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Installation
Dragon PTN Interface Module
PTN-7-SERIAL

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5

1.1 General ............................................................................................... 5

1.2 Manual References ............................................................................. 6

2. MODULE DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 7

2.1 Front Panel And Connection Kits ......................................................... 7

2.1.1 Handle ........................................................................................................ 7

2.1.2 LEDs ............................................................................................................ 7

2.1.3 RJ.5 Connector ........................................................................................... 8

2.1.4 RJ.5 Cable ................................................................................................... 9

2.1.5 Connection Kits .......................................................................................... 9

2.1.6 Signals per Serial Port .............................................................................. 12

2.2 Functional Operation ........................................................................ 13

2.2.1 General .................................................................................................... 13

2.2.2 Service Combination Examples per IFM .................................................. 13

2.2.3 Port Interface Types ................................................................................ 15

2.2.4 Serial Port Role DTE/DCE ......................................................................... 15

2.2.5 Synchronization Parameter ..................................................................... 15

2.2.6 Pin Layout Parameter .............................................................................. 16

2.2.7 Services .................................................................................................... 16

2.2.8 CES: CESoPSN (Point-to-Point)................................................................. 17

2.2.9 CES: Hitless Switching .............................................................................. 17

2.2.10 CES: Single Path ....................................................................................... 18

2.2.11 CES: Delay Comparison in CES Features .................................................. 19

2.2.12 Serial Ethernet (Point-to-Multipoint) ...................................................... 20

2.2.13 Serial Ethernet: Master/Slave.................................................................. 20

2.2.14 Serial Ethernet: Advanced Mode - Bandwidth Optimization .................. 20

2.2.15 Serial Ethernet: Multidrop Consistency ................................................... 21

2.2.16 I/O with the Central Switching Module (=CSM) ...................................... 21

2.2.17 Synchronization / Clock Distribution / Network Timing .......................... 21

2.2.18 Test and Loopback Selftests .................................................................... 24

2.3 Onboard Interfaces ........................................................................... 24

2.3.1 Straps ....................................................................................................... 24

2.3.2 DIP Switches ............................................................................................ 24

3. TDM FRAMES/PACKET FOR CES ................................................................................ 25

3.1 General ............................................................................................. 25

3.2 Bandwidth ........................................................................................ 25

3.3 Delay ................................................................................................ 26

3.3.1 General .................................................................................................... 26

3.3.2 Delay Parameters .................................................................................... 26

3.3.3 Estimated Delay Calculation and Formulas ............................................. 27

3.3.4 Estimated Delay Examples ....................................................................... 27

3.4 Tuning CES = Tuning TDM Frames/Packet .......................................... 27

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4. MODULE SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 28

4.1 General Specifications ....................................................................... 28

4.2 Other Specifications .......................................................................... 28

4.3 Ordering Information ........................................................................ 28

5. ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... 28

List of figures

Figure 1 Functional Overview Matrix ............................................................................................ 5

Figure 2 General 7-SERIAL Example .............................................................................................. 6

Figure 3 Front Panel And Connection Kits ..................................................................................... 7

Figure 4 RJ.5 Connector ................................................................................................................. 9

Figure 5 RJ.5 Cable/Pin Numbering/Color Coding......................................................................... 9

Figure 6 Example1 ....................................................................................................................... 13

Figure 7 Example2 ....................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 8 Example3 ....................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 9 Example4 ....................................................................................................................... 15

Figure 10 Hitless Switching .......................................................................................................... 18

Figure 11 Single Path Enabled ..................................................................................................... 19

Figure 12 Single Path Disabled .................................................................................................... 19

Figure 13 7-SERIAL Clocking/Synchronization Overview............................................................. 22

Figure 14 7-SERIAL: Side View ..................................................................................................... 24

Figure 15 Hardware Edition ......................................................................................................... 25

Figure 16 CESoPSN Bandwidth .................................................................................................... 25

Figure 17 Delays .......................................................................................................................... 26

List of Tables

Table 1 Manual References ........................................................................................................... 6

Table 2 LED Indications In Boot Operation ................................................................................... 8

Table 3 LED Indications In Normal Operation ............................................................................... 8

Table 4 RJ.5 Cables to Serial Ports Mapping (Basic Kit) ............................................................... 10

Table 5 RJ.5 Cables to Serial Ports Mapping (Extension Kit) ....................................................... 11

Table 6 Signals per Serial Port ..................................................................................................... 12

Table 7 Difference Between Hitless and Protection Switching ................................................... 18

Table 8 Delay Comparison in CES (Features) ............................................................................... 19

Table 9 Clocking Parameters on Port & Service Level ................................................................. 23

Table 10 Estimated Delay Formulas ............................................................................................ 27

Table 11 Estimated Delay (µs) Examples ..................................................................................... 27

Table 12 Other Specifications ...................................................................................................... 28

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 General

This document is valid as of Dragon PTN Release 3.0DR.

This document describes the 7-SERIAL interface module (=IFM) which provides 7 logical
serial ports.

Depending on how the IFM is used, the amount of available serial ports varies from 4 to 7
per IFM. The matrix figure below indicates how many and which ports (Pn) can be used to
transport the indicated protocol (RS232...) in the indicated mode (Asynchronous,
Synchronous, Optimised, Full) in the indicated service (CES, Serial Ethernet). More
information on all these modes and services can be found further on.

