XRT75VL00_08 Datasheet, PDF (30/50 Pages) Exar Corporation – E3/DS3/STS-1 LINE INTERFACE UNIT WITH JITTER ATTENUATOR

XRT75VL00
E3/DS3/STS-1 LINE INTERFACE UNIT WITH JITTER ATTENUATOR
REV. 1.0.6
5.0 THE RECEIVER SECTION:
This section describes the detailed operation of the various blocks in the receiver. The receiver recovers the
TTL/CMOS level data from the incoming bipolar B3ZS or HDB3 encoded input pulses.
5.1 AGC/Equalizer:
The Adaptive Gain Control circuit amplifies the incoming analog signal and compensates for the various flat
losses and also for the loss at one-half symbol rate. The AGC has a dynamic range of 30 dB.
The Equalizer restores the integrity of the signal and compensates for the frequency dependent attenuation of
up to 900 feet of coaxial cable (1300 feet for E3). The Equalizer also boosts the high frequency content of the
signal to reduce the Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI) so that, the slicer slices the signal at 50% of peak voltage to
generate Positive and Negative data.
The Equalizer can either be “IN” or “OUT” by setting the REQEN pin “High” or “Low” (in Hardware Mode) or
setting the REQEN control bit to “1” or “0” (in Host Mode).
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EQUALIZER SETTINGS:
The Equalizer has two gain settings to provide optimum equalization. In the case of normally shaped DS3/
STS-1 pulses (pulses that meet the template requirements) that has been driven through 0 to 900 feet of cable,
the Equalizer can be left “IN” by setting the REQEN pin to “High” (in Hardware Mode) or setting the REQEN
control bit to “1” (in Host Mode).
However, for square-shaped pulses such as E3 or for DS3/STS-1 high pulses (that does not meet the pulse
template requirements), it is recommended that the Equalizer be left “OUT” for cable length less than 300 feet
by setting the REQEN pin “Low” (in Hardware Mode) or by setting the REQEN control bit to “0” (in Host
Mode).This would help to prevent over-equalization of the signal and thus optimize the performance in terms of
better jitter transfer characteristics.
NOTE: The results of extensive testing indicates that even when the Equalizer was left “IN” (REQEN = “HIGH”), regardless
of the cable length, the integrity of the E3 signal was restored properly over 0 to 12 dB cable loss at Industrial
Temperature.
The Equalizer also contain an additional 20 dB gain stage to provide the line monitoring capability of the
resistively attenuated signals which may have 20dB flat loss. This capability can be turned on by writing a “1” to
the RxMON bits in the control register or by setting the RxMON pin (pin 27) “High”.
5.1.1 Interference Tolerance:
For E3 mode, ITU-T G.703 Recommendation specifies that the receiver be able to recover error-free clock and
data in the presence of a sinusoidal interfering tone signal. For DS3 and STS-1 modes, the same
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