Combined NT Unit version A

1 Identification
2 Introduction

NANT-A

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3 Features and Application Notes

4 General Description

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5 Functional Description
6 External Interfaces

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7 Alarm Control Unit

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8 Physical Description
9 Craft Cable Connector
10 Power Supply

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Identification
Table 1 provides identification of the NANT-A
Table 1: Identification of the NANT-A

Part Number

Mnemonic

Name

3FE 26698 AAAA

NANT-A

Combined NT Unit version A

Introduction
This document describes the Combined NT Unit version A (NANT-A) which is part of
the Intelligent Services Access Manager (7302 ISAM).

Features and Application Notes

The NANT-A:

Is used in a Flexible Density (FD) 7302 ISAM and a 7330 FD subrack.

Provides the management and control interfaces.
Provides centralized alarm handling and reporting.
Has one fixed 1000BASE-X port (SFP only) and one 1000BASE-X combo port (SFP
or RJ45).
Supports fiber bending.
Supports:

the LT boards in a 7302 FD subrack

a combination of LT boards and REM/SEM units in a 7330 FD subrack.

Supports up to 16 K MAC address entries with hardware assisted aging.

Supports NT redundancy from 7302 ISAM R3.2 onwards.
Supports NT I/O.
Supports back pressure at half duplex and IEEE802.3x flow control at full duplex.
Operates within the temperature range of -40 C to +65 C.

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General Description
The NANT-A contains the control functions of the ISAM 7302 FD and 7330 FD. It
handles the xDSL, the chassis and the switching data path.
The NANT-A provides management interfaces (LCMI and LEMI) to the outside world
and control interfaces towards other subsystems (LT board, NT I/O board). Figure 1
shows the position of the NANT-A in the system.
Fig. 1: Position of the NANT-A in the system
Alarm interfaces

Management-A
interface

LT #1

ACU

LT #2

User interfces
(N x DSL)

Uplink/Network
Interfaces

NT-A
(PBA-NANT-A)

NTIO

NT-B
(PBA-NANT-A)

LT #15
LT #16

Management-B
interface

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Functional Description
Figure 2 shows the different functional blocks of the NANT-A.
Fig. 2: Functional Blocks of the NANT-A AAAA

FIM

PBA-NANT-A
MCSD

NT's Alarm-Cut-Off LEDs

Alarm-Cut-Off Switch

NT's Front SYStem LEDs

NT's Front Uplink-ITF LEDs

[ACOLED]
[ACOS]

ACU

[SYSLED]
[ITFLED]

BIM
[REFOUT]

SYNC-REFerence Output Clock

[LT-Ref-Clock(0:17)]

[ALMOUT]

ALarM control OUTputs

[ALMIN]

ALarM status INputs

[HIPC]

NT-NT Communication Itf

NT-NT Switch-Over Itf
NT's Shelf Activity Status
NT's Serial IO Itf
NT's Backplane (NTIO) Serial Mgt Itf

Local Craft-Management Itf

Local Ethernet-Management Itf

[LCMI]
[LEMI]

[SOI]
[SAS]
[SIO]
[BSM]

NT's Front-Uplink Interface #0

[FUI#0]

[LT0]

LT's Serdes Interface 0

NT's Front-Uplink Interface #1

[FUI#1]

[LT15]
[BUI0]

LT's Serdes Interface 15

NT's Back-Uplink Interface 0

CISC

NUTS

[BUI3]
[BUI4/LT17]
[BUI5/LT16]

NT's Back-Uplink Interface 3

NT's Back-Uplink Itf 4 or LT's Serdes Itf 17
NT's Back-Uplink Itf 5 or LT's Serdes Itf 16
SMAS-Powering Interface
NTIO/NTAP-Powering Interface
NT's Power Supply Interface

PSIM

The different functional blocks are:

MCSD
The Master Clock-Synchronization and -Distribution (MSCD) provides a
HW-stuffable interface and synchronization circuitry (Generic Equipment Timing
Source (GETS)) to lock the ISAM system clock onto a very accurate received BITS
reference timing signal. This ISAM system clock reference will be forwarded to all
LT boards within the same ISAM subrack.
ACU
The Alarm Control Unit (ACU) provides all the necessary alarm control and interface
circuitry for accumulating system alarms, driving relay contacts for alarm outputs and
provisioning visual alarm indications.
CISC
The Centralized ISAM System Controller (CISC) provides all the On-Board
Controller (OBC) functions:

centralized control and management approach

processing capabilities for dropped GE packets/frames from the GE switching module.

