OTN Manual

BORA-OTN Network Card

S30824-Q134-X101/102: BORA-OTN150-4/8
S30824-Q134-X103/104: BORA-OTN600-4/8
S30824-Q134-X105/106: BORA-OTN155-4/8
S30824-Q134-X109: BORA-OTN150/155-8
S30824-Q134-X110: BORA-OTN155/150-8
Doc. No.: AD-M156-E-5
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................4
1.1 General ..........................................................4
1.2 Reference Documents ...................................4
2. CARD DESCRIPTION ..............................................4
2.1 Functional Operation .....................................4
2.1.1 Network Card Tasks ......................................4
2.1.2 Clr NVRAM Strap...........................................5
2.1.3 DIP Switches .................................................5
2.1.4 TRMs .............................................................7
2.1.5 FPGA .............................................................7
2.1.6 Microprocessor ..............................................7
2.1.7 Communication with the Interface Cards .......8
2.1.8 Temperature Sensor ......................................8
2.1.9 Alarm Contact ................................................8
2.1.10 Engineering Order Wire (EOW) .....................8
2.1.11 OMS Interface................................................8
2.2 Visual Indications & Connectors on Front
Panel .............................................................8
2.2.1 LED Indications..............................................8
2.2.2 Alphanumeric Display ....................................9
2.2.3 Connectors .................................................. 10
2.3 Card Specifications ...................................... 13
3. INSTALLATION GUIDELINES ............................... 13
4. LIMITATIONS ......................................................... 13
5. ERROR LOCATION ............................................... 13
6. CLOCKING AND LOOP TIMING ........................... 14
6.1 What is Loop Timing (LT)? .......................... 14
6.2 OTN stand-alone clock (=no LT) .................. 14
6.3 OTN slaved to an external clock signal (=no
LT) ............................................................... 14
6.4 SDH/SONET integrated in OTN (=possible
LT) ............................................................... 14
7. OPTICAL SIGNAL DISTANCES ............................ 16
8. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.................................... 16
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List of Figures
Figure 1 BORA-OTN Side View (Straps + DIP Switches) ... 5
Figure 2 Clr NVRAM Strap .................................................. 5
Figure 3 Normal Reconfiguration, QUICK = „0‟ .................... 6
Figure 4 Fast Reconfiguration, QUICK = „1‟ ........................ 6
Figure 5 Functional Operation of the TRMs ......................... 7
Figure 6 BORA-OTN Front Panel ........................................ 9
Figure 7 Example1: OTN Stand-Alone Clock .................... 14
Figure 8 Example 2: OTN Slaved to an External Clock ..... 14
Figure 9 SDH or SONET Frames Locally .......................... 15
Figure 10 SDH or SONET Frames Everywhere ................ 15
Figure 11 Compatible with BORA+STR150 ...................... 16
List of Tables
Table 1 Reference Documents ............................................ 4
Table 2 OMS Connector: LED Description .......................... 8
Table 3 Meaning of the TRM LEDs ................................... 10
Table 4 OMS Connector: Pin Allocations .......................... 10
Table 5 Overview of Alarm Connector Specifications ........ 10
Table 6 Overview of Alarm Connector Pin Numbers ......... 10
Table 7 Display Data on The Network Card during Normal
Operation............................................................. 11
Table 8 Display Data on The Network Card during Self-test
or in The Case of Errors ...................................... 12
Table 9 Clock / Loop Timing Settings Example 1 .............. 14
Table 10 Clock / Loop Timing Settings Example 2 ............ 14
Table 11 LT1/LT2/SDH Settings ........................................ 15
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1. INTRODUCTION 2. CARD DESCRIPTION

1.1 General 2.1 Functional Operation

This document describes the BORA-OTN network card.
The BORA-OTN can operate in existing OTN-150/600
networks with existing OMS (OTN Management System)
Versions (OMS < V6.1). The BORA-OTN is fully supported
in OMS as of OMS V6.1. Before OMS V6.1, this is card is
displayed in OMS as BORA-150 or BORA-600.
The BORA-OTN network card can be used in an OTN-150
or OTN-600 network.
There are 4 different types of BORA-OTN network cards,
each of which can be used in an 8-slot (N20 or N22) or 4-
slot (N215) nodes.

Depending on the type, this network card can replace one
of the following network cards:
- BORA150 (S30824-Q80-X).
- BORA600 (S30824-Q87-X).
- BORA (FB-52432-1A) + STR150L/L2 (S30824-Q43-
X/X100).
The BORA-OTN, equipped with two TRMs (Transmit/
Receive Modules), represents the central control block of
an OTN node, controls communication between the
interface cards and the optical ring and provides the
interface to the OMS.
The TRMs are hot-pluggable SFP (Small Form Factor
Pluggable, see Ref. [7] in Table 1) type OTRs that can be
replaced from the front, without having to remove the
BORA-OTN card from the node.
This network card allows for faster reconfigurations in case
of a single fiber break.
- Type 1: BORA-OTN150 (X101/X102).
- Type 2: BORA-OTN600 (X103/X104).
- Type 3: BORA-OTN155 (X105/X106):
- Compatible with STR150.
- STM1/OC3 compatible.
- Type 4: BORA-OTN150/155 (X109); BORA-OTN155/
150 (X110)
- X109: TRM1 = OTN; TRM2 = SDH/SONET.
- X110: TRM1 = SDH/SONET; TRM2 = OTN.
- Designed for an 8-slot node (but also operates in a
4-slot node).
2.1.1 Network Card Tasks
a. I/O with the Line Interface Units (LIU)
Status and control data of SFP modules and SDH
framers, such as the SFP type and SDH/SONET
alarms, are exchanged between the Line Interface
Units and the FPGA and/or the microprocessor.

