Comparison of IPN-2 and IPN-3 Cards

The following table provides the similarities and differences between the IPN Series 2 and the IPN Series 3 cards. Host developers must take the differences into account to integrate the IPN Series 3 card into a CSP

Information	IPN-2 Card	IPN-3 Card
CPU	PPC8260	PPC8270
Memory	128 MBs	256 MBs
Board ID	101 (0x65)	145 (0x91)
VoIP Module Board ID	104 (0x6D) Broadcom	105 (0x6E) Mindspeed
I/O Board ID	202 (0xCA)	146 (0x92) Media I/O Plus
Motherboard Dipswitch Settings	Refer to CSP Installation and Maintenance Guide.	Same as IPN-2 card
PCM Companding Law	u-Law	u-Law
CSP Matrix Series 3 Card Communication	HDLC mid-plane	HDLC mid-plane
Network Interface	All ports support 10/100 Mbps full/half duplex. Dip 4 control auto-negotiation or force full 100 Mbps Three Ethernet Ports configured as a single Link Aggregation Group. All ports connected to an unsecured public data network	All ports support 10/100 Mbps full/half duplex. Dip 4 control auto-negotiation or force full 100 Mbps In the current release two ports are used: DATA 0 DATA 1 Future releases will include the following: - Four Ethernet Ports connected to an unsecured public data network: - Two Ethernet Ports connected the secured, Control network. - Redundant port links In the current release, the control ports and link redundancy on the data ports are disabled. For backward compatibility the IP Address Assign API message binds the motherboard IP address to the data network - not the control network.
Binding Logical Spans/Channels	Logical spans/channels are bound to the IPN-2 card	Logical spans are bound to a module.
L3 PPL Component ID	159 (0x9F)	159 (0x9F)
L3 PPL Protocol ID	BOOT Protocol=11 (0x0B) VOCC VoIP Protocol=12 (0x0C)	Same
Host L3 PPL Download Support	No	No
Line card download	TFTP Only	TFTP Only
TFTP Additions	VOCCVOIP_LOAD VOCCVM_H_LOAD VOCCVM_M_LOAD VOCCVM_L_LOAD	IPN3_LOAD VoIP images are embedded in the IPN-3 motherboard image
Asymetrical Codecs	Yes	No
VoIP Module Profiles	Profile #1: G.711 Only (512 channels) Profile #2: LBR+T.38 (256 channels)	Profile #4: G.711 Only (512 channels) Payload sizes 20ms and 30ms only. No RTP Redundancy. Profile #5: LBR+T.38 (256 channels)
VoIP Endpoint Terminal Capabilities	64 ms Echo Tail, 300ms Jitter Buffer	128 ms Echo Tail, 200ms Jitter Buffer
EXS API Interface and Usage	See IPN-3.	All messages used to interface with the IPN-2 card are used the same way with the IPN-3. All are identical except the following: Card/Module Status Report/Query (0xA6/0x83): The unused third module data is removed. Resource Attribute Configure/Query (0xE3/0xE4): Slight differences in the terminal capabilities.
Default Resource Profile	LBR - G.711 + G.726 + G.723.1 + G.729A/B + T.38 (Profile #2) - 256 channel/modules	LBR - G.711 + G.726 + G.723.1 + G.729A/B + T.38 Profile #5) -256 channels/modules
Port Consumption Mode	Configure as either a port consuming or non-port consuming device. Granularity on line card level - not span level. In non-port consumption mode, can apply 3, 0, -2, -3, -4, -6, -9 dB of attenuation on both channels. Default is non-port consuming	Configure as either a port consuming or non-port consuming device. Granularity is on line card level - not span level. Can have four fixed pads: 3, 0, -3, -6 dB Default is non-port consuming
Resource Licensing	Each channel is logical span takes up one resource point. Unlicensed IPN-2 provides 96 resource points per module.	Each channel is logical span takes up one resource point. Unlicensed IPN-3 provides 96 resource points per module.
System Software Supported	8.1	8.4.1

Information

IPN-2 Card

IPN-3 Card

CPU

PPC8260

PPC8270

Memory

128 MBs

256 MBs

Board ID

101 (0x65)

145 (0x91)

VoIP Module Board ID

104 (0x6D)
Broadcom

105 (0x6E) Mindspeed

I/O Board ID

202 (0xCA)

146 (0x92) Media I/O Plus

Motherboard Dipswitch Settings

Refer to CSP Installation and Maintenance Guide.