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NUTS
The Network/User Transport and Switching (NUTS) provides the interface and
switching circuitry for the front and back related uplink/network interfaces to/from
the LT slots.
PSIM
The Power Supply Interface Module (PSIM) converts the rack power supply into all
necessary voltages as required by the used components.
FIM
The Frontplate Interface Module (FIM) at the front stiffener holds some physical
interface connectors, a button and some LEDs.
BIM
The Backplane Interface Module (BIM) constitutes all the necessary control,
management, and data plane related interfaces.

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External Interfaces

External Interfaces Accessible via Front Panel

The following external interfaces are accessible via the front panel:
Communication Interfaces

2 communication interfaces are available via the front panel:

1 x 1000 BASE-X SFP port

1 x Combo-Port:
1 x 1000 BASE-X SFP-Port
or

1 x 10/100/1000 BASE-T Port (RJ45 connector)

Management Interfaces

The following management interfaces are available via the front panel:

Local Craft Management Interface (LCMI, RJ45 connector)

Local Ethernet Management Interface (LEMI, RJ45 connector)
An Alarm Cut-Off Switch (ACOS) and LED (ACOLED)
The electrical UPLINK interface can also be used as Inband Ethernet Management
interface.

External Interfaces Accessible via the Back Plane

The following external interfaces are accessible via the back plane:

ALarM control OUTputs (ALMOUT)

ALarM status INputs (ALMIN)
Syncronization REFerence OUTput clocks (REFOUT) towards the LT's
NT's Backplane (= NTIO) Serial-Management interface (BSM)
Shelf Activity Status (SAS) interface
NTs Serial IO interface (SIO)
Ethernet Configuration and Management Interface (ECMI)
Inter Integrated Circuit Management Interface (I2C)
LT interfaces (16/18) (LTS)
NTIO uplinks (6) (BUI)
SMAS power supply interface
NT board power supply interface
NT I/O module power supply interface

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Alarm Control Unit

The Alarm Control Unit (ACU) provides:

a central point for internal (= subrack) related alarm collection.

a central point for external (= CO) related alarm collection and control.
the necessary circuitry for rack alarm control and visualization.
an Alarm Cut Off (ACO) capability to the subrack.

The following ACU functionality is provided:

Fan unit alarm interface (2 inputs)

Central Office alarm interface (5 miscellaneous inputs)
Circuit breaker alarm (1 input)
Door alarm (1 input)
Subrack alarm lamp interface

These ACU interfaces can be found on the backplane of the subrack, for more
information refer to the FD Hardware Installation Manual.

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Physical Description
Figure 3 shows the side and front view of the NANT-A.
Fig. 3: View of the NANT-A

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Dimensions:
The dimensions of the NANT-A are:

Height: 405 mm
Width: 30 mm
Depth: 205 mm
System Status LEDS
Figure 4 shows the system status LEDS of the NANT-A.
Fig. 4: System Status LEDs
PWR
ACT

ALM

Table 2 gives the definitions of the system status LEDS on the NANT-A.
Table 2: System Status LED Definition
Port

Description

PWR

ACT
ALM

Green - Power present

Off - No power
Green - Active
Off - Stand-by
Red - Alarm condition exists
Off - No alarm condition exists

Port LEDs
Table 3 gives the definitions of the port LEDS on the NANT-A.
The LEDs for the RJ45 port are embedded in the RJ45 connector and indicate the speed
and the link/activity status. These LEDs will be turned off if the respective combo SFP
port is working.
Each SFP port has a respective single LED associated with it to visualize the link and
activity status.

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Table 3: Port LED Definition
Port

Description

10/100/1000Base-T Ports LED

(built-in RJ45)

Speed LED

Green - 1000M
Yellow - 100M
Off - 10M or no link

Link / Active LED

SFP Ports LED

Green - link
Blinking green - transmitting or receiving packet on this port
Off - No link detected at this port

Link / Active LED

Green - link up at this port

Blinking green - transmitting or receiving packet in link up state
Off - No link detected at this port

Alarm Cut Off

The NANT-A is equipped with an Alarm Cut Off switch and an Alarm Cut Off indication
LED (refer to Figure 3).

Craft Cable Connector

The Craft cable connector is a male RJ45 connector.
Fig. 5: RJ45 Connector

Table 4 shows the connector pinning (both RJ45 and DB9) for the Craft cable connector.
Table 4: CRAFT Cable Connector
Signal Name

Type

RJ45
Pin Nr.

DB9
Pin Nr.

Description

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

RXD

Craft interface receive data

TXD

Craft interface transmit data

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

EG

Ref

Electrical Ground or Signal Ground

CTS

Clear To Send

RI, DSR

Ringing Indicator and Data Set Ready

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Power Supply
The NANT-A is compatible with -48 Vdc nominal and -60 Vdc nominal power supply
systems.

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