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- the present invention relates to a frame timing transfer method in an SDEKS3 ⁇ 4 device and an S DD device applied to a new synchronous network such as a Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) network or a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).
- SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
- SONET Synchronous Optical Network
- Fig. 48 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of SONET (SD Hfe3 ⁇ 4H3 ⁇ 4).
- the SONET 100 shown in Fig. 48 is a 10 G ring that handles, for example, a data transmission rate of 0 C-192 level (about 10 Gbps).
- Network 101 and OC Optical Carrier
- OC 12 that handles the coupling network 102 and OC—3 level data (about 155 Mbps)
- a multi-ring configuration in which the three loop ring network 103 and the SONET (SDH) ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 devices 111, 112, 121, and 122 are connected to each other via a power gateway.
- Device 121 is a DS3 (Digital Signal level 3) or STS-1 level data
- At least the S ON ⁇ devices 111, 112, 121 and 122 functioning as gateways have functions to support processing of signals of multiple types of data transmission rates, cross-connect (TSA: Time Slot Assignment) functions, etc. Is required.
- TSA Time Slot Assignment
- device SONETi ⁇ ⁇ g (hereinafter simply referred to as “device”) 121
- signal processing of each level such as OC-12, OC-3, DS3, and STS-1 can be performed. It is also necessary that the received signal can be cross-connected to the desired ring network 100 to 104.
- the transmission device 121 has For example, as shown in FIG. 49, as shown in FIG. 49, a higher-order group interface unit 201 corresponding to 0C-12C and a lower-order group interface unit 202 corresponding to DS3 / STS-1 transmit and receive, respectively.
- each of these interface units hereinafter referred to as IF boards
- IF boards interface units
- STS-1 STS Cross Connect Unit 203
- Reference numeral 204 denotes a sync card (SYNC) for supplying a reference clock in the device (unit) to each of the units 201 to 203.
- Each of the IF boards 201 and 202 further includes a separation processing unit (DMUX) 211, P / S II. RTS (Serial / Parallel) conversion circuit 213, PLL circuit 214, and channel (CH) interface section 210 having a multiplex processing section (MUX) 215.
- the cross connect unit 203 includes an STS-TSA unit 230 having a 37? Conversion circuit 231, a pointer processing circuit 232, a cross connection unit 233, a PLL circuit 234, and a PZS conversion circuit 235.
- the SZP conversion circuit 231, the pointer processing circuit 232, the PZS conversion circuit, the PLL circuit 234, and the P / S conversion circuit 235 in the STS-TSA unit 230 Actually, in order to perform signal processing for each of the IF boards 201 and 202, a number corresponding to the number of IF boards 201 and 202 to be accommodated is provided.
- the DMUX 211 synchronizes a received signal with a frame and separates (extracts) a main signal (frame).
- the separated main signal is a frame pulse representing the head position thereof.
- FP head position
- CK clock
- the DMUX 211 also has a well-known pointer processing function as described later.
- the P / S conversion circuit 212 performs S / P conversion according to the frame pulse and the clock in order to pass the main signal from the DMUX 211 to the STS cross-connect 203 at a high speed.
- the main signal is N (N is an integer of 2RJ :) as parallel data via the backplane interface 205. Output to the STS cross-connect unit 203 together with the frame pulse and clock.
- the 37? Conversion circuit 213 performs low-speed processing of the main signal ( ⁇ parallel data) after cross-connect processing, which is input at high speed from the STS cross-connect unit 203 via the knock plane interface 205, S / P conversion is performed in accordance with the frame pulse and the clock representing the head position of the main signal.
- the LL circuit 214 is synchronized with the intra-unit reference clock supplied from the synchro head 204. It is one clock of the reference master in the unit.
- the MUX 215 performs processing (MUX processing) on the main signal from the SZP conversion circuit 213 in accordance with the reference master clock in the unit supplied from the PLL circuit 214, such as pointer processing and overhead insertion.
- a predetermined signal (frame) such as OC-12 / 0C-13 or DS3ZSTS-1 is assembled and transmitted to the network side.
- the S / P conversion circuit 231 converts the main signal transmitted from the corresponding IF boards 201 and 202 through the backplane interface 205 at a low speed to the main signal.
- the S / P conversion circuit 232 performs S / P conversion according to the frame pulse and clock sent together with the S / P conversion circuit 231.
- the main signal after SZP conversion by the S / P conversion circuit 231 is provided by the unit supplied from the PLL circuit 234.
- pointer processing such as NDF (New Data Flag) enable detection and pointer value detection in accordance with one internal reference master clock, the deviation of the frame head position of each main signal from each IF board 201, 202 It is to absorb and align.
- the cross-connect unit 233 generates a channel (STS-1) according to one reference master clock in the unit supplied from the PLL circuit 234 for each main signal whose frame start position is aligned by the pointer processing circuit 232 in this manner. )
- TSA time-to-live
- the cross-connect setting (including the through setting) is externally performed by a system CPU (microcomputer) not shown.
- the PLL circuit 234 is the same as the PLL circuit 214 in each of the IF boards 201 and 202, and is synchronized with the in-unit reference clock supplied from the synchronizing power supply 204.
- the PZS conversion circuit 235 transmits a main signal after cross-connection by the cross-connect unit 233 to the corresponding IF boards 201 and 202 at a high speed. PZS conversion is performed according to the process.
- the signal (OC-12) on the higher-order group side network (for example, the OC-12 looping network 102) accommodated in the IF board 201 is converted to the IF board.
- a cross-connect (drop) is made to a network on the lower-order group (tributary) housed in 202 (for example, a ring network 104).
- the main signal is separated from the received signal in the DMUX 211 in the IF board 201, and the main signal is sent to the P / S conversion circuit 212. After the P and S conversion, the main signal, the frame pulse and the clock are output to the STS cross-connect unit 203 via the knock plane interface 205.
- the main signal from the IF board 201 is subjected to SZP conversion by the SZP conversion circuit 231 and then input to the pointer processing circuit 232.
- the input main signal is subjected to the pointer processing according to the reference master clock in the unit so that the leading position of the frame of the main signal is determined by the frame of the main signal from the other IF boards 201 and 202. Match the start position.
- the main signals from the IF boards 201 and 202 are input to the cross connect unit 233 in a state where the respective frame head positions are aligned with each other (synchronous state).
- the cross-connect unit 233 performs a cross-connect process in accordance with one intra-unit reference master clock and a preset cross-connect setting in such a state that the head positions of the main signals are aligned.
- the OC-12 loop ring network 102 The TS A is transmitted so that the received main signal is output to the corresponding P / S conversion circuit 235 (IF board 202) as the main signal to the ring network 104.
- the main signal after cross-connection is P / S converted by the corresponding PZS conversion circuit 235 and output to the corresponding IF panel 202 (accommodating the ring network 104) via the knock plane interface 205. Then, the signal is subjected to S / P conversion by the SZP conversion circuit 213 and MUX processing by the MUX 215 in the IF board 202, and is transmitted to the ring network 104 as a DS3 or STS-1 level signal.
- FIG. 50 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the pointer processing circuit 232.
- the pointer processing circuit 232 shown in FIG. 50 includes a pointer value receiving section 241, a J1 pulse generating section 242, a memory section 243, and a stuff control section 244. , A pointer value calculation unit 245, a pointer value insertion unit 246, an NDF circuit 247, and the like.
- the pointer value receiving section 241 converts the received signal (see FIG. 51; however, the signal format shown in FIG. 51 indicates an STS-1 frame, and the OC-12, OC-3, etc. From the frame, it is equivalent to a signal obtained by multiplexing 12 frames or 3 frames by 1 byte).
- the byte byte (HI, H 2 bytes: see Fig. 52) located in the fourth row of the overhead section 301 ) Receives (detects) the pointer value of the lower 10 bits.
- the J1 pulse section 242 recognizes the J1 byte position, which is the head position of the main signal, based on the pointer value detected by the pointer value receiving section 241, and determines the J1 byte position at the timing of the J1 byte position.
- the memory unit 243 temporarily holds the J1 pulse generated by the J1 pulse ⁇ unit 242 and the received data (main signal). For Specifically, the J1 pulse and the main signal described above are written into the memory unit 243 in synchronization with the reception clock from the IF board 201 (202), and according to the stuff (INCZDEC) control by the stuff control unit 244, In addition, the data is read from the memory unit 243 in synchronization with the transmission clock (one unit clock within the unit). As a result, the clock (timing) transfer processing of the received data to the transmission clock (transmission frame timing) is performed.
- the pointer value calculation unit 245 determines which byte position following the H3 byte (stuff byte) is “0” and counts up to “782”. Any of the SPE (Synchronous Pay load Envelope) addresses (see FIG. 53)
- the transmission pointer value is determined by monitoring whether or not the timing coincides with the J1 pulse.
- the pointer value input unit 246 replaces the transmission pointer value determined by the pointer value calculation unit 245 with a new value. This is inserted into the transmission data (main signal) read from the memory unit 243 as a pointer value.
- the NDF ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 circuit 247 performs an NDF bit (see FIG. 52) for indicating whether or not the pointer value has been changed by the upper 4 bits of the H1 byte.
- a normal NDF value of "01 10" is set, and power is turned on, a line abnormality is generated CA IS (Alarm Indication Signal) is generated (detected), clock loss is detected, etc.),
- CA IS Alarm Indication Signal
- clock loss is detected, etc.
- an NDF enable of "1001" is generated.
- the above NDF enable is not changed (invalid) when the pointer value is changed when the stuff control is performed by the stuff control unit 244.
- the J1 byte position which is the head position of the main signal, is recognized by the pointer value receiving unit 241 based on the pointer value displayed in the received data byte pointer. At that timing, the J 1 pulse is generated by the J 1 pulse unit 242.
- the received data and J1 pulse are recorded in synchronization with the received clock.
- the data is once written to the memory unit 243 and then read out in synchronization with the transmission clock.
- the stuff control by the stuff control unit 244 is performed if necessary.
- the transmission pointer value is determined by the pointer value calculation unit 245 from the timing of the read J1 pulse, and the pointer value is inserted into the transmission data read from the memory unit 243 by 246.
- the NDF bit generated by the NDF circuit 247 is also inserted.
- the above processing is performed on the received data of the IF boards 201 and 202 by the respective pointer processing circuits 232, so that the difference in the route (via the network) and the Due to processing delay in 201, 202, physical distance between IF boards 201, 202 and STS cross-connect unit 203) Due to differences, etc., the start position of each received data from each IF board 201, 202 is shifted. (Bit delay) is absorbed, and the frame timing of each received data becomes in agreement with each other, so that the cross-connect processing by the cross-connect unit 233 becomes possible.
- the pointer processing is performed by controlling the frame timing and clock of the data on the transmission path (network) (unit) while minimizing the bit delay of the received data.
- This technology is used to change (convert) the frame timing and clock within (transmitting side).
- the received IF boards 201 and 202 receive the signals (main signal frames) from the IF boards 201 and 202 in order to change the timing. Since the number of pointer processing circuits corresponding to the number of 202 (the number corresponding to the number of processing channels) is 232, the scale of the apparatus becomes very large. In particular, even for fe3 ⁇ 4 devices (eg, 111) that can support the ultra-high-speed ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 network of 0 C -192 level (approximately 10 Gbps) Jb, OC-12, OC-3, DS 3.
