RDS-2.5GS Development System Board

Features

· Bi-directional OC-48 Optical Channel Interface w/LC connector.

· Two Bi-directional OC-12 Optical Channel Interfaces w/LC Connectors.

· Eight Bi-directional OC-3 Optical Channel Interfaces w/LC Connectors.

· Two Bi-directional 1GbE Optical Channel Interfaces w/MT-RB connectors.

· On-board Altera APEXII EP2A25F672C7 high-speed FPGA.

· USB Configuration Port.

· Available thru c-PCI style connectors:

o Line and Tributary Channel Protection Buses,

o Ring Protection Bus,

o Line and Tributary signals OH access,

o Motorola and Intel Standard μP Bus Interface,

o Standard Serial Port (RS-232), etc.

· Power Supplies required: 1.5 v, 1.8 v and 3.3 volts.

· One 6U Printed Circuit Card.

· Performance Monitor & Control (PM&C) Firmware/Software.

Typical Applications

Typical applications for RDS-2.5GS include, but not limited to,

· Terminal Multiplexers,

· Ring Add/Drop Multiplexers,

· Digital Cross Connect Systems,

· Gigabit Ethernet Transport,

· ATM/POS/EOS Switches and Routers,

· WDM & DWDM Systems, etc.

RDS-2.5GS has been used to successfully verify a number of INTEC’s IP cores such as Generic Framing Procedure processors (GFPF-GbE and GFPT) and Virtual Concatenation processor (VCAT/LCAS622A). Please see the related links for details.

General Description

The RDS-2.5GS (see Figure 1) serves as a “fast track” developing tool for designers to achieve a much shorter design cycle in implementing Next Generation Equipment using SONET/SDH transport. At the center of the system is the AETHER-2.5GS single-chip implementation of an OC-3/12/48 Add-Drop Multiplex, with additional capabilities to support bandwidth grooming, configuration and Path Layer performance monitoring functions. This “single device solution” complies with SONET/SDH standards and specifications, including ANSI T1.105, Telcordia GR-253-CORE, ITU-T G.707 and G.783.

Figure 1: RDS-2.5GS Development System Board.

The RDB-2.5GS Development System consists of the hardware and firmware (w/API) required to develop solutions for a variety of Network Transport challenges that designers face in Legacy and Next Generation multi-service SONET/SDH, and other types of equipment deployment.

The Development System allows for rapid and cost effective realization of transport solutions for applications such as Ethernet Over SONET/SDH using INTEC’s GFP and VCAT processors.

The RDS-2.5GS hardware provides several optical interfaces for OC-48, OC-12 and OC-3 channels allowing the development of different channel Add/Drop configurations. In addition, there is the option to input GbE optical signals for developing EOS application solutions.

In essence the RDS-2.5GS system provides a reference design for equipment providers who want the best and most cost effective SONET/SDH multiplexer product in their portfolio. The implementation of features available inside the AETHER-2.5GS system chip, in combination with the Element Manager Software supplied by the equipment provider allows for unique differentiation of the market leading Network Element, with a very fast development cycle.

Availability & Service

Intec Systems is prepared to assist customers with developing and customizing this reference design to meet their particular design needs. Please contact INTEC Systems, Inc. for relevant information.

All current variants use a single ordering code: RDS-2.5GS.

Technical Support

For technical support on this product and design service, please contact INTEC Systems, Inc.