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THE MARTISDXX™ NETWORK ELEMENTS
Controlled by the MartisDXX™ Manager is an intelligent
network of MartisDXX™ elements; nodes, network ter-
minating units and interfaces.
A MartisDXX™ node can be described as a digital
multiplexer equipped with several trunk interfaces and a
digital cross-connect equipped with several channel in-
terfaces. This type of equipment is often referred to as a
flexible multiplexer or “flexmux”, reflecting the flexible
implementation of different interface connections. One
MartisDXX™ node can provide all the functionality found
in multiple DXC and MUX nodes.
A network terminating unit (NTU) is usually not clas-
sified as a node because of its special role in the network
architecture. The xDSL product range of NTUs is a key
strength of the MartisDXX‘ system and constitutes a sig-
nificant part of a typical MartisDXX™ network. In addi-
tion to desktop units, NTUs can be integrated with Mi-
cro, Mini, Midi, Basic, A111 and Cluster Nodes.
Cross-connections can be made freely between any of
the interface types; trunk-to-trunk, trunk-to-channel, and
channel-to-channel. Channel connections are semi-perma-
nent and can be flexibly reconfigured with the MartisDXX™
Manager. Point-to-point, unidirectional-broadcast, and point-
to-multipoint network connections are all supported.
One of the clear advantages of the MartisDXX™ sys-
tem is its flexibility. This is achieved by equipping a node
with plug-in units, which serve a variety of purposes. All
MartisDXX™ nodes larger than the Micro Node are
equipped with a combination of common units, applica-
tion units and interface modules.
Application units are used for the external trunk and
channel connections. These are application-specific de-
pending on trunk and channel requirements. Common
units are used for internal node processing, logic and con-
trol. These may include a power/fuse unit, a control unit,
and a cross-connect unit.
MartisDXX™ Nodes Common units, application units
and interface modules
xDSL NTUs Common Units
Mini Node
Micro Node Line and xDSL Units
MIDI Node Access Application Units
Basic Node Server Application Units
Cluster Node
A111 Node
Interface Modules
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4.1
NODE TYPES
All nodes and network terminating units are managed
and configured using the MartisDXX™ Manager. New
software versions for the units are centrally downloadable.
Downtime of the services is minimized through rapid fault
identification and network recovery.
MartisDXX™ offers a range of Network Terminating
Units (NTUs) which provide one or two-pair copper sub-
scriber loops for transmission rates of 1.2 kbit/s to 2,240
kbit/s using the most advanced technologies.
The Mini Node acts as a feeder multiplexer to inter-
connect equipment located at customer sites. It can be
equipped with two line interfaces and up to two voice or
data interface modules for transmission rates up to 8
Mbit/s.
The Midi Node is designed specifically to be located
at customer premises. It supports ATM, LAN-IC, ISDN,
POTS, IP access and many other services.
The Basic Node is a flexible multiplexer (flexmux)
with a cross-connect capacity of 64 Mbit/s. This capacity
can be freely allocated to 2 Mbit/s, 8 Mbit/s or SDH ports.
This combines the capabilities of a multiplexer and a cross-
connect device to multiplex low- to high-speed data and
voice frequency interfaces and trunks to outgoing 2 Mbit/
s, 8 Mbit/s or SDH trunks. Digital signal processing may
be used in the flexmux to provide voice compression, sub-
rate multiplexing and other ancillary functions.
The Cluster Node is basically a bigger variant of the
Basic Node, providing eight times the capacity. It’s a 1/0
digital cross-connect (DXC) with a non-blocking cross-
connect capacity of 512 Mbit/s, corresponding to 256 ports
of 2 Mbit/s or 64 ports of 8 Mbit/s. The Cluster Node
provides a large-scale interconnection point in the net-
work. It grooms and fills 64 kbit/s and nx64 kbit/s traf-
fic to make the most efficient use of the available trans-
port capacity (e.g. E1s or 8 Mbit/s lines). The DXC also
provides network protection, through fast reconfiguration
under software control, and network testing and perform-
ance monitoring. The Cluster Node can be equipped with
STM-1 and synchronous 34M interfaces to implement a
cost-effective SDH transport network connectivity.
The A111 Node is optimized for carrying services
ranging from narrowband to broadband over SDH, and
has 155 Mbit/s STM-1 transport interfaces. It provides a
Figure 4-A MartisDXX™ Network Elements
gateway to the backbone network by multiplexing a wide
range of circuit and packet-based services to various SDH
virtual containers. The unique feature of VC-2 and VC-12
concatenation in creating trunk connections makes The
A111 Node an ideal solution for flexible bandwidth man-
agement. All basic access network topologies - ring, chain
and point-to-point - can be used to make the most cost-
efficient and resilient network structure for each applica-
tion. With the MartisDXX™ Manager maximum speed
and ease of operation is achieved.
Figure 4-B MartisDXX™ STU-type NTUs
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MartisDXX™ xDSL Modems
The MartisDXX™ xDSL modems, the NTUs, are used to
connect the customer premises and the operator’s local
point of presence. MartisDXX™ NTUs are fully managed
customer premises equipment using the latest xDSL tech-
nologies. Moreover, the NTUs have the capability of
downloading new NTU software.
There are different types of xDSL modems available
for every access need. Tellabs is supporting IDSL, SDSL
and HDSL modems. IDSL stands for ISDN Digital Sub-
scriber Line, and has a terminal speed up to 128 kbit/s.
SDSL (Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line) provides sym-
metric high-speed, variable rate communications, with a
terminal speed up to 2240 kbit/s. Tellabs is using a pro-
prietary version of SDSL, namely T-SDSL (Tellabs SDSL),
which supports both 2- and 4-wire operation. Tellabs
HDSL (High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line) modems are
ETSI compliant, supporting terminal speeds up to 2240
kbit/s. The main differences between the T-SDSL and
HDSL NTUs are in the framing and line transmission tech-
nology. HDSL modems are typically used over two pairs,
providing optimal line distance performance. The ADSL
(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) technology is not
supported by Tellabs, because it is an asymmetric tech-
nology more suited for consumer applications. It’s good
for web surfing, whereas corporate and mobile applica-
tions normally require symmetric transmission. All exist-
ing NTUs and their characteristics are listed in the table
below. The STU-160 has two independent interfaces,
which are freely configurable up to 128 kbit/s of com-
bined bandwidth.
NTU Properties STU-56 STU-160 STU-320/STU-576 STU-1088-2W STU-2304 HTU-2M OTU-2M
Technology IDSL IDSL T-SDSL T-SDSL T-SDSL ETSI HDSL ETSI HDSL
Installation Indoor Indoor Indoor Indoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor
Number of interfaces 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Min. line rate 160 kbit/s 160 kbit/s 320 kbit/s 320 kbit/s 1024 kbit/s 592 kbit/s 592 kbit/s
Max. line rate 160 kbit/s 160 kbit/s 320/576 kbit/s 1088 kbit/s 2304 kbit/s 2320 kbit/s 2 x 1168 kbit/s
Line coding 2B1Q 2B1Q 2B1Q 2B1Q 2B1Q 2B1Q 2B1Q
Line Framing Modified G704 Modified G704 Modified G704 Modified G704 Modified G704 ETSI or ETSI
mod. G704
Optimal line distances 8.5 km 8.5 km 8.5 km 7 km 4.8 km 6.5 km 6.5 km
2W operation √ √ √ √ √ √ √
4W operation √ √ √ √
Min. terminal speed 1.2 kbit/s 1.2 kbit/s 64 kbit/s 64 kbit/s 64 kbit/s 64 kbit/s 64 kbit/s
Max. terminal speed 56 kbit/s 128 kbit/s 256/512 kbit/s 1024 kbit/s 2240 kbit/s 2240 kbit/s 2048 kbit/s
Unit software √ √ √ √ √ √
downloading
Full line monitoring √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Full diagnostics and √ √ √ √ √ √ (√)
loop support
Local push buttons √ √ √ √ √ √
Remote NMS √ √ √ √ √ √ √
management
End-to-end √ √ √ √ √ √ √
performance
monitoring
Interface modules:
V.35 √ √ √ √ √ √
V.35-IEC √ √ √ √ √ √
V.36/X.21 √ √ √ √ √ √
X.21 √ √ √ √ √ √
V.24/V.28 √ √ √ √ √ √
G.703.64 √
G.703-2M
(75 or 120 ohm) √ √ √ √ √
Ethernet BRIDGE √ √ √ √ √