‘CES’: Circuit Emulation Service;
‘X’: this individual port can transport the indicated service;
‘X combi’: these two ports are required to transport the indicated service;
‘spare’: this individual port cannot transport the indicated service, though it can still be

used to transport another service in the matrix, see §2.2.2 for some examples;

A point-to-multipoint service (e.g. SCADA) requires a Serial Ethernet service;

See the figure below for an overview:

Figure 1 Functional Overview Matrix

P1

RS232 RS422 RS485 X.21 V.35

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

X X X X X spare X X X spare X spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

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This IFM can be used in any IFM slot of any node. An IFM slot overview can be found in Ref.
[3] in Table 1.

Figure 2 General 7-SERIAL Example

1.2 Manual References

Table 1 is an overview of the manuals referred to in this manual. ‘&’ refers to the language
code, ‘*’ refers to the manual issue. All these manuals can be found in the HiProvision (=

Dragon PTN Management System) Help function.

Table 1 Manual References

Ref.

Number

Title

[1]

DRA-DRM821-&-*

Dragon PTN and HiProvision Operation

[2]

DRA-DRM801-&-*

Dragon PTN Installation and Operation

[3]

DRB-DRM802-&-*

Dragon PTN Nodes: PTN2210, PTN2209, PTN2206, PTN1104

[4]

DRB-DRM803-&-*

Dragon PTN Switching Module: PTN-CSM310-A

[5]

DRA-DRM810-&-*

Dragon PTN General Specifications

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN Network

WAN (via SFP on fiber)

Serial

Link

Serial

Link

e.g. SCADA

DTE

e.g. RTU

DTE

DCE

Dragon PTN

Node

Module

7-SERIAL

DCE

Module

7-SERIAL

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2. MODULE DESCRIPTION

2.1 Front Panel And Connection Kits

Figure 3 Front Panel And Connection Kits

2.1.1 Handle
a. Insert the Module into the Node

Take the front panel handles to insert or slide the module into the Dragon PTN node. Push

the module thoroughly into the node’s backplane. Next, tighten the two fastening screws in

the front panel corners.

b. Remove the Module from the Node

Untighten the two fastening screws in the front panel corners. Take the front panel handles
to pull out and finally remove the module from the Dragon PTN node.

2.1.2 LEDs

The meaning of the LEDs depends on the mode of operation (= boot or normal) in which the
7-SERIAL module currently is running. After plugging in the module or rebooting it, the
module turns into the boot operation, see Table 2. After the module has gone through all
the cycles in the table below (=rebooted successfully), the module turns into the normal
operation, see LEDs in Table 3.

Handle

Fastening screw

10 RJ.5

connectors

3 Serial ports

CES: port 1,2

Serial Ethernet: port 1,2,3

8

1

Basic

Kit

Extension

Kit

4 Serial ports

CES: port 4,6
Serial Ethernet : port 4,5,6,7

7 Serial ports

CES: port 1,2,4,6

Serial Ethernet : port 1..7

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

LEDs

LED

Rx Data

LED

Tx Data

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Table 2 LED Indications In Boot Operation

Cycle

PI

PF

FLT

Tx Data[1..10]

Rx Data[1..10]

1

x

---

Slow blinking

---

---

2

x

---

Fast blinking

---

---

3

x

---

---

---

---

4

x

--- x x red

x red

5

x

--- x x green

x green

x : LED is lit / --- : LED is not lit; The sub cycle times may vary. The entire boot cycle time [1→5] takes
approximately 2 minutes;

Table 3 LED Indications In Normal Operation

LED

Color

Status

PI (=Power Input)

Not lit, dark

+12V power input to the board not OK

Green

+12V power input to the board OK

PF (=Power Failure)

Not lit, dark

power generation on the board itself is OK

Red

power generation on the board itself is erroneous

FLT (=FauLT)

Not lit, dark

no other fault or error situation, different from PF, is active on the module

Red

a fault or error situation, different from PF, is active on the module

Tx Data
RJ.5 Connector ‘x’

Not lit, dark

- No service programmed

- Service programmed: ‘Tx Data’ is not active on serial port ‘x’

Green

Service programmed: ‘Tx Data’ is active on serial port ‘x’

Red

Service programmed but no data receiving from network, e.g. WAN link

interrupted, destination IFM failure....

Rx Data
RJ.5 Connector ‘x’

Not lit, dark

- No service programmed

- Service programmed: ‘Rx Data’ is not active on serial port ‘x’

Green

Service programmed: ‘Rx Data’ is active on serial port ‘x’

Red

Service programmed but no data receiving from network, e.g. WAN link

interrupted, destination IFM failure....

2.1.3 RJ.5 Connector

This connector has 8 pins and 2 bi-color (green/red) LEDs, see figure below. For the meaning
of the LEDs, see Table 3. The LEDs shown on connector ‘x’ show information of serial port ‘x’
although the pins of connector ‘x’ are not necessarily pins of serial port ‘x’ (see Table 4,
Table 5). Example:

RJ.5 connector 1 LEDs show information of serial port 1;

RJ.5 connector 2 LEDs show information of serial port 2; etc.....

RJ.5 connector 8, 9, 10 LEDs are only lit during the self-test in the boot cycle (see Table 2)

but have no further meaning.

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Figure 4 RJ.5 Connector

2.1.4 RJ.5 Cable

Each connection kit has five RJ.5 cables. This cable is very suited for high density cabling
compared to traditional RJ45 cables. The RJ.5 cables in the connection kits are open end,
with the color coding of the wires as indicated in the figure below. WH = white; OG =
Orange; GN = Green; BU = Blue; BN = Brown; When a cable is plugged into the RJ.5
connector on the front panel and must be disconnected, remove the connector by pulling
out the unlock handle.