Same as IPN-2 card

PCM Companding Law

u-Law

CSP Matrix Series 3 Card Communication

HDLC mid-plane

Network Interface

All ports support 10/100 Mbps full/half duplex. Dip 4 control auto-negotiation or force full 100 Mbps

Three Ethernet Ports configured as a single Link Aggregation Group. All ports connected to an unsecured public data network

All ports support 10/100 Mbps full/half duplex. Dip 4 control auto-negotiation or force full 100 Mbps

In the current release two ports are used:

DATA 0
DATA 1

Future releases will include the following:

- Four Ethernet Ports connected to an unsecured public data network:

- Two Ethernet Ports connected the secured, Control network.

- Redundant port links

In the current release, the control ports and link redundancy on the data ports are disabled. For backward compatibility the IP Address Assign API message binds the motherboard IP address to the data network - not the control network.

Binding Logical Spans/Channels

Logical spans/channels are bound to the IPN-2 card

Logical spans are bound to a module.

L3 PPL Component ID

159 (0x9F)

L3 PPL Protocol ID

BOOT Protocol=11 (0x0B)

VOCC VoIP Protocol=12 (0x0C)

Same

Host L3 PPL Download Support

Line card download

TFTP Only

TFTP Additions

VOCCVOIP_LOAD
VOCCVM_H_LOAD
VOCCVM_M_LOAD
VOCCVM_L_LOAD

IPN3_LOAD

VoIP images are embedded in the IPN-3 motherboard image

Asymetrical Codecs

Yes

VoIP Module Profiles

Profile #1: G.711 Only
(512 channels)

Profile #2: LBR+T.38
(256 channels)

Profile #4: G.711 Only
(512 channels) Payload sizes 20ms and 30ms only.
No RTP Redundancy.

Profile #5: LBR+T.38
(256 channels)

VoIP Endpoint Terminal Capabilities

64 ms Echo Tail, 300ms Jitter Buffer

128 ms Echo Tail, 200ms Jitter Buffer

EXS API Interface and Usage

See IPN-3.

All messages used to interface with the IPN-2 card are used the same way with the IPN-3. All are identical except the following:

Card/Module Status Report/Query (0xA6/0x83): The unused third module data is removed.

Resource Attribute Configure/Query (0xE3/0xE4): Slight differences in the terminal capabilities.

Default Resource Profile

LBR - G.711 + G.726 + G.723.1 + G.729A/B + T.38 (Profile #2) - 256 channel/modules

LBR - G.711 + G.726 + G.723.1 + G.729A/B + T.38 Profile #5) -256 channels/modules

Port Consumption Mode

Configure as either a port consuming or non-port consuming device. Granularity on line card level - not span level.

In non-port consumption mode, can apply 3, 0, -2, -3, -4, -6, -9 dB of attenuation on both channels.

Default is non-port consuming

Configure as either a port consuming or non-port consuming device. Granularity is on line card level - not span level.

Can have four fixed pads:
3, 0, -3, -6 dB

Default is non-port consuming

Resource Licensing

Each channel is logical span takes up one resource point. Unlicensed IPN-2 provides 96 resource points per module.

Each channel is logical span takes up one resource point. Unlicensed IPN-3 provides 96 resource points per module.

System Software Supported

8.1

8.4.1

A computer, attached to the Excel platform through an RS-232 or Ethernet link, from which you run the telecommunications application that controls the Excel platform.

Voice over Internet Protocol. The delivery of voice information in digital form in discrete packets rather than in the traditional circuit-committed protocols of the public-switched telephone network (PSTN).

See Pulse Code Modulation.

The protocol used in most local area PC networks. Typically, most Ethernet networks support data transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps, but 100 Mbps is also possible.

Internet Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used to route messages and tracks the addresses of nodes.

See Programmable Protocol Language.

Real-Time Transport Protocol. Supports transport of real-time data like interactive voice and video over packet-switched networks.

An H.323 terminal or gateway, or MCU. An endpoint can call and be called. It generates and/or terminates the information stream.

The point in the Excel platform where a DS0 connects to a network. Also known as a "socket."