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All cable lengths were measured in a laboratory environ- MartisDXX™ Mini Nodes can be furnished with one, two
ment with no noise and a 0.5 mm 40 nF/km cable, and or three framed GMH-type interface modules. In addi-
are further dependent on the transmission speed. The tion, up to two unframed VCM-type interface modules
OTU-2M line rates are per pair, so with two pairs (4W) or one voice frequency EAE/CAE-type interface module
the line rate is 2*592 or 2*1168 kbit/s. can be used, depending on the type of Mini Node (see
End-to-end CRC checking is supported by all of the table below). A Mini Node can make cross-connections
above mentioned NTUs. Typically the NTUs are connected between interfaces of any type.
to an interface module in an A111, Basic, Midi, Micro or a
Mini Node. Each NTU has a distinct corresponding xDSL Mini Node Framed Unframed Voice Alarm I/O
interface module in a MartisDXX™ node where it can be Interface Interface Frequency Module
connected. For more technical information about Modules Modules Modules
MartisDXX™ NTUs please refer to the following docu- SBM 2048C 0…2 – –
ments or contact your Solution Center.
SBM 2048M 0…2 0…2 –
0…4 IF
NTU Type Document Name & No
SBM 2048VG 0…3 – 0...1 0...1
STU-56 MartisDXX™ STU-56 Operating Manual 0…10 IF 20 in/ 5 out
(doc. no. 23005_XX)
STU-160 MartisDXX™ STU-160 XDSL Modem Operating Mini Node Interfaces
Manual (doc. no. 23001_XX)
The naming of the Mini Nodes is in correspondence with
STU-320/ Network Terminating Units STU-320/576/1088-2W/ their main usage: C means conversion, M multiplexer, V
576/1088-2W/ 2304 SDSL Operating Manual (#23010_01)
voice frequency and G framed interface (G.703).
2304
The configuration and control of the Mini Node can
HTU-2M MartisDXX™ HTU-2M Operation Manual be applied in two different ways. As a part of the
(doc. no. 25003_XX)
MartisDXX™ network, control can be realized through
OTU-2M MartisDXX™ OTU-2M Operation Manual the MartisDXX™ Network Management in which the con-
(doc. no. 25002_XX) trol channel is connected to the device through a framed
interface. On the front panel there is also a connector for
the Service Computer, through which the node can be
configured.
MartisDXX™ Mini Node
MartisDXX™ Mini Node is a small cross-connect device,
which can operate as part of the MartisDXX™ network MartisDXX™ Micro Node
connected to the network management system. Mini Node MartisDXX™ Micro Node is a compact, cost-effective node
has the same cross-connect capacity as a Basic Node, 64 that is especially targeted for mobile networks. It is ide-
Mbit/s, but offers less interfaces. The cross-connect ca- ally suited to be located at base station sites where space
pacity at 8 kbit/s is comparable to that of SXU-A. is usually limited.