The cable connector has little holes which allow the LED light from the front panel RJ.5
connector to shine through, after the cable has been plugged in.

Figure 5 RJ.5 Cable/Pin Numbering/Color Coding

2.1.5 Connection Kits

The 7-SERIAL module provides 10 RJ.5 connectors on the front with each connector 8 pins.
As a result, a total of 80 pins are used to provide 7 serial ports that are wired out via 2
connection kits. The table below lists a mapping between the front panel connectors and the
7 serial ports; The signals available on the serial port pins depend on the port interface type,
see §2.2.1.

a. Basic Kit

The Basic kit (order n° 942 256-300) must be used to wire out serial port 1, 2 and 3. This kit
includes 5 open end RJ.5 cables of 3 meter marked from 1 to 5. This kit must be connected
to connector [15] on the front panel;

1

4

85

LED: Tx Data Serial Port ‘x’

1

Connector Number = ‘x’

LED: Rx Data Serial Port ‘x’

Open end

WH/OG

OG

WH/GN

GN

BU

WH/BU

WH/BN

BN

SHIELD SHIELD

Unlock handle Pull to unlock

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b. Extension Kit

The Extension kit (order n° 942 256-301) must be used to wire out serial port 4, 5, 6 and 7.
This kit includes 5 open end RJ.5 cables of 3 meter marked from 6 to 10. This kit must be
connected to connector [610] on the front panel;

Table 4 RJ.5 Cables to Serial Ports Mapping (Basic Kit)

Cable Kit

RJ.5 Cable

RJ.5 Pin n°

Color

Serial Port – Pin n°

Basic Kit

1

1

WH/OG

1-1

2

OG

1-2 3 WH/GN

1-3 4 GN

1-4 5 BU

1-5

6

WH/BU

1-6 7 WH/BN

1-7 8 BN

1-8

2

1

WH/OG

1-9 2 OG

1-10 3 WH/GN

GND 4 GN

GND

5

BU

GND 6 WH/BU

GND 7 WH/BN

GND 8 BN

GND

3

1

WH/OG

2-1

2

OG

2-2 3 WH/GN

2-3 4 GN

2-4

5

BU

2-5 6 WH/BU

2-6 7 WH/BN

2-7

8

BN

2-8 4 1

WH/OG

2-9 2 OG

2-10 3 WH/GN

3-1

4

GN

3-2

5

BU

3-3 6 WH/BU

3-4

7

WH/BN

3-5 8 BN

3-6 5 1

WH/OG

GND 2 OG

Frame GND

3

WH/GN

Frame GND

4

GN

Frame GND

5

BU

3-7 6 WH/BU

3-8

7

WH/BN

3-9

8

BN

3-10

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Table 5 RJ.5 Cables to Serial Ports Mapping (Extension Kit)

Cable Kit

RJ.5 Cable

RJ.5 Pin n°

Color

Serial Port – Pin n°

Extension Kit

6

1

WH/OG

4-1 2 OG

4-2 3 WH/GN

4-3 4 GN

4-4

5

BU

4-5 6 WH/BU

4-6 7 WH/BN

4-7 8 BN

4-8

7

1

WH/OG

4-9 2 OG

4-10 3 WH/GN

5-1 4 GN

5-2

5

BU

5-3 6 WH/BU

5-4 7 WH/BN

5-5

8

BN

5-6 8 1

WH/OG

6-1 2 OG

6-2 3 WH/GN

6-3

4

GN

6-4 5 BU

6-5

6

WH/BU

6-6

7

WH/BN

6-7

8

BN

6-8 9 1

WH/OG

6-9 2 OG

6-10 3 WH/GN

7-1

4

GN

7-2 5 BU

7-3 6 WH/BU

7-4

7

WH/BN

7-5 8 BN

7-6

10

1

WH/OG

5-7

2

OG

5-8

3

WH/GN

5-9 4 GN

5-10 5 BU

7-7 6 WH/BU

7-8

7

WH/BN

7-9 8 BN

7-10

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2.1.6 Signals per Serial Port

An individual serial port (‘X’ in Figure 1) has 11 pins whereas a combined serial port (‘X combi’ in Figure 1) has 22 pins. See table below.

In RS232, RS422, X.21, V.35: Pin 9, 10, 20 and 21 are bidirectional pins. If the signal is available, the pin is output in DTE and input in DCE.

Table 4 and Table 5 shows where all these pins are outputted via the basic and extension kit.

Table 6 Signals per Serial Port

Serial

Port

n°

Pin

n°

In/

Out

RS232

RS422

RS485

X.21

V.35

Asynchronous

Synchronous

Asynchronous

Synchronous

Asynchronous

Optimised

Full

Optimised

Full

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

DTE

DCE

n

1

Out1+

TxD

RxD

TxD

RxD

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

Tri-state

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb 2 Out1-

RTS

CTS

RTS

CTS

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

Tri-state

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

3

In1+

RxD

TxD

RxD

TxD

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

---

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

RxDb

TxDb

4

In1-

CTS

RTS

CTS

RTS

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

---

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa

RxDa

TxDa 5 Out2+

---

---

TTC

RxC

RTSb

CTSb

TTCb

RxCb

Tri-state

Cb

Ib

Cb

Ib

TTCb

RxCb

TTCb

RxCb 6 Out2-

DTR

DSR

DTR

DSR

RTSa

CTSa

TTCa

RxCa

Tri-state

Ca

Ia

Ca

Ia

TTCa

RxCa

TTCa

RxCa 7 In2+

---

---

RxC

TTC

CTSb

RTSb

RxCb

TTCb

---

Ib

Cb

Ib

Cb

RxCb

TTCb

RxCb

TTCb

8

In2-

DSR

DTR

DSR

DTR

CTSa

RTSa

RxCa

TTCa

---

Ia

Ca

Ia

Ca

RxCa

TTCa

RxCa

TTCa

9

In3/Out3+

---

---

TxC(In)

