Harris Intraplex ACS-160 Series - Figure 5-5. DS0 Communication in Simple Point-To-Point Configuration; Figure 5-6. DS0 Communication in Drop and Insert Configuration; Figure 5-7. DS0 Communication on Crossconnect Star Configuration

5 – Remote Control ACS-160 Series & STL-160 Series T1 Multiplexer Installation & Operation
Version 2.11, August 2011
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Intraplex Products
Point-to-Point Configurations
Point-to-point configurations are straightforward. In these systems, the computer connects to a
CM-5RB module and controls both the local CM-5RB module and the CM-5RB module at the far
end (Figure 5-5).
Figure 5-5. DS0 Communication in Simple Point-to-Point Configuration
Drop and Insert Configurations
A point-to-point configuration can be extended to control multiple locations using only a single
DS0 channel. Figure 5-6 shows how to connect a drop and insert multiplexer. If the network
master is located at the drop and insert multiplexer, the DI-A must be the master, and the DI-B
must be the slave.
Figure 5-6. DS0 Communication in Drop and Insert Configuration
Star Configurations
The Intraplex T1 CrossConnect’s digital cross-connect (DCS) capabilities make it possible to create
new network topologies. One of these is the star network (Figure 5-7). This star configuration
example includes four common modules connected through a central cross-connect node. A
common DS0 channel is shared for DS0 management communications among all the common
module units connected to the DCS system.
Figure 5-7. DS0 Communication on CrossConnect Star Configuration