- each IF board 201 and 202 is controlled by the PLL circuit 214 in the unit. It operates independently in accordance with the reference master clock in the unit based on the reference reference clock; that is, it has a structure that may operate asynchronously with the STS cross-connect unit 203.
- each pointer processing circuit 230 has a memory capacity that can absorb all the “shifts” that are generated separately for the IF boards 201 and 202 as described above. Must be provided. Therefore, there is a limit to the increase in the number of processing channels in “timing transfer” using the pointer processing technology.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and enables timing switching of a main signal frame without using a pointer processing technique, thereby minimizing an increase in apparatus scale even when the number of processing channels increases. It is an object of the present invention to provide an SD Hfe II device and a method of switching frame timing in the SD Hfe II device, which can suppress the occurrence of a frame timing change. Disclosure of the invention
- the SDHiS ⁇ device of the present invention uses an SD consisting of channel data for a plurality of channels.
- Frame hereinafter simply referred to as “main signal”
- a plurality of interface units (hereinafter referred to as IF boards) for accommodating each of the IF boards, and a main signal processing unit for carrying out predetermined main signal processing on the main signals described above.
- the main signal processing unit uses a frame timing generator that generates an in-device reference frame timing (FT) based on an in-device reference clock (reference RCK), and a frame timing generator.
- the frame timing distribution unit that distributes the internal reference FT to each IF panel and the memory unit that temporarily holds the main signal synchronizes the frame timing of the main signal with the internal reference FT.
- each IF board is distributed from the frame timing distribution unit of the main signal processing unit.
- Te is the feature that Ru provided with a main signal transmission processing unit that performs transmission processing to the main signal processing Yunitto the main signal.
- each IF board main signal transmission processing unit
- reference FT reference FT
- the shift of the frame start position of each main signal from each IF board occurs mainly due to the difference in physical distance between each IF board and the main signal processing unit. Therefore, the deviation force of the displacement of the frame head position is suppressed to a minimum. Therefore, if there is a memory capacity that can absorb the variation of the “shift” suppressed to a minimum, timing switching of the main signal can be performed with a minimum memory capacity without using the pointer processing technology. In contrast to existing equipment that used the pointer processing technology to switch the timing of main signals instead of operating each IF panel and main signal processing unit independently, the number of processing channels increased. However, it is possible to minimize the device scale.
- the main signal processing unit may include a cross-connect unit that performs cross-connect processing of the main signal from the main signal timing change unit on a channel data basis.
- the cross connect section always Since these main signals are input with their frame head positions aligned, it is possible to easily implement cross-connect processing in units of channel data.
- the IF board includes a frame synchronization signal adding unit that adds a frame synchronization signal to the main signal, and the main signal processing unit converts the frame synchronization signal from the main signal from the IF board.
- a frame synchronization unit for detecting and synchronizing the main signal may be provided for each IF board.
- the data line for the signal ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 only needs to be 13 ⁇ 4
- the IF board includes a first transmission speed unit that converts the main signal to a predetermined unit time and transmits the converted signal to the main signal processing unit
- the main signal processing unit includes: A second transmission speed conversion unit for converting the main signal from the first ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 speed conversion unit into a predetermined intra-unit transmission may be provided for each IF board.
- the main signal is transmitted after being sequentially converted to a constant transmission rate between units and a constant transmission rate within the unit, irrespective of i ⁇ of the received main signal.
- the main signal processing unit performs a PLL process on the reference RCK, performs a PLL process on the reference RCK that has been subjected to the PLL process by the main PLL circuit, and performs the second ⁇ speed
- a sub-PLL circuit provided for each of the above-mentioned second frequency converters may be provided to supply the operation clocks for the converters.
- the sub-PLL circuits of each BPIF section operate in synchronization with the main PLL circuit, thereby minimizing phase fluctuations and the like during the transmission rate conversion by the second transmission rate conversion section, and further reducing the main signal.
- the memory capacity required for the timing transfer unit is reduced.
- the main PLL circuit may include a distribution output unit for outputting the reference RCK, which has been subjected to the PLL processing, to each of the sub-PLL circuits. It is possible to prevent the waveform of the reference RC to be distributed from being degraded, and to synchronize each sub PLL circuit with the main PLL circuit with high accuracy.
- the main signal processing is performed.
- the unit may be provided with a frame timing changing unit for synchronizing the reference F # with the MC #.
- each of these main signal processing units selects the normal one of the reference RCKs for working and standby.
- a reference clock selection unit may be provided.
- the main signal processing unit may include a clock selection setting interface unit for setting clock selection in the reference clock selection unit in accordance with an external clock selection instruction. It is possible to switch between active / standby test and forced external / standby switching from the outside, thus improving the convenience of maintenance and operation of this device.
- each of these main signal processing units has a synchronization timing between the units based on the reference RCK.
- the above-mentioned criteria F # in each may be configured to be synchronized with each other.
- the main signal processing unit can immediately operate with the normal reference FT even if the current / preliminary switching is performed, further improving the reliability of the main signal processing.
- at least the frame timing generation unit in the current main signal processing unit includes a first counter unit that generates the above-mentioned inter-unit synchronization timing by a predetermined count operation, and the standby main signal processing unit.
- the frame timing generation unit in the processing unit converts the above-mentioned inter-unit synchronization timing, which is obtained by the first counter unit, into the above-mentioned current-use timing based on the above-mentioned in-device reference reference clock while performing clock phase protection.
- a clock phase protection unit that switches to a frame timing synchronized with the internal reference frame timing in the main signal processing unit; a frame phase protection unit that provides frame phase protection for the frame timing from the clock phase protection unit;
- the frame after phase protection by the phase protection unit It may comprise a second counter unit for generating the device reference frame timing in themselves by performing a predetermined counting operation based on the beam timing.
- the frame timing in the spare main signal processing unit absorbs the delay of the inter-unit synchronization timing from the current main signal processing unit, and the erroneous inter-unit synchronization timing due to noise or the like. Can be generated, and a reference FT synchronized with the reference FT in the current main signal processing unit with high accuracy can be generated (reproduced). Can be stabilized.
- the clock phase protection unit holds the inter-unit synchronization timing, and then reads out the inter-unit synchronization timing based on the reference RCK to thereby determine the inter-unit synchronization timing.
- the first memory unit for synchronizing with the reference FT and a predetermined count operation based on the inter-unit synchronization timing read from the first memory unit are synchronized with the upper standard FT.
- the phase difference between the first frame timing counter for counting the frame timing and the unit synchronization timing before and after the first memory unit is detected, and the first frame is set so as to eliminate the phase difference.
- a timing controller may include a first phase difference correction controller for correcting and controlling the force counting operation in the counter.
- the clock phase protection unit stores the first memory unit.
- the FT that becomes the «(reproduction) base of the above-mentioned reference FT which is always synchronized with the reference FT in the current main signal processing unit with high precision by absorbing the phase difference between the synchronization timings before and after the unit. The ability to generate power will become.
- the frame timing transfer unit holds the reference FT generated by the frame timing generation unit and then reads out the reference FT power based on the MCK, thereby synchronizing the reference FT with the MCK.
- a second memory unit for performing a predetermined count operation based on the reference FT read from the second memory unit to perform a reference operation synchronized with the MCK.
- the phase difference between the frame timing counter unit and the reference FT before and after passing through the second memory unit is detected, and the power in the second frame timing unit is adjusted so that the phase difference is eliminated.
- a second phase difference correction control unit for correcting and controlling the tilting operation.
- the above-mentioned frame timing transfer section absorbs the phase difference of the reference FT before and after the above-mentioned second memory section ffi, and makes the reference FT synchronized with the above-mentioned MCK with high precision ⁇ . This makes it possible to suppress anxiety when starting up the device.
- the main signal processing unit includes a first transmission rate conversion setting interface for setting the transmission conversion in the first transmission converter according to the external power setting.
- the above-mentioned IF board also has a second transmission conversion setting interface section for setting the transmission rate conversion in the second transmission rate conversion section according to the external transmission setting. May be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a SONET (SDH) device as one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration focusing on a main PLL circuit and a reference clock selection circuit in the SONET transmission apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the clock loss detection circuit (LOS) shown in FIG.
- 4A and 4B are time charts for explaining the operation of the cut-off detection circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the detection cycle setting in the quick break detection circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a timer circuit in the quick break detection circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a detailed configuration of the phase comparator (PC) shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8A is a time chart for explaining the operation of the PC shown in FIG. 7 (when the VCXO frequency and the reference clock frequency are the same).
- FIG. 8B is a time chart for explaining the operation of the PC shown in FIG. 7 (when the VCXO frequency is higher than the reference clock frequency).
- FIG. 9A is a time chart for explaining the operation of PC shown in FIG. 7 (when the frequency of V C X0 is lower than the frequency of the reference clock).
- FIG. 9B is a time chart for explaining the operation of the PC shown in FIG. 7 (when the reference clock stops).
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the master one frame timing (MFT) circuit shown in FIG.
- MFT master one frame timing
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an interconnection configuration of MFT circuits in a redundant STS cross-connect unit.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a frame phase protection unit in the MFT circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a detailed configuration of the three-frame protection circuit shown in FIGS. 10 and 12.
- FIG. 14A and 14B are time charts for explaining the operation of the three-frame protection circuit.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the frame counter section shown in FIG.
- FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B are time charts for explaining the operation of the frame counter section shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 17A to 17C are time charts for explaining the establishment of synchronization between the STS cross-connect units having a redundant configuration.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the close-up phase protection unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the clock disconnection detection circuit shown in FIGS. 10 and 18.
- FIG. 20 is a time chart for explaining the phase monitoring in the phase comparison (PC) section shown in FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES unit shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 22A and 22B are time charts for explaining the window switching operation by the window timer unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES section and the PC section shown in FIG. 18 (after power-on reset is released).
- FIG. 24 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES section and the PC section shown in FIG. 18 (after the monitoring timer times out).
- FIG. 25 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES section and the PC section shown in FIG. 18 (when the read TP is off the left side of the initial window).
- FIG. 26 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES section and the PC section shown in FIG. 18 (when the reading TP is off the right side of the initial window).
- FIG. 27 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES section and the PC section shown in FIG. 18 (when the reading TP is off the left side of the normal window).
- FIG. 28 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES section and the PC section shown in FIG. 18 (when the reading TP is off the right side of the normal window).
- FIG. 29 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the clock phase protection unit shown in FIG. 18 (when the bit delay on the phase difference detection side is minimum).
- FIG. 30 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the clock phase protection unit shown in FIG. 18 (when the bit delay on the phase difference detection side is maximum).
- Fig. 31 shows the master timing c shown in Fig. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a luth (MTP) ES circuit.
- FIG. 32 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the ES unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 33 is a timing chart for explaining phase monitoring by the phase comparison (PC) section shown in FIG.
- FIG. 34 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the MT PES circuit shown in FIG. 31 (when the bit delay force on the phase difference detection side is minimum).
- FIG. 35 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the MT PES circuit shown in FIG. 31 (when the bit delay on the phase difference detection side is the maximum).