Figure 4-C MartisDXX™ Mini Node Figure 4-D MartisDXX™ Micro Node

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Figure 4-E MartisDXX™ Micro
Node in a mobile network
environment

Micro Node offers four fixed 2 Mbit/s G.703 interfaces,

either 75 ohm or 120 ohm. This allows the use of the Mi-
cro Node in reliable ring structures often used to connect
Base Stations to the backbone network. Three of the over-
all four standard 2Mbit/s interfaces can be r eplaced by
other GMH-based framed interfaces.
The Micro Node offers a V.24 interface for speeds up
to 19.2 kbit/s asynchronous. This allows the operator to
feed low speed traffic (e.g. control traffic from other equip-
ment at the site) into the MartisDXX™ network. Option-
ally, an alarm interface module is available which offers
six inputs and two outputs. This allows the operator to
monitor on-site alarms as well as to control simple relay
functions.
Figure 4-F presents the different ways to interconnect
two MartisDXX™ Micro Node devices. The same alter-
natives are available when connecting the MartisDXX™
Micro Node to a MartisDXX™ node.

MartisDXX™ Midi Node

MartisDXX™ Midi Node is a cost-effective flexible access
node for customer premises. It offers the same cross-con-
nect functionality as a Basic Node (with SXU-A) i.e. 64
Mbit/s. The heart of the Midi Node is a one slot wide
multifunctional interface unit, XCG, which combines the
functions of a cross-connect unit and control unit. In ad-
dition it provides four 2 Mbit/s G.703 interfaces, either
75 or 120 ohm. The Midi Node subrack (RXS-S8) consists Figure 4-F MartisDXX™ Micro Node trunk lines
of 8 slots (40T). A tabletop version (RXS-S8-TT) is also
available.

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 A MartisDXX™ Single Basic Node contains one shelf that
mounts into a standard 19" relay rack.
Basic Node has some common parts, which are found
in every Basic Node. These are power supply, control unit
and cross-connect unit. Any free slot can be filled with
different kinds of base units and interface modules.

MartisDXX™ A111 Node

Figure 4-G MartisDXX™ Midi Node subrack and a
tabletop casing
The MartisDXX™ Midi Node supports basically the
same interface cards as the Basic Node. It can be used e.g.
as a low cost and compact STM-1 add-drop multiplexer
or as a terminal multiplexer in customer premises with
STM-1 aggregate interface.
MartisDXX™ Basic Node
MartisDXX™ Basic Node is a 64 Mbit/s flexible cross-
connection device. There are two sizes of Basic Nodes
available:
The MartisDXX™ A111 access node combines PDH and
SDH technologies taking the benefit of SDH in access net-
works. MartisDXX™ A111 network element forms an ef-
ficient solution for interfacing customer access to back-
bone transport. The A111 is a new node in the
MartisDXX™ system, and can be equipped with many of
the current plug-in units.
By integrating SDH add-drop functionality with serv-
ice interfaces connected by 64 kbit/s cross-connection ma-
trix (generally known as a Flexible Multiplexer),
MartisDXX™ A111 makes a cost-efficient solution for de-
livering services including leased line, LAN-IC, Frame
relay, IP and ATM. In comparison with separate inter-
connected systems, significant savings can be achieved
in system costs, required space, operation work and spare
parts.
Figure 4-I MartisDXX™ A111 access node