This network card (types X105, X106, X109, X110) can b. I/O with the Interface Cards
also process SDH (STM1) and SONET (OC3) framing.
The network card is responsible for status and control
bit processing and transports interface card data to and
from the ring.
1.2 Reference Documents
c. I/O with the OMS
Table 1 is an overview of the documents being referred to
in this document, „&‟ refers to the language code and „*‟ If the OMS is locally connected to the network card,
refers to the document issue. then the network card communicates with the OMS via
the 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet interface. The network
card communicates with the OMS via the ring if the
OMS is connected to another network card. Either a
Table 1 Reference Documents „straight-through‟ or a „cross-over‟ cable can be used
(automatic MDI/MDIX crossover).
Ref. Number Title
d. Alarming
[1] AA-D100-&-* OTN Product Description When the network card does not receive synchroniza-
tion signals from other nodes in the ring, two digital
[2] AA-M921-&-* ESD Regulations contacts on the front panel can be switched to report
this error situation. See also §2.1.9.
[3] AG-M330-&-* OMS – User Manual
e. Status and Control Data of the Node
[4] AD-M132-&-* BORA150/600 Network Cards
The network card can both read node status data
[5] AD-M131-&-* BORA Network Cards (maximum 8 status bytes) and send control data to the
node, provided extra provisions are made to this end.
[6] AF-M127-&-* STR150L/L2 Network Cards
f. Optical Ring Management
[7] AD-M155-&-* OTN TRM Modules The network card manages the optical ring by carrying
out the following tasks.
[8] AD-M205-&-* OTN Installation & Operation
Manual - Frame generation (in the master node).
- Start-up and synchronization of both rings.
- Determination of the master node .
- Node reconfiguration in error situations.
- Transfer of error indications to neighboring nodes.
- Extensive self-tests.

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2.1.2 Clr NVRAM Strap 2.1.3 DIP Switches

See Figure 1 for a side view with straps of the BORA-OTN.
When the power supply of a network card is switched off,
the NVRAM ensures that existing services and IFC control
data can be recovered upon reboot. Once in the 'off' state,
the network card can hold its existing services forever,
because these are stored in a FLASH EEPROM or NVRAM
(=NON VOLATILE RAM) upon switching off.
When the power supply of the network card is switched on
(reboot), the „Clr NVRAM‟ strap setting determines what is
going to happen:
a. When the strap is in the „Clear‟ mode (strap up, Clr
MEM), the NVRAM is initialized with default system
values, i.e. existing services and IFC control data are
lost. The network card shows „E2‟ on the front panel
display (see §2.2.2) and the backplane is disabled.
The BORA-OTN has three DIP switches (see Figure 1).
Make sure to power off the network card before changing
one of the switches.
a. Node Number (NODE NR)
This DIP switch sets up the Node Number. The most
left-hand switch (number 8) is the MSB (=Most
Significant Bit). A switch in the upper position indicates
a logical „1‟. Valid node numbers are [1..250].
You can use the (scientific) calculator on your PC via
Start  Programs  Accessories, to convert a „deci-
mal‟ node number into a „binary‟ number. This binary
result is the setting of your Node Number DIP switch.
E.g. node number „137‟ (DEC) = „10001001‟ (BIN).
b. Card Issue

After switching off the network card, setting the strap
back to its normal position (strap down) and switching
on the network card again, it still shows „E2‟. The
backplane stays disabled until the OMS writes its
programmed services back onto the network card.
This DIP switch indicates the hardware edition of the
network card. The user is not allowed to change these
settings. A switch in the upper position indicates a
logical „1‟. MSB is the most left-hand switch. The card
issue is also read out by the OMS.

b. When the strap is in the normal position (strap down), c.
all existing services and IFC control data are recovered
after a power failure and remain operational.
Network Configuration Switch
- LT1 (see also §6)
Set LT1 to „1‟ when TRM1 of the BORA-OTN must
slave its clock to an SDH or SONET sub-network.
LT1 is only functional with BORA-OTN type 3, 4.

- LT2 (see also §6)

Set LT2 to „1‟ when TRM2 of the BORA-OTN must
slave its clock to an SDH or SONET sub-network.
LT2 is only functional with BORA-OTN type 3, 4.

- SDH (see also §6)

When an SDH sub-network is connected, set the
CARD ISSUE
1
Clr MEM
SDH switch to „1‟ in all nodes. When a SONET
NV-RAM

sub-network is connected, set the SDH switch to

MSB

LSB

0
„0‟ in all nodes. This switch is only functional with
BORA-OTN type 3 and 4.

