LambdaDriver 400 & 800
ML46430, Rev. 07
October 2004
Storage Temperature
Min: -10
o
C (+ 14
o
F)
Max: 70
o
C (+ 158
o
F)
Humidity (Relative, non-condensing, max)
85 %
Mounting Handle/ejector/extractor
Posidrive screws (two)
Physical Dimensions (W x H x D)
26.93 mm (1.06 in) x
130.7 mm (5.145 in) x
227.5 mm (8.956 in)
Weight (max)
0.7 kg (1.5 lb)
ESCON Multiplexer Module
Overview
The ESCON multiplexer module is a TDM that performs the following two primary functions:
1. Multiplexing data on
up to
four ESCON channels into one data stream to flow in one
direction.
2. Demultiplexing a multiplexed data stream coming in the opposite direction into the four
ESCON channels.
This function enables a pair of ESCON modules
to carry up to four ESCON channels over a
fiberoptic cable. ESCON channels can be carried inband
LD400
ESCON modules can be installed in the LD400 in slots 1 to 5.
Using just two LD400s:
−
Four pairs of ESCON modules
can carry 16 ESCON channels
inband
(using CWDM or
DWDM) over
a
single
physical fiberoptic cable, or
−
Five pairs of ESCON modules
can carry 20 ESCON channels
outband
over
five
physical
fiberoptic cables.
LD800
ESCON modules can be installed in the LD800 in slots 1 to 11.
Using just two LD800s:
−
Eight pairs of ESCON modules
can carry 32 ESCON channels
inband
(using CWDM or
DWDM) over
a
single
physical fiberoptic cable, or
−
Eleven pairs of ESCON modules
can carry 44 ESCON channels
outband
over
eleven
physical fiberoptic cables.
Major benefits in the use of ESCON modules
include:
−
Extended operating range
−
Allows data of other protocols to be carried at the same
time
.
−
Immediate, easy, and quick deployment
−
Cabling bulk reduction by a factor of as much as 64
11
Inband means via WDM trunk
12
Outband means without WDM trunk
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