- FIG. 36 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the main signal ES circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 37 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the main signal ES circuit shown in FIG. 36 o
- FIG. 38A is a block diagram for explaining calculation of the number of memory stages required for the main signal ES circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 38B is a time chart for explaining the calculation of the number of memory stages required for the main signal ES circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 39 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the SONET transmission device focusing on the configuration of the ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 format conversion circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4OA is a diagram for explaining the operation mode setting for the transmission system of the transmission format conversion circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 40B is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transmission system of the transmission format conversion circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 41 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the ES unit shown in FIG. 40B.
- FIG. 42 is a diagram for explaining an example of format conversion by the transmission system of the transmission format conversion circuit shown in FIG. 40B.
- FIG. 43A is a diagram for explaining the operation mode setting for the receiving system of the transmission format conversion circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 43B is a block diagram showing a configuration of a receiving system of the transmission format conversion circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 44 is a diagram for explaining an example of format conversion by the receiving system of the transmission format conversion circuit shown in FIG. 43B.
- FIG. 45 is a time chart for explaining an example of format conversion in operation mode A.
- FIG. 46 is a time chart for explaining an example of format conversion in the operation mode B.
- FIG. 47 is a time chart for explaining an example of format conversion in operation mode C.
- FIG. 48 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a SONET (SDHfe3 ⁇ 4 network).
- FIG. 49 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a main part of the SONET (SDH) II device.
- FIG. 50 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the pointer processing circuit 232.
- Figure 51 is a schematic diagram showing the format of a SONET transmission frame (STS-1)
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a format of a pointer byte (H1, H2) byte in a frame.
- FIG. 53 is a schematic diagram showing a format in which an SPE address is added to the SONET transmission frame shown in FIG. 51.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a SONET (SDH) fit device as one embodiment of the present invention.
- a plurality of ⁇ 1 devices 1 of this embodiment have 16) Channel interface unit (IF board) 2, Redundant configuration [Work (work) / spare (protect)] STS cross connect unit 3A, 3B, ATMZVT cross connect unit 4, sync card (SYN C) 5 and a microcomputer (-COM) 6 functioning as a system CPU (hereinafter simply referred to as "microcomputer 6").
- IF board 2 is appropriately equipped according to the accommodation network application (fe3 ⁇ 4 frame), such as for OC-48, OC-12, DS3, DS1, LAN, etc.
- the STS cross-connect unit (currently used: main signal processing unit) 3A accommodates each of these IF boards 2 and performs cross-connect processing on a channel-by-channel basis with one main signal frame of STS-1 frame as one channel.
- the STS cross-connect unit (backup) 3B functions as the current STS cross-connect unit 3A when a failure occurs.
- each STS cross-connect unit 3A, 3B can be used to function as an active unit.
- the ATMZVT cross-connect unit 4 performs cross-connect processing at the ATM cell or VT level contained (mapped) in the main signal frame of the STS-1 frame.
- the ⁇ 3 ⁇ 43 ⁇ 4 frame (main signal frame) received by the IF board 2 is used for the STS cross-connect unit 3A when it is necessary to perform cross-connection at the STS-1 level. It is passed to (3 B), and if it is necessary to perform cross-connection at the ATM / VT level lower than STS-1, the ATM TM VT cross-connect 4 is performed.
- the sync card 5 is a 38 MHz reference clock (RCK: working / standby) in the ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 device 1 for operating the above units 2, 3 A (3 B), 4 in synchronization with each other.
- System CPU 6
- step 1 It is intended to manage the operation of step 1 in a comprehensive manner.
- Each of the 8 settings cross-connect setting, ⁇ format conversion setting, etc. to be described later
- alarm information in the device according to the maintenance command input by the maintenance person. Collection, notification, etc.
- each IF board 2 has a channel (CH) interface section 21, a backplane interface (BP IF) section 22, a main PLL (Phase Locked Loop) circuit 23, and a microcomputer interface (I / F)
- the CH interface unit 21 basically converts (separates) the main signal (such as OC-12Z48) received from the accommodation network into a form that can be processed at a low speed and converts the signal into an STS cross-connect unit 3A ( 3B), while multiplexing the main signal from the STS cross-connect unit 3A (3B) with the main signal (OC-12-48, etc.) for transmission to the accommodation network and transmitting it. is there.
- the master timing (19MTP) of 8 kHz [19Mbps (strictly, 19.44Mbps) width] distributed to the STS cross-connect 3A (3B) is described below.
- the CH interface section 21 operates strongly based on a 19 MHz master clock (19MCK).
- the CH interface unit 21 of the present embodiment uses the STS cross-connect unit (hereinafter, STS-XC) of the main signal based on the 19MTP and 19MCK distributed from the STS cross-connect 3A (3B). It functions as a main signal transmission processing unit that performs transmission processing to 3A (3B).
- STS-XC STS cross-connect unit
- the CH interface unit 21 further includes a demultiplexing unit (DMUX) 21-1 and a frame input unit (Frame Ins.) 21-2 as a reception system, a frame synchronization unit 21-3 and a multiplex processing unit (Frame Ins.) As a transmission system.
- MUX demultiplexing unit
- MUX 21-14 as well as a reference clock (RCK) selector circuit 21-5, a differentiator 21-6, and a master timing pulse (MTP) ES (Elastic Store) circuit 21-7.
- RCK reference clock
- MTP master timing pulse
- the D MUX 21-1 separates the main signal received from the accommodating network (for example, OC-12 / 48 serial data) into a form that can be processed at low speed (parallel shading).
- pointer processing similar to that in the related art is also performed to absorb or offset the shift of the frame head position of the main signal signal.
- the frame input unit (frame synchronization signal adding unit) 21-2 needs to display a new frame start position when the frame start position has been changed by the above-mentioned pointer processing in the DMUX 21-1.
- a frame synchronization signal (Al, A 2 bytes) is added (replaced) to the main signal from DMUX21-1.
- the main signal having the A1 and A2 bytes exchanged as described above is directly passed to the STS-XC unit 3A (3B) through the BP IF unit 22, and the STS-TSI (Time Slot Interchange)
- the frame synchronizing unit 32-1 of the unit 32 detects the A1 and A2 bytes, and the main signal is frame-synchronized.
- the frame synchronization section 21-3 performs frame synchronization (A) of the transmission main signal to the accommodating network after the cross connection processing in the STS—XC unit 3A (3B) or the ATMZVT cross connect unit 4. 1, A2 byte detection), and the MUX 21-4 formats the transmission main signal synchronized with the frame by the frame synchronization unit 21-3 into the accommodating network (for example, OC-12Z48 serial). Data) is converted (multiplexed) and transmitted.
- A frame synchronization
- the accommodating network for example, OC-12Z48 serial
- the RCK selector circuit 21-5 selects a fault-free (normal) reference RCK among the 38 MHz reference RCKs for each of the working Z spares from the sync card 5, and the RCK selector circuit 21-5.
- a fault-free (normal) reference RCK among the 38 MHz reference RCKs for each of the working Z spares from the sync card 5, and the RCK selector circuit 21-5.
- a main PLL circuit 23 that forms the 78 MHz reference RCK, which is the internal reference, is formed. ing.
- the setting of the selection of the reference RCK is performed from the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer IZF unit 24, so that the switching test for the active Z spare can be performed.
- the differentiating circuit 21-6 uses the 38 MHz reference RCK selected by the RCK selector circuit 21-5 to perform the PLL processing in the main PLL circuit 23 using the 78 MHz reference.
- the RTP is used to differentiate (edge detection) the above 19 MTP distributed from the 8-unit 3-8 (3B), and the MTPES circuit 21-7 uses this differentiating circuit 21-6 DMUX21-1 and MUX21-4 in synchronization with the operation timing of the BP IF unit 22 (based on the 78 MHz reference RCK described above in the PLL circuit 22-2 described later) Is to be supplied to Next, the BP IF section 22 interfaces the main signal [between the units (backplane)] between the IF board 2 and the STS—XC unit 3 A (3 B). As described above, this backplane 3 ⁇ 4 is used in the SONETfeig format CSTS-3 / 12 (155 Mbps / 622 Mbps) according to the accommodating network application (OC-1248, etc.).
- the BP IF unit 22 includes a ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ format conversion circuit 22-1 and a PLL circuit 22-2.
- the circuit 22-2 operates based on the above 78 MHz reference RCK selected by the RCK selector circuit 21-5 and generated by the main PLL circuit 23, and operates the operation clock (78 MHz) for the transmission format conversion circuit 22-1. / 19 MHz). That is, the present PLL circuit 22-2 always operates in synchronization with the main PLL circuit 23.
- the above operation clock is also used as a clock for timing change in the MT PES circuit 21-7 as described above.
- the transmission format conversion circuit (first transmission ES conversion unit) 22-1 converts the main signal received from the CH interface unit 21 into the unit according to the operation clock supplied from the PLL circuit 22-1.
- the format (speed) is converted to a format (STS-3 / 12) and transmitted to the STS-XC unit 3A (3B), while the STS-XC unit 3A (3B) is ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 format (STS-3 / 12) Transmits the main signal sent to the CH interface unit 21 after converting it to 19Mbps / 78Mbs, which is the operating speed of the CH interface unit 21. It is.
- the accommodating network application (the main signal is transmitted via the STS-31 Since the backplane ⁇ is transmitted at a constant speed of 1, the STS—XC unit 3 (3 mm), and thus the IF panel for various network applications without increasing the scale of the fe1 device 1 Equipped with two is the power river ability.
- the setting of the speed conversion (operation mode setting: details will be described later in item (F)) is performed by the microcomputer 6 through the microcomputer IZF unit 24.
- the microcomputer 1 unit 24 controls the above-described mode setting from the microcomputer 6 to the fe format conversion unit 22-1, the current / reserve switching control for the RCK selector circuit 21-5, and the IF board 2 to be notified to the microcomputer 6.
- a register (not shown) that holds information on alarms in the unit (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer register) is provided. Through this microcomputer register, each setting for IF board 2 and alarm notification to microcomputer 6 are performed. It is like that.
- the microcomputer IZF unit 24 functions as a first transmission conversion setting interface unit for setting the transmission speed conversion in the transmission format conversion circuit 22-1 according to the frequency setting from the microcomputer 6. It is playing.
- the STS—XC unit 3 A (3 B) includes a backplane interface (BP IF) unit 31 provided for each IF board 2 and an STS—TS I It comprises a unit 32, a plurality of (here, eight) BP IF units 33, and a main PLL circuit 34.
- BP IF backplane interface
- each BP IF unit 31 exchanges a main signal with the BP IF unit 22 of the corresponding IF board 2 in the format between the units described above, while transmitting a main signal between the STS and the TSI unit 32. It is an interface for exchanging signals in a 78 Mbps in-unit format.
- each BP IF section 31 is also provided with a ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 format conversion circuit 31-1 and a PLL circuit 31-2, and the fe3 ⁇ 4 format conversion circuit (23 ⁇ 413 ⁇ 43 ⁇ 4 conversion section) 31-1 Converts the received main signal from the ⁇ format conversion circuit 22-1 of the corresponding IF board 2 into the above-mentioned 78 Mbps transmission speed in the unit and outputs it to the STS-TSI section 32, while The transmission main signal of 78 Mbps from the 3-31 section 32 is converted between the above units (155 Mbps / 622 Mbps) and output to the corresponding IF board 2.