- QUICK

ATTENTION!
SPARE0
SPARE1
SPARE2
SPARE3
QUICK

It is forbidden to set QUICK to ‘1’ when older

SDH
LT1
LT2

NODE NR
1 1
network cards are in the ring that do not have
MSB

LSB

0 0
the QUICK dipswitch onboard !!! If QUICK has
to be set to ‘1’, make sure all the network cards
in this ring have set this QUICK setting to ‘1’.
Figure 1 BORA-OTN Side View (Straps + DIP Switches) Additional:
When using BORA-OTN600 (X103/X104), and
switch QUICK=’1’, SPARE1 and SPARE2 MUST
Clr MEM Clr MEM be set to ‘1’ as well !!!
NVRAM

NVRAM

This setting has impact on reconfiguration times

and must be the same on each network card that
belongs to the same ring.
strap up = clear NVRAM, init backup RAM
strap down = normal after init backup RAM „0‟ = normal reconfiguration (120 ms); if a single
fiber break occurs in the active ring (e.g. primary
Figure 2 Clr NVRAM Strap ring), the complete redundant ring (e.g. secondary
ring) becomes the active ring. All nodes have to

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swap from the active to the passive ring, which
takes approximately 120 ms. See Figure 3.
„1‟ = fast reconfiguration (< 50 ms); if a single
fiber break occurs in the active ring (e.g. primary
ring), the adjacent nodes to the fiber break go in
loopback. This means that only these adjacent
nodes change their data flow states, e.g. from PP
to PS and from PP to SP (see also §d). The other
nodes keep their data flow state PP, but show LB
(=loopback) on the display; When there is no fiber
break, PPqk is shown on the display. See Figure 4.
The more nodes in the network, the bigger the
reconfiguration time, with a worst case of 50 ms for
very large networks (110 nodes, 1000 km fiber).
A double fiber break always results in loopback
mode, either in normal or fast reconfiguration.
- SPARE0
Set to „0‟;
- SPARE1 = Enhanced (601) Framing in TRM1
When the optical signal between source and
destination node is getting poor (e.g. due to long
fiber distances), the enhanced (601) framing is
able to detect bit errors faster than normal (600)
framing. As a result, enhanced (601) framing will
lead to a more accurate CVA indication and
counting than normal (600) framing.
When there is plenty of optical signal, both framing
types are equally effective.
„1‟ = TRM1 sends out enhanced (601) framing.
„0‟ = TRM1 sends out normal (600) framing
(factory default setting) which is necessary when
this network card communicates with older BORA
network cards without the QUICK switch and 601
framing.

Normal Reconfiguration
QUICK = ‘0’, 120 ms reconf ig. time

PP PP SS SS

OTN OTN

PP PP SS SS
single fiber break secondary ring
on active ring becomes active

Figure 3 Normal Reconfiguration, QUICK = ‘0’

Fast Reconfiguration
QUICK = ‘1’, <50 ms reconf ig. time

PPqk PPqk LB LB

OTN OTN

SP
PPqk PPqk PS
ring in
single fiber break loopback
on active ring adjacent adjacent
node node

Figure 4 Fast Reconfiguration, QUICK = ‘1’

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The configured framing type is also shown on the (So)

N2021 display. Secondary
Ring TRM2

Optical
ATTENTION! Previous Transmitter
Node

Enhanced (601) framing is NOT COMPATIBLE

with normal (600) framing. Make sure to set the Primary Optical
Ring Receiver
same framing type for source and destination TRM
of an optical link. (Pi)

Up till now, following products support both framing FPGA

types:

- N2021 (S30826-B28-X) TRM1

- BORA-OTN (S30824-Q134-X103/104) (Po)
Primary Optical
Ring Transmitter
Up till now, following products support normal
framing only (no DIP switch settings for framing):

- N2011 (S30826-B21-X) Optical

Next
- BORA600 (S30824-Q87-X) Node Receiver
- BORA-X3M-ULM-600 (S30824-Q123)

- SPARE2 = Enhanced (601) Framing in TRM2 Secondary

Ring
„1‟ = TRM2 sends out enhanced (601) framing.
(Si)
„0‟ = TRM2 sends out normal (600) framing.
Figure 5 Functional Operation of the TRMs
More info under „SPARE1‟.

- SPARE3 b. Eye Safety

Set to „0‟;
The optical transceiver module is a class 1 laser
2.1.4 TRMs product and complies with IEC 825-1, EN60825 and
FDA 21 CFR 1040.10.
a. General
c. Status and Control Data
The network card is fitted with two optical SFP
transceiver modules that can be replaced hot- In order to allow for LIU monitoring and remote control,
pluggable through the front panel. the LIU provides a number of status and control bits
which can be accessed via the OMS.
For an overview of the available SFPs with their optical
characteristics, see Ref. [7]. - TRM Information
This information enables the OMS to determine
For an overview of the TRM LEDs (OSL/SDH, BER, which type of transceiver module is installed on the
CVA), see §2.2.1. network card of a node.
- Framer configuration data.
These SFPs convert the optical signal of the OTN ring - Framer settings.
to an equivalent electrical signal, and vice versa (see - Framer status data.
Figure 5).
d. TRM specifications
The SDH/SONET/OTN framing is detected in non-
replaceable separate chips on the card. See Ref. [7].
For speed 155 Mbps, the OTN data is transmitted 2.1.5 FPGA
between nodes in an STM-1c or OC-3c concatenated
container. For speed 150/600 Mbps, the OTN data is The FPGA contains the logic to support the optical rings,
transmitted via a proprietary frame. i.e. generation and recognition of time-multiplexed frames,
synchronization with the other nodes and node recon-
The TRMs can be used with: figuration.
- 9/125 µm single-mode fibers. 2.1.6 Microprocessor
- For usage with 50/125 or 62.5/125 µm multimode The microprocessor performs self-tests upon start-up. After
fibers, MCP (Mode Conditioning Patch) leads must start-up, the microprocessor communicates with the OMS
be installed between TRM and fiber. An MCP (control, network management, alarming, downloading
converts single-mode into multi-mode, but there etc…).
are no distance guarantees when doing this.

