HSSI/ASI Converter - Data Rates

From: Mike Holdsworth ([email protected])
Date: Mon Feb 05 2001 - 18:22:53 EST

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    Hi Everyone,

    Apologies if you get this twice (I know I will!!)

    Well, its now 2001 and I thought I'd send an email to the list to say hope
    everyone is well, not too busy and hopefully see some of you at the
    Satellite 2001 exhibition in Washington this March.

    And also to ask a favour. We've been developing some new products and one of
    these I need a bit of help on finishing off.

    Its designed for satellite networks that:
    a) Have a mainly Video based network/client base and wish to move into
    delivering IP Services or;
    b) Those of you who are using mainly ASI Modems, and only using HSSI because
    that is the Router interface available)

    Its a simple enough device that converts ASI (unframed) into HSSI, so you
    can use ASI modems/infrastructure and a HSSI Router. It could potentially be
    used as a HSSI Line Driver between an ASI modem and a HSSI Router (up to 200
    metres away).

    In order to keep the cost down I have opted for a simple look-up table for
    clock rates. This is where I need some help. The look-up table can take up
    to 200 different clock rates and I have already got the following speeds.
    Can anyone give me any others that I have missed, or that you'd like
    supported? Please note it supports Asymmetric rates already:

    Clock rates:

    1.544
    2.048
    3.152
    4.00
    6.00
    6.312
    8.448
    10.00
    16.00
    24.00
    34.368
    44.736
    51.84*

    *Apparently ASI won't support exactly 51.84Mbps due to the structure of ASI,
    and this may be true of some of the other speeds. I've put that in as its
    the maximum of Cisco's HSSI Spec.

    Does anyone know what speeds ASI supports?

    Cheers

    Mike Holdsworth
    Satellite Product Manager
    Metrodata Ltd - Satellite Group - www.metrodata.co.uk/satellite -
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