- the transmission rate conversion setting (operation mode) setting in the fe format conversion circuit 31-1 is performed by the microcomputer 6 through the microcomputer IZF section 32-11. This will be described later in F).
- the PLL circuit (sub PLL circuit) 31-2 generates an operation clock (622 MHz) for the fe ⁇ ⁇ format conversion circuit 31-1.
- a reference clock (RCK) described later is used.
- the 78 MHz reference RCK (OREF78M) that has been PLL-processed by the main PLL circuit 34 distributed from the selector circuit 32-8 is further PLL-processed to perform ⁇ .
- each of the PLL circuits 31-2 (BP IF unit 31) always operates in synchronization with the main PLL circuit 34, that is, the STS-TSI unit 32 with high accuracy.
- a master clock (Master 78) with an 8 kHz period (78 Mbps width) based on the 78 MHz reference RCK distributed from the device is also provided.
- the frame synchronizing section 32-1 and the cross connect section 32 in the chop 31 and 32 are operated.
- the master clock (Master 78) is generated by the PLL circuit 31-2 of the BP IF unit 31 located at the 2nd stage above, and at least each BP IF unit Any one of the 31 PLL circuits 31-2 may be used.
- the STS-TSI unit 32 performs TSI in units of channels (STS-1) in a state where the frame head positions of the main signals received from the IF boards 2 are aligned.
- FIG. As shown in the figure, the BP IF section 31 (IF board 2), the frame synchronization section (for reception) 32-1, the main signal ES circuit (for reception) 32-2, and the frame input section (for reception) 32 -4, frame synchronization section 32-5 (for transmission), main signal ES circuit (for transmission) 32-6 and frame insertion section (for transmission) 32-7, and each BP IF section 31 (IF Cross-connect section 32-3 common to panel 2), RCK selector circuit 32-8, master one frame timing (MFT) circuit 32 It is composed of a master timing pulse (MTP) ES circuit 32-10 and a microcomputer interface (IZF) section 32-11.
- MTP master timing pulse
- IZF microcomputer interface
- the RCK selector circuit 32-8 is the same as the RCK selector circuit 32-8 in the IF panel 2, and the normal RCK with no failure among the 38MHz reference RCKs for the current Z spare from the synchro power supply 5
- the STS-TSI section 32 also compares the phase of the selected 38 MHz reference RCK with the output of the voltage controlled oscillator (VCX 0) 34-1 (described later with reference to FIG. 2). By doing so, the main PLL circuit 34 that forms the 78 MHz reference RCK is formed, so that the selection of the normal 78 MHz reference RCK (78) is always realized.
- the RCK selector circuit 32-8 functions as a reference clock selection unit that selects the normal one of the reference RCKs for the current Z reserve.
- the 78 MHz reference RCK generated (selected) in this way is stored in each BP IF unit 31 (PLL circuit 31-2), MFT circuit 32-9, and each BP I unit 33 (PLL circuit 33 Distributed to 2). Also, for the RCK selector circuit 32-8, it is also necessary to make a setting for selecting the reference RCK from the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer IZF section 32-11 and perform a switching test for the active Z spare. .
- the MFT circuit (frame timing unit) 32-9 generates a reference 8 kHz frame timing in the device based on the 78 MHz reference RCK selected by the RCK selector circuit 32-8.
- the 8 kHz (78 Mbps width) frame timing pulse (78 MTP) which is the base of the 8 kHz (78 Mbps width) master frame timing pulse (Master tp 78) based on the device, is used here.
- 19 MTP (19MCK) distributed to each IF board 2 (CH interface section 21) is set to be ⁇ .
- the MFT circuit 32-9 also functions as a frame timing distribution unit that distributes the reference 8 kHz frame timing (19MTP, 19MCK) in the apparatus to each IF board 2.
- the MFT circuit 32-9 has a spare STS—X, as will be described in detail later.
- the inter-unit synchronization timing [8 kHz (19 Mb ps width) timing pulse ( ⁇ ), 38 MHz clock (Tc)] is exchanged between C unit 3 B and the above 78 MHz reference RCK As a result, the internal 8 kHz frame timing (78MTP, 19MTP) of each STS-XC unit 3A, 3B is synchronized with each other.
- the MTPES circuit (frame timing transfer section) 32-10 sends the 8 kHz (78Mbps width) frame timing pulse (78MTP) generated by the MFT circuit 32-9 to the ft stage in Fig. 1.
- 78MTP frame timing pulse
- the “Master TP 78” is supplied as an operation timing of the cross-connect section 32-3 and, as a result, a readout timing common to each main signal ES circuit 32-2.
- the main signal is switched to the above-mentioned "Master TP 78" (8 kHz frame timing in the device), and the main signal from each IF board 2 is transferred. The displacement of the head of the frame is absorbed.
- the microcomputer IZF section 32-11 also controls the above-mentioned mode setting for the fe format converter 22-1 from the microcomputer 6, the above-mentioned current Z spare switching control for the RCK selector circuit 32-8, and the IF to be notified to the microcomputer 6.
- a microcomputer register (not shown) that holds information on alarms in the panel 2 is provided. Through this microcomputer register, each S value for the STS-XC unit 3A (3B) and the microcomputer 6 And an alarm notification to the user is made.
- this microcomputer I / F section 32-11 functions as a clock selection setting interface section for setting clock selection in the RCK selector circuit 32-9 in accordance with a clock selection instruction from the outside (microcomputer 6).
- the second speed conversion setting interface section that sets the fe ⁇ ii degree conversion (operation mode setting) in the format conversion circuit 31-1 according to the speed setting of the microcomputer 6 It works.
- the frame synchronization section (for reception) 32-1 is used for the A1, A2 bytes (frame synchronization signal) of the main signal (78 Mbps) from the fe format converter 31-11 of the corresponding BPIF section 31.
- the cross-connect section 32-3 detects the signal and synchronizes the main signal with the frame.
- the cross-connect section 32-3 receives the signal from each main signal ES circuit 32-2 according to the setting from the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer IZF section 32-11.
- the cross-connect is performed for each main signal with the same frame head position by channel (STS-1).
- each BP IF unit 33 is the same as the BP IF unit 22 in the IF board 2, and is the same as the transmission format conversion unit 22-1, the transmission format conversion unit 33-1, and the PLL circuit 22-2. It has the same PLL circuit 33-2 as.
- each BP IF section 41 is provided corresponding to each of these BP IF sections 33, and is the same as the BP IF section 31, respectively, and has the same fe-format as the fe-format conversion circuit 31-1. It has a PLL circuit 41-2 similar to the PLL conversion circuit 41-1 and PLL circuit 31-2.
- this device ⁇ ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 1 1 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 1 1 ⁇ ⁇ IF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ), As in the case of the backplane, transmission in the SO NET transmission format (STS-3 / 12) is performed.
- each frame synchronization section (for transmission) 32-5 performs frame synchronization (Al, A2 byte) with respect to the main signal that is returned after the ATMZVT level cross-connect is performed in the ATMZVT cross connect unit 4. Detection).
- each main signal ES circuit (for transmission) 32-6 transmits the main signal from the frame synchronization unit (for transmission) 32-5 similarly to the main signal ES circuit (for reception) 32-2. The timing is changed and synchronized with the internal reference 8 kHz master-to-frame timing (Master TP 78).
- each frame insertion section (for transmission) 32-7 has its main signal A1 and A2 bytes are exchanged for.
- a 38 MHz reference clock (active, standby) power is input from the sync card 5 to the RCK selector circuit 32-8.
- the RCK selector circuit 32-8 monitors the failure of each of these input reference clocks [for example, LOS (Loss Of Signal)] and selects a normal reference clock.
- the selected reference clock and the output clock of the 78 MHz voltage-controlled oscillator 34-1 serving as the reference in the device are compared in phase by the PLL circuit 34, whereby the 78 MHz RCK force in the device is generated.
- the 78 MHz RCK is supplied (distributed) as a reference clock of a 622 MHz PLL circuit 31-2 in each BP IF unit 31.
- the MFT circuit 32-9 uses the RCK selector circuit 32-8 and the main PLL circuit 34 as shown in the figure to change the 78 MHz RCK to the internal 8 kHz frame timing (78MTP, 78MCK, 19MTP, ) And the timing for inter-unit synchronization [8 kHz (19 Mbps width) Tp, 38 MHz Tc] is applied.
- 78MTP and 78MCK are supplied to the MT PES circuit 32-10, 19MTP and 19MCK are distributed to each IF board 2 (CH interface unit 21), and 8 kHz (19 Mbps width) Tp and 38 MHz z T c is It is output to the MFT circuit 32-9 of the other STS—XC unit 3B (3A). That is, the inter-unit synchronization timing [8 kHz (19 Mbps width) Tp, 38 MHz Tc] is calculated for each STS—XC unit 3 It is exchanged between A and 3B.
- the standby STS-XC unit 3B will always be able to operate as a working device and will be in standby state.
- the 19MTP distributed from the STS-XC unit 3A (3B) is used as the RCK selector circuit for the separation processing and Vointer processing in the DMUX 21-1 and the insertion processing of Al and A 2 bytes in the frame insertion unit 21.
- 21-1 Differentiate using the 78 MHz reference RCK PLL processed by the main PLL circuit 23 with the 38 MHz reference RCK selected in 5 and use the signal synchronized with the operation clock of the BPIF section 22 in the MTPE S circuit 21-7. .
- the main signal into which the Al and A2 bytes are inserted by the frame input unit 21 is converted into the inter-unit ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 format (STS-3Z12) by the fe-format conversion circuit 22-1 of the BPIF unit 22.
- each IF board 2 uses the STS-XC unit 3A based on the internal 8 kHz frame timing (19MTP, 19MCK) distributed from the STS-XC unit 3A (3B). Operates according to (3 B). Further, each BP IF unit 31 has the same configuration, and the PLL circuit 31-2 which performs the operation clock of the BP IF unit 31 operates in synchronization with the main PLL circuit 34. It has become. In other words, this device 1 has a structure that minimizes the phase fluctuation of the 8 kHz reference frame timing distributed inside the device including the IF panel 2. I have.
- the shift (bit delay) of the frame head position of the main signal reaching each ES signal 32-2 of the STS—XC unit 3 A (3 B) from each IF board 2 is mainly caused by each IF
- the physical distance ( ⁇ distance) between the unit 2 and the STS-XC unit 3 A (3 B) is uniform due to the difference in unit. Minimized.
- each of the IF boards 201 and 202 and the STS—XC unit 203 operate independently, and the existing equipment that uses the pointer processing technology to switch the main signal frame timing is used instead. Unlike 121, even if the number of processing channels increases as the number of accommodated IF panels increases, the equipment scale can be minimized.
- the main signal in which the deviation of the frame start position is absorbed by the main signal ES circuit 32-2 as described above, is input to the cross-connect unit 32-3, and the microcomputer 6 cross-connects at the STS level.
- the main signal for which the setting has been made is cross-connected (TSI) by the cross-connect section 32-3, and then turned back to the frame insertion section 32 side as a transmission main signal, and the corresponding BP IF section 3 It is transmitted to the corresponding accommodation network through 1 and IF board 2.