- See Ref. [7] for more info on TRMs.

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At the end of an OMS firmware download, programmed The EOW interface provides power for the analog/digital
services in this node are disrupted very briefly (a few conversion (PCM), and detects whether a microphone is
milliseconds). plugged in.

2.1.7 Communication with the Interface Cards
For communication with the interface cards, the backplane
is equipped with busses.
a. Data Bus
The data bus contains, among other things, address
lines for the selection of the proper interface card and
user, and data lines for data transport to and from the
interface cards. Via this bus, the FPGA passes the
data flow of the TRM modules to the proper interface
cards. Simultaneously, it multiplexes the interface data
in the same transmission channels. An LS and HS data
bus interfaces with the backplane. LS stands for Low
Speed addressing. HS stands for High Speed
addressing.
A fixed bandwidth is reserved on the ring for the EOW
function, which therefore must not be programmed via the
OMS.
2.1.11 OMS Interface
The OMS is connected via a 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet
interface on the front panel. The microprocessor and the
connected OMS communicate via an Ethernet controller
and a proprietary protocol. Each network card has another
Ethernet address. The address is stored in the fixed part of
the master flash EPROM. When switching on the power
supply, the microprocessor reads this address and passes
it on to the Ethernet controller.
2.2 Visual Indications & Connectors on Front Panel

b. Status/Control Bus The network card front panel (Figure 6) is equipped with
the following:
The FPGA can request a number of status data from
the interface cards, such as the card type. In turn, the - LED indications.
OMS can read out and interpret this data. - an alphanumeric display.
- connectors.
In the opposite direction, the OMS can set a number of
parameters on the interface card via this FPGA and the 2.2.1 LED Indications
control bus.
The network card front panel houses the LEDs R, T, EOW,
Maj, Min, SY2, SY0, OSL/SDH, CVA/BER and CLK.
2.1.8 Temperature Sensor
During start-up (self-test) and in the case of an error, the
As excessive temperatures may reduce the life of LEDs do not have the functions as indicated below. During
components, the network card holds a temperature sensor, the self-tests, the LEDs flash alternately.
which indicates whether the temperature exceeds 65 °C ±
4 °C (139 °F ± 7 °F). The microprocessor reports high a. R, T
temperatures to the OMS.
R and T are bi-color LEDs on the OMS connector. See
Table 2 for the meaning of the colors.
2.1.9 Alarm Contact
b. EOW
The network card is equipped with two solid state relays to
The EOW LED is lit when an EOW station has plugged
indicate abnormal operation.
in the headset microphone somewhere.
One relay “MAJOR ALARM” shows that the node is not
c. Maj, Min
receiving synchronization signals from neither of the rings.
A lit Maj (Major alarm) LED shows that the network
The second relay “MINOR ALARM” shows that the node is
card has raised a major alarm and that neither of the
not receiving synchronization signals from at least one ring.
two rings is in the SYNC2 state.
If the node is switched off (no power) a major and minor
A lit Min (Minor alarm) LED indicates that a minor alarm
alarm situation occurs as well.
has been raised by the network card and that at least
one ring is in the SYNC0 state.
2.1.10 Engineering Order Wire (EOW)
Table 2 OMS Connector: LED Description
A headset with microphone (S26361-F2D87-L1) can be
plugged into the 3.5mm jacks (EOW connector) on the LED Color Status
network card front panel.
R&T Orange Link down
If a microphone (red connector) is plugged in, LED EOW is
lit on every network card in the network. R&T Not lit, dark Link up

If in one other node the microphone and headphone (black R Green Link up, Ethernet packets are
connector) are plugged in, point-to-point communication being received at the front panel
between both nodes is possible. Only these nodes can
speak and listen to each other. Other nodes can listen to T Green Link up, Ethernet packets are
this conversation as well when only the headphone is being transmitted at the front
plugged in at that node. This function is for example used panel
during installation or maintenance activities.

