PMC531/532 Voice Processing Modules

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Complete Media Solution in PTMC Format
  
• Scalable to More than 2000 Ports of Voice over Packet
  
• Full Feature Set for Wireless and Wireline Applications
  
• Onboard Application Processor
  
• Media and Voice Processing Software
  
• NexusWare® CGL OS and Development Environment
  
• Field-Hardened Voice Processing Technology
  
• Low Power
  
• Conferencing up to 1284 Participants

The PMC531/532 Media Processing Modules provide integrated media gateway functionality and deliver the industry’s highest port density in a PTMC-compliant mezzanine card form factor. The PMC531/532 can be deployed on OEM proprietary blades or open system carrier cards that support PTMC option 5 pinouts.

Full Feature Set for Wireless and Wireline Applications

The PMC531/532 Voice Processing Modules provide a robust feature set of functionality for media gateway applications. Performance Technologies' Voice Processing Software delivers field-hardened functionality for media processing functions, such as voice coding, echo cancellation, conferencing, and fax relay. Wireless and wireline applications can be enabled through a wide range of industry standard vocoders and network-specific protocols. Control protocols, such as SIP/RTP, allow seamless integration into softswitched networks and management interfaces over Ethernet.

Scalable for Carrier-Grade Gateway Applications

The PMC531/532 voice modules offer a wide range of scalability between several hundred and a thousand ports of low-bit-rate voice traffic. Designed to be a drop-in solution for OEM gateways, a PMC531/532 can be used in a variety of carrier-grade media gateway applications, including trunk gateways, Class 5 replacement switches, digital loop carriers, access gateways, radio network controllers, mobile switching centers, and base station controllers. The PMC531/
532 also supports complete media server functionality, including conferencing, announcements, recording, and Lawful Interception/CALEA functionality to meet legal intercept requirements.

The PMC531/532 provides media module and server functionality
in a wide range of next-generation network applications.

In addition to the PMC531/532, Performance Technologies provides other platform and component solutions that can enable a wide range of VoIP and traditional PSTN applications, including softswitches, application servers, media servers, and signaling gateways.

Media, Protocol and Signaling Specifications

Port Capacity

• PMC531: Up to 1008 ports with 128 ms echo cancellation
  
• PMC532: Up to 2016 ports with 128 ms echo cancellation

Endpoint Configuration

• IP to IP
  
• IP to TDM
  
• TDM to TDM

Voice Coding

• Wireline: G.711/Appendix I & II, G.726, G.723.1/A, G.729A/B
  
• Wireless: GSM AMR, EVRC

Echo Cancellation

• G.168-2002-compliant, up to 128 ms configurable tail lengths

In-Band Signaling

• DTMF, MF detection and generation, packet and TDM side
  
• Detection of fax and data modem tones
  
• Generation of tones
  
• Caller ID Type 1 and 2

Media Protocols

• RTP/RTCP per RFC 3550/3551
  
• DTMF over RTP per RFC 2833

Network Protocols

• IPv4
  
• ICMP, DHCP

Wireless Protocol Support

• lμ user plane protocol per 3GPP TR 25.415
  
• TFO and TrFO
  

Fax

• T.38 Internet Fax Protocol, G.711 pass-through

Media Server Capabilities

• Conferencing up to 1284 participants
  
• Announcements, recording: local and host storage options
  
• Full support of Lawful Interception/CALEA requirements

Quality of Assurance

• VLAN, IEE 802.1P/Q, and MPLS
  

Hardware Specifications

Form Factor

• PCI Mezzanine Card, PICMG® 2.15-compliant pinouts
  
• PMC531: Configuration 5
  
• PMC532: Configuration 5

Ethernet

• PMC531: Single MDI
  
• PMC532: Dual MDI

TDM

• H.110 CT bus-compliant Voltages
  
• 3.3 V

Operating Temperature

• Commercial 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F)

Power Consumption

• PMC531: 9.8 W
  
• PMC532: 14.4 W

Ordering Information

Hardware Options:

• PT-PMC531-12206: 1000 Ports of Voice/Fax PTMC Module
  
• PT-PMC532-12207: 2000 Ports of Voice/Fax PTMC Module

Software Options:

• PT-NXMGRTU-12216: NexusWare Software Right-to-Use for PMC531
  
• PT-NXMGRTU-12217: NexusWare software Right-to-Use for PMC532
  
• PT-NXSWARE-11359: NexusWare Core Development Kit, Includes all Development Tools and API

To discuss specific requirements and/or pricing, contact sales@pt.com.

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