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Technical summary
Hardware options |
Prosody X PCI |
Prosody X cPCI |
Prosody X PCIe |
E1/T1 cPCI board with 16 trunks |
PMXC 2, 4 or 8 |
PMXC 8 or 16 |
2 or 4 trunks |
PMXC 16 |
| SS7 monitoring software capability |
| Trunks containing signalling links |
1, 2 or 4 E1/T1 trunks1 |
4 or 8 E1/T1 trunks1 |
1 or 2 E1/T1 trunks1 |
8 E1/T1 trunks1 |
| Signalling links |
Up to 64 (64kbits/s timeslots)2 |
| E1/T1 – software selectable? |
Yes |
| Multiple boards per server? |
Yes |
| Capture modes |
Non-invasive mode – high impedance (Hi-Z) line tap (not supplied); active pass through mode; local traffic mode |
| Protocols supported |
SS7 and other HDLC-based protocols |
| SS7 protocol variants (e.g., ITU-T, ANSI, China) |
Configurable on a per link basis |
| Monitor and decode |
Raw HDLC (Level 2 MSU); MTP3; ISUP; user-defined |
| Co-exist with SS7 signalling (ISUP and TCAP) applications? |
Yes |
| Operate in parallel with ISDN and CAS protocols? |
Yes |
| Network connectors (front panel) |
2, 4 or 8 off RJ45/RJ48C; BNC via adapter |
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2 or 4 off RJ45/RJ48C; BNC via adapter |
Not applicable |
| Network connectors (rear transition module) |
Not applicable |
8
off RJ45/RJ48C; BNC via adapter |
Not applicable |
16 off RJ12 |
| Adapter cables (supplied) |
1, 2 or 4 RJ45/RJ48C cable adapters (single plug to dual socket) |
4 or 8 RJ45/RJ48C cable adapters (single plug to dual socket) |
Not applicable |
16 off RJ12 to RJ45/RJ48C; BNC via adapter |
| Bearer channel traffic capture |
| Media processing resources |
Via rich media DSPs |
Not applicable – use Prosody board |
Notes:
1
. Bi-directional, receive and transmit sides.
2. Figures given are the maximum number of concurrent links that can be monitored per board, using the appropriate hardware option for the number of trunks containing signalling links.
Diagram 1; non-invasive monitoring mode
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