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Figure 6 BORA-OTN Front Panel
d. SY2, SY0
The SY2 green LED is lit when receiving SYNC2
frames. The SY0 red LED is lit when the OTN ring is in
the SYNC0 state (not receiving valid frames). When
receiving SYNC1 frames, both LEDs are dark.
e. OSL / SDH
There is one OSL / SDH LED available per TRM
module.
This red LED is lit when an Optical Signal Loss (OSL)
occurs. This is when the received power falls below a
value preset by the optical transceiver component
manufacturer.
At the same time, alarms are sent to a connected OMS
as well.
f. CVA / BER
There is one CVA / BER LED available per TRM
module. This red LED has a double function. Table 3
indicates which function is active.
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CVA (Code Violation Alarms) function: The red LED
is lit when a CVA occurs.
Code Violation alarms typically are the result of a bad
optical connection, syntax errors in frames, a bad fiber,
a bad TRM etc…
BER (Bit Error) function: The red LED is lit when at
least one of the following Bit Errors is being detected:
- B1: Bit Interleaved Parity error in Section SDH
overhead.
- B2: Bit Interleaved Parity error in Line SDH
overhead.
- B3: Bit Interleaved Parity error in Path SDH
container.
- CRC: CRC error in OTN frame (FPGA);
For each failure, the CVA/BER LED is triggered to light
for at least 100 ms. A dark LED indicates that there
were no failures in the last 100 ms. At the same time,
alarms are sent to a connected OMS as well.
g. LED CLK
When this green LED is lit, it indicates that a valid
external clock on the BNC connector of this network
card has been detected. A valid external clock must
have one of the following clock frequencies: 36.864
MHz ± 25 ppm, 2.048 MHz ± 25ppm (E1) or 1.544 MHz
± 25ppm (T1).
The master clock will be slaved to this external clock
when the network card concerned is the Master BORA
(lowest node number) and the external clock is valid.
2.2.2 Alphanumeric Display
The 4-character alphanumeric display shows all kinds of
data regarding node operation and settings.
In case of node N20 or N22, the upper character in the
display is the MSB. In case of node N215, the left character
is the MSB.
Normal Operation
Table 7 shows an overview of the display data on the
network card during normal operation.
During normal operation, the following data is subsequently
displayed for approximately 2 seconds:
a. The number of the own node.
b. The number of the previous node («previous»
compared to the transmission direction on the active
ring).
c. The number of the next node («next» compared to the
transmission direction on the active ring).
NOTE: When a node is in the loopback mode, the
„previous node number‟ and „next node
number‟ are the same.
NOTE: When the previous node or next node
number cannot be read (e.g. due to a
broken ring), node number „253‟ or „254‟ will
be displayed.
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d. The node configuration and Link Alarm / Local Alarm.
- The node configuration indication (PP, PS, SP, SS
or LB) indicates the direction of the data through
the node:
- PP: from the primary input (Pi) to the primary
output (Po).
- PS: from the primary input (Pi) to the
secondary output (So).
- SP: from the secondary input (Si) to the
primary output (Po).
and one for transceiving optical signals (Si, Po) with
next node.
e. a BNC connector for the connection of an external TTL
clock signal. An external clock signal of 2.048 MHz or
36.864 MHz is required. When the network card
concerned is the master (lowest node number), the
clock will be slaved to this external clock.
Table 3 Meaning of the TRM LEDs
BORA Type CVA/BER

- SS: from the secondary input (Si) to the TRM1 TRM2

secondary output (So).
Type 1 (X101/X102) CVA CVA
- LB: there is a loopback in the OTN ring and
the loopback does occur in a node other than Type 2 (X103/X104) CVA CVA
the own node; the nodes in which the
loopback occurs will display PS or SP. Type 3 (X105/X106) BER BER
- The „Quick‟ (qk) setting is shown when the network
configuration switch „quick‟ = „1‟. Type 4 (X109) CVA BER

- The Link Alarm (Li) occurs when the neighboring Type 4 (X110) BER CVA
nodes report that they have not received anything
at the input coming from this node.
Table 4 OMS Connector: Pin Allocations
- The Local Alarm (Lo) occurs when invalid frames
are being received.
Pin No. Signal
e. The Optical Line Interface: 150/600/601/155: In case of
a cabling failure, the word „Link‟ will flash on the display 1 Transmit output (+)
(600 = normal framing, 601 = enhanced framing); 2 Transmit output (-)
f. The SFP type, for TRM1 and TRM2: 3 Receive input (+)
SFP type in SDH notation: M, I, S1, S2, L1, L2 4,5 ---

where M = Multimode, I = Intra-office distance, S = 6 Receive input (-)

Short distance, L = Long distance 7,8 ---
SFP type in SONET notation: M, S, I1, I2, L1, L2 9 Shield

During Start-up or in Case of Errors 10 Shield

Table 8 shows the data displayed during start-up (self-

test) or in the case of errors. If, after the self-test, the Table 5 Overview of Alarm Connector Specifications
node is not switched into the ring due to internal errors,
an error code is displayed indicating why the node has
Maximum DC/AC load voltage 60 V
not been switched into the ring.
Maximum continuous DC load current 1A
2.2.3 Connectors

