PM8311 Overview
Designed for lower-density applications than its PM8310 TEMUX 336 counterpart, the TEMUX 168 device also interfaces seamlessly with a broad range of PMC-Sierra solutions. The TEMUX 168 includes the Extended Serial SONET/SDH interface (ESSI), enabling:.
PM8311 Key Features
- Fully integrated, monolithic IC ensures reliability
- 4 OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH framers
- 168 T1/126 E1 framers
- 6 M13 multiplexers, including support for G.747 multiplexing
- 6 DS3/E3 framers
- High order path processor for a SONET STS-3 or an SDH STM-1
- Tributary path processor for 168 VT1.5/TU-11s or 126 VT2/TU-12s
- Byte synchronous and bit asynchronous mapper for 168 VT1.5/TU
- plete SONET/SDH front end with T1/E1, DS3/E3
- Integrated SBI bus simplifies interconnection to layer 2 processors
PM8311 Applications
- A low pin-count interconnect to additional TEMUX 168 devices
- SONET/SDH cross-connects in transport applications