ATM Condor Cost effective alternative to ATM switches with reduced functionality Typical Applications Media Conversion Rate Conversion Splicing / Aggregation of ATM streams Protection switching
Rate Converter ATM CONDOR Policer 155. 52 Mbps STM-1 G. 703 E 3 34. 368 Mbps
Splitter / Multiplexer ATM CONDOR Slave 1 VP 0, 1 & 2 f Policer VP 0 G. 703 E 3 VP 0 Slave 2 VP 0, 1 & 2 f Policer VP 1 STM-1 Policer + VP 1 MASTER Slave 3 VP 0, 1 & 2 f VP 2 Policer VP 2 G. 703 DS 3
Protection Switch ATM CONDOR Primary f STM-1 Policer f Slave 1 + Policer STM-1 Backup f STM-1 Policer Slave 2 f MASTER
Applications
CONDOR versus ATM Switch CONDOR Cheap Easy configuration No VPI/VCI remapping No routing between slave ports Fast protection switching ATM Switch Expensive Complex configuration VPI/VCI remapping Routing between all ports Limited or none protection switching
CONDOR versus ADM CONDOR High granularity because of ATM High number of independent connections No de-multiplexing Policing Filtering of single connections ADM Fixed granularity because of container structure Limited number of connections De. Mux required
CONDOR versus HF Splitter CONDOR Active Backward channel available (bi-directional) Support of optical and electrical interfaces HF-Splitter Passive No backward channel available (uni-directional) Support for electrical signals only