Features

"Right Sized" Transport of 10GE-LAN Signals Through OTN Network

• GFP encapsulation used for packing 10GE-LAN signal into "Right Sized" OTU-2 signal resulting in channel rate of 10.7 GHz.
• Two different flow-control options used on client to allow for 10GE-LAN signal to be packed into OTU-2.
• 10GE-LAN into OC192C (through GFP) to allow for SONET grooming of 10GE client.
• Proprietary 10GE-LAN map to OTU-2 without transport rate increase or client flow control.

Superb I/O Flexibility with Industry Standard SF14P1 Support on Both Line and Client Ports of Device

• Proven CMOS I/O from AMCC.
• Provides up to 705Mbps per I/O, covering 11.1GHz operation for full bandwidth 10GE-LAN client in an OTUk formatted signal and 11.27GHz operation for 10G Fibre Channel client in an OTUk formatted signal.
• Provides port swapping and output dual feed features for 1 + 1 line protection scheme.

Integrated Patented Dispersion Compensation Control Circuitry for Client and Line Interfaces (Second Generation of AMCC's EYEMAX Solution)

• Proven in AMCC's EYEMAX solution (NIAGARA and S3094).
• Available with the use of the S3394.
• Available on both client and line interfaces of Rubicon.
• Best-in-class optical fidelity solution providing longest reach without regeneration.

Software Compatible with Industry Leading AMCC Niagara FEC Device

• Same register maps for common functions in each chip.
• Minimal effort and maximum benefit upgrade path from original DispersionXX (NIAGARA and S3094) solution

G.709 ODU-2 Synchronous and Asynchronous Mapping

• 1 x OC192/STM-64 mapping (239,237) per G.709.
• Direct map (239,238) into ODU – 2.

G.709 ODU-1 Synchronous and Asynchronous Mapping

• 1 x OC48/STM-16 mapping (239,238) per G.709.
• Direct map (239,238) into ODU-1.

G.709 Overhead Processing

• Bi-directional add-drop ODU-1, ODU-2.
• Bi-direction G.709 Overhead Processing and optional OTU2 Fixed Stuff Columns access.
• Dedicated GCC ports.

Ingress and Egress Client Data Performance Monitoring

• 1 x OC192/48/12/3 TOH add-drop and processing.
• 8B/10B Monitoring.
• 10GE Monitoring.
• SONET/SDH section and line termination.
• TOH add-drop port.
• LOS, OOF, LOF detection.
• B1, B2 monitoring with programmable Signal Degrade and Signal Fail thresholds.
• J0 Monitoring, SDH and SONET modes.
• K1, K2 monitoring for APS changes, line AIS and line RDI.
• Automatic, interrupt-driven, or manual AIS insertion.
• Frame boundary output.

Industry Standard RS(255,239) Forward Error Correction with 6.2 dB Coding Gain (at 10^-15 CER)

• G.709 Compliant Frame Structure.
• Compatible with AMCC's S19203 (HUDSON) and S19208 (NIAGARA).

Enhanced Gain FOrward Error Correction with G.709 ODU

• 10.71, 10.66, 11.1, 11.27Gbps enhanced FEC with >8dB coding gain.
• G.709 overhead processing and nominal rate expansion.
• Comprehensive channel statistics gathering.
• Corrected bits, bytes.
• Corrected zeros, ones (with outputs).
• Uncorrectable sub-frame count.

Broad Interface Compatibility

• 16-bit 622 Mbps LVDS interface (MSA compliant) 10 Gbps interface.
• Compatible with AMCC HUDSON, GANGES, KHATANGA, COLUMBIA, MAROS, MEKONG, NIAGARA, S3091/92, S3097/98, S19211, S19235, S3094, S3394 and S3475.

Client and Line Side Loopback

• Client side and line side loopback on the Rubicon.

Support for System Test and Diagnostics

• Can synthesize SONET frame.
• Error injection capability for verification of remote error reporting.
• Test-set compliant pseudo-random sequence generation/analysis.

General Purpose Processor Interface

• Glueless 16-bit interface to MPC860, 25 MHz to 66 MHz.
• Dual mode interface also supports Intel processors.
• Interrupt driven or Polled mode operation.

Additional Protocol Support

• FEC Frame Synchronous scrambling.
• Programmable sequence detection.

Pin Compatibility to Niagara Device / Low Power .13 Micron CMOS Technology

• 1.2 Volt core operation.
• 2.5 Volt I/O.

Applications

• SONET/SDH OC48/STM-16 OC192/STM-64 DWDM transport systems and DWDM metro networks.
• Transparent Add-Drop Multiplexing Transponder applications.
• Protocol Transparent Transport.
• IaDI to IrDI FEC transponder chip (6.2dB gain network to >8dB gain network).