XRT74L73 Datasheet, PDF (407/488 Pages) Exar Corporation – 3 CHANNEL, ATM UNI/PPP DS3/E3 FRAMING CONTROLLER

PRELIMINARY
XRT74L73
3 CHANNEL, ATM UNI/PPP DS3/E3 FRAMING CONTROLLER
REV. P1.0.1
Method 1) in order to transmit a Yellow Alarm to
the remote terminal equipment.
In this example, the Terminal Equipment intends to in-
sert the appropriate overhead bits, into the Transmit
Overhead Data Input Interface, such that the
XRT74L73 will transmit a Yellow Alarm to the remote
terminal equipment. Recall that, for E3 Applications,
a Yellow Alarm is transmitted by setting the FERF bit
(within the MA Byte) to "0".
If one assumes that the connection between the Ter-
minal Equipment and the XRT74L73 are as illustrated
in Figure 177 then Figure 178 presents an illustra-
tion of the signaling that must go on between the Ter-
minal Equipment and the XRT74L73.
FIGURE 178. ILLUSTRATION OF THE SIGNAL THAT MUST OCCUR BETWEEN THE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE
XRT74L73, IN ORDER TO CONFIGURE THE XRT74L73 TO TRANSMIT A YELLOW ALARM TO THE REMOTE TERMINAL
EQUIPMENT
Terminal Equipment/XRT74L73 Interface Signals
0
1
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
TxOHClk
TxOHFrame
TxOHIns
TxOH
Remaining Overhead Bits with E3 Frame
MA, Bit
7
TxOHFrame is sample “high”
Terminal Equipment asserts TxOHIns and
Data on TxOH line.
XRT74L73 Framer samples TxOHIns and
TxOHIns signal
In Figure 178 the Terminal Equipment samples the
TxOHFrame signal being "High" at rising clock edge
# “0". From this point, the Terminal Equipment waits
until it has detected 32 rising edges in the TxOHClk
signal. At this point, the Terminal Equipment knows
that the XRT74L73 is just about to process the FERF
bit within the MA byte (in a given Outbound E3
frame). Additionally, according to Table 89 , the 32nd
overhead bit to be processed is the FERF bit. In or-
der to facilitate the transmission of the Yellow Alarm,
the Terminal Equipment must set this FERF bit to "1".
Hence, the Terminal Equipment starts this process by
implementing the following steps concurrently.
a. Assert the TxOHIns input pin by setting it "High".
b. Set the TxOH input pin to "0".
After the Terminal Equipment has applied these sig-
nals, the XRT74L73 will sample the data on both the
TxOHIns and TxOH signals upon the very next falling
edge of TxOHClk (designated at 32- in Figure 178 ).
Once the XRT74L73 has sampled this data, it will
then insert a "1" into the FERF bit position, in the Out-
bound E3 frame.
Upon detection of the very next rising edge of the Tx-
OHClk clock signal (designated as clock edge 1 in
Figure 178 ), the Terminal Equipment will negate the
TxOHIns signal (e.g., toggles it "Low") and will cease
inserting data into the Transmit Overhead Data Input
Interface.
6.2.2.2 Method 2 - Using the TxInClk and
TxOHEnable Signals
Method 1 requires the use of an additional clock sig-
nal, TxOHClk. However, there may be a situation in
which the user does not wish to add this extra clock
signal to their design, in order to use the Transmit
Overhead Data Input Interface. Hence, Method 2 is
available. When using Method 2, either the TxInClk
or RxOutClk signal is used to sample the overhead
bits and signals which are input to the Transmit Over-
head Data Input Interface. Method 2 involves the use
of the following signals:
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