Nortel Networks 1000 - Manual (Page 21)

Line cards 21
Operation
This section describes how line cards fit into the CS 1000E, CS 1000M,
and Meridian 1architecture, the busses that carry signals to and from the
line cards, and how they connect to terminal equipment. These differences
are summarized in
Table 2 "IPE module architecture" (page 21) .
Host interface bus
Cards based on the IPE bus use a built-in microcontroller. The IPE
microcontroller is used to do the following:
• perform local diagnostics (self-test)
•
configure the card according to instructions issued by the system
• report back to the system information such as card identification
(type, vintage, and serial number), firmware version, and programmed
configuration status)
Table 2
IPE module architecture
Parameter IPE
Card Dimensions 31.75 x 25.4 x 2.2 cm (12.5 x10.0 x 0.875
in.).
Network Interface DS-30X Loops
Communication Interface card LAN Link
Microcontroller 8031/8051 Family
Peripheral Interface card NT8D01 Controller card
Network Interface card NT8D04 Superloop Network card
Modules NT8D37 IPE module
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment
IPE line cards all share a similar architecture. Figure 2 "Typical IPE analog
line card architecture" (page 23) shows a typical IPE line card architecture.
The various line cards differ only in the number and types of line interface
units.
The switch communicates with IPE modules over two separate interfaces.
Voice and signaling data are sent and received over DS-30X loops, and
maintenance data is sent over a separate asynchronous communication
link called the card LAN link.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Circuit Card Reference
NN43001-311 02.06 Standard
27 August 2008
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