VCL-MX Version 6,

Next generation E1 Multiplexer has emerged as one of the most economical and technologically viable solutions for transmitting both over carrier networks. This technology offers savings on investments/ power and space to service providers.

Valiant provides efficient solutions in this field using the E1 Multiplexer series products. E1 Multiplexer provides a full range of solutions in this evolving field of next generation telecom solutions. E1 Multiplexer family provides the unique advantage of carrying both data and voice over PDH. In addition to being affordable, these products have built-in modularity, which allow easy upgradeability. This upgradeability feature allows the customer to evolve in a “build-as-you-grow” concept.

Applications Diagrams

• Application 1: Power Utility Application
• Application 2: E1 Microwave Application
• Application 3: Optical Transport Application

E1 Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1520)

Maximum number of interface cards (In a single chassis)	As per requirement and upto 10 Used to map with Voice and Data Interface
Number of interfaces per E1 Interface Card	8 E1 Interfaces
Conformity (Electrical)	G.703
Frame Structure	As per ITU (CCITT) G.704
Signaling	Channel Associated Signaling (ABCD Programmable)
PCM Sampling Rate	8000 Samples / sec
Bit Rate	2048 Kbps ± 50 ppm
Code	HDB3
Nominal Impedance	120 Ω balanced / 75 Ω unbalanced
Peak Voltage of a mark  For 120W Balanced interface 75W Unbalanced interface	>12dB > 18dB > 14dB
Jitter Tolerance	As per ITU (CCITT) G.823
Frame alignment	As per ITU (CCITT) G.732
Loss and recovery of frame alignment	As per clause 3 of ITU (CCITT) G.732
Loss and recovery of multi-frame alignment	As per clause 5.2 of ITU (CCITT) G.732

FXS, Voice Frequency Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1525-FXS)

Maximun number of interface cards	9
Number of Channels per Card	16
Interface Type	FXS,  A-law, 8 bit/sample, A=87.6 / 87.7, 13 segment coding
Maximum Number of Channels	144
Transmission performance	Fully compliant to ITU (CCITT) G.712 specification
Line Impedance	600 Ω  (900 Ω  optional)
Voice Channel Frequency	300Hz-3400Hz
Insertion Loss / Gain	-2.0 dB Nominal (user adjustable) Adjustable range –30 dB to +3 dB in steps of 0.5dB
User selectable range for gain / insertion loss	0 dB to 18 dB
Idle Channel Noise	≤-65 dB
Return Loss	300Hz – 600Hz - ≥ 12 dB 600Hz – 3400Hz - ≥ 15 dB
Longitudinal Balance	≥ 46 dB between 300Hz to 3400Hz
Ring Frequency	16 Hz, 20 Hz, 25 Hz, 50 Hz
Ring Voltage	≥ 75 volts RMS into a load of 5 R.E.N. with a 0.30 Erlang traffic pattern
Subscriber Loop Current	≥ 30mA into a subscriber loop of 1200 Ohms
Overload Level	+3.14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm
Battery Reversal	All channels
Dial Pulse Speed	50 pps - Pulse Dialing ≤ ± 2 ms / DTMF Dialing
Protection	As per ITU-T Rec. K.20

FXO, Voice Frequency Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1530-FXO)

Maximum number of interface cards	9
Number of Channels per Card	16
Interface Type	FXO,  A-law, 8 bit/sample, A=87.6 / 87.7, 13 segment coding
Maximum Number of Channels	144
Transmission performance	Fully compliant to ITU (CCITT) G.712 specification
Line Impedance	600 Ω  (900 Ω  optional)
Voice Channel Frequency	300Hz-3400Hz
Insertion Loss / Gain	-2.0 dB Nominal (user adjustable) Adjustable range –30 dB to +3 dB in steps of 0.5 dB
User selectable range for gain / insertion loss	0 dB to 18 dB
Idle Channel Noise	≤-65 dB
Return Loss	300Hz - 600Hz - ≥ 12 dB  600Hz - 3400Hz - ≥ 15 dB
Longitudinal Balance	≥ 46 dB between 300Hz to 3400Hz
Overload Level	+3.14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm
Battery Reversal	All channels
Dial Pulse Speed	50 pps - Pulse Dialing ≤ ± 2 ms / DTMF Dialing

Hot-Line Interface Card: (Part No. VCL-MX-1525-HTL)

