SRAL XD

Management Interfaces & DCN Solutions

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SRAL XD
DCN Communication Protocol
SRAL XD
Cloud #2

SRAL XD
Cloud #1

TNMP/TCP/IP
SRAL XD
Cloud #3

NetViewer

IP DCN

SRAL XD
Cloud #4
SRAL XD
Cloud #N

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SRAL XD
Physical Interfaces
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
Physical Interfaces Description I
The IDU Controller Unit acts as an IP router able to route all the IP packets towards the NMS through
the following management interfaces:
R channel: Reserved 64 Kbps (full duplex) synchronous contra-directional channel embedded into
the radio frame
D-ext: 64 kbit/s synchronous co/contra-directional channel available trough V.11 external interface
of the SRAL XD Access Unit. It can be used as alternative to the D-embedded channel
D-embedded: 64 kbit/s synchronous contra-directional channel embedded into a selected time slot
of the 2 Mbit/s tributary signal. It can be used as alternative to the D-ext channel
Q-LAN: LAN 100BaseT Ethernet interface used for transmission of management information
between the co-located SRAL XD NEs and the Management System. It can be used as alternative to
the V-bus channel
V-LAN: LAN 10BaseT Ethernet interface used for daisy chain connection of co-located SRAL XD
NEs. An external HUB should be necessary in case of more than 4 SRAL XD indoor units co-colated. It
can be used as alternative to the V-bus channel

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SRAL XD
Physical Interfaces Description II
V-BUS: RS-485 interface (128 Kbps Half Duplex) used for daisy chain connection of co-located
SRAL XD NEs and SRAL NEs. It can be used as alternative to the Q/V-LAN interface. This interface is
only available for SRAL XD Plug-in from SVR 3.5 onward.
RS-232: RS-232 Serial Interface for LCT connection. It can also be used for interworking purposes.
All the above management interfaces uniquely identified by the IDU Controller IP address and support
the RIPv1 routing protocol.

Auxiliary Channel:
User Channel: 64 Kbps synchronous data channel for user defined applications. It can be used to
transport transparently the management information of 3 rd party equipment over the Siemens Radio
towards the NMS. This 64 Kbps is externally available through V.11 interface configurable as either
contradirectional or co-directional mode.

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SRAL XD
Q/V LAN Interface
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
Q/V LAN Interface
SRAL XD

NetViewer

Q-LAN

SRAL XD

RJ45 cable

Q-LAN: LAN 100BaseT Ethernet interface used

for transmission of management information
between the co-located SRAL XD NEs and the
Management System.
V-LAN: LAN 10BaseT Ethernet interface used for
daisy chain connection of co-located SRAL XD
NEs.
Protocols Stack: TNMPv1/TCP/IP/Ethernet
Capability:
10/100 Mbps
Notes:
To be used as alternative to the V-bus
External HUB for more than 4 SRAL XD
IDUs co-located
SRAL XD NEs connected to the same
Ethernet belong to the same IP subnetwork

V-LAN

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

IP

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

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SRAL XD
Q/V LAN Interface with external HUB
SRAL XD

NetViewer
SRAL XD

10.10.20.X
10.10.20.X

HUB
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2

RJ45 cable

External HUB for more than 4

SRAL XD IDUs co-located

SRAL XD
10.10.30.X
10.10.30.X
10.10.10.4
IP 10.10.10.4

Same IP subnetwork 10.10.10.X

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

SRAL XD
10.10.40.X
10.10.40.X
10.10.10.6
10.10.10.6

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

10.10.10.8
10.10.10.8
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10.10.50.X

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SRAL XD
R Channel
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
R Channel
SRAL XD

NetViewer

Same IP subnetwork 10.10.10.X

SRAL XD

IP

HUB
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2

RJ45 cable

R channel: Reserved 64 Kbps (full duplex)

synchronous contra-directional channel
embedded into the radio frame

10.10.20.X
10.10.20.X
SRAL XD

SRAL XD

Protocols Stack: TNMPv1/TCP/IP/PPP

Capability:
64 Kbps
Notes:
2 R Channel R1 and R2 available for
2x(1+0) Radio Terminal
SRAL XD NEs connected via Radio
Channel belong to different IP subnetworks
Same IP subnetwork 10.10.40.X
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10.10.30.X
10.10.30.X
10.10.10.4
10.10.10.4
SRAL XD

10.10.10.6
10.10.10.6

SRAL XD SRAL XD

10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

10.10.40.4
10.10.40.4

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SRAL XD
V-BUS
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
V-BUS
SRAL XD

NetViewer

Q-LAN

SRAL XD

RJ45 cable
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2

V-BUS: RS-485 interface (128 Kbps Half Duplex)

used for daisy chain connection of co-located
SRAL XD NEs and SRAL NEs.