The network card front panel (see Figure 6) is equipped as

follows: Table 6 Overview of Alarm Connector Pin Numbers

a. A twisted-pair screened RJ45 female connector to Pin no. Signal

connect the OMS; This connection operates according
to the 10/100 Mbps BASE-T Ethernet standard and 1 Minor contact open
provides access to the Ethernet communication
channel in the ring and/or to the microprocessor (see 2 Minor contact common
Table 4 for pin allocations).
3 Minor contact closed
b. two 3.5 mm jacks for the EOW headset. 4 Major contact open
c. an RJ45 alarm connector. (For the meaning of major 5 Major contact common
and minor alarm: see §2.1.9).
Normal: pin1-2/pin4-5 = closed; pin2-3/pin5-6 = open; 6 Major contact closed
Alarm: pin1-2/pin4-5 = open; pin2-3/pin5-6 = closed;
7 Not used
d. 2 Duplex LC female optical connectors: one for 8 Not used
transceiving optical signals (So, Pi) with previous node

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Table 7 Display Data on The Network Card during Normal Operation

Cycle Character Explanation

4 3 2 1

1 = Node number Number of the own node

2 < Node number Number of previous node compared to the transmission direction on
the data carrying ring

3 > Node number Number of next node compared to the transmission direction on the
data carrying ring

4 PP/PS/SP/SS/LB qk/Li/Lo <empty> Node configuration qk = This node has switched on the
(see §2.2.2.d) „quick reconfiguration setting‟ and
there is no fiber break. See §2.1.3c
for more info.

Li = Link Alarm; neighboring nodes

report not receiving any frames from
this node;

Lo = Local Alarm; this node does

not receive any valid frames

5 ()150/600/601/155() (Link) Depending on the network card type that is used (X101…X110),
the appropriate framing or speed is displayed.
If TRM1 and TRM2 use a different framing, then an additional arrow is
displayed. Find an overview in the table below:

TRM1 TRM2
Card Type DISPLAY
Framing Framing
X101/X102 150 OTN-150 OTN-150
X103/X104 600 OTN-600, norm. OTN-600, norm.
X103/X104 601 OTN-600, enh. OTN-600, enh.
X103/X104 601 OTN-600, norm. OTN-600, enh.
X103/X104 601 OTN-600, enh. OTN-600, norm.
X105/X106 155 STM1 STM1
X109 155 OTN-150 STM1
X110 155 STM1 OTN-150
Enh. = Enhanced (601) framing within OTN-600
Norm. = Normal (600) framing within OTN-600
Enhanced and Normal framing can be set by using the SPARE1
and SPARE2 switches of the network configuration switch.
See §2.1.3c for more info.

„Link‟ flashes when there is a cabling fault (e.g. TRM1 fiber is

connected to TRM2 and vice versa).

6 <a> S L T <a> = the amount of slots, 4 or 8

7 <b> <c> <b>= SFP type for TRM1

<c>= SFP type for TRM2
SFP type in SDH notation: M, I, S1, S2, L1, L2
where M = Multimode, I = Intra-office distance, S = Short distance, L =
Long distance
SFP type in SONET notation: M, S, I1, I2, L1, L2

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Table 8 Display Data on The Network Card during Self-test or in The Case of Errors

Display Explanation Curative Action

Cycle 1 Cycle 2

TEST TEST The node starts up and carries out a self-test. If the display does not change Replace the network card.
after a while, the system is unable to test itself (error on the network card).

If TEST is displayed, followed by a code, the OMS is unable to communicate with the network card, and the node is
not switched into the ring.

TEST IRAM Error in the internal RAM. Replace the network card.

TEST XRAM Error in the external RAM. Replace the network card.

TEST CRC1 Error in the CRC test of the flash 1 boot part. Replace the network card.

TEST PGR Error in the program part. The flash 1 and flash 2 program code is invalid. Replace the network card.

If FAIL is displayed, followed by a code, communication with the OMS is possible via the local Ethernet port, but
the node is not switched into the ring.

FAIL ERMS Error in interrupt mechanism of ERM1 and/or ERM2. Replace the network card.

FAIL ERM1 Problem with gate array ERM1. Replace the network card.

FAIL ERM2 Problem with gate array ERM2. Replace the network card.

FAIL TRM1 Synchronization error in the electrical loopback with TRM1 in «daisy chain». Replace the network card.

FAIL TRM2 Synchronization error in the electrical loopback with TRM2 in «daisy chain». Replace the network card.

FAIL TRMS Synchronization error in the electrical loopback of both TRMs in «dual ring». Replace the network card.

FAIL N215 A network card for a 4-slot node is plugged into an 8-slot node. Place the network card in
a N215 node.

If one of the following error codes is displayed, following the data (cycles) sequentially listed in Table 7, then the
node is switched into the ring, and communication with the OMS is still possible via the optical ring. The local
Ethernet may be defective.

E0 E0 CRC error in the flash 2 boot part. The flash 1 boot and program part is OK. Replace the network card.

E1 E1 The «boot» version numbers of the flash EPROMs differ. Replace the network card.

E2 E2 CopyRAM error. Restore the node settings.

E3 E3 Error in the Ethernet internal loopback (local Ethernet port defective). Replace the network card
if the OMS port is used.

E4 E4 Error in the Ethernet Dual Port RAM (local Ethernet port defective). Replace the network card
if the OMS port is used.

E5 E5 Synchronization error in the electrical loopback with TRM1 in «dual ring» or Replace the network card.
error in TRM1 status control, or unknown type.

E6 E6 Synchronization error in the electrical loopback with TRM2 in «dual ring» or Replace the network card.
error in TRM2 status control, or unknown type.

