Rainbow Electronics DS2186 User Manual
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DS2186
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CHARACTERISTICS OF T1 AND CEPT INTERFACES Table 3
CHARACTERISTIC
T1
CEPT
LINE RATE
1.544 MHz
2.048 MHz
LINE CODE
AMI
1
or B8ZS
AMI or HDB3
TEST LOAD IMPEDANCE
100 ohm Resistive
120 ohm Resistive (wire pair)
75 ohm Resistive (coax)
NOMINAL PEAK
VOLTAGE
2.4V to 3.6 V
2
3.0V (wire pair)
2.37V (coax)
PULSE SHAPE
–Scaled to fit templates shown–
NOMINAL PULSE WIDTH
324 ns
244 ns
PULSE IMBALANCE
< 0.5 dB difference between
total power of positive and
negative pulses.
1) Negative peak = positive peak
±
5%
2) Positive width at nominal half ampli-
tude = negative width at nominal half
amplitude
±
5%.
NOTES:
1. With a ones density of at least 12.5% and no more than 15 consecutive zeros.
2. Measured at the cross–connect (DSX–1) point; CSU applications may be 7.5 to 15 dB below these levels.