V-LAN
SRAL XD

SRA
L

SRAL XD

Protocols Stack:
TNMPv1/TCP/IP/HDLC proprietary
10.10.10.4
10.10.10.4
Capability:
Up to 32 independent units
can be connected to V-BUS
Notes:
To be used as alternative to the Q/V-LAN
This interface is only available for SRAL
XD Plug-in from SVR 3.5 onward
SRAL XD NEs connected to the same VBUS belong to the same IP subnetwork
Same IP subnetwork 10.10.10.X
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SRAL

10.10.20.2
10.10.20.2

SRA
L
10.10.20.4
10.10.20.4

RS-485
Bus

SRAL
IP

10.10.20.6
10.10.20.6

Same IP subnetwork 10.10.20.X

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SRAL XD
D-ext
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
D-ext
SRAL XD

NetViewer
SRAL XD

10.10.20.X
10.10.20.X

HUB
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2

RJ45 cable

D-ext: 64 kbit/s synchronous co/contradirectional channel available trough V.11 external

interface of the SRAL XD Access Unit.
Physical Interface: V.11 interface (DB9
connector) configurable either contradirectional
or co-directional mode
Protocols Stack: TNMPv1/TCP/IP/PPP
Capability:
64 Kbps
Notes:
To be used as alternative to the Dembedded channel
SRAL XD NEs connected via D-ext
Channel belong to different IP subnetworks

SRAL XD

SRAL XD
10.10.30.X
10.10.30.X
10.10.10.4
10.10.10.4 Same IP subnetwork 10.10.50.X
SRAL XD

10.10.10.6
10.10.10.6

Same IP subnetwork 10.10.40.X

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D-ext
cable
SRAL XD
SRAL XD
IP
10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

10.10.50.2
10.10.50.2

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SRAL XD
D-ext V.11 Available Interfaces
D-ext is available trough V.11 external interfaces
of the SRAL XD Access Unit
SRAL XD SINGLE BOARD

SRAL XD PLUG-IN

N.1 V.11 interface (DB9 connector)

configurable as either User Channel/D-ext

N.2 V.11 interface (DB9 connector)

configurable as either User Channel/D-ext

channel

channel

Only for 2x(1+0) and Add/Drop configurations

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SRAL XD
D-ext - Crossing over a 3rd Party Network I
NetViewer

SRAL XD

V.11 64 Kbps 3rd Party Channel

for transparent transmission of
SRAL XD IP packets

SRAL XD
RJ45 cable

10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2
D-ext
10.10.20.2
10.10.20.2

SRAL XD
IP

IP subnetwork
10.10.20.X
SRAL XD

10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

3rd Party Network

SRAL XD NEs connected

via D-ext Channel belong
to different IP subnetworks

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D-ext 10.10.30.2
10.10.30.2

IP subnetwork 10.10.30.X

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SRAL XD
D-ext - Crossing over a 3rd Party Network II
64 Kbps 3rd Party Channels for
transparent transmission of
SRAL XD IP packets (V.11
interface SRAL XD side)

NetViewer

IP
Router

SRAL XD
IP
SRAL XD

10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

RJ45 cable
D-ext 1 10.10.30.2
10.10.30.2

SRAL XD
3rd Party Network
SRAL XD
D-ext 2 10.10.50.2
10.10.50.2
IP
10.10.60.2
10.10.60.2

The IP Router has to be compatible

with TCP/IP/PPP protocols stack

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SRAL XD
D-embedded
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
D-embedded
NetViewer
SRAL XD
SRAL XD
HUB
10.10.60.2
10.10.60.2
RJ45 cable

10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2
SRAL XD

D-embedded: 64 kbit/s synchronous contradirectional channel embedded into a selected

time slot of the 2 Mbit/s tributary signal.
Protocols Stack: TNMPv1/TCP/IP/PPP
Capability:
64 Kbps
Notes:
To be used as alternative to the D-ext
channel
SRAL XD NEs connected via D-embedded
Channel belong to different IP subnetworks
Mapping on any time slot of the E1
E1 is PCM 30 with CRC-4 (Cyclic
Redundancy Check 4)

D-embedded
TS1 within
TS1
E1
E1
SRAL XD

SRAL XD

10.10.10.4
10.10.10.4

10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

IP

10.10.70.2
10.10.70.2

D-embedded
TS1 within
TS1
E1
E1

SRAL XD
SRAL XD

SRAL XD

10.10.10.6
10.10.10.6

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IP
10.10.20.6
10.10.20.6

10.10.30.6
10.10.30.6

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SRAL XD
D-embedded - Crossing over a 3rd Party Network I
NetViewer