Number of Channels per Card	16
Interface Type	Hot-Line, A-law, 8 bit/sample, A=87.6 / 87.7, 13 segment coding
Maximum Number of Channels	144
Transmission performance	Fully compliant to ITU (CCITT) G.712 specification
Line Impedance	600 Ω (900 Ω  optional)
Loop resistance	Upto 2000 Ohms
Voice Channel Frequency	300Hz-3400Hz
Insertion Loss / Gain	-2.0 dB Nominal (user adjustable) Adjustable range –30 dB to +3 dB in steps of 0.5 dB
User selectable range for gain / insertion loss	0 dB to 18 dB
Idle Channel Noise	≤-65 dB
Return Loss	300Hz - 600Hz - ≥ 12 dB  600Hz - 3400Hz - ≥ 15 dB
Longitudinal Balance	≥ 46 dB between 300Hz to 3400Hz
Ring Frequency	16 Hz, 20 Hz , 25 Hz, 50 Hz
Ring Voltage	≥ 75 volts RMS into a load of 5 R.E.N. with a 0.30 Erlang traffic pattern
Subscriber Loop Current	≥ 30mA into a subscriber loop of 1200 Ohms
Overload Level	+3.14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm
Dialing	Ring-down

E&M 2 Wire / 4 Wire Voice Frequency Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1535)

Number of Channels per Card	16
Interface Type	Hot-Line, A-law, 8 bit/sample, A=87.6 / 87.7, 13 segment coding
Maximum Number of Channels	144
Transmission performance	Fully compliant to ITU (CCITT) G.712 specification
Line Impedance	600 Ω  (900 Ω  optional)
Loop resistance	Upto 2000 Ohms
Voice Channel Frequency	300Hz-3400Hz
Insertion Loss / Gain	-2.0 dB Nominal (user adjustable) Adjustable range –30 dB to +3 dB in steps of 0.5 dB
User selectable range for gain / insertion loss	0 dB to 18 dB
Idle Channel Noise	≤-65 dB
Return Loss	300Hz - 600Hz - ≥ 12 dB  600Hz - 3400Hz - ≥ 15 dB
Longitudinal Balance	≥ 46 dB between 300Hz to 3400Hz
Ring Frequency	16 Hz, 20 Hz , 25 Hz, 50 Hz
Ring Voltage	≥ 75 volts RMS into a load of 5 R.E.N. with a 0.30 Erlang traffic pattern
Subscriber Loop Current	≥ 30mA into a subscriber loop of 1200 Ohms
Overload Level	+3.14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm
Dialing	Ring-down

GEN GEN / Magneto Interface Card: (Part No. VCL-MX-1587)

Number of Channels per Card	16
Interface Type	Magneto, 2-wire (GEN-GEN) A-law, 8 bit/sample, A=87.6 / 87.7, 13 segment coding
Line Impedance	600 Ω
Voice Channel Frequency	300Hz-3400Hz
Maximum Number of Channels	144
Transmission performance	Fully Compliant to ITU (CCITT) G.712 specification
Insertion Loss / Gain	-2.0 dB Nominal (user adjustable) Adjustable range -30dB to +3 dB
User Selectable range for gain / insertion loss	0 dB to 18 dB
Idle Channel Noise	≤-65 dB
Return Loss	300Hz - 600Hz - ≥ 12dB  600Hz - 3400Hz - ≥ 15dB
Longitudinal Balance	≥ 46 dB between 300Hz to 3400Hz
Overload Level	+3.14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm

Conference Interface Card: (Part No. VCL-MX-1590)

Number of Channels per Card	5
Conference capability	18 five-way / 30 three-way multi port voice conference capability
Interface Type	4 Wire E&M
Maximum Number of Channels	90
Transmission performance	Fully compliant to ITU G.712
Line Impedance	600  Ω
Voice Channel Frequency	300Hz-3400Hz
Idle Channel Noise	£ -65 dB
Return Loss	300Hz - 600Hz - ≥ 12 dB 600Hz - 3400Hz - ≥ 15 dB
Longitudinal Balance	≥ 46 dB between 300Hz to 3400Hz

Low Speed Data Interface Asynchronous RS232: (Part No. VCL-MX-1559)

Number of Interfaces per Card	8
Maximum Number of Interfaces	9
Mode	Asynchronous, RS232 (V.24/V.28 line drivers) - DCE
Bit Rate	50 Kbps to 19.2 Kbps
Character Length	5 / 6 / 7 / 8 (auto-select)
Stop Bits	1 / 1.5 / 2 (auto-select)
Parity	Even / Odd / 0’s / 1’s / none (auto-select)