E7 E7 Error in the Ethernet external loopback (local Ethernet port defective). Replace the network card
if the OMS port is used

E8 E8 Status and control RAM error in ERM2: no bandwidth can be accessed. Replace the network card.

E9 E9 Error in the CRC test of the flash 1 program part. Download new loadware.
If the error persists,
replace the network card.

E10 E10 Error in the CRC test of the flash 2 program part. Download new loadware.
If the error persists,
replace the network card.

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2.3 Card Specifications 3. INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

a. Temperature (node surrounding) See Ref. [8] in Table 1.

- Operation:
-20 °C to +55 °C
-4 °F to +131 °F ATTENTION!
- Start-up:
-10 °C to +55 °C With all installation activities, ESD recommendations
+14 °F to +131 °F regarding the handling, transportation, and storage of
cards must be observed (see ref. [2] in Table 1).
- Storage and shipping:
-20 °C to +70 °C Plugging the network card into a slot other than the
-4 °F to +158 °F network card slot will damage the network card.
b. Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
This network card is NOT HOT-PLUGGABLE
- Operation: 20 % to 80 % at 25 °C (+77 °F)
(node surrounding) CHECK THE QUICK SETTING.

- Storage and shipping: 20 % to 95 %

c. Weight 4. LIMITATIONS
- approx. 440 g - A fast reconfiguration (see §2.1.3c) is not possible in a
mixed network. A mixed network is a network that has
d. MTBF at +25 °C (+77 °F) older network cards (S30824-Q80 or S30824-Q87 or
- 63.8 years (=1789 FITs) S30824-Q43) mixed with this BORA-OTN network
card (S30824-Q134).
e. Electromagnetic Compatibility
- This BORA-OTN network card can only be connected
- Emission: EN 61000-6-4, EN 55022, Class B with the OTR150(MD) and OTR600(MD) card if the
eye protection is deactivated (both software and
- Immunity: EN 61000-6-2 hardware) on the OTR cards. To make sure that the
eye protection is still deactivated after reboot of the
f. Power Consumption (with two SFPs) card, make sure that at least firmware v3.023 is used
on the BORA cards.
- +5 V: 1.85 A

g. OMS Connection
5. ERROR LOCATION
- Via a twisted pair RJ45 connector for 10/100
When switching on the supply voltage and during the
BASE-T Ethernet interface.
optical connection, check the LEDs and the alphanumeric
h. Certification display on the network card. Solve errors, if any.

- FCC Part 15 CIA Pending a. If no LED is lit on the network card, then check:

- CE Marking - the supply voltage presence;

- EMC directive 89/336/EEC
- the power supply connection;
- LVD directive 73/23/EEC
- the fuses on the front panel of the node (N20
i. System Data Rate
type) or on the power supply modules (N22 and
- OTN-150 147.456 Mbps N215 type).

- OTN-600 589.824 Mbps b. If an error code occurs on the alphanumeric display

(refer to Table 8), the OMS cannot communicate with
- OTN-155 147.456 Mbps the network card. Replace the network card.

j. Optical Data Rate c. If the green SY2 LEDs on the network card are not lit,
the node is not synchronized.Check the optical
- OTN-150 184.32 Mbps connections.
- OTN-600 737.28 Mbps d. If the red SY0 LEDs on the network card are lit, the
node is not synchronized.Check the optical
- OTN-155 155.52 Mbps connections.

e. CHECK THE QUICK SETTING (see §2.1.3c).

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6. CLOCKING AND LOOP TIMING Table 9 Clock / Loop Timing Settings Example 1

6.1 What is Loop Timing (LT)?

DIP Switch Value
Loop timing is a mechanism that can be configured in a
network (e.g. OTN) to slave its network clock to another SDH Irrelevant
external network master clock (e.g. SDH or SONET).
LT2 „0‟ all nodes

LT1 „0‟ all nodes

6.2 OTN stand-alone clock (=no LT)

(See Figure 7) The system card with the lowest node

number will be the master, whereas the other nodes Table 10 Clock / Loop Timing Settings Example 2
synchronize to the node with the lowest node number. In
this situation, node 10 in the ring will be clock master. It DIP Switch Value
does not matter for the user which system card this is. All
system cards have their own internal clock crystal. SDH Irrelevant

The SDH setting in the table below is irrelevant, even if the LT2 „0‟ all nodes
setting has different values in different nodes. LT1 „0‟ all nodes

6.3 OTN slaved to an external clock signal (=no LT)

(See Figure 8) The OTN frame will synchronize to the

„master external clock‟ if this external clock is connected to
No external clocks
the lowest node number. If the external master clock fails,
node 10 will use its own internal clock as master clock. If
node 10 fails, node 20 will be the master and using the Master = Spare Master =
„spare external clock‟. lowest node 2nd lowest
number node number
If both clocks are missing or erroneous, the OTN will
synchronize to the node with the lowest node number (can
be any node in the ring). 10 20
6.4 SDH/SONET integrated in OTN (=possible LT)

The OTN clock will be the node with the lowest node OTN
number, and can be any node in the ring (not necessarily
nodes connected to the external subnetwork).

