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MTC-20276 INTQ
MTC-20277 INTT
NT and Extended NT
Functions (“NTplus”)
The MTC-20276/7 has dual GCI
interface, which operates in one of
two modes.
In Mode 0 (GMode = logic 0), the
GCI port allows the data flow
between the 'U' and the 'S' ports to
be optionally monitored.
This is the “stand alone” mode, which
is the normal mode for simple NT1
applications. No additional micro-
processor or other control device is
required in this mode.
Mode 1 (GMode = logic1) allows
separate access to the 'U' and the 'S'
ports, for use by an external GCI com-
patible controller device. In this mode,
the chip supports additional features
required by extended NT modules
such as interfaces to existing analog
equipment, or advanced data commu-
nication gateways.
Figure 2 shows the circuit configura-
tion of the MTC-20276/7 in its stand
alone mode, for conventional NT1
applications.
Figure 3 shows the system concept of
an MTC-20276/7 in an “NT1+”
application, in combination with the
Alcatel Microelectronics MTK-40130
“SH-POTS” chipset for short-haul ana-
log telephone lines and one of Alcatel
Microelectronics’ Controllers for ISDN
Terminals (e.g. MTC-20270 or MTC-
20280).
When using the MTC-20276 in a
2B1Q NT module, two test pins AUX1
and AUX2 are used to flag the status
of the power supplies to the module:
AUX1 (PW220) is used to indicate the
presence of a mains or other local
supply voltage (1 = local supply avail-
able), and AUX2 (PW40) is used to
indicate the presence of a supply volt-
age from the 'U' interface line (40V
nominal, 1 = line power available).
To ensure pin compatibility between
the 2B1Q and 4B3T versions, these
pins are ignored in the MTC-20277
for 4B3T NT modules.
The MTC-20276 INTQ also provides
fully automatic handling of the Embed-
ded Operations Channel.