- the main signal for which the cross-connect is set at the ATMZVT level is passed through the cross-connect section 32-3 and inserted into the frame 32-4, and the BP IF section 33 is fed to the ATM / VT cross-connect unit 4 through the fem.
- the BP IF unit 33 ⁇ frame synchronization unit 32 — 5 ⁇ main signal ES circuit 32 — 6 — cross connect unit 32 — 3 ⁇ frame insertion unit 32 — 7 —
- BP IF unit 31 Providesed in the order of IF board 2 and L, and sent to the corresponding accommodation network.
- Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the S-unit 3-38 (3 ⁇ ) focusing on the RCK selector circuit 32-8 and the main PLL circuit 34.
- the RCK The selector circuit 32-8 includes a clock loss detection section (LOS) 32-8-1, 32-8-12 and a clock selection switch 32-8-3
- the main PLL circuit 34 has a 78 MHz ( Strictly speaking, a 77.76 MHz) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCXO) 34-1, frequency divider 34-2, phase comparator (PC) 3-3, filter 34-4, 8kHz voltage-controlled oscillator 34 -5, frequency divider 34-6, 34-7, clock loss detection unit (Dwn DET) 34-8, and clock distribution interface unit 34-9.
- LOS clock loss detection section
- PC phase comparator
- the above-mentioned RCK selector circuit 32-8, each component of the main PLL circuit 34 except for the VCX034-1, the filter 34-4, and the oscillator 34-5, and the above-mentioned MFT circuit 32-9 are realized by the same LSI (PAD LSI) 35.
- the shaded portion indicates information notified to the microcomputer 6 through the microcomputer IZF portion 32-11 or information set from the microcomputer 6.
- the clock loss detection unit (LOS) 32 -8-1, 32—8—2 detects the clock disconnection, and when the clock disconnection is detected, a switching trigger (LOS A or LOSB) is generated and the clock selection switch Entered in 32—8—3.
- each of the above-mentioned cut-off detection sections 32-8-1, 32-8-2 is configured as shown in FIG. 3, for example, and each flip-flop (FF) circuit 322,
- FF flip-flop
- a predetermined count of the timer circuit 321 (sampler) is provided by a clock disconnection detection circuit 320 composed of G)
- the 38MHz reference RCK (detection target clock) edge from the sync card 5 is detected within the cycle.
- a trigger for switching from working to standby (disconnection detection information) is generated strongly (timing T 1 in FIG. 4A). If at least one edge of the reference RCK of 38 MHz is detected within the predetermined sampling period, the switching trigger (L0S state) is released (see timing T2 in FIG. 4B). .
- the switching trigger force is generated
- the state is held in the FF circuit 329 via the OR circuit 328 and transmitted to the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer IZF section 32-11. Notified.
- the trigger from the microcomputer 6 triggers the read-on-clear signal at the pulse generator 326 and the output power of the AND circuit 327 becomes effective.
- the information held in the FF circuit 329 (LOS state) is cleared.
- the sampling period of the timer circuit 321 is based on the above-mentioned 78 MHz reference RCK. In this embodiment, the sampling period is appropriately set by the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer IZF unit 32-11. Set and change to Power River.
- this setting is changed by the L0S window setting information (L0SWIN) for 4 bits.
- L0S window setting information L0SWIN
- the sampling period is set to 25.7 nanoseconds (ns) (corresponding to a clock period obtained by dividing the 78 MHz reference RCK by 1/4). If "0001”, the sampling period is 77.2 (ns) ( It is set to 78 MHz standard RCK, which is equivalent to a clock cycle divided by 18).
- the timer circuit 321 includes a counter 321a, a comparator 321b, and a 1 frequency divider 321c as shown in FIG. 6, for example, and the L0S window setting information and the counter 321a are set.
- the frequency division ratio of the 78 MHz reference RCK can be changed according to the LOS window setting information.
- the above-mentioned switching trigger is not generated from the above-mentioned clock loss detection section 32-8-1 (32-8-2-2).
- select and output the 38MHz reference RCK which is the clock loss (LOS state) power is not detected (for backup).
- the STS-XC unit 3A (3B) always uses a normal reference RCK force ⁇ selection> without any obstacle, which greatly contributes to the improvement of the reliability of the main signal processing.
- this clock selection can be switched by the setting from the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer IZF section 32-11, so that the maintenance switching of the active Z spare test switching or forced switching can be performed appropriately. Can be implemented, and maintenance • Operational convenience can be greatly improved.
- the reference 112 of 38 112, selected as ⁇ ⁇ is input to the PC 34-3, and the output clock (78MHz) of the VCXO 34-1 is divided by the divider 34-2 for 12 minutes. After the phase is compared with the frequency-divided clock, it is fed back to the VCXO 34-1 via the filter 34-4 as the phase control signal (PC ON) of the VC XO 34-1.
- the PC 34-3 includes FF circuits 341 and 342, an EXOR (exclusive OR) circuit 343, and an inverting circuit 344.
- the clock (lZm output) from the VCX 034-1 side (divider 34-12) and the 38 MHz reference RCK (lZn output) selected by the clock selection switch 32-8 are the same. If the period is the same (same frequency), the above phase control signal (PCON) will be constant, and the oscillation frequency of VCX034-1 will be maintained at the current oscillation frequency.
- PC ON is a pulse in the direction in which the H level width (Duty) becomes wider.
- the clock (1 Zm output) from the VCX 034-1 side has a higher frequency than the reference RCK (lZn output) of 38 MHz.
- PC 0 as shown in Figure 9A N is a pulse in the direction in which the H level becomes narrower, whereby the oscillation frequency of the VCXO 34-1 is adjusted so that the frequency forces of the two clocks match.
- PC ON is output at 19.44 MHz and 50% duty as shown in Fig. 9B.
- the output clock of VCXO 34-1 is precisely fixed to 78MHz.
- the output clock power of the VCX034-1-1 is divided into 18 lines (but two lines are spare) at the clock distribution interface unit 37, and the PLL circuit of the above BP IF unit 31 (33) is divided one by one. — Divided into two.
- the clock distribution interface unit 37 functions as a distribution output unit for outputting the above-described PLL-processed 78 MHz internal reference RCK for each PLL circuit 31-2 separately.
- ⁇ 8 MHz reference RCK in the device is output separately for each PLL circuit 3 1-2, preventing waveform deterioration of ⁇ 8 MHz reference RCK distributed to each PLL circuit 31-2
- each PLL circuit 31-2 that is, each BP IF unit 31 can be synchronized with the main PLL circuit 34 (VCX034-1) with high accuracy.
- Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the above MFT circuit 32-9.
- Fig. 11 is the MFT circuit in each STS-XC unit 3A, 3B (work unit 3A, protect unit 3B).
- the MFT circuits 32-9 each include a clock phase protection unit 51 and a frame phase protection unit. 52 and a frame counter 53.
- the clock phase protection unit 51 is provided by the frame counter unit (first counter unit) 53 in the MFT circuit 32-9 of the currently used (work) operating STS-XC unit 3A. Timing pulse for synchronization between units (38MT P), to protect the clock phase, and to switch to 78 MTP while absorbing the phase fluctuation of 38 MTP.
- this clock phase protection unit 51 is composed of the ES unit (first memory unit) 51A, the phase comparison (PC) unit 51B, the window timer unit 51, the phase difference detection unit 5 ID, and the timing pulse (TP) ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4It has a counter section 51E and a clock loss detection section 51F.
- the following processing is performed roughly. That is, the timing is switched to 78MTP by the ES unit 51A due to the input 38MTP, and at this time, the relationship between the 38MTP write phase and the read phase for the ES unit 51A is compared (monitored) in the PC unit 51B.
- the read phase is adjusted to correct the normal phase relationship.
- phase relationship is monitored based on a window pulse of a predetermined period (initial or normal window pulse described later), which is calculated by the window timer 51C, at the center position of the window pulse width.
- Readout phase (timing) The readout phase is adjusted so as to be positioned.
- the 38MTP whose timing has been switched to ⁇ 8MTP is strongly supplied as a load pulse of the counter unit 51E.
- the phase difference detection unit (first phase difference correction control unit) 51D The phase difference of 38 MTP before and after the timing change (before and after passing through the ES section 51 A) is detected, and the counter section (first frame timing generation counter section) 51E uses the 78MTP to eliminate this phase difference.
- ⁇ (Output) Timing is controlled.
- phase change of 78MTP caused by the timing change in the ES unit 51A is absorbed, and synchronized with the 8 kHz frame timing (38MTP) which is ⁇ generated by the MFT circuit 32-9 of the work unit 3A with high precision 78 MTP force is applied.
- the clock phase protection unit 51 will be described in further detail later with reference to FIG. In addition, the details of the clock loss detection section 51F will be described later.
- the frame phase protection unit 52 performs three frames for the 78 MTP obtained by the clock phase protection unit 51 (here, one frame here). Is 9720 bits). Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, a frame counter [14 bits (divided by 1/9 720)] 52A, It comprises a decoder 52B, a three-frame protection circuit 52C and an AND circuit 52D.
- the timing pulse (78MTP) received from the clock phase protection unit 51 is triggered, and the frame counter 52A starts counting operation from the force value (load value) "0000h”. And monitor the cycle of 78MTP.
- the frame counter 52A is loaded only by the 78MTP and stops after counting 14 bits.
- This H pulse is held in the three-frame protection circuit 52C, and a total of three consecutive H pulses are output from the decoder 52B. That is, the interval of 78 MTP received from the clock phase protection unit 51 is three times. If it is 9720 bits continuously, it is determined that the 78 MTP power is reliable, and the enable signal (EN) is supplied to the AND circuit 52D.
- the above-mentioned 78MTP passes through the AND circuit 52D (because the protection (protection) setting (H) is performed from the microcomputer 6 to the AND circuit 52) and is output as the load timing of the frame counter unit 53. Is done.
- the three-frame protection circuit 52C includes the FF circuits 52C-1 and 52C-2 and the AND circuit 52C-3 as shown in FIG.
- the FF circuit 52C-2 holds the output of the decoder 52B two frames before
- the FF circuit 52C-1 holds the output of the decoder 52B one frame before, respectively.
- the above enable signal is generated by the AND circuit 52C. .
- the clock phase protection unit 5 If an abnormal cycle occurs in the 78 MTP from 1 (the cycle of the 78 MTP deviates from the normal cycle even once), the above load for the frame counter 53 is immediately restored even if the cycle abnormality is recovered. The timing is not output, and the above-mentioned timing is output to the frame counter unit 53 only after receiving a normal cycle of 78 MTP for three consecutive frames after the period abnormality recovery.
- the MFT circuit 32-9 of the work unit 3A since the work setting (L) is performed on the AND circuit 52D of the frame phase protection unit 52 and the output is masked, the MFT circuit of the protect unit 3B is used. The above-mentioned clock phase protection and three-frame protection for 78MTP generated in 32-9 are performed. The 78MTP is not output as the load pulse of the frame counter unit 53.
- the frame counter 53 in the MFT circuit 32-19 of the work unit 3A operates as a free-running counter. In this way, despite the fact that the frame counter 53 operates as a self-propelled counter, the work unit 3A also protects the above-mentioned click phase protection and 3 frame protection by itself.
