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  • Page 1 RFL™ E ® 3500/3500M RFL™ E ® 3501/3501M IP Access Multiplexer Instruction Manual Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL Products 353 Powerville Road ● Boonton Twp., NJ 07005-9151 USA Tel: 973.334.3100 ● Fax: 973.334.3863 ● Email: Customer.Service@RFLelect.com www.rflelect.com Publication Number MC3500M Version 32, June 2018 “Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.

  • Page 2: Warranty Statement

    RFL will repair or, at its option, replace components that prove to be defective at no cost to the Customer. All equipment returned to RFL must have an RMA (Return Material Authorization) number, obtained by calling the RFL Customer Service Department.
  • Page 3 The technical specifications for the eXmux. 13. Glossary and index. 14. Application Notes. Contains additional information, usually customer specific, intended to assist the user in configuring and operating the eXmux. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL Products June 2018 973.334.3100...
  • Page 4 “eXmux” is a registered trademark of Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. “Actel” is a registered trademark of Actel Corporation. “RFL” is a trademark of Hubbell Power Systems. The trademark information listed above is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate and complete.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    6.2 MAC Address Information ......................6-2 6.3 Installing the EXMUX 3500 VNMS ....................6-2 6.4 Accessing the RFL™ eXmux® through the USB Ports ..............6-6 6.5 Installing and Running the USB User Access Utility ..............6-7 6.6 System Recovery/Debug Port ...................... 6-21 MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 6 7.14 Service Telephone Configuration ..................... 7-127 7.15 System Global Settings ......................7-128 7.16 Retrieving and Sending Reports ....................7-132 Section 8. Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch ..............................8-1 8.1 Integrated Ethernet Switch Redundancy Protocol ................. 8-1 8.2 Ethernet Network Message Types ....................

  • Page 7: Federal Communications Commission Fcc Statement

    Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL Products June 2018...
  • Page 8 Introduction - Overview of Product List of Effective Pages When revisions are made to the RFL™ eXmux® Instruction Manual, the entire section where revisions were made is replaced. For this addition of the Instruction Manual dated October 2017 the sections are dated as follows.
  • Page 9 Section 2, 4, 5, 9 and 11 updated (VNMS at 3.2) 10-19-11 2-27-12 DNP3 support added to the serial Server. 3-1-12 Addition of the RFL™ eXmux® TPS System to the Instruction Manual. New pages added in section 3, 4 8-21-12 10-1-12 and 6. General revision throughout manual.
  • Page 10 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 10-16-17 10-16-17 Updates to sections 7.4.2 Bundle Timing, 7.12.4 DSO Grooming and 7.13 Hitless Switching, Update Manual for Redundant Path Option, Gateway 2018-06 MAC Address MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL Products June 2018 973.334.3100...
  • Page 11 Introduction - Overview of Product Ordering Information, Decoding the Part Number Serial and part number information is located on the right mounting bracket (ear) of the RFL™ eXmux® unit as shown below. The part number and site name (if provided by the customer) is also located on the other mounting bracket.

  • Page 12: Ordering Information

    Introduction - Overview of Product 3501/3501M RFL E MUX 3501/3501M - IP Access Multiplexer Ordering Information EX3501 RFL Smart Number Description (fill in blanks): CHASSIS & MOTHER BOARD STYLE Non-Modular Modular Hot-Pluggable MAIN POWER SUPPLY 24 VDC w/Terminal Block 38-150VDC / 110VAC w/Terminal Block...

  • Page 13: Section 1. Introduction - Overview Of Product

    (Ethernet) Figure 1-1. Simplified Data Flow  The RFL™ eXmux® is hardware configured at the factory and there should be no need for the customer to access the inside of the unit, there are no configuration or dip switches to set.

  • Page 14: Major Components

    CD or can be downloaded from the RFL website. 1.2 Major Components The illustrations below show both the non-modular 3500 and the modular 3500M RFL™ eXmux® units. The main components are shown with a brief description of their function.
  • Page 15 3. Customer Interface Units The RFL™ eXmux® is factory configured to meet each customer’s unique communication needs. There are up to eleven interface units available. Each of these interface units (with the exception of the Serial server) will convert external low speed traffic into an E1 stream that connects to the main board.
  • Page 16 RFL™ eXmux® circuitry. (See Section 3.11) 6. External Power Connections. All customer connections to the RFL™ eXmux® are made through the rear of the unit. External power source(s) and major and minor relay alarm contacts are also connected here.

  • Page 17: Section 2. Safety Instructions

    Because Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. has a policy of continuous product improvement, we reserve the right to change designs and specifications without notice and as such this policy applies to the entire document, even when not specifically referenced. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 18: Safety Summary

    The location of the protective earth terminal on the RFL™ eXmux® is shown below. Refer to the wiring diagram supplied with the unit for additional information on chassis and/or cabinet grounding.
  • Page 19 Unrestricted operator access is only permitted to the front of the unit when hazardous voltage is applied. It is the responsibility of the installer to restrict access to the rear terminal blocks where hazardous voltage may exist. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 20 2.1.2 Additional Warnings WARNING! The RFL™ eXmux® may use third party SFP Class 1 Laser Modules. These modules may be purchased through RFL or third parties. The class 1 certification originates with the SFP manufacturer, not RFL. Read the following safety information and any additional safety information included with the modules.
  • Page 21 WARNING! Individual double pole disconnects must be installed between the building or station battery supply and the RFL™ eXmux® power supply(ies). This must be done for both the main and back-up supply. 2.1.3 Additional Cautions...
  • Page 22 Safety Instructions This Page Intentionally Left Blank MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 23: Section 3. System Description

    3.1 Features and Typical Applications (3500/3501) Figure 3-1. RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501 – Non-Modular The RFL™ eXmux® 3500 provides a simple one-box solution that converges two important traffic types onto one infrastructure, providing the benefit of connecting traditional voice, video, serial data over Ethernet/IP networks and taking advantage of the simplicity and efficiency of IP routing and Ethernet switching.

  • Page 24: Modular Rfl™ Exmux® Features (3500M/3501M)

    3.2 Modular RFL™ eXmux® Features (3500M/3501M) Figure 3-2. RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M – Modular Hot Swap Option The 5U high RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M (Modular) IP Access Multiplexer has all the features of the non-modular unit with the added bonus of “Hot Swapability.”...

  • Page 25: Typical Network Application

    System Description 3.4 Typical Network Application The illustration below gives an example of a typical communications network using the RFL™ eXmux® configured with a GigE Fiber interface for the communications backbone and 100 Base-FX on the star links. Note: RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501 shown. The, function of the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M is similar but Ethernet FE connections must be electrical.
  • Page 26 100Mb 100Mb (2km) (2km) Location H Location I SCADA EXMUX 3500 EXMUX 3500 Master RS-232 DS-1 RS-449 T1/E1 Multiplexer Protection Relay Figure 3-3. Typical Network Application MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 27 System Description 3.4.1 RFL™ eXmux® over a T1 Communications Network The RFL™ eXmux® can be configured for use over a T1/E1 link when Ethernet connectivity is not available. This can provide a migration path when your current T1/E1 communications network is planned to be upgraded in the future to an Ethernet network. The RFL™ eXmux®...

  • Page 28: Ethernet Interface

    A comprehensive SLA (Service Level Agreement) must be obtained from the ISP to ensure sufficient and consistent bandwidth for this network to operate reliably and efficiently. Refer to Section 7.4 for information and provisioning instructions. Please contact RFL for further information on this application. 10.203.55.1 10.203.55.11 Site B Path A 10.203.55.100...

