Install Guide

Ensemble Communications Inc.
5-8 Operator’s Guide to the Fiberless System
Control I/O Card
The control I/O card provides local management connectivity for
network management, building integrated timing supply (BITS),
global positioning system (GPS), and intershelf interfaces. It is
installed in a vertical slot along the right edge of the rear of the
chassis. The control I/O panel components are listed in Table 5-2,
and the I/O ports are listed in Table 5-3.
Table 5-2: Control I/O Panel Components
Name Identifier Function
SLOT1 CNSL A
SLOT2 CNSL B
External management and control
External I/O control Ext I/O CTRL External diagnostic equipment
BITS clock reference port BITS Clock input from the Building Inte-
grated Timing Supply (BITS)
Primary FMS port
Secondary FMS port
FMS A - SLOT 1
FMS B - SLOT 2
Interface with FMS and central office
Craft port A
Craft port B
CRAFT A - SLOT 1
CRAFT B - SLOT 2
Interface of out-of-band network
management and for development,
maintenance, testing, and configura-
tion
DS-3 NIC A Tx/Rx ports
DS-3 NIC B Tx/Rx ports
SLOT 8 Tx/Rx
SLOT 9 Tx/Rx
Interface with central office, network,
and FMS
Chassis bus extender OUT
Chassis bus extender IN
SHELF-TO-SHELF
COMM DIGITAL —
TX/RX
Interconnection for extension chassis
GPS input port GPS RX — 10 MHz
GPS RX PPS
GPS transceiver 10 MHz input
GPS transceiver PPS input
Table 5-3: Control I/O Ports
Number of
Ports
Type Function
2 DB9 female RS-232 Console access to the CICs
2 RJ-45 jack 10BaseT FEMS access
2 RJ-45 jack 10BaseT Local craft access
1 DB9 male BITS Building Integrated Timing Source (BITS) input
1 DB9 male serial External I/O control
4 BNC timing Intershelf synchronization
2 RJ11 jack serial Intershelf data communication
2 BNC GPS GPS timing input (PPS and 10 MHz)