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Eclipse User Manual
Capacity License..................................................................................... 3-13
RAC/ODU Parameters and Interoperation................................................... 3-13
Plug-in Cards ............................................................................................. 3-14
Overview............................................................................................... 3-14
NCC...................................................................................................... 3-17
NCC Functions.................................................................................... 3-17
NCC User Interfaces............................................................................ 3-17
FAN ...................................................................................................... 3-19
RAC ...................................................................................................... 3-19
RAC 30, RAC 30A and RAC 3X .............................................................. 3-20
RAC 40.............................................................................................. 3-31
RAC 4X.............................................................................................. 3-33
DAC...................................................................................................... 3-34
DAC 4x.............................................................................................. 3-35
DAC 16x............................................................................................ 3-36
DAC 3xE3/DS3 ................................................................................... 3-37
DAC 3xE3/DS3M................................................................................. 3-39
DAC 1x155o and DAC 2x155o............................................................... 3-41
DAC 155oM........................................................................................ 3-43
DAC 2x155e....................................................................................... 3-46
DAC ES ............................................................................................. 3-48
DAC GE ............................................................................................. 3-55
AUX...................................................................................................... 3-67
Auxiliary Interfaces............................................................................. 3-67
Alarm I/O Interfaces ........................................................................... 3-69
AUX Front Panel.................................................................................. 3-70
NPC ...................................................................................................... 3-71
Protected Operation .................................................................................... 3-73
Protection Overview ................................................................................ 3-73
Hardware and Radio Path Protection...................................................... 3-73
Tributary Protection ............................................................................ 3-75
NCC Protection ................................................................................... 3-75
Hot Standby and Diversity ....................................................................... 3-75
Dual Protection....................................................................................... 3-76
Ring Protection....................................................................................... 3-77
Super PDH Rings ................................................................................ 3-78
Super PDH Ring Operation ................................................................... 3-79
1+1 Protected Ring Links..................................................................... 3-83
Co-channel XPIC Operation on a Super PDH Ring .................................... 3-85
Ethernet Traffic on a Ring .................................................................... 3-86
DAC/Tributary Protection ......................................................................... 3-90
Protection Switching Criteria..................................................................... 3-91
Switching Guard Times........................................................................ 3-91
Hot-standby and Diversity Switching Criteria .......................................... 3-91
Dual Protection Switching Criteria ......................................................... 3-95
Ring Protection Switching Criteria.......................................................... 3-96
DAC Protection Switching Criteria.......................................................... 3-98
NCC Protection with NPC Option................................................................ 3-99
Co-channel Operation.................................................................................3-100
XPIC ...................................................................................................3-100
RAC 40 and RAC 4X Operating Guidelines..................................................3-102