  • Page 29: Led Indicators (Front And Rear)

    Straight forward, simple LED indicators are located on the front and rear of the RFL™ eXmux®, allowing the unit to be reverse mounted in a rack (See 4.3.1) The indicators give the user a constant picture of the RFL™ eXmux®’s health. Indicators on the front and rear of the unit show: ...
  • Page 30 System Description 3500/3501 Front View Rear View Figure 3-6. LED Indicators 3500M/3501M Rear View Front View MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 31 Yellow Minor Alarm state No Illumination Functioning normally While the RFL™ eXmux® is rebooting the Red Major Alarm will flash, rebooting may take several minutes. 3. Ethernet Switch Port Status 3500/3500M: The LED’s on the 3500/3500M units have two functions for the GE (WAN) and (LAN) ports one through six: To show the state of the Ethernet connection.
  • Page 32 Yellow 100 Mbps 10 Mbps 4. Customer Interface Status It is possible to install up to seven customer interfaces in the RFL™ eXmux® (See 3.6). LED indicators show the status of these interface modules. No Illumination No Interface Unit installed...

  • Page 33: Customer Interface Units (Iu's) - Layout 3500/3501 Non-Modular

    Figure 3-7. Customer Interface Scheme (RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501) The customer interface scheme is as shown above in the rear view of the RFL™ eXmux®. All the interfaces can be combined with the exception of Interface 7 which is always single.

  • Page 34: Customer Interface Units (Iu's) - Layout 3500M/3501M Modular Unit

    System Description 3.7 Customer Interface Units (IU’s) - Layout 3500M/3501M Modular Unit The customer interface scheme for the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M is shown below. All the interfaces can be combined with the exception of Interface 7 which is always single.
  • Page 35 RJ-45 Jump to configuration 109290 Modular (Jump to pin-outs) 109030 Non -Modular Audio 4-wire E&M RJ-45 Jump to configuration 109285 Modular (Jump to pin-outs) Continued……….. MUX 3500/3501 3-13 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 36: Customer Interface Units - Detailed Descriptions

    System Description Table 3-3. RFL™ eXmux® TPS I/O Module Part Numbers I/O Module Part Number Description 109180-1 Solid State Output Unit with Screw Block Terminal 109180-2 Relay Output Unit with Screw Block Terminal 109180-3 Solid State Output Unit with Compression Block Terminal...
  • Page 37 TX clock used to create the signal from the T1/E1 IU port toward the external equipment. In System mode the T1/E1 clock is linked directly with the RFL™ eXmux® system clock while in through and Internal mode the timing can be independent of the RFL™...
  • Page 38 Through Clock Mode Supports direct pass-through of T1/E1 signals with an independent clock. This clock need not be related to any clock source used within the RFL™ eXmux®. Through Clock mode is supported by the T1/E1 Interface Unit and the Built- In T1/E1 Unit.
  • Page 39 DS0 Grooming allows the sending of multiple DS0’s from one or more T1/E1 port to other T1/E1 ports within the network. This feature allows the integration of the RFL™ eXmux® into an existing older T1/E1 multiplexer network. DS0 Grooming is selected through the VNMS interface when mapping a network.
  • Page 40 768 kb/s Fiber (ST) The C37.94 Interface Unit provides four ports and occupies one location in the rear of the RFL™ eXmux®. The C37.94 IU has restricted use in slot 7. For a full explanation see 7.7.3 3.8.1.4.1 Functional Overview The synchronous C37.94 Optical Interface Unit accepts one to four synchronous data channels...
  • Page 41 3.8.1.6 This interface provides four channels of Asynchronous communication occupying one interface slot in the rear of the RFL™ eXmux®. Each port can provide 2-wire (half duplex) or 4-wire (full duplex) functionality for this robust serial communication. Table 3-10. Asynchronous RS-485 Data Interfaces...
  • Page 42 IED’s (Intelligent Electronic Devices) utilizing an IP network. Four channels of communication are provided per Interface Unit for a total of up to 12 channels per RFL™ eXmux®. The IU will support Serial to multicast topologies and multi-master implementations for RS-232 and RS-485-4W point to multipoint and multipoint to multipoint applications in Raw Socket Mode.
  • Page 43 Used for point to point communication only. Uses full encryption and authentication. Public key authentication possible. DNP3 Used for communication with DNP3 Master Computers. There is no encryption or authentication. MUX 3500/3501 3-21 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 44 Point to Multipoint Serial Server eXmux Serial Server Station Serial Ethernet Master eXmux Server eXmux Serial High speed Ethernet link Server eXmux MUX 3500/3501 3-22 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 45 This mode will allow the user to take advantage of the high speed communications features of the RFL™ eXmux® when using the DNP protocol. Once configured the RFL™ eXmux® Serial Server will “listen” for data requests from a specific DNP Master Computer and pass this data request on to the DNP Slave for data transmission back to the DNP Master.
  • Page 46 TDM over IP signals for transmission over an Ethernet link. The IU is intended to provide eight interfaces between the RFL™ eXmux® and the customer’s PBX equipment. Each port can be configured for the following parameters: ...
  • Page 47 FXO Voice Interface at near end configured for remote Near End loopback Far End Figure 3-10. RFL™ eXmux® FXO Loopback Mode Two Wire FXS Interface 3.8.3.2 The 2W FXS interface is shown below. Table 3-13. Two Wire FXS Interface Connector...

  • Page 48: Installation

    RFL™ eXmux® FXO module at the other end can provide a Foreign Exchange (FX) line or an Off-Premise Extension (OPX) line. An Automatic Ring Down (ARD) line can be set up by using RFL™ eXmux® FXS interfaces at both ends of the circuit. The FXS IU can be configured for the following parameters: ...
  • Page 49 3.8.4 Audio Interfaces Two Wire Audio Interface 3.8.4.1 The RFL™ eXmux® 2-Wire Audio Interface is an 4-port E & M voice frequency interface that will accept 4-channels as input and digitize them; each channel will occupy one 64 kbps time slot.
  • Page 50 Click to go to Configuration 7.10.3 Four Wire Audio Interface 3.8.4.2 The RFL™ eXmux® 4-Wire Audio Interface is an 8-port E & M voice frequency interface that will accept 8-channels as input and digitize them; each channel will occupy one 64 kbps time slot.
  • Page 51 E and M signaling, associated with the audio channels. 3.8.4.2.2 TX Bridged Mode for RFL™ eXmux® Four-Wire Module TX Bridging mode for 4 wire audio interface units is supported by systems featuring system software version 6.1.7992, VNMS version 6.1.1 or higher and Actel version 10 or higher.
  • Page 52 Digital Digital Section Section Port 2 Port 1 Analog Analog Section Section TX Bridging Mode Four-Wire IU Audio Signal Click to go to Configuration 7.10.4 MUX 3500/3501 3-30 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 53 The trunk circuit M lead provides the ground (on hook) and the battery –48V (off hook) toward the RFL™ eXmux® 4W Audio Interface. The signaling from the Audio Interface to the trunk circuit is on the E lead with open circuit (on hook) and ground (off hook).
  • Page 54 Interface Figure 3-15. E&M Signaling, Type V Type V signaling is a two-wire scheme normally encountered outside North America. The trunk circuit M lead provides the ground (off-hook), and an open (on-hook) toward the RFL™ eXmux® MUX 3500/3501 3-32 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products...
  • Page 55 EXMUX 3500 Ethernet Network 4W SCADA Application 4W Modem 4W Modem (SCADA Master) (RTU) Figure 3-16. Typical Applications using the RFL™ eXmux® Four Wire Audio Interface MUX 3500/3501 3-33 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 56 System Description RFL™ eXmux® Two and Four Wire Audio Interface Loopback Configurations 3.8.4.5 Terminal Equipment Terminal Equipment Audio Interface at near end configured for local loopback Near End TX RX Far End Terminal Equipment Terminal Audio Interface at near end...

