23 — Cross-connecting circuits
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23.1
Types of cross-connections
Cross-connections can be basic or specialized. Basic cross-connections include the
following types:
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simple
•
super-rate
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protecting
Specialized cross-connections are used for the following applications:
•
multidrop data bridge connections (see section 17.10)
•
CPSS channel connections (see section 14.2)
23.2
Simple connections
A simple connection is a connection between one primary rate circuit and one data
circuit, or between two primary rate circuits on different primary rate modules.
Simple connections are used for drop and insert as well as bypass applications
(described below). They are not used for super-rate connections (see section 23.3) or
protecting connections (see section 23.5).
You cannot cross-connect a data circuit to a primary rate circuit and then
cross-connect that primary rate circuit to another primary rate circuit.
If you try to cross-connect a circuit that is already connected, a warning appears on
the screen. If you proceed, the new connection is made and any existing connections
involving the two original circuits are broken.
When connecting a primary rate circuit to an endpoint circuit, the signaling types for
both circuits must match. If the primary rate circuit is configured with its default
signaling type, it automatically adopts the signaling type required by the endpoint
circuit (until the circuit is disconnected). If the primary rate circuit is configured with
a specific signaling type, the connection is not allowed unless the signaling types for
both circuits are the same.
Drop and insert configuration
A drop and insert configuration uses three nodes connected in tandem, with the drop
and insert node in the middle (see Figure 23-1, Node B). The drop and insert node
cross-connects both through traffic and drop and insert traffic.
In Figure 23-1, through traffic flows from Node A, through Node B, to Node C, using
cross-connections between primary rate circuits on modules P1 and P2.
Note —
Before a circuit can be cross-connected, its module position
and circuit parameters must be configured. For information on
module position and circuit configuration, see chapter 12.
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