1. ATM FALCON Product Presentation ATecoM GmbH Pascalstr. 67 D-52076 Aachen Germany

2. Target Applications HQ Video Transmission over broadband networks DVB-T & DVB-C Distribution Services WAN Access Point with High Availability Mission critical applications with high- availability requirements

3. FALCON PSU #1 PSU #2 Controllers #1 #2 Service Cards #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 MUX #1 #2

4. System Architecture  No “Single Point of Failure”  Redundant High-Speed Serial Links for Data (up to 800 Mbps / Link)  Redundant Ethernet for Control  Local CPU and local storage of configuration on each service card (standalone operation)  Configuration via RS232 or TCP/IP

5. Redundancy  Dual PSU (AC or DC)  Redundant Control & Data Paths  Dual Line Interface Card  Redundant Control Card  Dual Input on DVB-ASI Input Cards with automatic protection switching  Dual Output on DVB-ASI Output Cards  Support of self healing rings and Add/Drop functions

6. Service Availability  Hot Swap  Hot Plug  Pre-configuration of Service Cards  Permanent Storage of Configuration  Changing service cards without interruption on other cards  Redundant feeds on service inputs or network interfaces  Controller card optional for remote management, not needed to run services

7. Base Unit 3RU  19” rackmountable  All cabling from one side (front or rear)  Redundant PSUs (AC + AC, DC + DC or AC + DC) with current sharing  2 Slots for controller cards (controller redundancy)  8 Slots for service cards (with redundancy on it)  2 slots for traffic aggregation cards (useable for redundant network links)  Hot swap & hot plug for all components (without to switch of or reboot the entire system)  No fans, passive cooling (2 RU slots needed for air intake and output), optional fan device (with redundancy and alarms) available

8. Base Unit 1RU  19” rackmountable  Redundant PSUs (AC + AC, DC + DC or AC + DC) with current sharing  1 Slot for controller cards  3 Slots for service cards  1 Slot for traffic aggregation cards  Hot swap & hot plug for all components (without to switch of or reboot the entire system)  Active redundant cooling

9. SYS-Card & SYS-IB Card  Central configuration and monitoring  Not required for operation  10BaseT Ethernet port for remote access  5 alarm contact closures (user programmable)  4 macro inputs  10BaseT to each service- and aggregation slot (remote management of service and network cards)  SNMP-Agent supporting SNMPv2c & SNMPv3  Supports firmware download from remote TFTP servers  SYS-IB additionally with In-band control via CLIP

10. NIM Card  10 * Highspeed serial links for data from/to service and CPU slots  2 * Ethernet Links for Control  Module slot for line interface module  STM-4 optical  STM-1 optical  E3/DS3  Broadcast to all service cards  Multiplex of ATM cells received from service & control cards  2Mbit Network clock output, 2Mbit reference clock input

11. DVB-ASI Input Card  2 ASI Input with integrated A-B switch  Active loop-through (Monitoring)  MPEG-RS checking and correction  MPEG-TS rate detection  AAL1 and AAL1 FEC support  ATM Shaping  2 Highspeed serial links to MUX cards  Full VPI/VCI range individual configurable for each link

12. Quad DVB-ASI Input Card  4x ASI Input  Configurable redundant DVB-ASI input  Configurable integrated ASI A-B switch (2 input pairs)  DVB-ASI monitoring output  Byte- and Packet mode  188- and 204 Byte TS-Packet size  MPEG Reed-Solomon error detection  SPTS and MPTS  TS rates from 1.5 to 160 Mbps  AAL1 and AAL1-FEC support  Full VPI/VCI range  Traffic Shaping  Redundant ATM output  Local CPU  Local storage of configuration parameters  Hot-Swap and Hot-Plug

13. DVB ASI-Output Card  2 Highspeed serial links from MUX cards  Full VPI/VCI range individual configurable for each link  Detection of ATM cell stream and Protection Switching on ATM level (nearly lossless)  AAL1 and AAL1 FEC support  Adaptive Clock Recovery (ACR)  2 DVB-ASI outputs (same content)

14. Quad DVB-ASI Output Card  4 independent ASI output signals (without APS)  Redundant ATM input possible for each TS  Automatic Protection Switching (APS) configurable  Full VPI/VCI range  AAL1, AAL1 FEC support  High performance adaptive clock recovery  TS rates from 1.5 to 160 Mbps  188- and 204 Byte TS-Packet size  Generation of MPEG Reed-Solomon  DVB-ASI Byte- and Packet mode  Local CPU  Local storage of configuration parameters  Hot-Swap and Hot-Plug

15. Quad E1/T1 CES  4 independent E1/T1 lines  Interface 120 Ohm unbalanced on RJ45  Structured (n*64k) or unstructured (1.448 / 2Mbps) operation  Reference clock:  Internal clock  External clock (2Mbit)  Network clock  E1/T1 clock  Adaptive

16. Ethernet Bridge  10/100BaseT Ethernet Bridge  Up to 16 independent VCCs  QoS configurable per VCC  Support of VLAN-tagged frames  Multicast aware  STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)

17. ATM Tributary Card  2 Highspeed serial links from NIM cards  2048 VCCs (point-to-point or point-to- multipoint)  On each VCC Policing & Shaping  VPI/VCI remapping  STM-4, STM-1, or E3/DS3 Line Interface  2Mbit network clock output, 2Mbit reference clock input

18. Ring Control Card  Forwarding between NIM cards  Individual configuration for both directions  Drop, Pass & Loop of individual VCCs  Statistics per VCC  Useful to create ATM rings and to handle closed loops and Add/Drop functions

19. Currently Available  Base unit 1RU & 3RU  AC & DC power supply  SYS card (hub for central control/monitoring, 4 macro inputs, 5 alarm outputs)  SYS-IB card (cpu for central control/monitoring, 4 macro inputs, 5 alarm outputs, CLIP In-band Management)  NIM card  Line Interface Modules  STM-4 optical (SingleMode S1.1, L1.1 and L1.2, BiDi)  STM-1 optical (Multimode, Singlemode S1.1, L1.1, and L1.2, BiDi)  STM-1 electrical  PDH E3/DS3  Quad PDH E3/DS3 (for Tributary Card only)

20. Currently Available (cont.)  Service Cards  DVB-ASI Input Card  Quad DVB-ASI Input Card  DVB-ASI Output Card  Quad DVB-ASI Output Card  4*E1/T1 CES Card  Ethernet Bridge Card  ATM Tributary Card (with STM-4, STM-1, E3/DS3, Quad E3/DS3)  Ring Controller Card