64Kbps Universal Data Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1545-04-48)

Number of Interface per card	4
Maximum Number of channels	36
Mode – Synchronous - Interface	V.35 / V.36 / X.21 / RS530 / V.24 / V.11 / V.28 - DCE
Mode - Asynchronous - Interface	RS232 / RS485 / V.24 / V.11 / V.28 - DCE
Mode - Sub Rate Multiplexing - Interface	RS232 / RS485 / V.24 / V.11 / V.28 - 4 Asynchronous data channels multiplexed into one single 64 Kbps timeslot - DCE
Conformity	EIA and ITU-T
Synchronous Bit rate	V.35 / V.36 / X.21 / RS530 / V.11 @ 64 Kbps  V.24 @ 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps
Asynchronous Bit rate	50 bps to 19200 bps

G.703 @ 64kbps, Synchronous Data Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1560-08-5.0)

Interface	G.703 @ 64 Kbps
Number of Interfaces per Card	8
Maximum Number of channels	72
Conformity	To (CCITT) Rec. G.703
Mode	Synchronous, Co-directional
Bit Rate	64Kbps
Protection	As per ITU-T Rec.K.20

Relay I/O Interface Card: (Part No. VCL-MX-1547-16-48)

Description: This interface card provides 16 Relay I/Os that may be used to extend either Dry Relay Contacts (Relay Normally-Open or Relay Normally-Close) or operate switches remotely (using Dry Relay Contacts rated 2A @ 60Volts DC) between any two Multiplexers using a 64 Kbps time-slot.

Maximum number of channels	144
Maximum number of interface cards	9

Relay Specifications (Drivers)

Maximum number of dry contact drivers	16
Maximum Switching Power	60 W (approximately)
Maximum Switching Voltage / Current	60V DC,  2 A 250V AC, 2 A
Isolation	2.5 KVA Minimum
Typical Number of Operations	> 1 million

Dry Contact Sensors

 

Dry Contact Sensors

Maximum Number of Dry Contact Sensors	16
Maximum Current	50 mA
Typical Current	20 mA
Reference Source Voltage	3.3 Volts

Universal Data Interface: High Speed Synchronous "n x 64" Data Interface Type - User Configurable DCE-DTE:
(Part No. VCL-MX-1558-04-48)

Interface	V.35 (DTE/DCE) V.36 (DTE/DCE) X.21 (DTE/DCE) V.11 (DTE/DCE) RS422 (DTE/DCE) RS530 (DTE/DCE)
Number of Interfaces per Card	4, (“N” x 64KBits/sec. per card)
Maximum number of interface cards	9
Bandwidth	(“N” x 64 Kbits/sec. interface  maximum value of “N” =30)-user selectable
Conformity	Universal user-configurable as above
Mode	Synchronous
Bit Rate	64 Kbps to 1920 Kbps
User Interface	DCE/DTE (User programmable for DTE/DCE mode)

High Speed "n x 64" Data Interface Type: 10/100BaseT Ethernet with Electrical Ethernet: 
(Part No. VCL-MX-1595-04-5.0)

Interface	10/100BaseT (Electrical)
Total Number of interfaces per card	4 Ports (4 x 10/100BaseT Electrical)
Application	Point to point
Bandwidth	(“N” x 64 Kbits/sec. interface minimum value of “N” =1 maximum value of “N” =30) - user selectable
Aggregate Bandwidth	1920Kbps – maximum, user programmable in steps of 64Kbps from 64 Kbps to 1920Kbps
Conformity	10/100BaseT Ethernet Electrical

High Speed Data Interface Asynchronous 50bps to 115.2Kbps Asynchronous Data Interface:
(Part No. VCL-MX-1558-04-48AHS)

Interface	RS232, RS485, V.24
Number of interfaces per card	4
Maximum number of interface cards	9
Bit Rate	50bps to 115.2Kbps -user selectable
Character length	5 / 6 / 7 / 8 (auto-select)
Stop bits	1 / 1.5 / 2 (auto-select)
Parity	Even / Odd / 0’s / 1’s / none (auto-select)
Mode	DCE or DTE, User selectable

Maximum distance : 5 km (4 miles) on 0.5 mm twisted Pan. Distance may vary with cable gauge.

For distance using various cable gauges please refer chart below.