• 6U high 19-inch single subrack node (RXS-S) or

• 13U high 19-inch double subrack node (RXS-D)

A MartisDXX™ double subrack Basic Node contains two

shelves connected via a bus extension from the upper
shelf.
Figure 4-H
MartisDXX™
Basic Node,
Double
Subrack

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MartisDXX™ A111 offers following key features:
• ADM and TM functionality with STM-1 interfaces
• add-drop and termination capacity up to 1 * STM-1,
with or without protection
• MS 1+1 and GNC protections
• wide range of service interfaces common with
MartisDXX™ Basic family
• 64 kbit/s grooming
• integrated access for narrowband and broadband
services
• integrated access for circuit-switched and packet-
data services
• integrated xDSL & optical interfaces
• centralized end-to-end network management
MartisDXX™ Cluster Node
MartisDXX™ Cluster Node represents the largest node
of the MartisDXX™ system. It is built in a master-slave
architecture. Up to eight slaves can be connected to one
master.
One Cluster Node slave can be a midi, single or dou-
ble subrack node. Therefore, the maximum cross-connect
capacity of a Cluster Node is 512 Mbit/s (8 x 64 Mbit/s or
256 x 2 Mbit/s). Normally a Cluster Node is not equipped
with channel interfaces. It is typically equipped with only 2
Mbit/s, 8 Mbit/s, STM-1 and ATM STM-1 trunk interfaces.
Cross-connect granularity of the Cluster Node is 64 kbit/s.
Figure 4-J MartisDXX™ Cluster Node in full configuration
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The master subrack is always a double subrack. In this
subrack are located the control and cross-connect units
which control the whole Cluster Node. One cross-connect
unit (CXU-A) is needed in the master subrack for each
slave subrack. All CXU-As have redundancy.
All other characteristics of the Cluster Node are the
same as for the Basic Node.
4.2
PLUG-IN UNITS
One of the main advantages of the MartisDXX™ system
is its flexibility. This is achieved by equipping a node with
plug-in units that serve different purposes. All
MartisDXX™ nodes, except Mini and Micro Node, are
populated with a combination of common units, applica-
tion units and interface modules.
In Basic Nodes and A111 Nodes, there are 16 unit slots
available per double subrack. A Midi Node provides 8
unit slots. The common units have fixed unit slots within
a subrack. Some application and common units are “dou-
ble-width” or “triple-width” units; these use two or three
available unit slots. Depending on the use of the common
units and the redundancy requirements of the applica-
tion, there are 9 to 13 interface unit slots available in a
single subrack RXS-S, 23 to 28 in a double subrack RXS-
D, 4 to 6 in a Midi subrack RXS-S8 and 23 to 25 in A111
subrack RXS-H.
Node capacity is not determined solely on physical
space, but memory and processor capacity must also be MARTIS SUBRACKS COMMON UNITS MODULES
considered. The maximum cross-connect capacity of one DXX
Control Units
RXS-S8, RXS-S or RXS-D is 64 Mbit/s. In an A111 node NODES
CLUSTER
1
RXS-CD
A 1 A CCU ALARM-IF
the maximum add-drop capacity is 2 x STM-1 payload,
from which half is dropped via a PDH bus and the other 1 B C D
BASIC
2
RXS-D
B
2 B C D SCU HDLC-4CH
half via an SDH bus.
The MartisDXX™ units can be divided into different C 5 E SCU-H SCC-IF
RXS-S
families. Common Units are used for internal node
3 D 3 D
processing, logic and control. These include a power/fuse MIDI RXS-S8 2 C XCG
unit (PFU), a control unit (SCU), and a cross-connect unit
4 Cross-connection Units
(SXU or GMX in A111). Application Units are used for the MINI
CXU-M
external trunk and channel connections. These are appli-
cation-specific depending on the trunk and channel re- 5 E
A111 RXS-H 1 A CXU-A
quirements. The Application Units are Line and xDSL
Units, Access Units and Server Units. The Line and xDSL CXU-S
Units provide trunk and channel connections, whereas the
Access Units provide some signal processing in addition 1 B C D SXU-C
to interfaces. The Server Units have no interfaces, but pro-
2 B C D
vide significant signal processing capabilities. 3 D SXU-A

