Data Sheet

Gmux-2000 Modules

VCA-E1, VCA-T1
Voice Trunking Modules

! Compressed voice traffic over SDH/SONET, E1/T1 or Gigabit Ethernet

! Up to seven modules per Gmux-2000 chassis for total support of up to 84 or
112 E1/T1 ports
! Compression of up to 12 or 16 E1s or T1s into a single E1 or T1 link respectively
! Two channelized E1/T1 main links and up to 12 or 16 external user E1/T1
interfaces per module

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VCA-E1, VCA-T1 modules are voice
voice traffic over TDM compression modules with E1/T1 voice
ports for the Gmux-2000 Gateway, for
and packet-switched voice trunking applications.
Each VCA module compresses up to 12 or
(Ethernet/MPLS/IP) 16 E1/T1 voice trunks and sends them
over a TDM network (E1/T1, STM-1/OC-3)
networks or a packet-switched network.
Each module may operate in one of the
following modes:
! Compress voice traffic from 12 or 16
external E1/T1 ports and send to the
transmission network via the
STM-1/OC-3 module (see Figure 2)
! Compress voice traffic from 12 or 16
external E1/T1 ports and send to the
transmission network via one or
two E1/T1 uplinks
! Compress voice traffic from the
STM-1/OC-3 module and send via one
or two E1/T1 uplinks
! Compress voice traffic from the
STM-1/OC-3 module, and send it back
to the STM-1/OC-3 interface.
When used without STM-1/OC-3 modules,
Gmux-2000 accommodates seven VCA-E1/
VCA-T1 modules. Chassis with one or two
STM-1/OC-3 modules accomodate six or five
VCA-E1/VCA-T1 modules, respectively.
The modules use RAD’s unique TDMoIP
multiplexing, together with the G.723.1 and
G.729 Annex A voice compression algorithms
to provide up to 16:1 compression for
effective bandwidth utilization.

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VCA-E1, VCA-T1
Voice Trunking Modules
Gmux-2000 equipped with VCA-E1 or
VCA-T1 modules is interoperable with
RAD’s Vmux-2100, Vmux-2120, Vmux-210
and Vmux-110 devices.
DATA STREAM TRANSFER
The modules support single HDLC data
stream per E1/T1. Each data stream may
occupy one or more timeslots. All CCS
protocols, such as SS7, ISDN and QSIG, are
supported.
MAIN LINK INTERFACE
Each VCA-E1/VCA-T1 module is equipped
with two channelized E1/T1 uplinks, which
accept traffic from 12 or 16 E1/T1 user
ports or from the SDH/SONET modules
(2604/2016 or 3472/2688 voice channels
per chassis). The user traffic distribution
between the main links is user-configurable.
Flexible timeslot allocation allows
point-to-point or point to multipoint
applications.
For Gmux-2000 with SDH/SONET modules,
the user traffic can be aggregated into a
single STM-1/OC-3 stream, via the internal
chassis bus. Up to six VCA-E1 or VCA-T1
modules (2232/1728 or 2976/2304 voice
channels) are supported by Gmux-2000.
Figure 1. VCA-E1/VCA-T1 in an Inter-MSC Application for Cellular Operators
HOT STANDBY
The modules feature automatic link
backup between the main links (in
point-to-point applications only). Primary
and secondary links are configured so that
if the primary link fails, the module
automatically switches to the next link.
Once a failed link has been restored, the
traffic is automatically switched back.
OPTIMIZED COMPRESSION
Timeslots are grouped together into
bundles. A different destination IP address
can be configured for each bundle to
support any-to-any connectivity.
By preventing packets from being sent
when no voice activity is detected, the
VAD mechanism conserves bandwidth.
Improved bandwidth utilization results in a
higher number of channels transported
over TDM links than is possible by using
conventional voice compression methods
alone. By performing TDMoIP multiplexing
and then grouping the compressed voice
timeslots together into bundles with a
common IP header, actual link bandwidth
used per channel can be reduced to as low
as 4 kbps (a reduction of 16:1).
Q.50 AND BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT
The modules employ two types of
bandwidth management methods. The
Q.50 protocol can be used with voice
switches that support it. The built-in
VCA-E1/VCA-T1 bandwidth control can be
used with or without the Q.50 protocol.
If enabled, the Q.50 protocol (Annex A
and B) is automatically invoked when a
requesting switch uses Q.50. When the
switch requests permission to establish a
call, the modules accept or reject the new
call depending on the switch’s current
level of saturation, so that the quality of
already established calls will not be
degraded.
The built-in bandwidth control mechanism
works on the same principle as the Q.50
protocol, without requiring the voice
switch to support this protocol. When
bandwidth is limited, some voice packets
are discarded. This results in a slight
reduction in voice quality. The packets are
discarded statistically to minimize the
reduction in voice quality.
This feature reduces the risk of
overflowing the uplink, which would cause
all voice packets to be lost.
SUPER TANDEM
In super tandem applications where calls are
routed through several VCA-E1/VCA-T1
modules, the intermediate modules sense
that the voice has already been compressed
by another module, and thus do not
uncompress and then recompress the data
as it passes through them. This feature
ensures that voice is compressed and
decompressed only once (at the terminating
devices), avoiding voice degradation or delay.
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VOICE COMPRESSION T1 INTERFACE

