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IXF3204 Quad T1/E1/
J1 Framer
Datasheet
Product Features
Quad T1/E1/J1 Framer
Software selectable and fully
independent T1/E1/J1 operation
Support for T1/E1/J1 standards:
— T1: T1-SF, T1-ESF, Lucent*
SLC* 96
— E1: PCM30, G.704, G.706, G.732
ISDN PRI
— J1: J1-SF and J1-ESF
Programmable transmit/receive slip
buffers
On-chip Performance Report
Messaging per ANSI T1.231, T1.403,
and ITU G.826
24 fully independent HDLC controllers
with 128-byte transmit/receive FIFOs
support GR-303 and V5.1/5.2
standards
FDL Support:
— DL support for ESF per ANSI
T1.403 or AT&T* TR54016 (T1/
J1)
— DDL bit access for Lucent*
SLC-96
— Sa bit access for E1
256-PBGA package, 17 mm x 17 mm
Operating temperature -40
°C
to 85
°C
Diagnostics:
— BERT generators and analyzers
for extensive on-chip error testing
at DS-0, DS-1, and E1 rates
— Pseudo-random and
programmable bit-sequence
generator and monitoring
— Per-link diagnostics and
loopbacks
Programmable system backplane data
rates at 1x/2x/4x/8x of T1/E1 data rates
for support of MVIP, H-MVIP, H.100,
and CHI
Support for fractional T1/E1
Signaling:
— Support for T1/E1 CAS and T1/E1
CCS
— Signaling state-change indication
— Signaling freeze/debounce per
DS-1
— Signaling force per DS-0
Red/Yellow/AIS alarm indication
Intel*/Motorola* 8-bit processor
interface
Industry-standard P1149.1 JTAG test
port
Low-power 1.8/3.3-V CMOS
technology with 5-V tolerant I/Os
Applications
Integrated Multi-service Access
Platforms (IMAPs)
Integrated Access Devices (IADs)
Inverse Multiplexing for Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (also known as ‘IMA’)
Supports frame-relay access devices
Channel service unit (CSU) / Data
Service Unit (DSU) equipment
Wireless base stations, radio network
controllers
Routers
IXF3204 Framer
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Contents
1.0
Product Summary........................................................................................................................18
1.1
1.2
Description..........................................................................................................................18
Conventions and Terminology ............................................................................................21
1.2.1 Conventions and Terminology for T1/E1 ...............................................................21
1.2.2 Conventions and Nomenclature for the IXF3204 Framer ......................................22
Related Documents ............................................................................................................22
Signal Groupings ................................................................................................................23
Ball Descriptions .................................................................................................................23
2.2.1 Ball Descriptions - Interface to Line Interface Unit.................................................24
2.2.2 Ball Descriptions - Interface to System Backplane Bus .........................................26
2.2.3 Ball Descriptions - Interface to Host Processor .....................................................29
2.2.4 Ball Descriptions - Clock and Clock References....................................................30
2.2.5 Ball Descriptions - Test Interfaces .........................................................................31
2.2.6 Ball Descriptions - Power and Grounds .................................................................32
2.2.7 Ball Descriptions - No Connects ............................................................................34
Feature Set .........................................................................................................................36
Indicators ............................................................................................................................49
Initialization .........................................................................................................................53
Reset ..................................................................................................................................53
Interrupt Handling ...............................................................................................................53
4.3.1 Interrupt Handling - Events Related to Framer Ports.............................................54
4.3.2 Interrupt Handling - Events Related to HDLC and BERT ......................................55
T1 Line Coding ...................................................................................................................56
5.1.1 T1 Alternate Mark Inversion...................................................................................56
5.1.2 T1 Zero Code Suppression....................................................................................57
5.1.3 T1 Binary Eight Zero Substitution ..........................................................................57
T1 Line Monitoring ..............................................................................................................57
5.2.1 T1 Alarm Indication Signal .....................................................................................58
5.2.2 T1 Bipolar Violations ..............................................................................................58
5.2.3 T1 Excess Zeroes ..................................................................................................58
5.2.4 T1 Loss of Signal ...................................................................................................58
T1 Insertion of Line Errors ..................................................................................................58
T1 Framing .........................................................................................................................59
T1 Superframe....................................................................................................................60
5.5.1 T1 SF Mode Description ........................................................................................60
5.5.2 T1 SF Framing Algorithm.......................................................................................61
T1 Lucent* SLC-96 Mode ...................................................................................................61
5.6.1 T1 Lucent* SLC-96 Description .............................................................................61
5.6.2 T1 Lucent* SLC-96 Framing Algorithm ..................................................................64
T1 Extended SuperFrame ..................................................................................................65
5.7.1 T1 ESF Description................................................................................................65
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1.3
2.0
2.1
2.2
Signal Descriptions .....................................................................................................................23
3.0
Feature Set and Indicators .........................................................................................................36
3.1
3.2
4.0
Initialization, Reset, and Interrupts ............................................................................................53
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.0
T1 Framers ...................................................................................................................................56
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
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5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
6.0
6.1
5.7.2 T1 ESF CRC-6 Procedures ...................................................................................66
5.7.3 T1 ESF Framing Algorithm ....................................................................................66
T1 General Framing Properties ..........................................................................................68
5.8.1 T1 False Framing Protection .................................................................................68
5.8.2 T1 Maximum Average Reframe Time ....................................................................68
T1 Framing Indicators .........................................................................................................69
5.9.1 T1 Frame Bit Error .................................................................................................69
5.9.2 T1 Out-of-Frame Detection ....................................................................................69
5.9.3 T1 Resynchronization ............................................................................................70
5.9.4 T1 Change Of Frame Alignment ............................................................................70
T1 Frame and Cyclic Redundancy Check Error Insertion ..................................................70
5.10.1 T1 Frame Bit Error Insertion ..................................................................................70
5.10.2 T1 CRC Error Insertion ..........................................................................................70
T1 Alarm Overview .............................................................................................................70
T1 Red Alarm......................................................................................................................70
T1 Yellow Alarm..................................................................................................................71
5.13.1 T1 Yellow Alarm Detection ....................................................................................71
