Specifications

IPmux-8/16 Ver. 6.00 Overview 1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Overview
IPmux-8 and IPmux-16 (referred to as IPmux-8/16) are TDM pseudowire access
gateways. IPmux-8/16 modules enable TDM circuits to be emulated over Packet
Switched Networks (PSN). The devices convert the data stream coming from the
TDM ports into configurable-sized Ethernet frames that are transported over the
Ethernet port and vice versa. IPmux-8/16 offers end-to-end synchronization for
TDM applications and large buffers to compensate for the delay variation inserted
by the network. The devices can be used to extend TDM-based services over
IP/Ethernet backbones for both Metropolitan Area Network and corporate
applications. IPmux-8/16 can be managed locally via an ASCII terminal or
remotely via Telnet or RADview (RAD’s SNMP-based network management
application).
Versions
For IPmux-8, the following interfaces are available:
• E1 interface – One or two 4-port modules, balanced or unbalanced line with
RJ-45 connector
• T1 interface – One or two 4-port modules, balanced line with RJ-45 connector
• Ethernet interface – One or two 1- or 4-port Ethernet modules
For IPmux-16, the following interfaces are available:
• E1 interface – One or two 4- or 8-port modules, balanced or unbalanced line
with RJ-45 connector
• T1 interface – One or two 4- or 8-port modules, balanced line with RJ-45
connector
• E3 interface – One or two single-port modules, unbalanced line with BNC
connector
• T3 interface – One or two single-port modules, unbalanced line with BNC
connector
• Channelized T3 interface – One or two single-port modules, unbalanced line
with BNC connector
• Ethernet interface – One or two 1- or 4-port Ethernet modules.