TXC(Out)

DCDb(In)

DCDb(Out)

TxCb(In)

TXCb(Out)

TRxDb

Sb(In)

Sb(Out)

Sb(In)

Sb(Out)

TxCb(In)

TXCb(Out)

TxCb(In)

TXCb(Out)

10

In3/Out3-

DCD(In)

DCD(Out)

DCD(In)

DCD(Out)

DCDa(In)

DCDa(Out)

TxCa(In)

TXCa(Out)

TRxDa

Sa(In)

Sa(Out)

Sa(In)

Sa(Out)

TxCa(In)

TXCa(Out)

TxCa(In)

TXCa(Out)

11

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

n+1
(=combi)

1

Out1+

RTSb

CTSb Xb

Bb

---

---

2

Out1-

RTSa

CTSa Xa

Ba

RTS

CTS 3 In1+

CTSb

RTSb Bb

Xb

---

--- 4 In1-

CTSa

RTSa Ba

Xa

CTS

RTS 5 Out2+

DTRb

DSRb ---

---

---

---

6

Out2-

DTRa

DSRa ---

---

DTR

DSR

7

In2+

DSRb

DTRb ---

---

---

--- 8 In2-

DSRa

DTRa ---

---

DSR

DTR 9 In3/Out3+

DCDb(In)

DCDb(Out)

---

---

---

---

10

In3/Out3-

DCDa(In)

DCDa(Out)

---

---

DCD(In)

DCD(Out)

11

GND

GND

GND GND

GND

GND

GND

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2.2 Functional Operation

2.2.1 General

Depending on how the IFM is used, the amount of available serial ports varies from 4 to 7
per IFM. See Figure 1 for an overview matrix. The figure indicates how many and which ports
(Pn) can be used to transport the indicated protocol (RS232...) in the indicated mode
(Asynchronous, Synchronous, Optimised, Full) in the indicated service (CES, Serial Ethernet).

Functional overview matrix, see Figure 1;
Service Combination Examples per IFM: see §2.2.2;
Supported interface types or protocols: see §2.2.3;
Port role DTE/DCE: see §2.2.4;
Synchronization parameter (Asynchronous/Synchronous): see §2.2.5;
Pin Layout parameter (Full/Optimised): see §2.2.6;
Services (CES/Serial Ethernet): see §2.2.7;

2.2.2 Service Combination Examples per IFM

The figures below some examples how the transport of different serial services can be ­combined on one 7-SERIAL IFM. All the examples below have all the 7 serial ports in use. A
green highlighted box indicates a used port for the indicated service.

Example1:

Transports 4 services in total;
P1 transports an Asynchronous RS232 protocol via a Serial Ethernet service.
P2+P3 transports a Full V.35 protocol via a CES service;
P4+P5 transports a Full V.35 protocol via a CES service;
P6+P7 transports a Full V.35 protocol via a CES service;

Figure 6 Example1

P1

RS232 RS422 RS485 X.21 V.35

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync
(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async
(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

X X X X X spare X X X spare X spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

3*V.35 (Full) + 1*RS232 Async

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Figure 7 Example2

Figure 8 Example3

P1

RS232 RS422 RS485 X.21 V.35

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

X X X X X spare X X X spare X spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

3*RS232 Sync + 4*RS422 Async

P1

RS232 RS422 RS485 X.21 V.35

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

X X X X X spare X X X spare X spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

2*V.35 (Full) + 1*RS232 Async + 2*RS422 Async

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Figure 9 Example4

2.2.3 Port Interface Types

Each serial port can be configured via HiProvision (= Dragon PTN Management System) in
one of the interface types listed below. This setting occurs at service creation. As a result,
both end points or ports will have the same setting after the service creation.

RS232 / RS422 / RS485 / X.21 / V.35;

2.2.4 Serial Port Role DTE/DCE

For the protocols RS232, RS422, X.21, V.35, each serial port can be configured via HiProvision
in the port role DTE or DCE. By default, when a service is configured on a port, its port role is
set automatically to DCE. If it must be changed to DTE, it must be done later on via changing
the port settings in the Network Hardware tab.

DTE (=Data Terminal Equipment): Example: PC, RTU, terminal, printer, etc.
DCE (=Data Communication Equipment): modems etc.

NOTE: Not relevant for RS485;

2.2.5 Synchronization Parameter

Synchronous: both the transmitter and receiver use a clock to exchange data. The clock

is transmitted over the network as well;

Asynchronous: no clock is exchanged between the transmitter and receiver. Only data is

exchanged. Both the transmitter and receiver use start and stop bits to indicate the start
and stop of data;

P1

RS232 RS422 RS485 X.21 V.35

Async
(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Sync

(CES)

Async

(Serial

Ethernet)

Async

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

Optimised

(CES)

Full

(CES)

X X X X X spare X X X spare X spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

X X X X X

X combi

X X X

X combi

X

X combi

X spare spare X spare X spare spare spare

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

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2.2.6 Pin Layout Parameter

This parameter is only relevant for X.21 and V.35. See Table 6.