Always try without loop timing first! 40 30

When two different networks (e.g. OTN and SDH) are
linked to each other, they have to synchronize their data
processing clocks. If both network clocks are in spec, or Figure 7 Example1: OTN Stand-Alone Clock
meet each other requirements, the synchronization occurs
automatically and no loop timing must be configured. External clock
If no automatic synchronization occurs (synchronization
alarms), one network must provide the master clock and Master = Spare Master =
Master
the other network slaves to this master clock. It must be lowest node External 2nd lowest
agreed between the network operators which clock will act Clock node number
number
as master. The most accurate and secure clock of the two
networks must be chosen as master clock. As a result, the
other network must configure loop timing.
10 20
If loop timing is used, it must be configured in
network1 OR in network2 but never in both networks Spare
together. External
Clock
See Figure 9, Figure 10 and Figure 11 for examples of OTN
using BORA-OTN cards together with SDH/SONET
integrations and loop timing enabled. The link between 40 30
node 10 and 20 will be synchronized to the SDH or
SONET clock that both nodes discover in the receiver, and
that is independent of the OTN clock. Figure 8 Example 2: OTN Slaved to an External Clock
See Table 1 for the settings of the DIP switches.

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Table 11 LT1/LT2/SDH Settings

Card Type LT1 Switch LT2 Switch SDH Switch

X101/X102
IRRELEVANT
X103/X104
Set to „1‟ if TRM1 is connected to Set to „1‟ if TRM2 is connected
external SDH/SONET subnetwork to external SDH/SONET
X105/X106 Set all X105/X106/X109/X110
and OTN must slave to the subnetwork and OTN must
external SDH network. slave to the external SDH cards to ‘1’ if ext. subnetw. = SDH
X109 IRRELEVANT network.
Set all X105/X106/X109/X110
Set to „1‟ if TRM1 is connected to cards to ‘0’ if ext. subnetw. =
external SDH/SONET subnetwork SONET
X110 IRRELEVANT
and OTN must slave to the
external SDH network.

BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN

(Q134-X110) (Q134-X109) (Q134-X110) (Q134-X109)
SDH=’1’ SDH=’1’ SDH=’0’ SDH=’0’
LT1=’1’ / LT2=’0’ LT1=’0’ / LT2=’1’ LT1=’1’ / LT2=’0’ LT1=’0’ / LT2=’1’
SDH SONET
STM1 OC3
TRM2

TRM1

TRM2

TRM1

TRM1
TRM2

TRM1

TRM2
10 20 10 20

OTN OTN OTN OTN OTN OTN

40 30 40 30
OTN OTN

BORA150 BORA150 BORA150 BORA150

(Q80) (Q80) (Q80) (Q80)
BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN
(Q134-X101/X102) (Q134-X101/X102) (Q134-X101/X102) (Q134-X101/X102)

Figure 9 SDH or SONET Frames Locally

BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN

(Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106)
SDH=’1’ SDH=’1’ SDH=’0’ SDH=’0’
LT1=’1’ / LT2=’0’ LT1=’0’ / LT2=’1’ LT1=’1’ / LT2=’0’ LT1=’0’ / LT2=’1’
SDH SONET
STM1 OC3
TRM2

TRM2

TRM1
TRM1

TRM1
TRM2

TRM1

TRM2

10 20 10 20

STM1 OTN STM1 OC3 OTN OC3

40 30 40 30
STM1 OC3

BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN

(Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106)
SDH=‘1’ SDH=‘1’ SDH=‘0’ SDH=‘0’

Figure 10 SDH or SONET Frames Everywhere

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BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN BORA-OTN

(Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106) (Q134-X105/X106)
SDH=’1’ SDH=’1’ SDH=’0’ SDH=’0’
LT1=’1’ / LT2=’0’ LT1=’0’ / LT2=’1’ LT1=’1’ / LT2=’0’ LT1=’0’ / LT2=’1’
SDH SONET
STM1 OC3
TRM2

TRM1

TRM2

TRM1
TRM2

TRM1

TRM2

TRM1
10 20 10 20

STM1 OTN STM1 OC3 OTN OC3

STR

STR

STR

STR
STR

STR

STR

STR
40 30 40 30
OC3
STM1

SDH SONET

BORA (FB-52432-1A) BORA (FB-52432-1A) BORA (FB-52432-1A) BORA (FB-52432-1A)

+ + + +
STR150 (Q43) STR150 (Q43) STR150 (Q43) STR150 (Q43)

Figure 11 Compatible with BORA+STR150

7. OPTICAL SIGNAL DISTANCES

See Ref. [7] in Table 1

8. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AC Alternate Current
BER Bit Error Rate
BORA Broadband Optical Ring Adapter
CVA Code Violation Alarm
CVR Code Violation Rate
DC Direct Current
EOW Engineering Order Wire
ERMx ERIA Mode x
HS High Speed
LB Loopback
LED Light Emitting Diode
LS Low Speed
MCP Mode Conditioning Patch
MSB Most Significant Bit
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NVS Non Volatile Static
OMS OTN Management System
OSL Optical Signal Loss
OTN Open Transport Network
OTR Optical Transmitter and Receiver
RX Receive
TX Transmit
TRM Transceiver Module

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