AT&T 1987 AT&T Telephone User Manual


 
ATL Line (ZTN79)
The ATL I,ine Circuit Pack interfaces eight hybrid voice terminal (7300H series) lines and
the TDM bus. It terminates three pairs of wires from each terminal: analog voice pair,
digital control pair, and power pair.
Figure 3-11 shows the following ATL Line unique
circuitry:
Protocol handler
Eight port circuit.
Protocol Handler: The 8-bit on-board microprocessor translates the control information
in Control Channel Message Set (CCMS) message format to the control information message
format used by the 7300H series voice terminals.
The protocol handler sends the messages
to the terminals via transceivers located in the port circuits.
Port Circuits:
Each port circuit is identical.
A port circuit consists of an analog port,
one-half of a transceiver, and an electronic power feed device.
The analog port circuit consists of a codec, a hybrid circuit, an isolation transformer, and
associated power filtering circuitry.
The codec and hybrid circuit perform the same function
as the codec and hybrid circuit in the Analog Line Circuit Pack (TN742). The output of the
hybrid circuit is connected to the primary of the isolation transformer. The secondary of the
transformer is connected to the analog voice pair.
The transceiver interfaces the voice terminal pair to the protocol handler. The electronic
power feed device provides -24 volts de on the power pair to the voice terminal. The device is
polled by the on-board microprocessor, periodically and on demand, to test for an
overcurrent or no-current condition.
Each Electronic Power Feed (EPF) circuit supports two ports. If one of the associated lines
becomes overloaded, the associated pair of lines will also be out of service. One EPF
supports Ports O and 1, one Ports 2 and 3, one Ports 4 and 5, and one Ports 6 and 7. The
on/off state of the device is controlled by the on-board microprocessor.
3-22