- the protection setting is performed from the microcomputer 6, the clock phase protection unit 51 and the frame phase protection unit 52 are set to the standby state so that they can operate as the protection unit 3B immediately. is there.
- the frame counter section 53 is for performing various frame timings (78MTP, 38MTP, 38MCK, 19MTP, 19MTP) of 8 kHz as a reference in the apparatus, and includes a master frame counter 53A, a decoder circuit 53B and Load mask circuit (1 input inversion type AND circuit) It is configured with 53B.
- the master frame counter 53A is a 14-bit (1Z9720 frequency dividing) counter, which functions as a self-propelled counter (first power counter) as in the work unit 3A, and the above in the protect unit 3B.
- the frame phase protection unit 52 subordinate to the work unit 3A
- It functions as a subordinate counter (second counter section) that starts the event operation.
- the decoder circuit 53B includes decoders 53B—1 to 5
- OR circuit 53 B-5, selector (SEL) 53 B-6 and FF circuit 5 3 B-7 53 B-9 are used to determine the count value of the master frame counter 53 A.
- SEL selector
- FF circuit 5 3 B-7 53 B-9 are used to determine the count value of the master frame counter 53 A.
- the selector 53 B-6 is connected to the microcomputer 6 (microcomputer IZF section 32-1).
- either one of the outputs of the decoders 53B-2 and 53B-3 can be selected.
- the decoder for the unit 3A
- the output power of 53B-2 is selected, and the output power of the decoder 53B-3 is selected at the time of protection setting (in the case of the protect unit 3B).
- the mouth mask circuit (1-input inversion type AND circuit) 53B outputs 38MTP in the protection unit 3B at a timing two bits earlier as shown in FIG. 4 to synchronize the work unit 3A and the protection unit 3B.
- the mouth mask circuit (1-input inversion type AND circuit) 53B outputs 38MTP in the protection unit 3B at a timing two bits earlier as shown in FIG. 4 to synchronize the work unit 3A and the protection unit 3B.
- the frame counter section 53 operates at the timing shown in FIG. 16A, for example, and various timing panels (78MTP, 78MCK, 38MTP, 38MCK, 19MTP, 19MT) having waveforms shown in FIG. P) is output.
- various timing panels 78MTP, 78MCK, 38MTP, 38MCK, 19MTP, 19MT
- the above-mentioned 38MTP (Tp o) is generated by the self-running of the frame counter section 53 (master-to-frame counter 53A).
- 38MCK (T co) are generated and input to the MFT circuit 32-19 of the protect unit 3B.
- the counter 51E outputs 78 ° at a timing earlier by the phase difference detected by the phase difference detector 51D at this time (see reference numeral 7). .
- This 78 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is supplied as the load timing of the master one frame counter 53 ⁇ of the frame counter 53 after the phase protection for three frames is taken by the frame phase protector 52.
- the master frame counter 53A starts counting at this load timing, and the count value "9716" is decoded by the decoder circuit 53B (decoder 53B-3), so that 38MTP in the work unit 3A is performed. 381 ⁇ 1 to Workunit 3A two bits earlier than the timing? It is done. This 38MTP is output to the work unit 3A MFT circuit 32-19 together with the 38MCK. At this time, the frame counter section 53 of the work unit 3A is running by itself, but as in the case of the protect unit 3B, the timing transfer of the imported 38MTP to 78MTP and the 3 frame phase protection are not performed. Do it.
- the MFT circuit 32-9 of the protect unit 3B absorbs the 8 kHz frame timing bit delay drawn from the work unit 3B, and also erroneously pulls in the frame timing due to noise or the like. Since this can be prevented, it is possible to always generate a frame timing synchronized with the 8 kHz frame timing in the work unit 3A with high accuracy.
- the STS-XC units 3A and 3B immediately operate at the normal 8 kHz frame timing of the standard in the device, which becomes a power train. By stabilizing the operation, the reliability of cross-connect processing can be greatly improved.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the above clock phase protection unit 51.
- the clock phase protection unit 51 includes FF [H] j3 ⁇ 451 as the ES unit 51A. 1, a write counter 512, an ES circuit 510 formed of an 8-bit register 513 and a multiplexing section 514, and a read counter 515.
- the PC unit 51B includes a differentiating circuit 516, an AND circuit 517, a window counter 518, a window selector 519, an 8-bit shift circuit 520, and a phase comparator (PC) 521.
- the window timer section 51 C includes an lmsZl O Oms counter 522, selectors 523 and 525, an external timing counter 524, and a window selection signal generation circuit 526.
- phase difference detecting section 51D includes a differentiating circuit 527 and an offset counter Z latch section 528
- the TP ⁇ counter section 51 includes a frame ⁇ counter 529, a decoder 530 and a FF circuit. It has 531.
- the FF circuit 511 latches 38 MTP (Tp i) from the work unit 3 A (protect unit 3 B), and the write counter 512 uses the FF circuit 51 1 Latched above 38MTP Generates a write address (write enable address) to register 5 13.
- the register 513 holds the above 38 MTP in accordance with the write address of the write counter 512, and the read counter 515 receives the reference RCK (78MCK) from the VCX 034-11.
- RCK 78MCK
- This is a 1Z16 division counter that always operates in synchronization (subordinate) with the window counter 518 of the PC unit 51B.
- a pulse obtained by differentiating the light enable pulse with a differentiator 516
- the count value “7” is loaded after the window counter 518 is loaded, so that 16 read addresses for the multiplexing unit 514 with a phase shifted by half a cycle from the write counter 512 One bull bull pulse).
- the read address of the above write address is related as shown in the following Table 1, and the 8-bit data (38MTP) held in the register 513 indicates the read address of the read counter 515.
- the data is read out with the eight enable pulses output one by one (that is, the remaining eight unused addresses).
- Table 1 Write Address / Read Address
- the multiplexing unit 514 multiplexes the data (38MTP) from the register 513 into 16: 1 according to the read address from the read counter 515.
- the data (38MTP: data indicated by the shaded portion) is read out sequentially from the register 5 13 by the read address, and data “0 (L)” (shaded) is read from the unused read address that is not associated.
- the data is read out and the transfer from 38 MTP to 78 MTP is performed.
- the ES unit 51A holds the above-mentioned unit-to-unit synchronization timing (38MTP), and then reads out the 38MT based on the in-device reference RCK (78MCK) to set the 38MTP timing to the in-device reference. It synchronizes with the frame timing (78MTP).
- the differentiating circuit 516 differentiates the edge of the enable pulse by differentiating the output (enable pulse) of the write counter 512 with the 78 MHz clock set by the VCX034-1.
- the window counter 518 is loaded at the edge detection timing (window trigger).
- the AND circuit 517 is used to enable or disable the above-mentioned window trigger, and specifically, the write phase and the read phase are brought too close by the PC 521 [memory slip state (slip state). Error detection)] If a force is detected, or after the device is started (power-on reset), the window trigger is enabled and the window counter 518 is reloaded (restarted). Otherwise, the window is disabled.
- the window counter 518 is made to run by masking Triga.
- a window counter 518 is a self-running counter of 1/16 frequency which runs by the above-mentioned window trigger, and is an initial counter for monitoring the relationship between the write phase and the read phase as shown in FIG.
- the window pulse and the normal (normal) window pulse longer than the period of the initial window pulse are generated.
- the window counter 518 causes the read counter 514 to speak each time the count value “7” is decoded, thereby allowing the read counter 514 to be half of itself.
- the operation is performed at a period shifted from the period, and the writing phase and reading from the register 513 are shifted by a half period. Therefore, if a slip error occurs, in the present embodiment, collision of write Z read timing can be prevented by controlling only the counting operation of the window counter 5 18.
- the window selector 519 selects each window pulse (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “window”) generated by the window counter 518, and is used when the device is started up (from VCX034-1-1). Reference RCK (78 MCK) until stable) ⁇ In the event of a slip error, the initial window force with a short cycle is used to perform strict phase monitoring. If this does not occur, a normal window with a longer monitoring cycle than the initial window is selected.
- the PC section 82 can provide a margin for monitoring the phase, and it is possible to prevent the TP cycle from being frequently changed due to the restart (to be described later) of the window counter 823 when a slip error occurs. I can do it. Note that the above-mentioned window switching is performed by the window timer unit 51C.
- the 8-bit shift circuit 520 shifts the output (write enable pulse) of the above-mentioned differentiator circuit 516 by 8 bits, thereby making the phase comparison timing with the window PC in the PC 52 ′ 1 possible.
- the PC 521 compares the phase of the write enable pulse with the window selected by the window selector 519 to determine whether or not the write enable pulse is caught on the edge of the window. It monitors and if a write enable pulse is applied to the edge of the window, a slip error occurs as a memory slip condition.
- the window counter 518 is restarted and the read phase force by the read counter 515 is returned to a normal position (timing).
- the window timer unit 51C controls the window selector 519 to select the initial window, and phase monitoring using the initial window is started.
- the lms Zl0ms counter astigmatism (internal) timer] 5222 is a phase monitoring cycle (1 ms / 100ms). The monitoring timer 522 is restarted when the PC 521 detects a strong slip error.
- the selector 523 selects each phase monitoring period (lmsZl 00ms) set by the window timer unit 51 according to the setting ("TIMERSEL") from the microcomputer 6 (microcomputer EZF unit 32-11).
- the timing counter (external timer) 524 is used to count the phase monitoring cycle in any initial window other than the above lmsZl 00ms.
- the monitoring cycle is controlled by the microcomputer 6 (microcomputer EZF 32-11). O Applicable by external setting signal ( ⁇ ")
- the selector 525 determines whether one of the monitoring period calculated by the external timer 524 and the monitoring period (lms / 100 ms) selected by the selector 523 is included in the microcomputer 6 (microcomputer EZF section 32-11). This is selected according to the setting ("EXTPSEL").
- the window timer section 51C of the present embodiment can select (set) the phase monitoring cycle (timer cycle) of the initial window in the PC 521 to M: from 1 ms, 100 ms, and external setting.
- Table 2 shows an example of this setting.
- the window selection signal circuit 526 determines whether or not a slip error is detected by the PC 521 within the timer period selected by the selector 525 for comfort, and slips during the timer period. Error force ⁇ Normal window is selected for window selector 519 when the above timer period times out without being detected. A switching signal to be generated is generated. However, when a slip error is detected by the PC 521 regardless of the inside and outside of the timer period, a switching signal for causing the window selector 519 to select an initial window is generated.
- the slip enable force is generated from the window by deviating from the window enable pulse force. Then, the initial window is selected and the phase monitoring by the initial window is performed. If the slip error force does not occur within the timer period during the phase monitoring by the initial window and the timer period is timed out, the initial window is set. Is switched to the normal window, and phase monitoring using the normal window is performed.
- the window is switched to the initial window if the lead enable pulse does not deviate from the window between the sampling period of ⁇ and the next sampling period. Therefore, the window switching time is actually the maximum timer period. X doubles.
- the switching to the initial window is performed not only when the slip error occurs but also when the apparatus is started (power-on reset).
- the window is switched, for example, at a position where the write address of the write counter 512 is 0.
- the differentiating circuit 527 generates a 78 MHz clock obtained by subjecting the 38MTP latched by the circuit 5111 of the £ 3 section 518 to the VCXO 34-1 of the main PLL circuit 34 to a 78MHz clock.
