Data Sheet
Megaplex-4
ASMi-54C
Ethernet and TDM over SHDSL/SHDSL.bis 8-Port
Modules
• 16-wire modules for Ethernet and TDM services over 8W (4-pair), 4W (2-pair), or 2W
(1-pair) SHDSL/SHDSL.bis lines
• SHDSL: Data rates of up to 22.8 Mbps for 8W, up to 11.4 Mbps for 4W and up to
5.7 Mbps for 2W
• EFM extended rate for ASMi-54L: Data rates of up to 15.3 Mbps per 2W
• Remote power feeding over 4 wires
• Extended range with RAD’s SHDSL/SHDSL.bis repeater
• Two copper/fiber Ethernet interface ports for local Ethernet termination
• EFM (Ethernet First Mile) or M-pair bonding over SHDSL/SHDSL.bis
ASMi-54C is a family of SHDSL/SHDSL.bis
Ethernet and TDM modules for the
Megaplex-4 chassis that delivers digital
data to customer premises over existing
copper cables of the distribution network.
SHDSL/SHDSL.BIS
ASMi-54C modules provide a simple,
low-cost connectivity solution using High
Speed Digital Subscriber Line
(SHDSL/SHDSL.bis) technology, as
standardized by ITU-T Rec. G.991.2.
The ASMi-54C family includes three main
module types:
• ASMi-54C/ETH –Ethernet over
SHDSL.bis 8-port module with EFM
support
• ASMi-54C/E1/N - E1 over
SHDSL/SHDSL.bis 8-Port module
(starting from version 3.0)
• ASMi-54C/E1/ETH/N –E1 and Ethernet
over SHDSL/SHDSL.bis 8-port module,
with optional remote power feeding.
(starting from version 3.0)
Note: ASMi-54C/E1/N and ASMi-54C/E1/ETH/N
modules cannot work with a mix of ASMi-54/54L
and ASMi-52/52L modems at the far end.
Each SHDSL/SHDSL.bis port is a multirate
SHDSL/SHDSL.bis modem transmitting at
user-selectable data rates of up to
5.7 Mbps on each pair.
Using TC-PAM 64 line coding technology,
the modems operate in full-duplex mode
at up to 15 Mbps per port.
ASMi-54C can operate as a Central
SHDSL.bis (STU-C) or Remote (STU-R)
SHDSL.bis Termination Unit working with
up to 8 standalone devices or another
ASMi-54C module.
When providing Ethernet services and
operating as STU-R, ASMi-54C performs
line probing according to G.991.2. The DSL
interface can be configured to adapt its
rate to the condition of the line (noise,
loop attenuation, etc.) or operate at a
fixed user-selected rate. The SHDSL line
performs TPS-TC framing 64/65 for EFM
(IEEE 802.3) and HDLC (G.991.2).
The processing and switching of Ethernet
traffic over TDM (SHDSL) links is
configured by means of PCS (Physical
Coding Sublayer) using EFM or HDLC as the
Layer-2 protocol.
EFM bonding on the Ethernet interface
ensures that a failure or addition of a link
does not drop the traffic being
transmitted over the other wires in the
group. The capacity of the group is not
affected when a new link is added at a
lower rate.
ETHERNET
The Ethernet services are provided by
means of an internal Layer-2 Ethernet
switch that fully complies with the IEEE
802.3/Ethernet V.2 standards, and has full
VLAN support.
The external Ethernet ports can be
ordered with two types of interfaces:
• 10/100BaseTx interfaces terminated in
RJ-45 connectors.
• SFP Sockets for Fast Ethernet
transceivers. RAD offers a wide variety
of SFPs, for meeting a wide range of
operational requirements.
The Ethernet switch switches traffic
between the module Ethernet ports and
bundles, including ETH over SHDSL, and
the CL module Ethernet subsystem (for
connection via the CL GbE ports to a
packet-switched network, or for
transmission through the SDH network via
virtually concatenated groups (VCGs).
ASMi-54C implements the IEEE's 802.1Q
standards to provide VLAN-tagging with
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