SRAL XD
SRAL XD
RJ45 cable 10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2

Dembedded
TS1within
TS
E1
E1

10.10.20.2
10.10.20.2
SRAL XD
IP

3rd Party Network

SRAL XD

E1 G.703 3rd Party Channel (PCM-30

with CRC-4). A time slot of the above
E1 is reserved for SRAL XD IP
packets transmission
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10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

10.10.30.2
10.10.30.2
Dembedded
TS1within
TS
E1
E1
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SRAL XD
D-embedded - Crossing over a 3rd Party Network II
NetViewer

SRAL XD
D-embedded
TS2 within
E1
TS2
E1

IP
Router

IP
SRAL XD

10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

RJ45 cable
10.10.30.2
10.10.30.2
3rd Party Network

E1 G.703 3rd Party Channels (PCM-30

with CRC-4). A time slot of each E1
is reserved for SRAL XD IP packets
transmission

The IP Router has to be compatible

with TCP/IP/PPP protocols stack

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SRAL XD

SRAL XD
10.10.50.2
10.10.50.2
Dembedded
TS1within
TS
E1
E1

IP
10.10.60.2
10.10.60.2

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SRAL XD
User Channel
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
User Channel - Crossing over a Siemens Network
NMS

SRAL XD 64 K
b
User ps
Chan
nel

3rd Part
Radio

SRAL XD

V.11
cable

User Channel: 64 Kbps synchronous data channel for

user defined applications
Purpose: transparent transport of the 3rd party
equipment management information over the Siemens
Radio towards the NMS

V.11
cable

3rd Part
Radio

3rd Party Network

3rd Party NMS info

Physical Interface: V.11 interface (DB9 connector)

configurable either contradirectional or co-directional
mode
Capability: 64 Kbps
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SRAL XD
User Channel V.11 Available Interfaces
User Channel is available trough V.11 external
interfaces of the SRAL XD Access Unit
SRAL XD SINGLE BOARD

SRAL XD PLUG-IN

N.1 V.11 interface (DB9 connector)

configurable as either User Channel or D-

N.2 V.11 interface (DB9 connector)

configurable as either User Channel/D-ext

ext channel

channel

Both V.11 interfaces can be used as User

Channel only for 2x(1+0) System Type or
Add/Drop

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SRAL XD
RS-232
R Channel
R Channel 64 Kbps

NxE1 payload

Q-LAN
100BaseT

User Channel
SRAL XD

V-LAN

ODU

SRAL XD

10BaseT
Controller

Radio Frame

IDU

D-ext 64
Kbps V.11
V-BUS
RS485

RS-232
D-emb
64 Kbps
NxE1 tributaries

EOW

User Channel
V.11 64 Kbps

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SRAL XD
RS-232
NetViewer

LCT

SRAL XD
19,2 Kbps

RJ45 cable
10.10.30.2
10.10.30.2

10.10.30.3
10.10.30.3
SRAL XD IP
address +1

IP
Router

RS-232: RS-232 Serial Interface

V.24 Channel
SRAL XD
3rd Party Network
RS232

Purpose: Used for

LCT connection
Interworking Channel
Protocols Stack:

SRAL XD
IP

TNMPv1/TCP/IP/PPP

Physical Interface: RS-232 Full Duplex (Cannon 9 poles)

Capability: 19,2/38,4 Kbps selectable
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The IP Router has to be

compatible with TCP/IP/PPP
protocols stack
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SRAL XD
Dual-Q Adapter IP/OSI tunneling
SDH
equipment

Dual-Q Adapter functionalities IP tunneling over OSI

One DualQ-Adapter supports up to 16 remote DualQ-Adapters
The DualQ-Adapter used as tunnelling Gateway tolerates up 128
NEs
IP

The remote DualQ manages up to 64 NEs (1+0) or 32 NEs (1+1)

Each OSI tunnel is max 64Kbit/s

Dual-Q
SRA L XD
network 2

1
Dual-Q

2
NetViewer Server
O

SRA L XD
network 1

SI

IP

Dual-Q

SRA L XD
network 3

SDH
network
IP
Dual-Q

Max 64 Kbps

Eth

16

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Dual-Q

SRA L XD
network 16
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SRAL XD
Dual-Q Adapter
Protocols Stack:

Interfaces:
RS-232 Serial Interface
10Base2
V-BUS RS-485
Purpose:
Phisycal Conversion V-BUS RS-485/10Base2
IP over OSI Tunneling

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SRAL XD
Management Interfaces Configuration

Possible Network Protocol:

None (Interface disabled)
IP (Default) (IP over PPP, IP over
Standard HDLC)
IP SRAL Compatible (IP over proprietary
HDLC)

Silent means:
No RIP packets are
sent.
RIP messages
received from this
interface update the
routing table

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Reset of the RIP

metric on the relative
interface for
exceeding the limit of
15 hops foreseen by
the RIP
protocol.