- the offset counter / latch unit 528 starts the count operation of 1/32 frequency division at this edge detection timing and differentiates the count value into a frame. ⁇ This is for loading as an offset value (phase difference) detected in the counter 529, and operates as follows.
- the frame counter 529 always starts counting from the offset value (phase difference) detected by the offset counter Z latch 528, so that the count value “97 19” is decoded by the decoder 530. If the pulse at the time of decoding is output one bit delayed by the FF circuit 531, the frame timing pulse will be output at the timing of the count value "0". That is, the frame timing is output before the offset value, and the phase difference between the frame timings before and after passing through the ES unit 51A is absorbed.
- the clock loss detection section 51F detects the 38MCK clock loss pulled from the work (protect) unit 3A (3B), and as shown in FIG. FF circuit 51 1 similar to clock loss detection circuit 320 (see Fig. 3) of clock loss detection section (L OS) 32-8-1, 32-8-2 (see Fig. 2) in selector circuit 32-1 It has a circuit configuration using F-1, 51F-2, 51F-4, inverting circuit 51F-2 'and OR circuit 51F-3, and when a clock loss is detected, To the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer I / F section 32-11.
- the protection phase unit 51 on the protection unit 3B side outputs the 8 kHz unit-to-unit synchronization timing pulse (Tp i: 38MTP) of the work unit 3 A force and the like.
- the 38.8 8 MHz clock for unit synchronization (Tci: 38 MCK) input along with the 38 MTP is written to the register 513 according to the write enable pulse from the 1-to-8 counter 512. Is written to the register 513 with the cycle of 8 times.
- the data (38MTP) written to register 513 is based on the 78 MHz reference RCK, which is calculated by VCX034-11. Read-out is performed according to the read enable pulse divided by 6 [8 enable pulses output by skipping one read address (see Table 1 above)] and multiplexed by the multiplexing unit 514. . As a result, the timing for switching from 38MTP to 78MTP is achieved.
- the PC 521 monitors the phase difference using the window so that the write phase and the read phase do not overlap. For example, after the power-on reset is released, the PC unit 51B operates as shown in FIG.
- the window counter 518 is triggered by the differential signal of the write enable pulse of the write counter 512 (see reference numeral 8) as a trigger (see dot, line arrow 9), and the counting operation starts (self-propelled). I do.
- the above write enable pulse is shifted by 8 bits in the 8-bit shift circuit 520 (see the dotted arrow 10), and the phase of the write enable pulse (PC trigger) after this 8-bit shift is compared with the initial window. Is performed on PC 521.
- the writing phase and the reading phase have a normal (half-cycle shifted) phase relationship.
- the count value reaches '7', read the read counter 514 (see dotted arrow 11).
- the window counter 518 and the read counter 515 run by themselves, as long as the PC trigger does not fall out of the window. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 24, during the phase monitoring by the initial window, the PC trigger does not deviate from the initial window, and the monitoring timer 522 of the window timer unit 51C sets the time interval (in FIG. ), The window switching signal is supplied to the window selector 519 at the position of the count value “0” of the window counter 518 (in FIG. 24, the position of “1” because the count value is 1 to 16). Then, a window switching force from the initial window to the normal window is performed (see dotted arrows 12 and 13).
- the PC trigger is moved to the left side of the initial window as shown by the shaded portion 14 in FIG. 25, or to the shaded portion 1 in FIG.
- the slip error signal goes to the H level in any case, and the window is activated by the differential signal of the write enable pulse of the write counter 5 12 (see reference numeral 16).
- the count window is reloaded and the initial window is reloaded, and the read counter 515 is also set to the initial state (see reference numeral 17).
- the above PC trigger is displayed on the left side of the initial window as shown by a shaded portion 18 in FIG. 27, or by a shaded portion 19 in FIG. 28.
- the slip error signal becomes H level in any case, and the window counter is changed by the differential signal of the write enable pulse of the next write counter 512 (see code 20).
- the window counter 518 is restarted and read back to the appropriate position, and the initial phase force is restored.
- the phase monitoring is performed by the window.
- the 3D input is performed by the phase difference detection section 51D when the operation is performed.
- the offset counter Z latch section 5 28 8 is received by a pulse (see reference numeral 71) obtained by differentiating the reception 38 MTP by the differentiation circuit 5 27. Load the load value "6" (see arrow 72) and start the count operation (self-running).
- the offset counter Z latch section 528 outputs the 7 8 MTP changed by the ES section 51 A (arrow ⁇ 3 (See Fig. 29 for "15" when the bit delay due to phase difference detection is minimum, and "30" for Fig. 30 when the bit delay is maximum.)
- Load frame ⁇ counter 529 as detected phase difference (offset value) see arrow 75
- latch see arrow 74.
- the offset value latched at this time is input to the frame generation counter 529 every frame as an offset value during phase monitoring by the normal window after the switching of the initial window and the normal window.
- the frame generation counter 529 starts counting from the input offset value, and delays the TP by one bit in the FF circuit 531 each time the decoder 530 decodes the count value "9719".
- the 78MTP after the timing change by the ES unit 51A is output at the timing earlier by the latched offset value (see arrow 76). This absorbs the phase difference of the 8 kHz frame timing before and after passing through the ES unit 51A (before and after the timing change).
- the 78MTP output will be generated and output at the wrong timing. Since 78 frames are protected by unit 52, the 78MTP is invalidated.
- the 1-bit delay by the FF circuit 5 11 shown in FIGS. 29 and 30 reads the register 513 within the range in which the offset counter Z of the phase difference detection section 51 1D Z latch section 528 operates. Used for Further, the clock phase protection section 51 of the work unit 3A also takes in the synchronization timing between units (38MTP, 38MCK) from the protect unit 3B side and performs the same processing as described above.
- the protection phase protection unit 51 on the protection unit 3B side uses the timing (38MTP) for synchronizing between units, which is drawn from the MFT circuit 32-9 of the work unit 3A.
- an 8 kHz 78 MTP synchronized with the 8 kHz frame timing on the work unit 3 A side can always be generated with high precision.
- FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the MT PES circuit 32-10.
- the MT PES circuit 32-10 of the present embodiment includes the above-described clock phase protection unit 51-10. It has a substantially similar configuration. That is, the ES section (second memory section) 81, the phase comparison (PC) section 82, the window timer section 83, the phase difference detection An output unit (second phase difference correction control unit) 84 and a TP generation counter unit (second frame timing generation counter unit) 85 are provided.
- the clock phase protection unit 51 described above generates the 8 kHz frame timing (78 MTP) generated by the work unit 3 A (or protection unit 3 B) on the unit unit 3 A (or protection unit 3 B) side.
- the 8 kHz frame timing (78 MTP: Master 8 TP This is only for the purpose of synchronizing with the 78 MHz master clock (LSI Master Clock (Master 78)) generated by the PLL circuit 311-2 of the BP IF unit 31. .
- the £ 3 unit 81 includes an ES circuit 810 including a serial Z-parallel (SZP) conversion circuit 812 and a parallel / serial (PZS) conversion circuit 813, a write counter (1/16 frequency dividing counter) 811, a read counter (1
- the PC section 82 includes a differentiating circuit 821, an AND circuit 822, a window counter 823, a window selector 824, an 8-bit shift circuit 825, and a phase comparison circuit. It has a container (PC) 826.
- the window timer unit 83 includes an lmsZl 0 Oms counter (monitoring timer) 831, selectors 832 and 834, an external timing counter (external timer) 833, and a window selection signal circuit 835, and the phase difference detection unit 84 It comprises a 2-bit pulse expansion circuit 841, a differentiation circuit 842, an offset counter 843, a one-input inversion type AND circuit 844, an offset latch circuit 845, and an offset selector 846.
- the write counter 811 divides the 78 MHz reference RCK supplied from the main PLL circuit 34-1 through the MFT circuit 32-9 by 1/16 to obtain an SZP
- the SZP conversion circuit 812 generates 16 write addresses (write enable pulses) for the conversion circuit 812.
- the SZP conversion circuit 812 is generated by the MFT circuit 32-9 in accordance with the write enable pulse from the write counter 811. 8 kHz frame timing pulse (78MTP): 16 to SZP conversion.
- the read counter 814 receives the above-mentioned master clock of 78 MHz and operates constantly in synchronization (subordinate) with the window counter 823 of the PC section 82 in the same manner as the read counter 515 of the clock phase protection section 51 described above.
- the load value T of the window counter 823 is loaded, 16 read addresses (reads) with a phase shifted by half a cycle from the write counter 811 are read. Enable pulse) (however, in this case, there is no unused address).
- the conversion circuit 813 outputs the data from the SZP conversion circuit 813.
- the data is multiplexed by performing PZS conversion on the data (78MTP), and the 8 kHz frame timing pulse (78MTP) generated by the MFT circuit 32-9, for example, as shown in FIG. )
- the ability to transfer timing from the BP IF unit 31 to a 78 MHz master clock is performed.
- the 3-bit shift circuit 815 shifts (delays) the 78MTP after the PZS conversion by 3 bits.
- the 2-bit width expansion circuit 841 detects the 8 kHz frame timing (Master 8K TP: 1 bit width) from the MFT circuit 32-9 in the subsequent differentiation circuit 842.
- the BP IF unit 31 expands the data to a 2-bit width so that it can be differentiated by the master clock (Master 7.8) from the BP IF unit 31.
- the differentiating circuit 842 uses the above-mentioned 8 kHz frame expanded to a 2-bit width.
- the derivative pulse (edge detection timing) is obtained by differentiating the timing (Master 8K TP) with the master one clock (Master 78).
- the offset counter 843 is a counter for detecting a phase difference (offset value) which is loaded by the differentiated pulse from the differentiating circuit 842 and runs in accordance with the master one clock (Master 78), and the offset latch circuit 845 has The count value (offset value) of the offset counter 843 is latched by the 78MTP after the timing is shifted by 3 bits by the 3-bit shift circuit 815.
- this latch is performed only when the phase monitoring by the initial window is performed in the PC unit 82, and when the phase monitoring is performed by the normal window, the AND circuit 844 is used. This masks the latch-enabled pulse and retains the offset value detected at the end of the phase monitoring by the initial window.
- the offset selector 846 selects the offset value detected by the offset counter 843 and the offset value latched by the offset latch circuit 845. More specifically, the PC 82 selects the offset value based on the initial window. Select the offset value detected by the offset counter 843 when the phase monitoring power is being used, and select the offset value latched in the offset latch circuit 845 when the phase monitoring is performed using the normal window. It is becoming so.
- the offset value detected by the offset counter 843 is input to the counter unit 85 every cycle (every frame) during the phase monitoring using the initial window, and during the phase monitoring using the normal window, the phase monitoring using the initial window is performed. Finally, the offset value latched by the offset latch circuit 845 is loaded into the TP ⁇ counter unit 85 every period.
- the offset counter 843, the AND circuit 844, the offset latch circuit 845, and the offset selector 846 are provided with the same offset counter latch 528 as the offset counter latch 528 of the phase difference detection unit 51D in the clock phase protection unit 51. It forms part 847.
- the configurations of the PC unit 82 and the window timer unit 83 are the same as those of the PC unit 51B and the window timer unit 51C described above with reference to FIG.