  • Page 57: The Rfl™ Exmux® Tps System

    Figure 3-18. RFL 3500 TPS System Constituent Parts The system consists of an Interface Unit (IU) in the RFL™ eXmux® and a separate (1U high) I/O Module. Typically the I/O module is located below the RFL™ eXmux® in a rack mounted configuration.

  • Page 58: Functional Overview

    The system provides four bidirectional transfer trip commands, point to point between two RFL™ eXmux® units or between one RFL™ eXmux® and an IMUX 2000 MTS unit. The system has four function inputs and four function outputs; additionally there are two inputs for controlling the logic and two outputs for alarm indication.
  • Page 59 Trip (MTS) Power and Comms. I/O Module I/O Module 4 Inputs GARD or similar 4 Outputs protective relay device GARD or similar protective relay device MUX 3500/3501 3-37 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 60 10ms  The IMUX MTS pre-trip timer configured for 3ms equals 3 message acceptance.  The RFL™ eXmux® TPS pre-trip timer configured for 1ms is equivalent to IMUX MTS 3 message acceptance. When Relay Outputs are employed trip times will increase by 4ms.
  • Page 61 Output Unit can be supplied as a Solid State Unit or as a Relay Output Unit. Power for the I/O Module is supplied through a RFL custom cable that connects to the Transfer Trip IU in the rear of the RFL™ eXmux®. The following table lists the various configurations that can be ordered for the I/O Module.
  • Page 62 The first two functions can be set to operate only if both of two inputs (one Input And-ing normal and one of the spare inputs) operates MUX 3500/3501 3-40 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 63: Integrated Ethernet Switch

    Figure 3-20. I/O Module, Front Panel 3.10 Integrated Ethernet Switch Built into the RFL™ eXmux® is a Managed Ethernet Switch, this switch supervises data traffic flowing between external Ethernet ports. The switch can be configured to connect external network devices or network segments to the RFL™ eXmux®; additionally a local Ethernet network can be configured to connect to a wide area network.
  • Page 64  On the network side (GE), the Ethernet ports will always have a 2-port electrical connector (RJ-45) with optional SFP cages to convert to a fiber connector that can be MUX 3500/3501 3-42 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 65 60 km (37 mi) 80 km (49.7 mi) 120 km (74.5 mi) The following list shows the options for 3501 and 3501M RFL™ eXmux®:  ETHERNET SWITCH WITH FE PORTS (1 -4) o 4-RJ-45 10/100 Base TX  ETHERNET SWITCH GE PORT 5 & Port 6 Option...
  • Page 66 Figure 3-23. FE and GE Ports (typical) Section 8 in this Instruction Manual gives precise details on the configuration options available for the Integrated Ethernet Switch. MUX 3500/3501 3-44 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 67: Power Supplies (3500/3501/3500M/3501M)

    System Description 3.11 Power Supplies (3500/3501/3500M/3501M) The RFL™ eXmux® power supply(ies) provide an isolated power source for the RFL™ eXmux® circuitry, with surge suppression and voltage conversion. The specifications below apply to both the non-modular and modular RFL™ eXmux® models, information specific to the 3500M/3501M follows this table.

  • Page 68: Service Telephone

    3.13 User Access USB Port The user can connect to the RFL™ eXmux® via USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports on either the front or rear of the unit, only one port can be utilized at a time. A laptop or PC computer is used to set-up IP address and password information before configuring the unit.

  • Page 69: T1/E1 Built In Port

    Figure 3-27. Connecting to a Laptop through the USB port 3.14 T1/E1 Built in Port The T1/E1 port shown below on the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® is a permanent RJ-48C connection permitting the connection of external equipment for timing and other auxiliary functions.
  • Page 70 System Description For example, existing RFL IMUX T1/E1 units can be inter-connected over the Ethernet as shown below. EXMUX 3500 EXMUX 3500 Ethernet Network Communication between T1/E1 multiplexers over the Ethernet IMUX 2000 IMUX 2000 Intelligent Multiplexer Intelligent Multiplexer Figure 3-29. Typical Application using the rear T1/E1 port Click to go to Configuration 7.7.4.

  • Page 71: Additional Network Schemes

    RFL™ eXmux®. IP Phone Protection Relay Ethernet RS-232 C.37.94 GigE Ethernet RS-232 RS-422 RS-232 Protection Relay T1/E1 Multiplexer SCADA Master Figure 3-30. Sample Network Configuration MUX 3500/3501 3-49 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 72: Typical Ds0 Grooming Application

    The drawing illustrates how an existing T1 multiplexer supporting Office and Remote Station voice links can be integrated into a high speed Ethernet network. An RFL™ eXmux® at the Near End facilitates the integration of Ethernet packets, so that port based timeslots can be combined into a single port for processing in a T1/E1 multiplexer.

  • Page 73: Section 4. Installation

    Grounding the equipment. Connecting and applying input power. 4.2 Unpacking The RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501/3500M/3501M may be supplied as an individual chassis or it may be connected with other chassis or assemblies as part of a system. Following are instructions for mounting the RFL™ eXmux®.
  • Page 74 Use the procedure that matches your equipment. 4.3.1 Mounting Individual Chassis (3500/3501) The RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501 is a 3U high unit designed to fit in a standard 19 inch rack conforming to EIA standards. The mounting brackets can be placed in three different positions, the unit can also be wall mounted or reverse mounted in a rack, mounting dimensions are shown below.
  • Page 75 4.3.2 Mounting Individual (3500M/3501M) The RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M is a 5U high unit designed to fit in a standard 19 inch rack conforming to EIA standards, mounting dimensions are shown below. Note: Mounting hardware is not provided by RFL. 10.80 (27.4)

  • Page 76: Ventilation

    4. Install and tighten the screws to all the panels to secure the equipment in place. 4.4 Ventilation The specified operating temperature of the RFL™ eXmux® is -30C to +65C (-22F to +149F). Operation at higher temperatures may affect system reliability and performance.

  • Page 77: Interface Connections (Pin-Outs)

    Signal Ground RT (A) (Receive Timing A) Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used RTS (B) (Request to Send B) Figure 4-3. Synchronous Data Connector MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 78 T1/E1 Interface Unit 4.5.1.2 An RJ-48C or DB-15 Male connector can be selected as required by the user. The built-in T1/E1 port on the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® uses the same pin-outs as the RJ-48C connector shown below. T1/E1...
  • Page 79 CD (Carrier Detect) Signal Ground DB-9 Female DCE Pinout DSR (Data Set Ready) Not Used CTS (Clear to Send) RTS (Request to Send) Figure 4-7. Asynchronous Data Connector MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 80 Install the wires according to the diagram above, and then reinstall the compression block back into its socket. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 81 TX - (4W) Figure 4-9. Asynchronous Serial Server Connections 4.5.2 Voice and Audio Interfaces Two Wire FXO and FXS Interface 4.5.2.1 RING Figure 4-10. RJ-11 Telephone Jack (Typical) MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 82: Rfl™ Exmux® Tps System Installation

    4.6 RFL™ eXmux® TPS System Installation Follow section 4.3 to mount your RFL™ eXmux® unit(s). Systems can be mounted in racks or cabinets at the factory and shipped to the customer or they can be installed on site in a standard 19”...
  • Page 83 This cable carries data between the RFL™ eXmux® IU and The I/O unit and also supplies power to the I/O unit from the RFL™ eXmux®; the DB-9 connection in the RFL™ eXmux® IU is Female while the connector in the I/O unit is Male. Shown below is the RFL™ eXmux® TPS Interface Unit.
  • Page 84 500805 (typical) with 48V J12 J11 J10 J9 J8 selected Main Circuit Board 1314 Input Auxiliary Functions Input Figure 4-14. Jumpers on the Input Unit 4-12 MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 85 The TPS I/O Unit must be properly grounded before attempting to connect input power. Improper ground connections may result in system malfunctions, equipment damage, or electrical shock. 4-13 MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 86: Data And Power Connections

    RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501 and 3500M/3501M. 4.7.1 Customer Interface Connections The RFL™ eXmux® customer interface will be configured at the factory, therefore each units connections will vary. Connections can be made from external equipment directly to the rear of the unit.
  • Page 87 Connect the high speed GE (WAN) Ethernet connections and low speed FE (LAN) optical Ethernet connections as applicable, (See below). Note: The position of the Ethernet ports is fixed and will not vary between units. 4-15 MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 88 Under normal operating conditions when the RFL™ eXmux® is turned on the relays are energized, in an alarm or alert state the relays will be in the de-energized position.
  • Page 89 MINOR MAJOR Figure 4-22. Alarm Relay Connections The terminal blocks on the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® are conventional screw type barrier blocks. RFL recommends that wires be terminated in ring lugs as an additional safety precaution. Make connections to the Major and Minor Alarms as required.
  • Page 90 Figure 4-23. Location of Power Supply Label (3500) RFL recommends that if power supplies need to be changed in the field, it should only be done by qualified RFL Service Engineers. 4.7.4 Checking the Power Supply Input Voltage (3500M/3501M) Before proceeding with the connection of the ground wire and power wires, ensure that the RFL™...
  • Page 91 Figure 4-24. Location of Power Supply Label (3500M/3501M) 4.7.5 Grounding the Equipment WARNING! The RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501/3500M/3501M chassis must be properly grounded as described below before attempting to connect input power. Improper ground connections may result in system malfunctions, equipment damage, or electrical shock.
  • Page 92 WARNING! Individual double pole disconnects must be installed between the building or station battery supply and the RFL™ eXmux® power supply(ies). This must be done for both the main and redundant supply. CAUTION Before attempting to apply input power to the RFL™ eXmux®, make sure that its power supply(ies) will operate at the available input supply voltage.
  • Page 93 3500/3501 Redundant Power Supply Main Power Supply On-Off Switch On-Off Switch MAIN RDNT Figure 4-27. Connecting Input Power (3500/3501) 4-21 MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 94 (3500M) MAIN RDNT Figure 4-28. Connecting Input Power (3500M/3501M) Before connecting the power at its source and switching on the RFL™ eXmux®, check the following: 1. Is the unit grounded correctly? 2. Is the polarity of the input power correct? 3.

  • Page 95: Section 5. Module Replacement (3500M/3501M Only)

    Ethernet Switch and Power Supplies. 5.1.1 VNMS Considerations RFL’s unique graphical user interface VNMS functions with the same dialogs in the non- modular (3500) and modular (3500M/3501M) units. However, because the Interface Units are mounted vertically in a 5U chassis, the initial node view displayed to the user will be different in the 3500M/3501M.

  • Page 96: Interface Unit Removal And Replacement

    5.2 Interface Unit Removal and Replacement The Interface Units are removed from the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M as described in the following steps. Live voltages are present at the terminal block at the bottom right of the unit. Do not remove the protective cover from the terminal block and keep any tools and other equipment away from this area.
  • Page 97 When the chassis recognizes the removed IU, the corresponding LED indicator on the front of the unit will be off. RFL recommends that the user wait for a response before inserting a replacement IU.
  • Page 98 5.2.1 Interface Unit – Handling States Cross Reference The following sub-section gives the various states that are possible for the Customer Interface Units in the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M. Each scenario is followed by a cross-reference table showing changes in VNMS and alarm states dependent on IU status.
  • Page 99 Initial State of IU (before removal) Blue Not active Grey Active IU removed Blue Not active VNMS clear card Suppress state Blank slot Not active command cleared MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 100: Ethernet Switch Replacement

    5.3.1. 1. Disconnect the applicable high speed and low speed connectors from the Ethernet Switch. If the RFL™ eXmux® was not in an alarm condition, removing the connectors may cause an alarm depending on user defined settings. 2. Turn both latch screws to the left (counter –clockwise) to unlock the Ethernet Switch and carefully slide the unit out as shown below.
  • Page 101 3. Once the Ethernet Switch is removed VNMS will show the node as being off-line. 4. Insert the replacement Ethernet Switch. Care should be taken when connecting to the mother board in the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M. It is possible to damage the connecting pins if excessive force is used.
  • Page 102 (Off-line) Insert new switch with different yellow Active software Go to settings in Can be: User intervention required Not active VNMS Red/orange/green to re-configure the switch MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 103: Power Supply Replacement

    CAUTION Ensure that the power switch is in the OFF position in the power supply being removed. The Power Supply is removed from the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M as described in the steps below: Place the power switch to the OFF position in the power supply being removed, and remove the power supply by raising a securing clip in the center of the supply and with the help of the pull ring carefully slide the unit out.
  • Page 104 ON position. 3. Carefully insert the replacement supply into its slot, care should be taken when connecting to the mother board in the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M. It is possible to damage the connecting pins if excessive force is used.
  • Page 105 Module Replacement (3500M/3501M Only) 5.4.1 Power Supply – Handling States cross reference The 3500M/3501M modular RFL™ eXmux® can have various power supply situations and alarm states. The following table gives a cross reference between the supply status and the RFL™ eXmux® alarm and VNMS indicators.
  • Page 106 50/60 Hz 3A MAX Insert a flat bladed screwdriver and turn to the left 3. When inserting the replacement fuse, turn to the right and lock down. 5-12 MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 107: Section 6. System User Interface

    6.1.1 RFL™ eXmux® Visual Network Management Software This software has been created by RFL to allow the end user to easily set-up and configure his network. The software features a graphical interface with user friendly drop down screens and an activation key code for enhanced security.

  • Page 108: Mac Address Information

    RFL will assign unique MAC (Medium Access Control Address) numbers to each RFL™ eXmux® unit shipped. This information is located on a label on the rear bottom left of the chassis as shown below. RFL™ eXmux® 3500/3501 is shown in the first image and RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M in the second.
  • Page 109 1 gigabyte of RAM. 2 gigabytes of RAM is recommended.  RFL recommends that a high resolution screen be used for optimal VNMS viewing. 6.3.2 SNMP Communication  The RFL™ eXmux® supports up to ten separate VNMS stations simultaneously accessing the RFL™...
  • Page 110 VNMS software needs to change. The procedure to do this is described below. a. Click “Change” and enter the path “C:/Users/Public/Documents/Exmux 3500 Visual NMS” in the “Where would you like Visual NMS Installed.” field. b. Click Next.
  • Page 111 Call RFL Customer Service at 973.334.3100 for key code information if necessary. The following sub-section will show you how to connect to the RFL™ eXmux® through a USB port in order to set IP Address information and other limited settings.

  • Page 112: Accessing The Rfl™ Exmux® Through The Usb Ports

    To access the USB ports on the RFL™ eXmux® with a laptop computer, a USB cable is required with a type “B” connector at the RFL™ eXmux® end; this is not supplied by RFL. Note only one computer can be connected at one time to either the front or rear of the RFL™ eXmux®.

  • Page 113: Installing And Running The Usb User Access Utility

    EXMUX Figure 6-3. USB Port Access 3500M/3501M 6.5 Installing and Running the USB User Access Utility After the USB cable is connected to the RFL™ eXmux® and also to the user’s computer, the ® following Windows dialog boxes will appear. It is recommended that the user follow the steps on the following pages to install the USB utility.