Full: indicates that all protocol signals are fully supported and transported. As a result,

this service requires a combi port ‘X combi’;

Optimised: indicates an optimised pin layout of the available protocol signals. It means

that only the essential signals are transported. As a result, this service only requires one
port ‘X’, which leaves some spare ports to transport other protocols;

X.21: One clock and all control signals are transmitted;
V.35: All three clocks are transmitted, but not the control signals;

2.2.7 Services

Serial communication can be configured in HiProvision via creating a CES or Serial Ethernet
Service.

CES (=Circuit Emulation Service): use this service when Point-to-Point is needed. Serial

data will be encapsulated in TDM packets which will be sent over the Dragon PTN
network as Ethernet packets. CES on the 7-SERIAL IFM is not compatible with CES on the
4-E1-L/4-T1-L/16-E1-L/16-T1-L or C37.94 IFM;

Serial Ethernet: use this service when Point-to-Multipoint (e.g. SCADA) is needed. Serial

data will be encapsulated directly into Ethernet packets and sent over the Dragon PTN
network. All 7 ports can transport such a service. Master(s)/slave(s) must be configured
in this service.

Following parameters are needed per service:

CES: Service Type: Circuit Emulation;

Protocol: Serial;
Usage is always CESoPSN;
optional: Hitless Switching;
optional: Single Path;
Synchronization: Synchronous/Asynchronous;
Interface Type:

Asynchronous: RS232/RS422/RS485;

Synchronous: RS232/RS422/X.21/V.35;
Bitrate;
Pin Layout: Full/Optimised

Serial Ethernet: Service Type: Serial Ethernet;

(Always Asynchronous)
Interface Type: RS232/RS422/RS485;
Bitrate;
Stop Bits;
Data Bits;
Parity;
Master(s)/Slave(s) selection;

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2.2.8 CES: CESoPSN (Point-to-Point)

CESoPSN (=Circuit Emulation Service over Packet Switched Network) is a point-to-point
service between two serial ports. One such service can be configured per port. This service
converts the incoming serial data into an amount of timeslots, to transport it over the MPLS­TP Dragon PTN network. The amount of timeslots over the network just depends on the
selected bit rate.

The destination module will receive the transported timeslots from the Dragon PTN network
and regenerate the serial data from it. As a result, the destination sends out the regenerated
serial data on its serial port.

Each end-point or port must be located in a different node.

2.2.9 CES: Hitless Switching

Hitless Switching is a feature within CESoPSN that provides a safe redundant connection
where no data or synchronization is lost when switching from the active to the backup path
or vice versa, e.g. because of cable break. The total delay over the network remains nearly
constant during switch-over. Redundancy via Hitless Switching is obtained via completing the
list below:

creating two independent point-to-point tunnels without protection;
setting the Hitless Switching on at service creation time in HiProvision.

NOTE: See Ref.[1] for the creation of tunnels and services;

On the source side, with Hitless Switching enabled, the IFM duplicates each packet on a
second tunnel (e.g. Tunnel y, see figure below). Each packet also contains a 16 bit sequence
number. Different tunnels mean different paths through the network, with each path its
own delay. Different delays result in a slow and a fast path.

On the destination side, with Hitless Switching enabled, the IFM buffers the fastest path and
forwards packets from the slowest path on the serial link. Packets will be processed
according a packet sequence number.

Hitless Switching is a redundant mechanism but differs from Protection Switching, see the
table below for an overview. So if redundancy is needed in the service, either choose Hitless
Switching or Protection Switching, mixing up both mechanisms is not allowed. Depending on
the choice, settings must be done at tunnel creation time and/or service creation time.

When Hitless Switching has been enabled, the CES can only start up with two links up,
coming out of a two-links-down situation (except when Single Path has been enabled, see

§2.2.10).

See §2.2.11 for a delay comparison within CES depending on the enabled sub features, see
also further on.

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Table 7 Difference Between Hitless and Protection Switching

Protection Switching

Hitless Switching

required tunnel type

1 point-to-point tunnel

2 point-to-point tunnels

tunnel protection type

1:1;

none; the redundancy is created via two
independent point-to-point tunnels.

service parameter

Hitless Switching = disabled

Hitless Switching = enabled

at switch-over

possible data loss

no data or synchronization loss

total delay

less than hitless switching

more than protection switching

Figure 10 Hitless Switching

2.2.10 CES: Single Path

The Single Path feature is a sub feature of Hitless Switching (see §2.2.9). It influences the
start-up behavior of the Hitless Switching mechanism:

enabled: The CES can already start up with only one link up, coming out of a two-links-

down situation; this setting results in bigger delays because of bigger buffers.

if the fastest path came up first:

the CES starts up according to the fastest path;

possible CES interrupt or minor packet loss when the slowest path comes up

later on;

if the slowest path came up first:

the CES starts up according to the slowest path;

no CES interrupt or packet loss when the fastest path comes up later on;

See §2.2.11 for a delay comparison within CES depending on the enabled sub features, see
also further on.