SXU-B
CONTROL
5 E GMX STM-1E

CROSS-CONNECT Power Supply Units SH-13

1 A B C D
PFU-A
2 B C D LH13
COMMON POWER SUPPLY 3 D
PFU-B
MartisDXX Unit
APPLICATION LINE AND xDLS 5 E PFU-H

1 A B C
2 B C PAU-10T
ACCESS
3 D
2 C D
PAU-5T

SERVER
Figure 4-L MartisDXX™ Common Units

Figure 4-K MartisDXX™ Interface Unit Families

Common Units Control Units:

MartisDXX™ common units provide generic functional-
ity for the node, e.g. control, alarm handling, unit setting
backup, cross-connection, and power feeding services.
Common units are required for internal processing, logic,
and control in a Cluster Node, a single or double subrack
Basic Node or A111Node and in a Midi Node. They are
placed in predefined slots in the node’s subrack.
In the above overview of the common units, the num-
bers in the gray squares in the dark column indicate in
which node a certain unit can be placed. The letters indicate
the possible subracks belonging to these nodes. The nodes
and subracks corresponding to the numbers and letters can
be found in the two leftmost columns of the figure.
SCU Control unit for Basic Nodes and Cluster
Node’s slave subracks
SCU-H Control unit for A111 Node
CCU Control unit for Cluster Node master subrack
Cross-Connection Units:
SXU-A Cross-connection unit for Basic Node (small)
SXU-B Cross-connection unit for Basic Node (large)
SXU-C Cross-connection unit for Cluster Node slave
subracks, transfers slave signals to master
subrack for cross-connection
CXU-A Cross-connection unit for Cluster Node slaves,
located in master subrack. It is connected to
the SXU-C units in the slaves
CXU-M Master cross-connection unit for Cluster Node