Specifications
The VCA voice compression subsystem Number of Ports
supports a wide range of voice E1 INTERFACE Uplink: 2 (user configurable)
compression codecs (ITU-T Rec. G.723.1 for User: 12/16 (ordering option)
5.3 and 6.4 kbps, and G.729 for 8 kbps), Number of Ports
standard Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Uplink: 2 (user configurable) Compliance
narrow-band codecs for GSM cellular User: 12/16 (ordering option) AT&T TR-62411, AT&T Pub 54016,
systems, as well as 64-kbps PCM codecs ANSI T1.107, ANSI T1.403
Compliance
per ITU-T Rec. G.711 (A-law and "-law). ITU-T Rec. G.703, G.704, G.706, G.732, G.823 Data Rate
Advanced digital signal processing 1.544 Mbps
Data Rate
techniques ensure bandwidth-efficient, Zero Suppression
2.048 Mbps
highly-reliable service, unaffected by the Transparent, B7ZS, B8ZS
use of voice compression. These Connector
techniques include silence suppression, Uplink: RJ-45, balanced Framing
built-in echo cancellation of 128 ms per User: Telco-64, female SF (D4), ESF, Unframed (Uplink only)
channel, selectable handling of inband Note: CBL-RJ45/2BNC/E1 adapter cable is available Jitter Performance
signaling, fax and modems and more. for converting each main link E1 port RJ-45 ITU-T G.823 and G.707 (in applications
VCA-E1/VCA-T1 operating parameters are connector into a pair of BNC connectors for where the voice/data/uplink is coming
determined by commands received from unbalanced coax interface (see Ordering). from SDH network)
the Gmux-2000 CONTROL module. The
Line Code
CONTROL module can also download new VOICE COMPRESSION
HDB3
software to the module, when the
Compression Algorithms
Gmux-2000 software is updated. Framing
G.723.1 (5.3 kbps and 6.4 kbps)
Uplink: Basic or multiframe G.704 framing,
G.729A (8 kbps)
DIAGNOSTICS with or without CRC-4, Unframed
G.711 A-law, !-law
User: Basic G.704 framing, with or without
The modules feature comprehensive AMR (4.75 kbps, 5.15 kbps, 5.9 kbps,
CRC-4
diagnostic capabilities including self-test 6.7 kbps, 7.4 kbps, 7.95 kbps,
at power-up to monitor the module Jitter Performance 10.2 kbps and 12.2 kbps)
subsystems, local (internal) and remote ITU-T G.823
(external) loopbacks on each E1/T1 port Echo Cancellation
Line Impedance 128 ms per channel as per G.165 and
and test tone injection for the voice ports
120#, balanced G.168
and remote loopbacks for the network
ports. Front-panel indicators indicate at a Receive Input Level Fax Relay
glance the status of each port. 0 to -36 dB (with LTU) Group III, 4.8–14.4 kbps
0 to -12 dB (without LTU)
MANAGEMENT Voice Band Data
Transmit Output Level Transparent support for modems and
The modules can be configured and ±3V ±10%, balanced faxes
monitored via an ASCII terminal, Telnet
host, Web terminal or RADview-SC/Vmux, DTMF Signaling
RAD’s SNMP based network management DTMF detection, generation and relay
application.