Utility Communications

SYN4E for FOX 515/512

SDH STM-1/STM-4 aggregate interface
Todays applications in substation environment ask more
and more for extended bandwidth of the communication
channels. Especially Ethernet over SDH (EoS) services are
consuming significant bandwidth of SDH networks. The
SYN4E module provides enhanced traffic capacity with its
4 x SFP cages for STM-1/4 SFPs. This allows to build up
broadband WAN networks to tackle the increased traffic
requirements. Ethernet ports and EoS mappers are directly integrated in this module.
The flexible design of SYN4E allows to setup first a STM-1
backbone network by ensuring future upgradability to STM-4
once the traffic requirements exceed the available bandwidth
Beside this SYN4E supports various different redundancy
schemes which are well known from the FOX515 system and
ensure highest availability of your optical network.
SYN4E at a glance
2 x SFP cage STM-1/4
2 x SFP cage STM-1
4 x 10/100/1000 BaseT ports
On board high order and low order cross connect
MSP & SNCP protection scheme
EoS mapper on board
VCAT & LCAS support
Synchronos Equipment Timing Service (SETS)
Redundant configuration supported for SETS

FOX515

SYN4E architecture
The SYN4E is part of the large number of modules which
can be plugged into a FOX515 slot. Like all FOX515 modules
SYN4E is
powered from the FOX515 shelf
configured by USCT
supervised by the FOXMAN management system
The SYN4E module can provide up to four ports using the
SFP cages on the front. This allows to adapt to the actual
project requirements. The Ethernet ports are compatible with
NEBRx modules.

SDH STM-1/STM-4 Unit

STM-4
or STM-1
STM-4
or STM-1

SFP
SFP
LO-XC
(VC-3/
VC-12)

STM-1

SFP

STM-1

SFP

Ethernet
(IEC 61850)
Ethernet
(IEC 61850)

RJ45

Ethernet
(IEC 61850)
Ethernet
(IEC 61850)

RJ45

63 x VC-12
3 x VC-3

RJ45

RJ45

4 x P12

Services

LOMIF

8 x 2 Mbps, G.703

DATAS

4 x V.24/V.28,
X.24/V.11, V.35, RS
485

SUBH

10 x PSTN a/b

TEBIT

4 x teleprotection
commands

SYNAC

HO-XC
(VC-4)

FOX515

PDH System Bus (PBUS)

MAC

GFP

LCAS
SDH System Bus (SBUS)

SYNAD

16 x 2 Mbps, G 703

SYTEL

1 x 34/45 Mpbs

NEBRO

Ethernet
(IEC 61850)

Technical data
General
Cross connect capacity
High order (HO-XC)

18 x 18 VC-4

Low order (LO-XC)

36 x 36 VC-3 or 693 x 693 VC-12

Multiplex section protection (MSP)

1+1 unidirectional and bi-directional

Sub-network connection protection (SNCP)

1+1 unidirectional and bi-directional

Performance Monitoring

According to G.826

Synchronisation

SETS

Access to PBUS

4 x P12

Access to SBUS

3 x VC-3 or 63 x VC-12

Module width

1 slot

Environmental conditions

According to FOX specification

UCST Version

Release R8 or higher

SDH STM-1/4 ports

Bit rate

622 Mbps or 155 Mbps

Number of ports

Port type

SFP based

SDH STM-1 ports

Bit rate

155 Mbps

Number of ports

Port type

SFP based

Ethernet over SDH

Bit rate

10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1000 Mbps

Number of ports

4 x 10/100/1000 BaseT

Port type

4 x RJ45

Number of EoS mappers

EoS bandwidth

8 x VC-4 or 9 x VC-3 or 100 x VC-12 (shared)

Ethernet over SDH mapping

GFP according to ITU-T G.7041

Traffic protection

LCAS according to ITU-T G.7042

Virtual concatenation

VC-3 or VC-12 according to ITU-T G.707

Number of virtual concatenation groups

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List of abbreviations
EoS

Ethernet over SDH

LCAS

Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme

SDH

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SFP

Small Form-factor Plugable

USCT

Configuration Tool for FOX515/512

VC-...

Virtual Container within SDH

VCAT

Virtual Concatenation

WAN

Wide Area Network

1KHA - 001 075 - SEN PDF - 05/11 - Printed in Switzerland

ABB Switzerland Ltd. May 2011. The right to modifications or deviations due to technical progress is reserved.

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