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CXU-S Signaling cross-connection unit for Cluster
Node, located in master subrack
GMX Cross-connection unit for A111 Node (includes
one STM-1 interface for trunk connections)
Special Units:
XCG Combined cross-connection unit, control unit
and four 2 Mbit/s G.703 interfaces. Supported
in a Midi Node.
Power supply and Fuse Units:
PFU-A Fuse unit for MartisDXX™ Midi, Basic and
Cluster Node (primary)
PFU-B Fuse unit for MartisDXX™ Midi, Basic and
Cluster Node (secondary)
PFU-H Fuse unit for MartisDXX™ A111 Node
PAU-10T AC power supply unit for Basic and Cluster
Node
PAU-5T AC power supply unit for Midi Node and
Single Subracks
A single or double subrack Basic Node or a Midi node
requires the following common units:
Basic and Midi Nodes
The PFU power/fuse unit is the leftmost unit in the
subrack (slot 1), and is designed to feed DC battery volt-
age to the subrack. The input voltage is distributed to
every unit in the subrack via a battery bus. Each unit has
its own power supply module. Two separate PFUs will
be configured in slots 1 and 2 if redundancy is required.
Both shelves of a double subrack node require their own
PFU.
The PAU-10T AC power supply unit can be used in-
stead of the PFU unit if AC power is required. The PAU
unit is a “double width” (10T) unit that fits into slots 1
and 2. An isolated AC/DC converter makes an internal
48V from external AC 100...240V. Both shelves of a Basic
Node double subrack node require their own PAU. The
PAU can be doubled for redundancy.
The slim PAU-5T can be used in Midi Nodes and in
Single Subracks of the Midi, Basic and Cluster Nodes. The
PAU unit is a “single width” (5T) unit that fits into slot 1.
PAU-5T unit can provide only limited amount of current
for the other units and therefore it is recommended to be
used in Midi Nodes only. Otherwise it has similar charac-
teristics to PAU-10T. It can be doubled for redundancy.
The SCU control unit is the master unit of every
MartisDXX™ Basic Node. One SCU is required per Basic
Node, and unit slot 16 or 8 in Midi subrack is always re-
served for the control unit. The SCU always resides in the
upper shelf of a double subrack node. The control unit is
responsible for node communication access, node super-
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vising and alarms, protected cross-connect redundancy,
unit inventory of the node, and node fault status collec-
tion. The SCU collects individual unit fault statuses, cal-
culates the combined node statuses, and controls the
equipment alarm outputs in the PFU with signals PMA
(Prompt Maintenance Alarm), DMA (Deferred Mainte-
nance Alarm), and MEI (Maintenance Event Information).
The SXU cross-connect unit is the switching matrix
for the entire node. The SXU is also responsible for all of
the internal and external clocking functions and network
synchronization of the node. There are reserved unit slots
for different types of SXU. The cross-connects are avail-
able in 8 kbit/s increments up to maximum 64 Mbit/s
per node.
The SXU-A is used for small access nodes, channel-
to-trunk connections, and resides in unit slot 15. A sec-
ond SXU-A is used in slot 14 for redundancy purposes.
The SXU-B is used when more bit level cross-connec-
tion capacity is needed, and resides in unit slots 14 and 15
because it is a double-width (10T) unit. A second SXU-B
is used in slots 12 and 13 for redundancy purposes.
Cluster Nodes
The larger DXC type node is accomplished by connecting
up to eight single or double subrack nodes (slaves) to-
gether to form a Cluster Node. The units and configura-
tion of the slave subrack nodes are basically the same as
in the normal single or double subrack Basic Node appli-
cations. The slave subrack nodes are physically connected
to a cluster master subrack (RXS-CD) requiring the fol-
lowing common units:
The functionality of the PFU fuse unit is the same as
in the Basic Node. Power redundancy can be achieved
with PFU-A and PFU-B units on each shelf of the cluster
master subrack. The RXS-CD subrack mechanics is simi-
lar to the RXS-D subrack, but mother boards and bus ex-
tender units are different.
The hardware and functionality of the CCU cluster
control unit are similar to the SCU, except that the proc-
essor program is different. The CCU and SCU communi-
cate to each other via an external control bus.
The CXU-M cluster cross-connect unit is responsible
for the control of the cross-connections. Cluster Node
cross-connects are available and maintained in 64 kbit/s
increments up to maximum 512 Mbit/s (8 x 64 Mbit/s)
per Cluster Node. The master clock of the Cluster Node
is also in the CXU-M unit, and the functions are the same
as in the SXU unit.
The CXU-A cluster cross-connect unit is controlled by
the CXU-M. The actual cross-connect switch is distributed
into CXU-A units being responsible for interfacing the
master subrack to the slave subracks. The cross-connect
unit of the slave subrack is SXU-C. The SXU-C is an SXU
that contains a CXU interface module through which the
64 Mbit/s slave bus is connected to the cluster master
subrack. One CXU-A is required for each slave subrack
connection; a second CXU-A will be required for redun-
dancy purposes. A CXU-S cluster cross-connect unit works
in combination with the CXU-A units. One CXU-S unit is
required per cluster master shelf, and it is responsible for
the cross-connection of the CAS signalling bits.
MartisDXX™ A111
The MartisDXX™ A111 node shall be equipped with the
following common units, which differ from the common
units used in Basic and Cluster Node:
The PFU-H DC power supply unit is used with the
MartisDXX™ A111 node. The 9T wide PFU-H unit is capa-
ble of feeding more power to the MartisDXX™ A111 node,
which consumes more power than Basic nodes. The primary
power unit is installed into unit slot 1 and the redundant
one to unit slot 17. Thus one PFU-H is enough to provide
power feeding for both shelves in the RXS-H subrack.
The control unit SCU-H is always located in unit slot
16. The SCU-H supports a module providing an Ethernet
interface for management system and additional HDLC
channels, which are important for network management
purposes in meshed networks.
The 4/1/0 cross-connection functionality resides in
the GMX unit, which at the same time provides one STM-
1 aggregate interface. The GMX unit is always furnished
into unit slots 13-15, and into slots 30-32 if redundancy is
required or the node is
used in ADM mode or with
1+1 protection. The maxi-
mum add-drop capacity
for PDH and SDH traffic
from MartisDXX™ A111
node is 1 x STM-1, half of
this capacity for each of the
two shelves.
Midi Node is the XCG combining the functionality of an
SCU and SXU-A. Cross-connection capacity for XCG is
64 Mbit/s. In addition the XCG provides four 2 Mbit/s
G.703 interfaces, either 75 or 120 ohm. The XCG cannot
be protected.
Application Units
MartisDXX™ Application Units are used for line and user
interfaces and for various server tasks. There are numer-
ous combinations of MartisDXX™ Application Units and
Interface Modules. Modular hardware defines all of the
interface capabilities. The “base unit” resides in what is
known as the MartisDXX™ “unit” slots. Base units are
designed as “single”, “double” and “triple” width cards,
depending upon their size. There are numerous types of
base units available, each serving as the base for different
kind of interface modules. The application base units can
be divided into three groups: Line and xDSL Units, Ac-
cess Units and Server Units.
A separate unit power supply module is required for
each base unit. The actual MartisDXX™ trunk and chan-
nel interfaces are defined by the “interface module” that
resides as a subassembly on the base unit. Different kinds
of interface modules can be mounted on the same base
unit. The width of the base units may vary as well as the
number of interface modules.
Figure 4-M Modular Structure of GMH Type Application
Units