5.13.2 T1 Yellow Alarm Transmission ..............................................................................71
T1 Blue Alarm .....................................................................................................................72
5.14.1 T1 Blue Alarm Detection ........................................................................................72
5.14.2 T1 Blue Alarm Transmission..................................................................................72
Fractional T1 .......................................................................................................................72
J1 Frame Operations ..........................................................................................................73
6.1.1 J1 Frame Operation - Modified 12-Frame Multiframe............................................73
6.1.2 J1 Frame Operation - Modified 24-Frame Multiframe............................................74
J1 Alarm Overview..............................................................................................................75
J1 Yellow Alarm ..................................................................................................................75
6.3.1 J1 Yellow Alarm Detection .....................................................................................76
6.3.2 J1 Yellow Alarm Transmission...............................................................................76
E1 Line Coding ...................................................................................................................77
7.1.1 E1 Alternate Mark Inversion ..................................................................................77
7.1.2 E1 High-Density Bipolar Three ..............................................................................78
E1 Line Monitoring..............................................................................................................78
7.2.1 E1 Alarm Indication Signal.....................................................................................78
7.2.2 E1 Auxiliary Pattern ...............................................................................................78
7.2.3 E1 Coding Violations .............................................................................................79
7.2.4 E1 Loss of Signal ...................................................................................................79
E1 Insertion of Line Errors ..................................................................................................79
E1 Framing .........................................................................................................................80
E1 FAS/NFAS Framing.......................................................................................................80
7.5.1 E1 FAS/NFAS Framing Description.......................................................................80
7.5.2 E1 FAS/NFAS Framing Operation .........................................................................82
7.5.3 E1 FAS/NFAS Error Generation ............................................................................82
E1 CRC-4 Multiframe..........................................................................................................82
7.6.1 E1 CRC-4 Multiframe Description..........................................................................82
7.6.2 E1 CRC-4 Multiframe Operation ............................................................................83
J1 Framers ...................................................................................................................................73
6.2
6.3
7.0
E1 Framers ...................................................................................................................................77
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
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7.8
7.9
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14
7.15
7.16
7.17
7.18
7.19
8.0
9.0
7.6.3 E1 CRC-4 Multiframe Interworking ........................................................................84
7.6.4 E1 CRC-4 Multiframe Error Checking....................................................................84
7.6.5 E1 Loss of CRC-4 Multiframe Alignment ...............................................................84
7.6.6 E1 CRC-4 Multiframe Transmission ......................................................................84
7.6.7 E1 CRC-4 Error Insertion.......................................................................................85
E1 Remote End Block Error Operation ...............................................................................85
E1 Channel-Associated Signaling Multiframe.....................................................................85
7.8.1 E1 CAS Multiframe Description .............................................................................85
7.8.2 E1 CAS Multiframe Operation ...............................................................................86
7.8.3 E1 Loss of CAS Multiframe....................................................................................86
7.8.4 E1 CAS Multiframe Transmission ..........................................................................87
7.8.5 E1 CAS Multiframe Alignment to FAS/NFAS.........................................................87
E1 Simultaneous CAS and CRC Multiframes .....................................................................87
E1 Alarm Overview .............................................................................................................87
E1 Alarm: Red Alarm ..........................................................................................................88
E1 Alarm: Remote Alarm Indication....................................................................................88
E1 Alarm: TS16 RAI ...........................................................................................................88
E1 Alarm: TS16 AIS............................................................................................................89
E1 Alarm: AIS .....................................................................................................................89
E1 Main Indicators ..............................................................................................................89
7.16.1 E1 Loss of Basic Frame Alignment - FAS/NFAS ...................................................89
7.16.2 E1 Loss of CRC Alignment ....................................................................................90
7.16.3 E1 Loss of CAS Multiframe Alignment...................................................................90
7.16.4 E1 Change of Frame Alignment ............................................................................90
7.16.5 E1 FAS and NFAS Error Counting ........................................................................90
7.16.6 E1 CRC Error Counting .........................................................................................90
E1 Receiver Resynchronization Control .............................................................................91
E1 Sa/Si Bit Access and Handling ......................................................................................91
7.18.1 E1 Sa/Si Bit Reception and Codewords ................................................................91
7.18.2 E1 Sa/Si Transmission and Codewords ................................................................92
Fractional E1 Mode.............................................................................................................92
Unframed Mode ...........................................................................................................................93
Signaling ......................................................................................................................................94
9.1
9.2
Signaling Overview .............................................................................................................94
Channel-Associated Signaling............................................................................................94
9.2.1 T1 Channel-Associated (Robbed-Bit) Signaling ....................................................94
9.2.2 T1 Channel-Associated Signaling: Per Time-Slot Enable......................................96
9.2.3 E1 Channel-Associated Signaling: Time Slot 16 ...................................................96
9.2.4 E1 Channel-Associated Signaling: Per Time-Slot Enable .....................................97
Common Channel Signaling ...............................................................................................97
Signaling Access ................................................................................................................97
Signaling Processing Options .............................................................................................98
9.5.1 Signaling Freeze ....................................................................................................98
9.5.2 Signaling Debounce...............................................................................................99
Alarm Detection and Reporting.........................................................................................100
Alarm Integration ..............................................................................................................100
Alarm Handling and Consequent Actions .........................................................................101
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9.4
9.5
10.0 Alarm Processing ......................................................................................................................100
10.1
10.2
10.3
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