CTI Products MCN RCD System Overview - Manual (Page 14)

MCN System Manual Auxiliary Modules
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4. Auxiliary Modules
An MCN Auxiliary Module connects to the MCN network to provide specific
control or interface functions.
The following are CTI Products’ MCN Auxiliary Modules:
• TSAM Interface Module (TIB)
• Extender Module (EXB)
• Input/Output Control Module (IOB)
Each module is briefly described below. General information about the operation
of each of these modules is provided in this manual. For more information about
features specific to an individual module, refer to its hardware reference manual.
4.1 TSAM Interface Module (TIB)
The TIB module is a control module that interfaces between an MCN CIB module
and CTI Product’s Transmitter Steering Audio Matrix (TSAM). This interface
provides monitor and control of transmitter sites from an PC connected to an
MCN HIB module. The TIB supports up to 8 transmitters.
The TIB is used in systems that have multiple transmitters, with each transmitter
associated with one or more receivers that use the TSAM to provide steering for
the transmitter sites. The TIB will translate a FORCE VOTE command for a
particular receiver into a FORCE TX command that will cause the TSAM to steer
to the transmitter associated with the receiver being FORCE VOTED. The TIB
also monitors the TSAM for the active transmitter site for display on a PC.
Section 9.5 gives an example monitor and control system that incorporates the
TIB and TSAM.
4.2 Extender Module (EXB)
The EXB Module is used in pairs to connect multiple MCN networks that are
physically separated. The communication channel used by the EXB can be any
analog or digitized analog channel that is capable of carrying V.32 terbo standard
modem signaling, including 2-wire or 4-wire leased lines or microwave channels.
The EXB Module does not provide any dialing capability, therefore it cannot
be used over dial-up lines.