Midi Node
The Midi Node is a cost-ef-
fective access node, which
is located at customer
premises. The RXS-S8
subrack as well as the ta-
ble-top version of the Midi
Node requires the follow-
ing common units:
The PFU-A, PFU-B,
PAU-5T and PAU-10T
power supply units are used
as in a Basic Node.
The main unit of the

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Line and xDSL Units GCH-A Unframed data interface unit
IUM-5T Integrated xDSL interface unit for
MARTIS SUBRACKS APPLICATION INTERFACE connecting up to four STU-56 or STU-
DXX UNITS MODULES
NODES 160 NTUs. No extra modules required.
1 A
STM-1-SH
IUM-10T Integrated xDSL unit for connecting up
CLUSTER RXS-CD
Line and xDSL Units to eight STU-56 or STU-160 NTUs. No
2 B 1 B C D extra modules required.
BASIC RXS-D 2 B C D GMU STM-1-LH
3 D
5 E
C
RXS-S STM-1-E Note that GMU-M cannot be placed into the MartisDXX™
3 D
2 B C D Cluster Node. Otherwise the functionality and use is simi-
MIDI RXS-S8 3 D GMU-M SYN-34-E
5 E lar to GMU unit.
4
MINI 1 B C D GMM T1

VMM X21-G704-S Access Units

5 E
A111 RXS-H
GMH V35-G704-BS MARTIS SUBRACKS ACCESS UNITS INTERFACE
DXX MODULES
NODES
QMH 1 A
G703-75 CLUSTER RXS-CD HSSI
IUM-5T 2 B
G703-120 BASIC RXS-D 10BaseT
IUM-10T C
G703-8M RXS-S V24-DCE
2 B C D GCH-A 3 D
3 D
5 E OTE-LP MIDI RXS-S8 V24-DCE-PMP

4
OTE-LED MINI V24-DTE

LTE V35-IEC
5 E
A111 RXS-H
BTE-4096 V36-IEC

BTE-2304 LIU-H X21

HCE-2M-1P/2P VCM-5T G703-64

BTE-1088-2W VCM-10T V35

BTE-576 ISD-LT/NT V36

BTE-320
2 B C D CAE PCM-10VF
3 D
5 E

ADPCM-10VF
Figure 4-N MartisDXX™ Line and xDSL Units
1 A B C
2 B C AIU 1:4 EM-2’10
The following Line and xDSL Units are available: 5 E

GMH G.704 framed interface unit for 2 Mbit/ 3 D AIU 1:1 STM-1-IO-13(S)
s, 8 Mbit/s and n x 64 kbit/s connec-
tions, 75 0r 120 ohm interfaces UTP-5
QMH G.704 framed interface unit for four 2
Mbit/s connections, 75 0r 120 ohm Figure 4-O MartisDXX™ Access Units
interfaces
VMM Low overhead trunk unit; optimises the End-user access base units are:
trunk bandwidth usability CAE Voice frequency interface unit with E&M
GMM T1 base unit signalling and ADPCM support
GMU/GMU-M STM-1 and S34M interface and 4/1 CCS-UNI POTS unit for subscriber end with PCM
server base unit coding, 30 channels per unit

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CCO-UNI POTS unit for office end with PCM coding, The server base units are:
30 channels per unit EAE ADPCM server unit, provides 30 channels.
ISD-LT ISDN-U interface unit, line termination. The VF coding or ADPCM rate can be
Can be connected to commercial ISDN individually set for each channel.
NT1 device and STU-56 and STU-160 EPS-5T Voice/fax compression unit with clear
NTUs. channel feature for fax/data traffic.
ISD-NT ISDN-U interface unit, network termina- Provides 4 compression channels.
tion. Always connected to line termination EPS-10T Voice/fax compression unit with clear
device, like ISDN line card in an ISDN channel feature for fax/data traffic.
exchange. Provides 8 compression channels.
VCM-5T Unframed data interface unit, 1 slot wide. ECS-5T V.110/X.50 conversion unit. Provides four
VCM-10T Unframed data interface unit, 2 slots wide. X.50 aggregates and 30 V.110 channels.
AIU1:1 ATM interface unit ECS-10T V.110/X.50 conversion unit. Provides eight
AIU1:4 ATM multiplexer unit X.50 aggregates and 60 V.110 channels.
LIU-H LAN interconnect unit, provides static and ESO-5T V5.1 signalling conversion unit.
dynamic IP routing FRU Frame Relay Switch Unit

