MCC Blades

The interface blades for the MCC provide the building blocks of the multiple-slot chassis system. Each MCC chassis slot accommodates one blade, providing a modular platform to customize the MCC system to suit the specific needs of each testing environment. Each blade is connected to the switching matrix allowing any two compatible ports to be connected to each other. The design of the MCC allows this matrix to be non-blocking regardless of the type of blades used the system.

The type and quantity of ports a MCC chassis supports is determined by the blades used in the configuration. Each blade has 8 to 36 ports and supports a variety of protocols and data rates. The SFP and XFP blades are designed to operate with MSA compliant transceivers so the protocols supported are limited only by market availability.

• Features
• Applications
• Specifications
• Ordering

Features

• Flexible Design
• • Support any combination of interface blades
• • Customize system for exact requirement
• Wide Variety of Interface Options
• • Copper (RJ45)
• • SFP (up to 4.25 Gbps with 2R and 3R)
• •-XFP (10 Gbps Ethernet, Fibre Channel and SONET OC192)
• • T1/E1
• • DS3/E3/STS-1
• • Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps fiber and TX
• Media Conversion
• • Conversion within the MCC
• • Eliminates external equipment
• Robust Feature Set
• • Individual port configuration
• • Hot-swappable design
• • Digital diagnostics support
• • Link Integrity Notification
• • Clock data recovery (3R)
• Multiple Mapping Configurations
• • Bidirectional or one way
• • Multicast 1 to N at wire speed
• • Port failover/cable break simulation
• • Data mirroring

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Applications

Media Cross Connect Blade Applications

Protocol	SFP	SFP FC CDR	SFP MR CDR	10G XFP	10G XFP MR*	RJ45	T1/E1	T3/E3/ STS-1
Any Protocol up to 2.25 Gbps - 2R	•	•	•
10/100/1000 Base Fiber Ethernet – 2R	•	•	•
10/100/1000 Base Fiber Ethernet w/CDR			•
10/100/1000 Base TX Ethernet						•
1G/2G Fibre Channel -2R	•	•	•
1G/2G/4G Fibre Channel w/CDR		•	•
SONET OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 -2R	•	•	•
SONET OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 w/CDR			•
10G Ethernet LAN PHY				•	•
10G Fibre Channel				•	•
10G Ethernet WAN PHY or SONET OC192					•
10G Infiniband					•
10G Ethernet with FEC**					•
SONET OC-192 with FEC**					•
T1/E1							•
T3/E3/STS-1								•
*: Intra-Blade port mapping only
**: Reference clock is not provided by blade, ensure the XFP used does not require this function.

Application Drawings

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Specifications

SFP/XFP Interface Blades
SFP blade	36 protocol independent ports, supports protocols with data rates up to 2.5Gbps including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, SONET OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, and 1 and 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel.
Fibre Channel CDR SFP blade	36 protocol independent ports for use with protocols having data rates up to 4.25Gbps. In addition to the data protocols supported by the SFP blade, the FC SFP supports 4 Gbps Fibre Channel, with an on-board Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) (3R) for 4Gbps Fibre Channel protocol. The CDR can be activated on a per port basis to eliminate accumulated jitter associated with higher data rates or multiple-hop applications.
Multi-Rate CDR SFP blade	36 protocol independent ports. Includes all functions of the FC SFP blade plus the 3R function for SONET OC 3, OC 12 and OC 48 and 10/100/1000Base Ethernet. The CDR can be activated on a per-port basis to eliminate accumulated jitter associated with higher data rate or multiple-hop applications.
10 Gig XFP blade	9 XFP ports with 3R signal retiming supports either 10-Gig Ethernet LAN (IEEE P802.3ae) or 10-Gig Fibre Channel. Equipped with a copper XFP provides support for 10G copper applications.
10 Gig XFP Multi-Rate Blade	8 XFP ports supporting any protocol with FEC(Forward Error Correction) up to 11.3 Gbps, including 10Gbps Ethernet LAN or WAN PHY, SONET OC-192, and 10Gbps Fibre Channel. Mapping can only be done within the blade.
Copper Interface Blades
RJ-45 blade	36 independent 10/100/1000Base-TX Ethernet ports with 3R signal retiming. Each port supports auto-negotiation, speed, duplex, link match, MDI/MDI-X auto-sensing and jumbo Ethernet packets.
T1/E1 Blade	18 T1/E1 ports with RJ-48c connectors. Each port can be independently configured for either T1 or E1 protocol. 3R signal retiming can be activated on a per-port basis.
DS3/E3/STS-1 Blade	18 DS3/E3/STS-1 ports with Coaxial (1.0/2.3) connectors. Each port may be independently configured for DS3, E3 or STS-1 protocols. Cable adapters for (1.0/2.3) to BNC conversion are available.
Other Specifications
Rack Units	All blades are 1 RU in Height, and fit within the chassis.
Power	Power is drawn directly from the chassis power supply.

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Ordering Information

Line Card Selection
EMPMC-18T1E1	T1/E1 Interface Blade, 18 RJ48 ports
EMPMC-18DT3E3	DS3/E3/STS Interface Blade, 18 coaxial (1.0/2.3) ports
EMPMC-36RJ	10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface Blade, 36 RJ-45 ports
EMPMC-36SFP	SFP Interface Blade, 36 ports (2R)
EMPMC-36SFP3R	Multi-Rate SFP Interface Blade, 36 ports, clock recovery (3R) for Fibre Channel
EMPMC-9XFP	10Gbps Ethernet/ Fibre Channel Interface Blade, 9 XFP ports
EMPMC-36SFP3RMR	Multi Rate SFP Interface Blade, 36 ports, clock recovery (3R) for SONET, Ethernet and Fibre Channel
EMPMC-8XFPMR	10Gbps Interface Blade for Ethernet LAN or WAN PHY, OC192 and Fibre Channel, 8 XPF ports local switching
Accessories
1600125-001R	Coax, 1.0/2.3 to BNC 75 ohm Cable assembly, 36"
1600125-001R	Coax,ÿ1.0/2.3ÿto BNC 75 ohmÿCable assembly, 36"

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