Distance in kms. (Miles)
Line Rate (Kbps) 144	Wire Gauge (AWG/mm)
	19 (.9mm) 17.4 (10.8)	22 (.6mm) 11.6 (7.2)	24 (.5mm) 8.1 (5.0)	26 (.4mm) 5.5 (3.4)

8 E1 Plus 100Mbps Ethernet Fiber Optical Transport Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1551-5.0-WLWL-DKM)

Optical
Number of optical ports	1+1 redundant, automatic link protection
Channel capacity	8E1 Plus 100Mbps Ethernet
Jitter character	ITU-T G.742, G.823 compliant
Type of Transmitter	Class 1 Laser
Transmitter power	-11 dBm to +3 dBm - as ordered 20 km, 40 km, 80 km, 120 km reach – as ordered
Receive sensitivity	-34 dBm
Bit rate	155 Mbps
Wavelength	850 nm multimode / 1310nm singlemode / 1550nm singlemode (optional)
Optical connector	LC (MSA Compliant SFP Module)
Fully Compliant with ITU-T G.957, G.958 Specification
Class 1 Laser Product, Compliant with IEC 60825-1
Compliant with Telcordia (Bellcore) GR-468-CORE
Safety
Class 1 Laser
Auto Laser Shut Down in the event of fiber break.
Ethernet Interface - 10/100BaseT
Number of Interfaces	4
Interface	RJ-45 Ethernet 10BaseT or 100BaseT-TX (auto sensing)
Compliance	Ethernet Version 2.0 IEEE802.3 10Base-T & 100Base-TX Activity, Full/half duplex.
Interface rate	100 Mbps Ethernet data transmission rate
Order Wire Interface
Phone set	Standard 2-wire phone set
Bandwidth and Coding	64 Kb/s PCM Channel, A-Law Coding

Integrated IEEE C37.94 Teleprotection Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1552-SM)

Number of ports	4
Maximum number of interface cards	9
Maximum number of channels	36
Standards	IEEE C37.94
Optical	1310nm Single Mode (40KM / 80KM / 120KM)
Optical connector	FC-PC /ST-PC/ LC-PC (MSA Complaint SFP Module)
Safety	Class 1 Laser

Integrated IEEE C37.94 Teleprotection Interface: (Part No. VCL-MX-1552-MM)

Number of ports	4
Maximum number of interface cards	9
Maximum number of channels	36
Standards	IEEE C37.94
Optical	850nm Multi Mode (2KM) 1310nm Multi Mode (2KM)
Standards	IEEE C37.94
Optical	850nm Multi Mode (2KM) 1310nm Multi Mode (2KM)
Optical connector	FC-PC /ST-PC/ LC-PC (MSA Complaint SFP Module)
Safety	Class 1 Laser

Protection

Remote / FXS (subscriber side) interface is protected against power surges and transients occurring from lightning and electric induction as per ITU-T Rec. K.20 towards line side.

Management Interface

• COM Port (RS232 Serial Port)

• USB Port

• 10BaseT Ethernet Port - Each multiplexer may be assigned an IP address and connected to a LAN / IP network for remote access and management through the 10BaseT Ethernet Port for out-of-band configuration, management and access

• Telnet

• SSH

• SNMP, V2

• Windows based GUI (Graphical User Interface) for easy configuration, management and access.

Power Supply

Input DC Voltage	-48V DC (nominal)
Range of Input	-36V to -72V DC
Output Voltage	5V filtered -48V (for terminal cards)
Full Load Current	4A at 48V DC
Input Voltage Reversal Protection	Provided in the Card
Over Current Protection	6A at 48V DC
Short Circuit Protection	Current limit – 6A. Recovers on removal of short
Efficiency at Full Load	>91%
Ripple at Full Load	<5mVrms
Spike at Full Load	<50mV

Power Consumption

Maximum Power Consumption

≤ 200 watts

Environmental

Operating Temperature	-200C to +600C
Maximum Operating Humidity	95% R.H., Non-Condensing
Maximum Operating Altitude	Up to 3,000 meters above sea level
Operation	Complies with ETS 300 019 Class 3.2
Storage Temperature	-400C to +700C
Storage	Complies with ETS 300 019 Class 1.2
Maximum Storage Humidity	98% R.H., Non-Condensing
Maximum Storage Altitude	Up to 3,000 meters above sea level
Transportation	Complies with ETS 300 019 Class 2.3

Dimensions

Height	266 mm (19 “ 6U high)
Width	482 mm
Depth	270 mm
Weight	12 Kgs.
Chassis Color	Matte Black - Powder coated