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Module Descriptions:

TL180 Control Logic:

CL180/PRI:
PRI control logic consisted of six modules, It was designed for use in point-to-point applications involving asynchronous channels. It provided seven basic clock rates and local central logic status.

CL180/PRI-1:
PRI-1 control logic had all the features of PRI logic plus remote status reporting.

CL180/PRI-2:
PRI-1 control logic had all the features of PRI logic plus:

TL180 Channel Adapters: CA180/FDX-3:
channel interfaces for asynchronous channels at speeds up to 1,800 bps; the interfaces could be dedicated or dial-up and provided error detection, display and diagnostics

CA180/ABR:
channel interfaces for asynchronous channels with the ability to auto-detect input speeds up to 1,200 bps

CA180/2CURR:
dual channel interfaces for asynchronous channels equipped with current loop interfaces at speeds up to 75 baud (Bell 83B3 selective calling networks)

CA180/2FDX-DS:
dual channel interfaces for asynchronous channels with an integrated 113B answer-only data set; approved for direct network connection through a CBT/DAA

CA180/2ABR-DS:
dual channel interfaces for asynchronous channels with the ability to auto-detect input speeds up to 1,200 bps; with an integrated 113B answer-only data set

CA180/201C
a single channel interface used to interface one synchronous channel at up to 7,200 bps over a dedicated, full-duplex circuit




More on the TL780

The primary logic set consisted of seven modules and the secondary set, six modules. The remaining slots are for a diagnostic module and nine channel adapter slots. Expansion nests were available in the versions: one was wired for a driver module and nine channel adapter slots; the other, for a driver module and 16 channel adapter slots.

Central logic modules included the bandsplitter, MPU1, scanner, MPU2, MPU3, low speed clock, and remote. A secondary set of central logic would have been the same, excluding the remote module.

Optional enhancements could include primary logic that supported a 9,600 bps high speed line with an input burst rate of 38,400 bps or a 19,2600 bps high speed line with an input burst rate of 38,400 bps.

Channel adapter modules included:

All the channel adapters supported by the TL180 and the following:

CA780/EIA4:
a single channel interface for asynchronous or synchronous channels at speeds up to 9,600 bps; the interface could be used with modems equipped with a supervisory channel such as the Bell 202C/D

CA780/SPC3:
a single channel interface for synchronous channels that use bisynchronous protocols, such as IBM 2780, 3780, 3270, 360/HASP, or CDC-UT200; it operated at speeds up to 9,600 bps.

CA780/HSC4:
a single channel interface for dedicated synchronous channels at speeds up to 9,600 bps; this interface was totally transparent and not statistically multiplexed with other TL780 channels. Four EIA control signals could be exchanged, end-to-end.


More On the TL280:

The TL280 was a synchronous wideband time division multiplexer used in point-to-point or multipoint operation. It could multiplex up to 21 channels at 2,400 bps over a single 56,000 bps line. It had redundant central logic and load-sharing power supplies, a timing module, and local/remote diagnostic modules.

Module Descriptions:

FLC Module:
maintained bit-count integrity from station to station for short duration interruptions on the wideband facility.

ETC Module:
provided timing in networks that were not frequency locked

ESC Module:
ETC modules designed to operate at speeds beyond 19,200 bps, including: V.35, Bell301/303, and EIA interfaces


More On the TL290:

The TL290 allowed users of Bell 209 modems to switch to the DDS network (and multiplexing) without losing the bandsplitting capability of the 209. It handled up to four channels at speeds up to 7,200 bps and an output of up to 9,600 bps.


More On the SM480

The SM480 supported up to 8 asynchronous I/O devices with an aggregate input of 76,800 bps over a 9,600 bps line. The input speeds ranged from 50 bps to 9,600 bps. The SM480 was configured by setting channel DIP switches on the "master" end and downloading the configuration to the "slave."

The SM480 also provided individual channel flow control through the use of the X-ON/X-OFF characters or the toggling of EIA interface control signals. The SM480 also supported auto-detect of the channel input speed (ABR) up to 1,200 bps.


More On the SM680:

The SM680 was a microprocessor-controlled statistical multiplexer used in point-to-point operation. It could multiplex up to 32 channels with an aggregate of 38,400 bps over a single 9,600 bps line, with an optional module that could be an integrated 4,800 bps or 9,600 bps modem, or a bandsplitter module up to 19,200 bps.

The SM680 had switch-selectable downline loading, diagnostic monitoring, and status reporting.

Module Descriptions:

CA680/2A4 Module:
a dual channel, asynchronous, RS-232 interface, with data rates up to 9,600 bps

CA680/2S4 Module:
a dual channel, synchronous, bandsplitter interface, which allocated bandwidth to synchronous inputs on an "as-needed" basis.


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