Serial Data

data

Serial Data

data

Serial  WAN:

duplicates and transmits

data twice

WAN  Serial:

data buffering = constant de lay;

no packet loss at switch-over

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN

Tunnel x has more node s

= slow path

Tunnel y has less nodes

= fast path

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Figure 11 Single Path Enabled

Figure 12 Single Path Disabled

2.2.11 CES: Delay Comparison in CES Features
Table 8 Delay Comparison in CES (Features)

CES

Hitless Switching

Single Path

Resulting Delay

X

---

---

lowest

X X ---

medium

X X X

highest

X = enabled; --- = disabled

data data

Single Path ENABLED:
ONE link required

no links up:
 no CES

already with one link up

 CES starts

Serial Data Serial Data

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN

data

Serial Data

data

Single Path DISABLED:
BOTH links required

only with both links up

 CES starts

no links up:
 no CES

Serial Data

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN

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2.2.12 Serial Ethernet (Point-to-Multipoint)

Serial Ethernet is a point-to-multipont service between two or more serial ports, e.g. for
SCADA systems. One such service can be configured per port. This service converts the
incoming serial data directly into Ethernet packets, to transport it over the MPLS-TP Dragon
PTN network.

The destination module will receive the Ethernet packets from the Dragon PTN network and
regenerate the serial data from it. As a result, the destination sends out the regenerated
serial data on its serial port.

At least two nodes are required and each node can have multiple end-points of that service.

2.2.13 Serial Ethernet: Master/Slave

A Serial Ethernet Service is typically used for a point-to-multipoint service, e.g. SCADA
systems. In this service, at least one master (maximum two masters) and one or more slaves
(maximum 156 slaves) must be selected.

When two masters are selected, one of them will be the active one and the other one will be
the backup master. Which one is the active/backup master will be decided by the serial
protocol itself.

The (active) master will initiate commands or requests to their slaves. The backup master
and all the slaves will see this request. Only the addressed slave will process the request and
send a response back to the (active) master. The backup master and all the other slaves will
see the slave response.

Only the (active) master will process the slave response. The backup master (if any) will be
synchronized with the active master and will take over when the active master gets out of
service.

2.2.14 Serial Ethernet: Advanced Mode - Bandwidth Optimization

At service creation, fine-tuning the bandwidth and delay through the network is done via the
Advanced Mode parameter. It groups payload data more efficiently in the transmit process
resulting in less overhead. Note that less bandwidth results in more delay and vice versa.

Serial data is collected at the front ports and buffered until one of the events below is
triggered. After the trigger, the payload data is packetized and sent over the Dragon PTN
network.

Amount of payload bytes received at the front (Fixed Block size);
Periodic transmit timer expires (Fixed Transmit Timer);
Detection of a line termination character (Delimiter: Line Termination Character);
Timeout occurs after the last received byte (Delimiter Timeout);

See the HiProvision manual for more info: Ref.[1] in Table 1;

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2.2.15 Serial Ethernet: Multidrop Consistency

Multidrop Consistency is a polling mechanism, within a Serial Ethernet service, between the
master(s) IFM(s) and the slave IFMs to check whether the slave IFMs are still alive. The
master IFM is the IFM connected to the master application, the slave IFM is the IFM
connected to the slave application.

When the feature is activated in HiProvision, the polling occurs every 500 ms. If a polling
failure occurs, the necessary alarms will be raised. Deactivate the feature to stop the polling.

More info in the HiProvision manual Ref.[1] in Table 1;

2.2.16 I/O with the Central Switching Module (=CSM)

The 7-SERIAL module receives traffic via its front panel ports and converts this into Ethernet
traffic which is forwarded to the CSM via the backplane. The CSM does all the processing on
this data (synchronization, CRC checks, conversions, switching…).

The CSM converts this data into MPLS-TP packets and transmits it via a WAN port (on an IFM
that supports WAN) onto the WAN. On the destination side, the same processing occurs in
reverse order.

2.2.17 Synchronization / Clock Distribution / Network Timing

CAUTION: Make sure to configure/verify the clocking parameters below.

The Dragon PTN network provides a number of mechanisms to perform synchronization /
clock distribution / network timing per CES. The CSM synchronizes all the included IFMs in
the node.

The application endpoints in a 'Circuit Emulation: Serial' service can communicate in a
synchronized way. Which method can be used depends on:

the ‘Clock source’ port setting of the two endpoints;
SyncE availability in the endpoint nodes;

The figure below show relevant end-to-end clocking configurations for the Synchronous and
Asynchronous variants. The Dragon PTN network can act as a wire or a DCE. DTE/DCE roles
are indicated as well.

The PRC (=Primary Reference Clock) is a very stable high quality clock that can be used as a
reference clock delivered via SyncE to the node:

A, D = Application ports;
B, C = IFM front ports;

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Figure 13 7-SERIAL Clocking/Synchronization Overview

Dragon PTN

= Wire

A

DCE

B

DTE

D

DTE

C

DCE

Internal

Rx

Adaptive

Rx

Clock

Master

Clock

Slave

Dragon PTN

= DCE

A

DTE

B

DCE

D

DTE

C

DCE

Internal Rx Adaptive Rx

Dragon PTN

= DCE

A

DTE

B

DCE

D

DTE

C

DCE

Internal

Rx Rx

Clock

Slave

Clock

Slave

Internal

Clock

Master

SyncE, PRC SyncE, PRC

Dragon PTN

= Wire

A

DCE

B

DTE

D

DTE

C

DCE

Internal AdaptiveNo Clock No Clock

Dragon PTN

=

Wire

Dragon PTN

=

Wire

Dragon PTN

=

DCE

Dragon PTN

= DCE

A

DTE

B

DCE

D

DTE

C

DCE

Internal Adaptive

Dragon PTN

= DCE

A

DTE

B

DCE

D

DTE

C

DCE

Internal Internal

SyncE, PRC SyncE, PRC

Dragon PTN

=

DCE

No Clock No Clock

No Clock No Clock

Synchronous

Asynchronous

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Table 9 Clocking Parameters on Port & Service Level

Port A:

Clock Source

Port B:

Clock Source

Port C:

Clock Source

Port D:

Clock Source

Description

Synchronous, Wire: Application D slaves to application A via Dragon PTN

‘Internal Clock'

‘Rx Clock'

‘Adaptive/
Differential’

‘Rx Clock'

Node (B) recovers the clock from the incoming
data stream from Application (A) and uses it to
decode/encode the packet stream.

