must be returned freight prepaid and insured to Patton Electronics. All returns must have a Return Materials Authorization number on the outside of the shipping container . This number may be obtained from Patton Electronics T echnical Support at: tel: (301) 975-1007 email: support@pa[...]

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    7 2.3 SUPPORTED APPLICA TIONS The NetLink-T1™ CSU/DSU provides a T1 (DS1) network termi- nation between the service provider and customer premises equipment (CPE) such as a router . The Netlink-T1™ can also be used as a high- speed short haul modem for campus applications. 2.3.1 The 2710 as the Interface between the T elco and CPE The NetLink-T[...]

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    9 Switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 Use Switches SW1, SW2 and SW3 to set the DTE data rate. Each setting represents an nx56/nx64 setting. SW1 SW2 SW3 Speed Off Off Off Clear Channel (Unframed) On Off Off 1 12kbps/128kbps Off On Of f 224kbps/256kbps On On Off 336kbps/384kbps Off Of f On 448kbps/512kbps On Off On 672kbps/768kbps Off On On 896kbps/1024kbps O[...]

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    11 Switch SW6: Clock Mode Set Switch SW6 to determine the 2710’s transmitter timing. SW6 Clock Mode Off Network Clock . T ransmitter timing is derived from the received line signal. On Internal Clock . T ransmitter clock is derived from an internal oscillator . NOTE: When using the Model 2710 as a high-speed short range modem, one unit of the lin[...]

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    13 4) When the unit is first turned on, the terminal screen may appear blank. Press the <Enter> key . If your serial connection is good, then the unit will immediately display a password prompt. The following message will appear in the middle of the screen: 5) T ype in the password and press <Enter>. The factory default password for the[...]

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    15 The Main Menu options are briefly described below . System Configuration options allow you to change various aspects of the NetLink-T1™’ s operation, e.g., framing, line coding, and aggregate bandwidth. System Diagnostics/Statistics options allow you to monitor the network performance, initiate V .54 loops, local loops, and send test pattern[...]

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    17 ESF: This stands for Extended Superframe Format, a line format developed by A T&T . A T&T T echnical Reference 54016 (TR 54016) defines the ESF , a format which is commonly used to allow monitoring of the network interface performance over the Facility Data Link (FDL). A T&T TR 6241 1 says, “the Extended Superframe Format “extend[...]

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    19 Clocking : Network (default) Options: Network, Internal, External Network: This is the most commonly used setting when connect ing to a carrier ’s network. In this mode, the unit recovers the clock from the received signal and uses it to transmit data. In this way the unit remains synchronized to a master clock. In campus applications, one of [...]

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    21 Remote In-band Loops : Enabled (default) Options: Enabled, Disabled In ESF , D4 and Unframed formats, the unit can respond to special repeating codes in the data stream that represent loopback com- mands. The command to loop up (go into loopback) is a repeating pat- tern of 00001s. This pattern overwrites the normal data. When this code is detec[...]

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    23 3.2.3 System Diagnostics The System Diagnostics/Statistics screen looks like this: NOTE: This screen is updated once per second. The System Diagnostics/Statistics options and functions are described below . Local Loop Idle (default) The Local Loop is a bi-lateral loopback in which the data from the local DTE and the data from the remote unit are[...]

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    25 The NetLink-T1™ receiving a RL can be in one of the following states: RxPr The NetLink-T1™ is receiving a preparatory pattern. Sack The NetLink-T1™, upon receiving a preparatory pattern, sends an acknowledgement message. RL The NetLink-T1™ is in remote loopback mode. RxT r The NetLink-T1™ is receiving a terminate loopback mes- sage. Wt[...]

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    28 Rx PRM The NetLink-T1™ transmits ANSI performance report messages once a second when the framing mode is ESF . When the ESF Data Link is set to ANSI T1.403, the unit recognizes PRMs with addresses of 38h or 3Ah. The address 3Ah indicates the PRM is coming from a Carrier , whereas the address 38h indicates the PRM is coming from a Customer . Wh[...]

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    29 3.2.4 Unit Options The Unit Options screen looks like this (factory default): Header Line 1 & Header Line 2 Headers 1 and 2 are provided for easy identification of your unit after installation. Y ou may want to give each unit a unique name via the header lines to help distinguish one unit from another . Y ou can enter a header up to 40 lette[...]

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    32 4.3 POWER CONNECTION The NetLink-T1™ offers three ways to supply external power: AC power , DC power and interface power . 4.3.1 Using the AC Power Supply (120V AC or 100-240V AC) The NetLink-T1™ uses a 5VDC, 300mA 120V AC or universal input 100-240V AC, power supply . The universal input power supply is equipped with a male IEC-320 power en[...]

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    34 LOS The Loss of Sync LED lights when the unit loses synchronization with the incoming sig- nal. This may happen when there is a fram- ing mismatch or a loss of signal. In unframed mode, the LOS LED monitors the status of the transmit clock. ALM The alarm LED indicates the presence of a Blue or Y ellow Alarm, or Out of Frame con- dition. The ALM [...]

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    35 5.2 LOOP (V .54 & TELCO) DIAGNOSTICS The NetLink-T1™ offers three V .54 loop diagnostics and is com- patible with two T elco loop diagnostics. Use these diagnostics to test the CSU/DSU and any communication links. These tests can be acti- vated via the software control port (See Section 3.2.3 System Diagnostics ) or via signals on the seri[...]

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    37 5.3 BIT ERROR RA TE (V .52) DIAGNOSTICS The NetLink-T1™ offers three V .52 Bit Error Rate (BER) test pat- terns. These test patterns may be invoked along with the LAL and RDL tests to evaluate the unit(s) and the communication links. When a 51 1, 2047, or QRSS test is invoked, the NetLink-T1™ generates a pseudo-random bit pattern of 51 1 bit[...]

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    39 APPENDIX B P A TTON NETLINK-T1™ MODEL 2710 CABLE RECOMMENDA TIONS The Patton NetLink T1™ Series has been performance tested by Patton technicians using twisted-pair cable with the following charac- teristics: W ire Gauge Capacitance Resistance 19 A WG 83nf/mi or 15.72 pf/ft. .0163 Ohms/ft. 22 A WG 83nf/mi or 15.72 pf/ft. .0326 Ohms/ft. 24 A [...]

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    41 APPENDIX D P A TTON NETLINK-T1™ MODEL 2710 INTERF ACE PIN ASSIGNMENT RJ-48C T1 (DS0) Network Interface (Female Modular Jack) Pin # Signal 1 RX Data (RING) 2 RX Data (TIP) 4 TX Data (RING) 5 TX Data (TIP) TRS Jack (RS-232 Control Port Signal Pin # Source Tx Data From Model 2710 Rx Data T o Model 2710 Sleeve N/A RS-232 Control Port (Signals at D[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 Patton Electronics Company All Rights Reserved 43 APPENDIX E P A TTON NETLINK-T1 MODEL 2710 POWER SUPPL Y INTERF ACE Via Main 5VDC power jack (J1) Center Pin: +5VDC @ 300 mA Outer Barrel: Ground Jumper Position for Power via DC Power Jack (default): Via Auxiliary Power Supplied to Pin KK on V .35 connector DC Power supplied to pin[...]