  • Page 114: Configuration

    ® 6.5.1 USB Utility Running on Windows After a USB cable is connected to an RFL™ eXmux® and the user’s computer go to the “Start” menu and follow the steps below. Note; there are two parts to this configuration process.
  • Page 115 Browse to where the Driver Software is checked located on your computer Select "Browse my computer Select the USB Driver for driver software" and click "Next" Select "Install this driver software anyway MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 116 System User Interface Click “Close” a confirmation window will appear as shown on the following. Select the "Hardware" tab Note: Both the "USB Serial Port" and the "RFL Serial Click "Close" Converter" should display. If they do not, return to the "Devices and Printers"...
  • Page 117 The USB Interface has been successfully installed. Double click the “e mux 3500 User Access USB” icon on your desktop; a dialog box will appear as shown on Section 6.5.3. MUX 3500/3501 6-11 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 118 Note on versions of the VNMS software (before 4.0) the default password was admin_passwd Hit Enter The following dialog box will appear. This is the main menu for the USB utility. MUX 3500/3501 6-12 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 119 System User Interface With “System Settings” selected hit enter to access the following sub-menu. This menu will allow you to change the default admin password. RFL recommends that this is done after initial login. Changing the Default Password 6.5.2.1 Using the arrow keys navigate down to “Admin Password” and hit Enter. RFL recommends that you change the password after initial logon;...
  • Page 120 Network Settings must be selected to set/change IP address information. The “Network Settings” screen is shown below; this menu has 21 items which are listed on the following page. MUX 3500/3501 6-14 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 121 There are 21 items listed on the Network Settings CLI menu. A description of their function is shown in the table below. Certain settings in the RFL™ eXmux® 3500 CLI require a system reboot. The user will be prompted when this is required. All of the following settings can be accessed through the VNMS software with the exception of the Node ID.
  • Page 122 System Settings and “Reboot” so that the changes take effect. Additional CLI Screen Information 6.5.2.4 The RFL Command Line Interface contains extensive diagnostic tools and status information normally not accessed via the VNMS by the user. Shown below are the sub-menus from the “Main Menu.”...
  • Page 123 The USB Interface has been successfully installed. Double click the “e mux 3500 User Access USB” icon on your computers desktop. Note; the following CLI Interface is applicable for system software version 6.0 and up. MUX 3500/3501 6-17 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 124 Note on versions of the VNMS software (before 4.0) the default password was admin_passwd Hit Enter The following dialog box will appear. This is the main menu for the USB utility. MUX 3500/3501 6-18 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 125 System User Interface With “System Settings” selected hit enter to access the following sub-menu. This menu will allow you to change the default admin password. RFL recommends that this is done after initial login. 6.5.3 Preparing for VNMS Access For “First Time” VNMS software access an “Activation Key Code” supplied by RFL must be entered.
  • Page 126 Once the Activation Key Code is entered, the USB Utility can be accessed at any time, either from the desktop icon or through the VNMS software as shown below. MUX 3500/3501 6-20 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 127: System Recovery/Debug Port

    Normally this port is used by RFL service personnel for debugging; system recovery and log dump operations. A cable can be provided by RFL that will connect from the above port to an RS-232 (female DB9) port on the end user’s computer.
  • Page 128 System User Interface This Page Intentionally Left Blank MUX 3500/3501 6-22 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 129: Section 7. Configuration

    7.2.1 Configuring your PC/Laptop for Static IP In a situation where both the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit and the user’s PC are connected to the same network configuring for “Static IP” is not required as the computer will get IP address information from the DHCP server.
  • Page 130 NOTE: if the Control Panel uses the ‘Category’ view access ‘Network and Sharing’ from the ‘Network and Internet’ button. 2. Click on the ‘Local Area Connection’. This opens Local Area Connection Status. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 131 4. Click the ‘Properties’ button, the following dialog box will open. Check this button Add IP information here This information can be ignored Check OK MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 132 Double click the “Exmux 3500 VNMS” icon on your desktop. The following dialog box will appear. Enter the activation key code received from RFL. If you have not received a key code call RFL Customer Service at 973.334.3100. Check the “Done” button. Note that the Activation Key Code is valid on a per customer basis.
  • Page 133 Administrator: Able to perform all functions of the VNMS Maintenance: Able to perform limited functions of the VNMS Monitor: Can only monitor the system. No changes allowed MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 134 Check "Apply" once changes are made To add or delete users, select “Tools” > “Manage User Accounts on All Nodes” from the pull down menu. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 135 Read/Write: Can read and write but not add new users. Read Only: Can read only. Note 2. System operation will be smoother when users have the same password for each node. RFL recommends that this be implemented. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018...
  • Page 136 Select to delete the highlighted user 7.2.5 Opening an Existing Network Connect your PC or laptop to one of the Ethernet ports on the RFL™ eXmux® unit and double click the “Exmux 3500 VNMS” shortcut icon on your desktop. Refer to Section 6.5.3 if the IP address has to be changed.
  • Page 137 The following folder will open. Click “Bay Hill” to open the network. data We recommend that you save all files in the “data” subdirectory and not in the main directory. MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 138 Configuration 7.2.6 Auto-discover a new Network After connecting a laptop or PC to one of the Ethernet ports on the RFL™ eXmux®, the user will typically employ the “Auto-discover Network” function from the first dialog box as shown below, to start a new network from scratch or to access an existing network. For example if settings have to be changed on a specific node or if additional nodes have to be added to the network.
  • Page 139 Using the above dialog box nodes can be added or removed from the network. Once the “Discover” button is checked the system will start searching for nodes in the network. MUX 3500/3501 7-11 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 140 ~ @ % ^ _ - + = { } [ ] . ? After initial logon the “Password” should be changed or the RFL™ eXmux® unit will show a minor alarm. The password must be between 10 and 32 characters in length and MUST contain a character from each of the following 4-sets.
  • Page 141 During this process a number of dialog boxes are displayed, typically the default setting will be used. Unspecified nodes are listed, typically these will be added to the network, check OK to continue MUX 3500/3501 7-13 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 142 A graphical representation of the network is displayed; double click or right click and select open on a node open up its configuration page. MUX 3500/3501 7-14 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 143 Note: Right click on the Network Layout view and select Network Information, the Neighbor Discovery Protocol and Group as shown below. Please see Section 7.6 to configure the Customer Interfaces. MUX 3500/3501 7-15 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 144 Configuration 7.2.7 Creating a new Network (Manual Method – Off-Line) Connect your PC or laptop to the RFL™ eXmux® unit through one of the Ethernet ports and double click the “Exmux 3500 VNMS” shortcut icon on your desktop. Open “Exmux 3500 VNMS”...
  • Page 145 If checked existing interface unit Enter the IP address parameters will be imported A graphical representation of the node appears with the following dialog box. MUX 3500/3501 7-17 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 146 Click OK, the screen below will be displayed Double click to configure the seven customer interfaces on the rear of the eXmux MUX 3500/3501 7-18 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 147: Viewing A Network

    (Gray background) The node is "Online". The node is "Online" and in Minor Alarm (Orange background). A Major Alarm has a (Red background). MUX 3500/3501 7-19 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 148 Left click the node that has to be joined. A line will appear between the nodes Right click on the line to change its color MUX 3500/3501 7-20 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 149: System Configuration