Node (C) recovers the clock from the incoming
packet stream from the network and uses it to
encode/decode the data stream. Application (D)
slaves its clock to this stream.

Synchronous, DCE: Both Applications A and D slave to Dragon PTN Clock Master

‘Rx Clock'

‘Internal Clock’

‘Adaptive/
Differential’

‘Rx Clock'

Node (B) transmits packets to node (C) based on
an Internal Clock. This clock is delivered by the
local oscillator on the IFM. Node (C) recovers
the clock from the incoming packet stream from
the network and uses it to encode/decode data
streams.

Both applications (A) and (D) slave their clock to
the data streams delivered by node (B) and (C).

‘Rx Clock'

‘Internal Clock’

+ SyncE

‘Internal Clock’
+ SyncE

‘Rx Clock'

Both nodes (B) and (C) encode/decode the data
stream to/from the end applications based on

the ‘Internal Clock’ on the IFM. This clock is

delivered by the CSM and is based on a PRC
delivered via SyncE.

Both applications (A) and (D) slave their clock to
the data streams delivered by node (B) and (C).

Asynchronous (Applications are not synchronized to Dragon PTN or vice versa)

‘No Clock'

‘Internal Clock’

‘Adaptive/
Differential’

‘No Clock'

Node (B) transmits packets to node (C) based on
an Internal Clock. This clock is delivered by the
local oscillator on the IFM. Node (C) recovers
the clock from the incoming packet stream from
the network and uses it to encode/decode data
streams.

‘No Clock'

‘Internal Clock’

+ SyncE

‘Internal Clock’
+ SyncE

‘No Clock'

Both nodes (B) and (C) encode/decode the data
stream to/from the end applications based on
the ‘Internal Clock’ on the IFM. This clock is
delivered by the CSM and is based on a PRC
delivered via SyncE.

NOTE: SyncE: See the manuals in Ref.[1] and Ref.[4] for more detailed information;

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2.2.18 Test and Loopback Selftests

Test and Loopback selftests can be performed in CESes, e.g. when configuring or
troubleshooting a CES. Following two functions can be used in a programmed CES:

Loopbacks: on backplane or front port, direction towards line (=application) or network

can be configured;

BERT: test traffic generation and verification via Bit Error Ratio Tester.

CAUTION: enabling selftests disables or disturbs normal service traffic on a port!

For more information and configuration settings, see 'Test and Loopback' in Ref.[1] in
Table 1.

2.3 Onboard Interfaces

Figure 14 7-SERIAL: Side View

2.3.1 Straps

No user relevant straps.

2.3.2 DIP Switches

a. Hardware Edition

The Hardware Edition (labeled as CARD_ED) (see Figure 15) is set in decimal code using
rotary switches S2 to S3 (=most significant). It can be read out as well via HiProvision. This
edition has been factory set and MUST NOT BE CHANGED!

Hardware

Edition

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Example: Setting S3=’0’ and S2=’5’ indicates Hardware Edition ‘5’ (dec).

Figure 15 Hardware Edition

3. TDM FRAMES/PACKET FOR CES

3.1 General

In a CES service, the amount of TDM Frames per Ethernet packet is an important setting
because it influences the amount of consumed bandwidth and delay through the network.
The more TDM Frames/Packet, the less bandwidth is used but the bigger the total delay
through the network.

In HiProvision, it can be configured how many TDM Frames/Packet can be encoded.

Default TDM Frames/Packet = 4 ;
Minimum TDM Frames/Packet: 1 or 2 depending on the configured settings:

Asynchronous:

bitrate < 19200  value = 2;
bitrate >= 19200  value = 1;

Synchronous:

bitrate = 64k  value = 2;
bitrate > 64k  value = 1;

Maximum TDM Frames/Packet, no Hitless Switching: 24;
Maximum TDM Frames/Packet, Hitless Switching: 10;

3.2 Bandwidth

If only one TDM frame per packet is encoded, it generates a lot of header information on the
network resulting in a lot of consumed bandwidth. Encoding more frames into one packet
will decrease the amount of header information and as a result the consumed bandwidth as
well. As of 8 frames per packet and higher, the bandwidth consumption stabilizes towards
the minimum bandwidth consumption. See the graph below.

Figure 16 CESoPSN Bandwidth

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24

Y

X

CESoPSN Bandwidth:

Y: Average Network Bandwidth (kbps)

X: TDM Frames / Ethernet Packet

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3.3 Delay

3.3.1 General

The total delay between two end points over the Dragon PTN network depends on:

P (=Packetization Delay): Delay to encode Serial input into MPLS-TP packets;
Path Delay: Delay from source to destination over the MPLS-TP network path; can be

measured by HiProvision via OAM delay measurement for the specific service; Path
Delay = Delay external network (if any) + 5µs/km + 10µs/node;

DP (=Depacketization Delay): Delay to decode MPLS-TP packets into Serial output;
DPh: Extra Depacketizing Delay due to hitless switching;
Total Delay = Total Network delay between two Serial applications;
Total Delay = (Packetization + Path + Depacketization + Hitless Switching) Delay;

Figure 17 Delays

3.3.2 Delay Parameters

These delays in §3.3.1 depend on the selected service in HiProvision and its configured delay
parameters. HiProvision offers the delay parameters listed below to tune the delay.

