VCL-MegaConnectTM
64 Port
Plus - E1 Monitoring GROOMER
Hi-Z Non-Intrusive
Hi-Impedance Monitoring Solution
Product Overview
Orion Telecom
Networks Inc. offers the VCL-MegaConnectTM
64 Port Plus - E1 Monitoring Groomer is suitable for non-intrusive
monitoring of up to 32, bi-directional "live" E1 traffic links (i.e.
in both transmit and receive directions) through its 64 E1
receivers. The Groomer is capable of receiving the “monitored” E1
signal inputs through the high impedance (Hi-Z) path of a
patch-panel, without in any way disturbing the “live” E1 traffic
links. The Groomer provides the “user” the facility to cross-connect
64Kbps time-slots through a completely “non-blocking” TSI switch,
through which the selected SS7 signaling time-slots on the INPUT
side E1 Ports can be connected to the OUTPUT side E1 Ports. The
equipment provides 16 E1 Ports on the OUTPUT side from where the
selected / cross-connected / aggregated SS7 time-slots may be
connected to the protocol analysers, test probes, etc.
The
VCL-MegaConnectTM, 64 Port Plus
- E1 Monitoring Groomer, (PDF 488 KB)
occupies only a 3U high rack-space, and is a compact 19-inch
stand-alone unit. The unit is powered by and operates on a dual (1+1
redundant) -48V DC power supply. An AC input adapter is also
optionally available for AC mains operation.
The equipment is provided with a
USB and an RS232 Serial Interface for COM Port connections as well
as a TCP/IP LAN Interface (10/100BaseT) for providing equipment
access through Telnet over a TCP/IP link. The user may select and
use either of these ports for executing HyperTerminal text commands
for configuration etc. The access for configuration and system
management is provided through CLI (Command Line Interface) text
commands which may be executed either from a serial (COM) Port of a
PC or through the 10/100BaseT LAN Interface. The 10/100BaseT LAN
Interface allows the equipment to be connected on a TCP/IP network
for remote access for configuration and monitoring over LAN and
TCP/IP link, remotely. The system is also supplied with an easy to
use (Windows XP, Windows 7) Graphical User Interface that provides
the user a complete control to prepare multiple configuration "maps"
and store them, as easy to read data files. Dry contact relay alarm
output is also available at rear of the system to connect the system
to external audio/visual alarm output through a dry relay contact.
The E1 Groomer is capable of
non-intrusively monitoring upto 32 "live" E1 links and grooming the
selected 64 Kbps time-slots to the 16 additional output E1 Ports
provided in the equipment. The 64, E1 receivers of the Groomer shall
connect to the 32, E1 "live traffic" links which are to be
monitored, non-Intrusively. 16 additional (Normal-Z) output E1 Ports
are also provided by the equipment which shall route the aggregated
data of the "monitored" time-slots to the user’s test equipment,
such as protocol analyzers, test probes, billing servers etc.
The E1 Groomer (E1 Monitoring
DACS) is capable of monitoring a -20dBsx signal (0.3 Volts) E1 signal
through a Hi-Z path, without in any way affecting or disturbing the
"live"
E1 traffic that is required to be monitored.
Alternately, the E1 Groomer (E1 Monitoring DACS) may be also ordered
in an “extreme” sensitivity version which is capable of monitoring a
-30dBsx signal (0.1 Volts) and a -40dBsx signal (0.03 Volts), through a Hi-Z patch-panel, without in
any way affecting or disturbing the
"live" E1 traffic that are being monitored.
The extreme sensitivity version of
the E1 Groomer provides the user with a signal equalizer and a
wave-shaper option to handle very low / attenuated E1 input signals.
The equipment offers the user with complete flexibility to select
and cross-connect
time-slots from each of the 32 E1 links that are being monitored,
without limitation
or restrictions, through the internal TSI non-blocking switch. Any
of the 64 Kbps
time-slots on any of the “input” (monitoring-MP) ports can be
cross-connected and
aggregated to any “output” (test-TP) port.
The additional solutions are offered
and available for Hi-Z non-intrusive live traffic monitoring
applications are:
(PDF
368 KB)
The
16 Port Plus E1 Groomer for Hi-Z Monitoring provides upto 7 E1 links (14 T1 Ports) plus 2 additional
spare E1 ports (Normal-Z) to connect to the measurement-probe,
billing servers etc.
The
16 Port Plus T1 Groomer for Hi-Z Monitoring provides upto 7 T1 links (14 T1 Ports) plus 2 additional
spare T1 ports (Normal-Z) to connect to the measurement-probe,
billing servers etc.
The
32 Port Plus E1 Groomer for monitoring provides upto 16 E1
links (32 E1 Ports) plus 4 additional spare E1 ports (Normal-Z) to
connect to the measurement-probe, billing servers etc.
The
32 Port Plus T1 Groomer for monitoring provides upto 16 T1
links (32 T1 Ports) plus 4 additional spare T1 ports (Normal-Z) to
connect to the measurement-probe, billing servers etc.
The
64 Port Plus E1 Monitoring Groomer provides upto 32 E1 links (64
E1 Ports) plus plus 16 additional spare E1 ports (Normal-Z) to
connect to the measurement-probe, billing servers etc.
The
64 Port
Plus T1 Monitoring Groomer (Hi-Z Non Intrusive Monitoring)
provides upto 32 T1 links (64
T1 Ports) plus 16 additional spare T1 ports (Normal-Z) to connect
to the measurement-probe, billing servers etc.
E1
120 Ohms, 16 Port Monitoring Patch Panel Data Sheet (PDF)
T1 100 Ohms, 16 Port Monitoring Patch Panel Data Sheet (PDF)
75 Ohms Patch Panel
Data Sheet (PDF)
Indications and Alarm
Monitoring
- Loss of incoming signal at any E1
Port
- Configuration Error Alarm
- E1 Synchronization Clock Status
- 1 to 64 E1 Ports - LED indicators
to indicate the status of each E1 Monitoring Port
- 1 to 16 E1 Ports - LED indicators
to indicate the status of each E1 Test Port
- +3 Volts Power Supply
- -48V DC Input Voltage present
- Configuration Error
- External alarm output - through a dry contact
relay
- SNMP V2 Traps.
Programmable Features
- Specifying the priority sequence
for clock selection
- Enabling or Disabling E1 Ports
(masking) of the E1 Ports that are not in use
- Creating a cross connect between
E1s at DS-O level (single time-slot level) using the CLI text
commands or Windows based GUI (Graphical
User Interface)
- Telnet for remote
programming
- Programmable input signal sensitivity options:
-20dBsx signal (0.3 Volts), 30dBsx (0.1 Volts) and -40dBsx signal (0.03 Volts) - Extreme sensitivity version Groomer only
- Signal Equalizer to handle very low /
attenuated E1 input signals - Extreme sensitivity version Groomer
only
- Wave-shaper to handle very low / attenuated E1
input signals - Extreme sensitivity version Groomer only.
Status Monitoring
- Clock Selection
- E1 Synchronization Clock Status
- Enabled/Disabled status of E1
Ports
- Monitoring of the VCL-MegaConnectTM
64 Port
Plus - E1 Monitoring Groomer, status and configuration.
