Specifications
7-4 E&M Ports
Model No.
Running Head
WA N
The WAN setting identifies the WAN link assigned to this port. If you choose wan, you also
must select the desired port (w1-1 through w1-4) of the WAN for transmission over a T1 link.
It is not necessary to assign all of the E&M ports to the same WAN port, or to contiguous time
slots on a WAN port.
TS
The TS setting identifies the time slot on the WAN link to which this port is assigned. This
value is from 1 to 24 for T1 links. For a display of available time slots, refer to the
cross-connect map for the WAN link selected.
MODE
The Mode setting specifies whether or not a port uses E&M signaling, or if it operates in the
Transmission-Only (TO) mode. Use the to mode if you are connecting the port to a four-wire,
dedicated-line modem that does not require E&M signaling. For this initial release of the
IMACS-200, this is the only mode supported.
Rx TLP
The Receive Transmission Level Point (TLP) setting controls the amount of gain or loss added
to a signal after it is decoded to analog. To increase the signal level, set the Rx TLP field to a
positive number (i.e., the larger the number, the more gain is added). To decrease the signal
level, set the Rx TLP field to a negative number (i.e., the more negative the number, the more
the signal level is decreased). For example, an incoming signal at -5 dBm can be increased to
-2 dBm by setting Rx TLP to +3 dB. The Rx TLP range is -16.3 dB to +7.5 dB.
Tx TLP
The Transmit TLP setting controls the amount of gain or loss added to the voice signal coming
in from the local CPE before it is encoded to digital PCM. To increase the incoming signal
level, set the Tx TLP field to a negative value (i.e., the more negative the number, the more
gain is added). To decrease the signal level, set the Tx TLP setting to a positive number (i.e.,
the more positive the number, the more the signal level is decreased). For example, an
incoming signal at -16 dBm can be increased to 0 dBm by setting Tx TLP to -16 dB. For the
IMACS-200 E&M ports, this range is-16.5 dB to +7.5 dB.