CAUTION: If you are not familiar with these parameters, keep the default values.

TDM Frames per Packet: The lower the value, the lower the delay.
Jitter Buffer Size (µs): advice: Set this value to ‘Packetizing Delay + expected peak-to-

peak jitter (µs)’; The default peak-to-peak jitter could be 250 µs; The expected peak-to-
peak jitter (µs) must be measured in the network. If the packetizing delay ‘P’ <2000 µs,
set the buffer size to at least 2000 µs. If the packetizing delay ‘P’ > 2000 µs (e.g. 2500 µs),

set the buffer size to at least e.g. 2500 µs.

CAUTION: By default, the jitter buffer will reset once for optimal processing 15
seconds after a change in the service occurs. This reset will cause a minimal loss of
data. See ‘jitter buffer’ in the ‘ Dragon PTN and HiProvision Operation’ Manual
(=Ref. [1]) for more information.

Maximum Network Path Delay Difference (µs) (only for Hitless Switching): advise: Set

this value to ‘(Two Paths nodes difference)*10 + expected peak-to-peak jitter (µs)’. If

Serial

APPLICATION

MPLS-TP Dragon PTN

Serial

APPLICATION

Total Delay

Path Delay

(De)Packe tization Delay

+ Hitless Switching Delay

(De)Packe tization Delay

+ Hitless Switching Delay

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path1 has 17 nodes and path2 has 8 nodes, this is a difference of 9 nodes. You could set
MaxNetwPathDelayDiff = 9*10 + 250 = 340 µs;

3.3.3 Estimated Delay Calculation and Formulas

Table 10 shows formulas to calculate an estimated delay. Once you have the desired
estimated delay, fill out the parameter values in HiProvision, which shows the calculated
‘P+DP+DPh’.

Table 10 Estimated Delay Formulas

Delay

No Hitless Switching

Hitless Switching

P

TDMFramesPerPacket * 125

Path Delay

measured by HiProvision

DP

(JitterBufferSize – P) / 2

DPh 0 2P + MaxNetwPathDelayDiff + 1087

Total

P + Path Delay + DP + DPh

3.3.4 Estimated Delay Examples

Fill out some example values below in the formulas to find the estimated total delay:

TDMFramesPerPacket = 10
Path Delay (measured by HiProvision) = 500 µs
JitterBufferSize = 4000 µs
MaxNetwPathDelayDiff = 340 µs

Table 11 Estimated Delay (µs) Examples

Delay

No Hitless Switching

Hitless Switching

P

10 * 125 = 1250

Path Delay

500

DP

(4000 – 1250) / 2 = 1375

DPh 0 2*1250 + 340 + 1087 = 3927

Total

1250 + 500 + 1375 + 0 = 3125 µs

1250 + 500 + 1375 + 3927 = 7052 µs

3.4 Tuning CES = Tuning TDM Frames/Packet

Tuning the CES is mainly done by tuning the TDM Frames/Packet parameter. Tuning this
parameter is a trade-off between bandwidth and delay. The more bandwidth is consumed
the less the resulting network delay and vice versa. This tuning is application dependent.
Check out whether bandwidth or delay is critical for an application or network. Based on
these findings, bandwidth and delay parameters can be tuned.

Some examples according the information in §3.2 and §3.3:

if bandwidth is not a problem, and a small delay is wanted → 1-6 TDM frames/packet;
if less bandwidth is required and delay is not important → at least 8 TDM frames/packet;
if less bandwidth and a small delay are wanted → 8 .. 10 TDM frames/packet.

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4. MODULE SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 General Specifications

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4.2 Other Specifications

Table 12 Other Specifications

Description

Value

Weight

0.24kg / 0.5 lb

MTBF

86 years at 25°C/77°F

Power Consumption

6.5W (measured at 25°C/77°F, with data transport)

Module Size

width: 20.32 mm / 0.8 inches
height: 126 mm / 4.96 inches
depth: 195 mm / 7.68 inches

4.3 Ordering Information

PTN-7-SERIAL: 942 236-014.

5. ABBREVIATIONS

BERT

Bit Error Ratio Tester

CE

Conformité Européenne

CESoPSN

Circuit Emulation Service over Packet Switched Network

CSM

Central Switching Module

CTS

Clear To Send

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

DCE

Data Communication Equipment

DSR

Data Set Ready

DTE

Data Terminal Equipment

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

ERR

Error

FLT

Fault

GND

Ground

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IFM

InterFace Module

LAN

Local Area Network

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LVD

Low Voltage Directive

LT

Line Termination

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures

NT

Network Termination

OAM

Operations, Administration and Maintenance

PF

Power Failure

PI

Power Input

PME

Physical Medium Entities

PRC

Primary Reference Clock

PTN

Packet Transport Network

RTS

Request To Send

RTU

Remote Terminal Unit

RxC

Receive Clock

RxD

Receive Data

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

SCTE

Serial Clock Transmit External

TTC

Terminal Timing Clock

TxD

Transmit Data

WAN

Wide Area Network