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SRAL XD
Example of Routing Table

Static Routing Enabled:

Up to 20 Routing Entries can be set

RIP Protocol Enabled:

Max 130 Routing Entries without routing throughput degradation

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SRAL XD
Example of a mixed DCN scenario
NetViewer

SRAL XD
Dual-Q

SRAL XD

10.10.10.6
10.10.10.6
HUB

RJ45 cable

10.10.20.X
10.10.20.X
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2

IP Router
(TCP/IP/PPP)

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

RS232
10.10.30.2
10.10.30.2

64 K
bps

10.10.10.4
10.10.10.4

SRAL

SRAL

10.10.30.4
10.10.30.4

10.10.40.2
10.10.40.2

E1
SRAL XD

3rd Party
SRAL XD

Dual-Q

Demb

SDH Network
10.10.60.2
10.10.60.2

Dext

10.10.90.4
10.10.90.4

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

SRAL XD

10.10.70.2
10.10.70.2
10.10.50.2
10.10.50.2
10.10.80.2
10.10.80.2

SDH
equipment

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HUB

10.10.90.2
10.10.90.2

10.10.91.2
10.10.91.2

Communications MN

SRAL XD
DCN planning basics I
Nmax
Node X
C = Throughput
/Routing Capability
of Node (pkt/sec)

Link
B = Link Bandwidth
(bits/sec)

NEs
Subnetwork

The DCN planning is based on the following Bottlenecks:

C: Routing Capability of the Node X. It is defined as the number of packets routed by the Node X
per second (pkt/sec)
B: Link Bandwidth defined as number of bits per second (bits/sec)
The maximum number Nmax of NEs (including Node X) is calculated considering:
More restricting parameter between B and C
DCN traffic generated by each of the NEs belonging to the Sudnetwork (average values
calculated via proper algoritms based on statistical theory)
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SRAL XD
DCN planning basics II
Nmax
SRAL XD

B = R Channel
Bandwidth = 64 Kbps

SRAL XD

SRAL XD
NEs Cloud

Eth

C = Throughput
/Routing Capability of
SRAL XD

The maximum number Nmax of SRAL XD NEs (including the SRAL XD Gateway) is calculated
considering:
More restricting parameter that is B (R-Channel 64 Kbps) in this case
DCN traffic generated by the each SRAL XD NE. The following values can be considered during
normal operation:
SRAL XD NE 1+0 =
0,5 Kbps
SRAL XD NE 1+1 =
1 Kbps
Nmax = B / SRAL XD NE (1+0) Kbps = 64/0,5 = 128 SRAL XD NE (1+0)
Nmax = B / SRAL XD NE (1+1) Kbps = 64/1 = 64 SRAL XD NE (1+1)
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SRAL XD
DCN Bandwidth requirements
Requested DCN Bandwidth during normal operation:
SRAL XD NE 1+0 =
0,5 Kbps
SRAL XD NE 1+1 =
1 Kbps
Requested DCN Bandwidth during start-up:
SRAL XD link
=
15 Kbps
64
Max

NetViewer Server

s
Kbp

SRAL XD (1+1)
Network 3

Max 64

NetViewer Client

TNMP/TCP/IP

SRAL XD (1+0)
Network 2

SRAL XD
Network 1

Max 128
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SRAL XD
DCN Summary - Addressing Rules
The SRAL XD controller acts as a Router that routes IP packets through the following

management interfaces: R-Channel, RS-232, D-ext, D-embedded, Q/V LAN, V-BUS

All the above management interfaces uniquely identified by the IDU Controller IP address
For each SRALXD two consecutive IP addresses must be reserved. The first IP must be
assigned to the controller, while the second IP address will be automatic assigned to the
LCT connected via RS-232 interface
All the management interfaces support the RIPv1 routing protocol
The RIPv1 protocol can be also disabled, in this case static routing table are used
Up to 20 Routing Entries can be set in a static routing table
Max 130 Dynamic Routing Entries are allowed without routing throughput degradation
The SRALXDs connected via R-channel, D-ext and D-embedded interface belong to
different sub-networks
The SRALXDs connected via V/Q Ethernet or V-BUS interface belong to same subnetwork
SRAL XD DCN Bandwidth:
Requested DCN Bandwidth during normal operation:
SRAL XD NE 1+0 =
0,5 Kbps
SRAL XD NE 1+1 =
1 Kbps
Requested DCN Bandwidth during start-up:
SRAL XD link
=
15 Kbps
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