    Use the shortcut key CTRL+F1 to cycle through the listed windows. 7.4 System Configuration In order to access the RFL™ eXmux® system information dialog screens the “Node” view must be displayed. Right clicking while in the background will display the menu at left below.
  • Page 150 Configuration 7.4.1 System Configuration Overview Although in most cases the RFL™ eXmux® units are factory configured to suit each customer’s unique network requirements, certain important system setting may need to be changed, such as network addresses and clock settings. Important status situations are also displayed on the right side of this dialog box.
  • Page 151 Configuration Note 2. The DS0 Grooming Capability is only displayed while the RFL™ eXmux® unit is “Online.” There are two settings available; “Autodetect” and “Force-disable.” The default setting Autodetect will find the DS0 Grooming capability based on the RFL™ eXmux® unit main board revision level.
  • Page 152 This tab gives settings for TDM Engine 1 and 2 including alarms, IP addresses and timing settings. TDM Alarm Settings See 7.4.2.1.1 TDM IP Addresses See 7.4.2.1.2 TDM Timing See 7.4.2.1.3 TDM VLAN See 7.4.2.1.4 Gateway MAC Address See 7.4.2.1.5 MUX 3500/3501 7-24 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 153 Check this box to clear all Click to return to TDM over IP statistics previous screen MUX 3500/3501 7-25 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 154 Path B netmask for the network carrying all the traffic from both TDM engines Path B gateway for the network carrying all the traffic from both TDM engines MUX 3500/3501 7-26 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 155 Bundle Timing See 7.4.2.1.3.2 Note 1.Following are the options for “Timing Priority.” In a network where all RFL™ eXmux® unit nodes are at VNMS and System software 5.0 or higher the following choices are displayed on the pull-down menu: Timing Priority...
  • Page 156 Timing Source = clkfrominternalcrystal or aclkfrombundle  The change in timing source may cause an election to occur forcing another node to become timing master. MUX 3500/3501 7-28 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 157 1. Set the TDM Timing Source to t1e1framer on the Elected Master. 2. Connect the T1/E1 line to the Elected Master internal T1/E1 Framer port MUX 3500/3501 7-29 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 158 T1/E1 is selected, “Port0” must be selected and the Bundle set to receive the timing must be on Timeslot 1 on the T1/E1 stream. MUX 3500/3501 7-30 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 159 When the eXmux management data reside in a different VLAN than the TDM over IP data, the Gateway MAC Address must use Manual mode for proper function of TDM data. MUX 3500/3501 7-31 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 160 The eXmux attempts to use ARP to identify the MAC address of the Automatic gateways for TDM traffic. MUX 3500/3501 7-32 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 161 Click to Delete Mgmt Path B IP Address See 7.4.2.2.3 Pull-down to enable Trap destination Management Path B address IP Address Click to add a new row MUX 3500/3501 7-33 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 162 PC is listed to receive SNMP traps. The dialog can be used to add or remove PCs from the list. RFL recommends that no more than five PCs are included in the list. To enable a new Trap Destination IP Address while in File Settings; click the “Add Rows” button and enter the new address, host name and version.
  • Page 163 IP address of master nodes 1 through 4 within the eXmux local network group IP address of auxiliary nodes 1 through 4 in an external eXmux network MUX 3500/3501 7-35 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 164 Configuration The External IP Addresses are set in the following dialog: MUX 3500/3501 7-36 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 165 Time Synchronization Diagnostics (4) 7.4.2.3 Will enable or disable diagnostic mode (for factory use only). MUX 3500/3501 7-37 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 166 Note 1. When given, this IP address range will allow the system to automatically assign IP addresses for each Serial Server port in the RFL™ eXmux® unit. The maximum number of IP addresses needed per Serial Server is 5. MUX 3500/3501 7-38 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 167 Configuration CAUTION: Ensure that the IP range does not overlap any other RFL™ eXmux® IP address in the network. Note 2. This Multicast Group Mask must be the same for all RFL™ eXmux® Serial Server units in the network. The first octant ‘232’ should never be changed; the last octant should always be ‘0’.
  • Page 168 - Using recovered timing from T1/E1 port This table gives details of the aclkfrombundle - Using timing neighbor nodes (partial details shown) acquired from master node MUX 3500/3501 7-40 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 169 Configuration Note 1. When a single RFL™ eXmux® unit is not trying to acquire a clock source, Idle will be displayed. Acquisition will be displayed when the system is determining a clock source. This can happen quickly before the final status is displayed.
  • Page 170 (eXmux to eXmux mode only) Master delay response packets sent in the last 15 seconds Active if PTP master clock is (eXmux to eXmux mode only) undetected MUX 3500/3501 7-42 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 171: Vnms System And User Preferences

    Note that individual ports can still be configured for T1/E1 or Passthru/Groomed at the Interface Units configuration page. Check if DSO Grooming is used in your network Check if TDM carrier is E1 MUX 3500/3501 7-43 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 172: Configuring The Customer Interfaces (Iu's)

    If an RFL™ eXmux® unit is connected to your computer or you open an existing RFL™ eXmux® file the diagram below will be automatically populated with Interface Units, otherwise you will need to add Interface Units as required.
  • Page 173 3500M/3501M with various IU scenarios described. The table below shows a quick cross reference between IU action and VNMS display. MUX 3500/3501 7-45 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 174 Configuration Table 7-1. Interface Unit Slot Indicators for the RFL™ eXmux® 3500M/3501M Alarm Inventory Mis-Match Action Suppression VNMS Slot Display Alarm Yes/No Based on previous Can be: Red/yellow/green conditions Idle Inactive Blue Active Grey IU Removed Inactive Blue Same IU Inserted...
  • Page 175 Will show pertinent software information for the card, typically Actel and/or PIC versions Selectable version, typically used for saving settings for demonstration purposes Click OK to add MUX 3500/3501 7-47 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 176 Each type of Interface Unit will have its own set of configuration dialog boxes. Moving the cursor over the Setting or Status Indicator will display a “Tooltip” message describing its function. MUX 3500/3501 7-48 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 177 Alarm Conditions Orange Grey Minor Alarm or User Major Alarm. Normal or No Activity. Defined. Data Transfer on a Port Green Grey Data Transfer. No Activity. MUX 3500/3501 7-49 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 178: Data Interface Configurations

    The following sections will show the various VNMS Interface Unit Dialogs with call-outs giving a brief description of each function. For clarity, not all function and status situations are shown. Following is the Synchronous Multi-Protocol Interface Unit. MUX 3500/3501 7-50 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 179 General Tab to configure on the configuration side of the dialog. Typically configuration settings are entered on the left side of the dialog box while status is displayed on the right. MUX 3500/3501 7-51 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 180 Red indicates a timeslot shows the status of the Failed settings the same as the values problem between ports 1 and 2. interface read from the field unit MUX 3500/3501 7-52 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 181 Bandwidth slider, will example for 6-timeslots indicate the bandwidth usage, user adjustable Check for 56 kbps, the default is 64 kbps for one timeslot MUX 3500/3501 7-53 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 182 (DTE mode only) in use on this port Remember to configure the second Interface Unit (Interface 2 in this example), if the ports are required for communication. MUX 3500/3501 7-54 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 183 Sets the Polarity of the RX port to None, Local clock synchronization and TX data, either Normal or Remote or Inverted The remaining ports are configured as required. MUX 3500/3501 7-55 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 184 System Master Alarm Clock Alarm Note: Each of the four ports bandwidth can be set, see the following for a full explanation of the Bandwidth feature. MUX 3500/3501 7-56 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 185 Shown below is the dialog for the customer T1/E1 Interface Unit; there is also a built in T1/E1 port on the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® unit that utilizes the same dialog. The T1/E1 Interface Unit and the built-in T1/E1 port offer the same functionality, allowing for the connection of external T1/E1 equipment.
  • Page 186 AMI or B8ZS Set the E1 frame mode to CCS or CAS Set the E1 zero code to AMI or HDB3 Enable E1 CRC4 Frame Formatting MUX 3500/3501 7-58 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 187 That is 10 multiframes out of sync, 10 CRC failures, or 10 bipolar violations. If using the framer as a timing source, the RFL™ eXmux® unit does not switch timing source for these minor alarms. The RFL™ eXmux® unit switches for a framer major alarm (loss of sync, which is set to 2 out of 6 frame bits in error).
  • Page 188 It is recommended that the complete, non-groomed (i.e. using Pass-Thru) T1/E1 link have only one source of timing. That source of timing could be one of the RFL™ eXmux® units set to MUX 3500/3501 7-60 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 189 Configuration “System Clock” or “Internal Clock,” or it could be terminal equipment in internal timing mode. Other T1/E1 RFL™ eXmux® units should be set to “Through Clock” for that T1/E1 stream and other terminal equipment should use loop/through timing. In RFL™ eXmux® nodes with multiple T1/E1 interface modules, the T1/E1 streams are independent.
  • Page 190 V.110 Framer alarm is active Note 1. CD (Carrier Detect ) is driven active when the IU is receiving a valid V.110 frame from the TDM. MUX 3500/3501 7-62 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 191 None, Local and Remote Note 1. CD (Carrier Detect ) is driven active when the IU is receiving a valid V.110 frame from the TDM. MUX 3500/3501 7-63 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 192: Serial Server Interface Unit Configuration