The ISD units and all POTS units have the interfaces al- The modules that mount on some of the base units have
ready included, so no extra interface module will be nec- no physical interfaces. Therefore they are not “interface
essary. modules” but compression modules and converter mod-
ules.
The EPS units are able to compress voice, fax and data
Server Units from 64 kbit/s to 16 kbit/s or even 8kbit/s. The com-
pression algorithms used are ATC (Adaptive Transform
MARTIS SUBRACKS ACCESS UNITS MODULES Coding) and CELP (Codebook Excited Linear Prediction)
DXX respectively. The traffic comes into the node via e.g.
NODES
1 A aMartisDXX™ tr unk line; it is then forwarded through
CLUSTER RXS-CD EAE ADPCM-30
the back plane to the EPS unit, compressed by the com-
2 B
EPS-5T VFC pression module, and sent out via another line. The EPS
BASIC RXS-D
units detect fax and data traffic and dynamically provide
C
RXS-S 2 B C D EPS-10T a clear 64 kbit/s channel for that.
3 D
The ECS unit enables the operator to connect the
3 D
MIDI RXS-S8 MartisDXX™ to X.50 equipment or X.50 network as well
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as to transport X.50 traffic over the MartisDXX™ network.
MINI ECS-5T X50
The V5.1 signalling can be converted from POTS and
ISDN-BRA traffic by using MartisDXX™ ESO-5T unit. One
ECS-10T
5 E ESO-5T unit can provide two 2 Mbit/s V5.1 interfaces to-
A111 RXS-H
ESO-5T wards a local V5.1 exchange.

1 A B C
2 B C FRU

Figure 4-P MartisDXX™ Server Units

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 MartisDXX™ Micro Node Module
Options
MartisDXX™ Micro Node offers four standard 2 Mbit/s
G.703 interfaces. They are available as 75 or 120 ohm im-
pedance versions. Three of these interfaces can be ex-
changed to other GMH-based interfaces. There is also an
optional alarm interface module that provides 6 inputs
and 2 outputs. When an additional GMH type interface is
used in Micro Node, the corresponding 2 Mbit/s electri-
cal G.703 interface remains in Micro Node but its func-
tionality is blocked.
MartisDXX™ Mini Node Modules
The MartisDXX™ Mini Node base units have the
functionality of an SCU, SXU-A as well as some applica-
tion base units depending on the type of Mini Node.
There are three main types of interfaces available that
are grouped upon their functionality. The functionality
corresponds to a Midi or Basic Node base unit of the
following type:
• GMH type framed interfaces
• VCM type unframed interfaces
• EAE/CAE type voice frequency interfaces

For SBM 2048VG the IO-205-M alarm module is also avail-

able providing 20 inputs and 5 outputs.

MICRO NODE LINE AND xDSL LINE AND BB MINI NODES ACCESS AND
MODULES MODULES SERVER
GMH-type MODULES
Micro Node X21-G704-SM GMH-type VCM-type

V35-G704-SM X21-G704-SM SBM2048M V24-DCE-M

G703-8M-M V35-G704-SM V24-DTE-M

G703-75-M G703-75-M X21-M

SBM2048C
G703-120-M G703-120-M G703-64-M

OTE-LED-M G703-8M-M V35/V24-M

SBM2048VG
LTE-M OTE-LED-M V35-M

BTE-4096-M LTE-M V36-M

BTE-2304-M BTE-4096-M CAE/EAE-type

BTE-1088-M BTE-2048-2WM PCM-10VF-M

BTE-576-M BTE-1088-M ADPCM-10VF-M

BTE-320-M EM-PCM-M

Alarm IF EM-ADPCM-M
IO-062-U
ADPCM-30-M

Figure 4-Q MartisDXX™ Micro Node module options

IO-205-M

Figure 4-R Mini Node Modules

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 NTU Interfaces
For the MartisDXX™ NTU family there are different in-
terfaces available similar to Mini Nodes. On the right side
it can be seen which interface fits to which NTU. Each
NTU, except for the STU-160, can hold one interface. The
STU-160 can be configured with two interfaces, which do
not have to be of the same kind. Note that NTU-2M and
OTU-2M are equipped with fixed G.703 interfaces.
Although the MartisDXX™ NTUs can be used in
stand-alone point-to-point applications, their real strength
is to serve as a fully managed access device to a
MartisDXX™ network. In that case, the NTUs are con-
nected to a Mini, Micro, Midi or Basic Node.

LINE AND BB NODE LINE MODEMS MODEM ACCESS

BASE UNITS INTERFACE INTERFACE
MODULES MODULES

GMH BTE-320 STU-320 STU Modules

BTE-320-M V24

BTE-576 STU-576 X21

BTE-576-M V35

BTE-1088-2W STU-1088-2W V36

Micro Node BTE-1088-2WM 10Base2/T

NTU-2M
BTE-1088-M G 703

Mini Node BTE-2048-2WM STU-2304 G703-64

BTE-2304

BTE-2304-M Fixed G703

HTU-2M
HCE-2M-1P/2P
OTU-2M

IUM-5T STU-160

IUM-10T STU56

Figure 4-S MartisDXX™ NTU Family.

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