- the TP generation counter unit 85 also has the same configuration as the TP ⁇ fi3 ⁇ 4 counter unit 51E shown in FIG.
- the 8 kHz frame timing (78MTP) obtained by the MFT circuit 32-19 is transferred to the master unit clock by the ES unit 81.
- the relationship between the write phase and the read phase of the 78MTP with respect to the ES Similarly to the PC section 51B in the phase protection section 51, monitoring and control (clock phase protection) is performed using the above windows (see FIG. 33).
- the PC section 82 monitors the system after the device is started up or when a slip error occurs until the clock frequency component of the device stabilizes (until the monitoring timer 831 times out).
- the phase is strictly monitored by narrowing the window (initial window), and after stabilization (when the monitoring timer 831 times out), the monitoring window is widened (normal window) to allow time for phase monitoring.
- the phase difference detecting section 84 detects the phase difference of 78 MTP before and after the transfer by the ES section 81, and the TP ⁇ power counter section 85 so as to eliminate this phase difference. Control the counting operation (TP period). The control by the phase difference detecting section 84 is performed in the same manner as the control by the phase difference detecting section 51D described above with reference to FIGS.
- the 8 kHz frame timing (78 MTP: see reference numeral 91) of the MFT circuit 29 is applied to the 2-bit width expansion circuit 84.
- the pulse is expanded to 2 bits width by 1 (see code 92), and the pulse is differentiated by the master 1 clock from the BPIF unit 31 by the differentiating circuit 527 (see code 93) and the offset counter is used.
- 8 4 3 Use the force value "6" (see arrow 94) to start the count operation (self-propelled).
- This offset value is loaded into the frame ⁇ counter 529 (see dotted arrow 98). Note that the latched offset value is calculated from the initial window ⁇ normal. It is loaded into the frame generation counter 529 every frame as an offset value during phase monitoring by the normal window after window switching. Then, the frame counter 529 starts counting from the input offset value, and delays the TP by one bit each time the count value “9719” is decoded, and outputs the latched offset value. The 78MTP after the transfer by the ES unit 81 is output at the timing before the input value (see arrow 99).
- Main signal ES circuit 32-2 Synchronizes with the above-mentioned master one clock (Master 78), which is the operation clock in the cross-connect section 32-3 (see Fig. 1).
- the MTPES circuit 32-10 is finally processed by the MFT circuit 32-9, which is finally supplied as the read TP (78MTP) for the main signal ES circuit 32-2 (see FIG. 1).
- the timing of the read TP in the TP counter unit 85 is controlled so that the phase relationship between the kHz frame timing (78MTP) and the master TP in the BP IF unit 31 match.
- the margin (margin) of the number of memory stages before and after the read TP in the main signal ES circuit 32-2 can be averaged, and the memory required for the main signal ES circuit 32-2 can be provided.
- the number of stages can be kept to a minimum (108 stages as described later).
- FIG. 36 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the main signal ES circuit 32-2.
- the main signal ES circuit 32-2 has a RAM 32A, a write counter 32B, and a read counter. It comprises a counter 32C and a slip error detecting section 32D.
- the RAM (main signal memory unit) 32A stores the main signal frame synchronized with the frame by the frame synchronization unit 32-1.
- the 8 kHz frame pulse (FP) from the frame synchronization section 32-1 is also written in the area of address “0” of this RAM 32A. Is wearing.
- the write counter 32B starts counting operation using the above 8 kHz FP of the frame synchronization unit 32B as a load timing, and writes the write address for the RAM 32A according to the master clock from the BP IF unit 31.
- the read count 32C starts counting using the 8 kHz frame timing (8 kHz TP) that was switched at the evening in the MTPE S circuit 32-10 as the start timing.
- RAM 3 according to the 78 MHz internal reference clock.
- the slip error detector 32D detects a memory slip state of the RAM 32A.
- the main signal frame data after the frame synchronization by the frame synchronization section 32-1 is changed according to the master clock of the BP IF section 31.
- the write counter 32B is sequentially remembered in the write address area where the power is applied.
- the 78 MHz internal reference clock is used.
- the data is sequentially read from the address area indicated by the read counter 32C.
- the transfer of the main signal frame data to the master one clock of the BPIF unit 31 is performed.
- the read counter 32C is pressed at the above 8 kHz TP from the MTPES unit 32-10 (the position of 0 shown by the shaded portion in FIG. 37)
- the above 8 kHz is obtained by the write counter 32B.
- a slip error indicating that the transfer was not normally performed is detected by the slip error detection unit 32D. This slip error is notified to the microcomputer 6 via the microcomputer I / F section 32-11.
- the main signal ES circuit for transmission 32-6 shown in FIG. 1 is also the main signal ES circuit described above.
- FIG. 39 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device 1 focusing on the fe format converters 22-1 and 31-1 shown in FIG. 1.
- the ⁇ format converters 22-1 and 31-1 —1 includes a transmission system 31A and a reception system 31B, respectively.
- the transmission system 31A includes an ES unit 313, a parallel Z serial (P / S) conversion circuit 314, and a transmission serializer 315.
- a parallel Z serial (P / S) conversion circuit 3114 For example, as shown in FIG. 40A, the transmission system 31A includes an ES unit 313, a parallel Z serial (P / S) conversion circuit 314, and a transmission serializer 315.
- BA IDTH 0/1: AZB
- microcomputer 6 microcomputer IZF section 32-11
- the speed conversion for the input signal is performed in the order shown in FIGS. 40A and 40B.
- the ES unit 313 includes an SZP converter 313-1,? / 3 converter 312-2, an ES counter unit 313, and an ES timer unit 314, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the above-mentioned operation modes are set in the SZP converter 313-1 and the PZS converter 313-2, respectively, and the timing of the upper frame by the SZP converter 313-1 and the PZS converter 313-2 is set.
- the replacement phase monitoring control is performed by the ES counter unit 313 and the ES timer unit 314, similarly to the above-described clock phase protection unit 51 and MTPES circuit 32-10.
- the operation mode A is set.
- the speed of the received main signal is converted to STS-3 (155Mbps), and if a 78Mbps main signal is received, the operation mode B is set and the received main signal is converted to STS-12 (622Mbps). Convert.
- the operation mode B is always set, and a constant transmission main signal from the STS—TSI unit 32 is set. (78Mbps) to 622Mbps.
- the difference in the signal speed (622 Mb ps / 155 Mb ps) of the conversion destination due to the difference in the operation speed of the IF board 2 (78 Mb sZl 9 Mb sp) includes the main signal configuration of 62 2 Mbps for each channel. (See Fig. 46 (a)) or the same for 4 channels [78Mb ps X One bit (1 byte) is accommodated in 4 bits (see Fig. 42 or Fig. 47 (a)) )]).
- the main signal (19Mbps / 78Mbps) received from the IF board 2 is converted into a fixed unit-to-unit transmission (155Mbps / 622Mbps). Then, the signal can be transmitted to the STS_XC unit 3A (3B), and the transmission system 31A of the format converter 31-1 converts the transmission main signal (78Mbps) received from the STS-TSI unit 32. It can be converted to a fixed unit-to-unit speed (155Mbps / 622Mbps) and sent to IF board 2.
- FIG. 43B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the above-described receiving system 31B.
- the receiving system 31B shown in FIG. 43B includes a deserializer 311 and a serial Z-parallel (S / P) conversion circuit 312. It is configured.
- the deserializer 311 converts the input data into 4-parallel data of 155 Mbps and a clock of 155 MHz irrespective of the fe rate and clock of the input data.
- the deserializer 312 It converts four parallel data and a clock of 155.52 Mb ps into eight parallel data and a clock, respectively.
- the main signal received from the IF board 2 (STS-312) is converted into a 78 Mbps internal unit speed.
- Operation mode CZB is set strongly.
- the receiving main signal (ST S-3Z12) from the 3-unit 3A (3B) is transmitted to the 19Mbps / 78Mbps unit fe3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ . Since it is necessary to convert, operation mode AZB force is set.
- the receiving system 31B can convert the main receiving signal to the fe3 ⁇ 4 speed (78 Mb ps) in the unit to the STS—XC unit 3A (3B), regardless of the signal speed handled by the IF panel 2.
- the receiving system 31B on the side can convert the speed of the main signal received from the STS-XC unit 3A (3B) into the signal fiber handled by the corresponding IF board 2.
- FIGS. 45 to 47 examples of format conversion in the above operation modes A to C are shown in FIGS. 45 to 47, respectively.
- operation mode A as shown in (a) in Fig. 45, one of the received frames in which the same signal is input in four parallel (DataO-4) at 155Mbps per data sequence
- DataO-4 For (eg, Data3) only, as shown in (b) and (c) in FIG. 45, deserialization (shift) processing is performed by the deserializer 311 and then SZP conversion power is performed by the S / P conversion circuit 312. As a result, data of 19 Mbps (8 parallel) is finally obtained.
- operation mode B as shown in (a) in Fig. 46, different signals are received at 155Mbps per data series and four different signals are input in parallel (DataO-4).
- deserialization (shift) processing is performed by the deserializer 311 and then SZP conversion is performed by the SZP conversion circuit 312. 78Mbps (8 parallel) data can be obtained.
- FIGS. 45 to 47 each show an operation focusing on one (Data3) of the received frame of the four-parameter input.
- the ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 format conversion circuits 22-1 and 31-1 configured as described above are provided, so that the accommodating network application of the IF board 2 ( ⁇ Regardless of the speed), the main signal is converted sequentially between certain units and within ⁇ 3 ⁇ 43 ⁇ 4 degrees within the unit, so individual conversion circuits are required according to the signal (network application) handled by IF board 2. There is no need to provide. Therefore, it is possible to equip the IF board 2 for various network applications without increasing the scale of the ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 apparatus 1.
- each ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 format conversion circuit 22-1 and 31-1 may have the same configuration of the transmission system 31 31 and the reception system 31 ⁇ , the required number of parts is reduced, and In addition, the number of equipment development steps can be reduced, and the equipment development period can be significantly reduced. In addition, the above speed conversion can be changed as appropriate by setting the operation mode from the microcomputer 6 (microcomputer IZF units 24, 32-11), so a common transmission format conversion circuit can be used. 22-1, 31—1, it will be a powerhouse to accommodate IF boards 2 for various network applications.
- MTPES circuit 32-10 power! As described above, since the configuration is substantially the same as that of the clock phase protection unit 51 in the MFT circuit 23-9, the required number of components is further reduced, and the device scale is reduced. It has greatly contributed to the rapid development of equipment development.
- the processing described in the case where the cross-connect processing is applied as the main signal processing has been described as an example.
- the processing that needs to be performed in a state where the frame head positions of the main signals from each IF board 2 are aligned For example, if multiple processing is used, the same applies.
- the variation in the bit delay of the main signal received from each IF board is suppressed by minimizing the phase fluctuation of the reference frame timing distributed to the apparatus including the IF board. Therefore, it is possible to switch the main signal received to the internal reference frame timing without using the pointer processing technology and minimizing the required memory capacity. . Therefore, it greatly contributes to miniaturization, cost reduction, and performance improvement of the SD ⁇ device, and its usefulness is considered to be extremely high.
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