    Character Length must be set to “9”. 7.8 Serial Server Interface Unit Configuration The RFL Serial Server Interface Unit is configured using VNMS software, however because there is no TDM over IP conversion the configuration differs slightly from other Interface Units.
  • Page 193 The graphical representation of the IU is shown below; double click within the IU to configure. For Port Mapping see Section 7.8.3 Double click to configure the interface MUX 3500/3501 7-65 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 194 Checking this box will restart the Serial Server Processor. Use only if newly configured Serial Server links do not initialize; normally not required. CAUTION Checking this box may cause loss of data on established links. MUX 3500/3501 7-66 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 195 Click to set port connection types such as PC-Client, also sets the port role such as master or remote. RSA Public Key encryption and DNP3 is also entered here. MUX 3500/3501 7-67 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 196 (up to +9.8 Vdc). All Serial Server output pins supply no current when the port is disabled and may not supply any signal until the port is configured for point to point, multipoint, or PC Client communications. MUX 3500/3501 7-68 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 197 If RS-232 is selected “RS-485 Termination” is grayed out. Note 2. Local: Loops the customer IED data back to itself. Remote: Loops the far end customer IED data back to itself. MUX 3500/3501 7-69 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 198 IP address, Netmask and Gateway. CAUTION Ensure that the IP address entered is outside the range of addresses specified in the System Configuration section. MUX 3500/3501 7-70 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 199 Currently for each multipoint group, masters and remotes cannot be both connected to the same Serial Server module. Installations requiring co-located masters and remotes must use different Serial Server modules in the same RFL™ eXmux® chassis. the terminal software should be MUX 3500/3501 7-71 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 200 Set the IP address of the DNP3 Master Computer. Set the IP address port number of the Master Computer Up to 3-Master Computers can be supported MUX 3500/3501 7-72 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 201 "My Computer" (Windows Explorer) and go to the "C" drive. Create a new directory called "pcc" in the "C:\" root directory. 2. Open another "My Computer" window, and navigate to the "Program Files\eXmux 3500 ® Visual NMS\pcc_tunnel" directory (for Windows 7 or higher, this would be "Program...
  • Page 202 Note 1: The “puttygen” executable can also be double clicked. Note 2: Per the application's instructions, you will have to randomly move the cursor over the screen, in order to finish. MUX 3500/3501 7-74 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 203 7. In the "Putty key generator" application, click the "Save private key" button. Save the private key as "C:\pcc\Px_key.ppk", where "x" is the port number. MUX 3500/3501 7-75 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 204 In VNMS, click on the "PCC Pub Key" text box and type "Ctrl + v" (paste). 11. Change the port role to "Server". 12. Finally click the "Write" button. MUX 3500/3501 7-76 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 205 15. Run the "putty.exe" application, select connection type as "Telnet" and put in Host Name as "localhost". 16. Enter port as "35000" – (SSRV port number) i.e. "34997" for port 3). MUX 3500/3501 7-77 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 206 VNMS status and alarm convention. Alarm Conditions Orange Grey Major Alarm. Minor Alarm. Normal or No Activity. Data Transfer on a Port Green Grey Data Transfer. No Activity. MUX 3500/3501 7-78 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 207 Indicates the active port connection type Find descriptions of the tabs, data entry and buttons in the subsections of 7.8.2 MUX 3500/3501 7-79 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 208 Serial Server Status General Tab (1) 7.8.2.1 The following dialog will give the revision and version levels of the ECB and software installed in the Serial Server module. MUX 3500/3501 7-80 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 209 Certain VNMS settings require that the Serial Server be rebooted (also minor alarm) Revision levels in the eXmux and Serial Server are not compatable (also major alarm) MUX 3500/3501 7-81 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 210 The Serial Server link status alarm indicates point-to-point network connectivity issues. However, network connection problems are not detected by the multipoint protocol or when using PC-Client. MUX 3500/3501 7-82 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 211 Section 6.12 For all other Serial Server applications select “Serial Server Multipoint Configuration” from the drop-down menu. MUX 3500/3501 7-83 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 212 “Write this Group” to write the changes to the network. 1. Multipoint 2. Group Global Groups Port Settings Find descriptions of the data entry and buttons in the following numbered list. MUX 3500/3501 7-84 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 213 Actual port settings are such that the port may not operate correctly Conflict in the selected group. 9. Remove Selected Master Ports: Click to remove the selected master ports. MUX 3500/3501 7-85 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 214 Mouse Over a Serial Server Port 7.8.3.1 When using the Serial Server Interface Unit in the RFL™ eXmux® unit sliding the cursor over a mapped port in the node view will display the following information. This differs from other IU’s described in Section 6.11.

  • Page 215: Tps System Configuration

    Communication is a single 64kb/s DSO. Interface Units can be mapped to another RFL™ eXmux® unit or any DSO on a T1/E1 output for connection to an IMUX MTS unit. The IU has its own IP address for downloading new system code and for network based real time clock recovery.
  • Page 216 (unlocked) Note 1. Typically the IP address is dynamically allocated by the RFL™ eXmux® unit using values set in the “Auto IP” tab in section of the System Configuration Section. This box should be checked to override the automatic assignment of an IP address. The status is “Default” or “Dynamic”...
  • Page 217 7.9.1 Clock Settings There are two clock settings available for the TPS Interface Unit: When NTP (Network Time Protocol) is selected the NTP client will use the same settings as the RFL™ eXmux® chassis. System Dialogs - Section 7.4.2.3 _System_Dialogs_–PTP (Precision Time Protocol) conforms to IEEE 1588 V2 2008 and is a message based protocol that specifies how real-time clocks in a distributed system synchronize with each other.
  • Page 218 1. Settings include: Input/output trip delay, comms loss delay, input/ output polarity and keying Note: The numbered callouts have further information in the following subsections. MUX 3500/3501 7-90 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 219 See Note 3. Note 1. Valid Range of TPS Transmit and Receive Addresses. The RFL™ eXmux® TPS system is designed to provide compatibility with all RFL TDM equipment. To achieve this, only the addresses shown below are allowed: Allowed TX and RX Address Range for the RFL™...
  • Page 220 Configuration For the purpose of determining compatible TX and RX Addresses, the RFL™ eXmux® TPS is equivalent to the IMUX MTS module with Actel version 5 (SW2000TTTR5). Note 5 on page 22 of the DS-TT (MTS) Data Sheet provides more details on interfacing with various revisions of the MTS Module.
  • Page 221 VNMS status and alarm convention. Alarm Conditions Orange Grey Major Alarm. Minor Alarm. Normal or No Activity. Data Transfer on a Port Green Grey Data Transfer. No Activity. MUX 3500/3501 7-93 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 222 Clicking this tab will show Note: These tabs have more information whether major, minor or available in the following subsections. hardware TPS alarms are active MUX 3500/3501 7-94 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 223 However, this status may indicate disabled even when the port is enabled if an invalid setting is detected or a local hardware failure has occurred. MUX 3500/3501 7-95 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 224 Port Out Status (3) 7.9.3.3 Below is the Status Dialog with the “P1 Out” tab clicked Will indicate which output functions are active on the port MUX 3500/3501 7-96 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 225 When mapping to an IMUX TPS Module the “Grooming” feature in the RFL™ eXmux® VNMS may be utilized to map between any TPS port and a DSO timeslot on the IMUX Transfer Trip Card, section 7.12.4.

  • Page 226: Telephone And Audio Interface Unit Configuration

    Set the TX and RX clock synchronization the required test(s) level in dBm The FXS Two Wire IU is configured in a similar manner, for details see the following. MUX 3500/3501 7-98 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 227 Max REN @ ≤ 100ft (30 meters) Vrms Optional Vdc Offset Frequency 20 Hz ± 1% 20 Hz ± 1% 20 Hz ± 1% 20 Hz ± 1% MUX 3500/3501 7-99 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 228 Check to select the signaling type, either Type I and III, Type II, Type V or none. for details on “Signaling Types.” See Section 3.8.4.3 MUX 3500/3501 7-100 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 229 A missing clock may be a symptom of a local hardware failure. If this occurs, the Interface Unit will route its local clock to the TDM bus. MUX 3500/3501 7-101 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 230 RX path towards the customer equipment Indicates the current state of the remote loopback Indicates the current state of the local loopback MUX 3500/3501 7-102 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 231 Configuration 7.10.4 Four Wire (8-Port) Audio Interface Configuration General Tab. The default encoding method is A-Law. MUX 3500/3501 7-103 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 232 Red indicates a loss of master remote loopback if (see note 1) clock synchronization required Note 1. Checking “Force Busy” will force an off-hook condition for audio transmission. MUX 3500/3501 7-104 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 233: Ethernet Switch Configuration

    Ethernet Switch Configuration is covered in the next section of this manual. Although the integrated Ethernet Switch FE ports in the RFL™ eXmux® unit may be configured with fiber ports, VNMS will always display the Ethernet ports with RJ-45 connectors.
  • Page 234 File settings. Note that “File Settings” is the default. Select either File or Actual Settings By clicking this button the File Settings are replaced by the Actual Settings MUX 3500/3501 7-106 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 235 The following dialog box will allow the user to select two nodes that require mapping. All the nodes that have been configured are listed in the pull-down menus. Select the nodes to map. MUX 3500/3501 7-107 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 236 The port will have a flashing grey box when selected. Shown below is an example of the mapping dialog for the 3500M/3501M. Nodes are mapped in exactly the same way as the 3500/3501 non-modular RFL™ eXmux®, proceed to step 6 below. MUX 3500/3501 7-108 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 237 Likewise the “Auto update” MUX 3500/3501 7-109 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 238 Port mapped to node on screen Solid Yellow Port mapped to node not currently on screen Violet Connected to a port within the same node MUX 3500/3501 7-110 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 239 The name of the node that the port is mapped to Sliding the cursor over an un-mapped port will bring up the following information. Mouse Over an unmapped port MUX 3500/3501 7-111 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 240 The port will be un-mapped after writing. Selecting “Check for invalid bundles and connections” will display the following screen if any invalid bundles are found. Invalid bundles will be displayed with a choice of actions. MUX 3500/3501 7-112 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 241 The “Bundle settings and status” dialog provides an interface to adjust bundle settings, and view bundle status, statistics and alarms. Select “Bundle settings and status” from the mapping view drop down menu, as shown below. MUX 3500/3501 7-113 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 242 It is possible to misconfigure a Jitter Buffer to be either too large or too small. Recommended jitter buffer delay should be 2 times the estimated delay. MUX 3500/3501 7-114 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 243 35000 70000 CAUTION: A bundle must be modified in the same way at both adjoining ends. FPP must have the same value at each end. MUX 3500/3501 7-115 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 244 Alarm is ON because of a mismatch has been discarded due to a lack of TX buffers in the start of a frame or multiframe MUX 3500/3501 7-116 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 245 4. Statistics: Various bundle statistics are displayed Network Path and MAC Addresses 5. Alarm: Will show the Major and Minor alarm status for the bundle. MUX 3500/3501 7-117 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 246 16. Note 3: Please note that if the RFL™ eXmux® unit is configured for Unicast mode, a maximum of 15 bundles can be created for the built-in T1/E1 Framer or T1/E1 IUs. If the Framer or the T1/E1 IU is selected as the “Unicast Timing Bundle Source”, a maximum of 16 bundles can be created...
  • Page 247 Below is the configuration for an IU that is configured for T1 with 24 DS0’s shown. If E1 is selected, 30 DS0’s will be available. MUX 3500/3501 7-119 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 248 In E1 mode, the Interface Unit must be configured for CAS Framing. While DS0 Grooming is employed, CCS cannot be used since DS0 16 is always reserved for signaling by the grooming engine. MUX 3500/3501 7-120 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 249: Hitless Switching

    7.13 Hitless Switching 7.13.1 Concept and Implementation: When connected in a ring network topology, the RFL™ eXmux® unit has the ability to self- heal and recover from a single network break without losing any TDM over IP traffic. MUX 3500/3501 7-121 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 250 RFL™ eXmux® 3500 and RFL™ eXmux® 3501. The TDM over IP engines in an RFL™ eXmux® unit can be configured such that they send all the TDM traffic twice around an Ethernet ring topology. Two VLAN’s are created; copy 1 on VLAN ‘A’...
  • Page 251 Hitless Switching network configuration settings are accessed from the “Network” pull-down menu as shown below. Before Hitless can be implemented, all physical interconnections between RFL™ eXmux®3501 nodes must be known and mapped in Hitless table first. See the following figure for an example.
  • Page 252 Trunk with the associated allowed VLAN ranges. Note 1. Two separate virtual networks are created going around the ring in opposite directions. MUX 3500/3501 7-124 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 253 The direction ‘A’ column in the table below describes the topology of the ring (which port is connected to which node) in the ‘A’ direction. In this configuration each RFL™ eXmux® unit uses port 5 of its Ethernet Switch to send ‘A’ direction packets to its neighbor node. Port 6 is used to send ‘B’...
  • Page 254  VLANs in “Hitless Switching” are not used for broadcast segregation, they are used to steer packets in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction around the ring. MUX 3500/3501 7-126 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 255: Service Telephone Configuration

    Configuration 7.14 Service Telephone Configuration In order to use the service telephone feature of the RFL™ eXmux® unit the service channel needs to be enabled as shown below. Under normal operating conditions the default values need not be changed. The status of the service phone channel can also be viewed on the configuration page.

  • Page 256: System Global Settings

    Nodes that require a reboot Additional nodes can be will be indicated in red selected by the user Blue Indicates reboot in process Click to reboot selected nodes MUX 3500/3501 7-128 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 257 The value is ignored when the are changed management VLAN ID is set to “1” Allowed values: 1-4094 Current ports in the Click to write the management VLAN management VLAN MUX 3500/3501 7-129 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 258 Offline means that the last attempt to contact the node was unsuccessful. Note 2. An additional IP address may be added. This destination could be a server or similar device. MUX 3500/3501 7-130 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 259 Configuration 7.15.3 Ping Test This test will verify connectivity between the RFL™ eXmux® unit and the target device of the traps (trap destination). The local PC is reachable by the RFL™ eXmux® nodes if the connection state is “Online.” (Effective with VNMS release 6.0).

  • Page 260: Retrieving And Sending Reports

    7.16 Retrieving and Sending Reports Various reports and logs can be retrieved from the RFL™ eXmux® unit. These reports can be sent to a printer or saved in various formats on your laptop or PC. Note that in some cases, depending on individual printer settings, the Mapping Report may have data that is not printed in the default portrait mode, to resolve this print in the landscape mode.
  • Page 261 All RFL™ eXmux® units in the network are displayed with pertinent inventory information. Selecting “Network IP Addresses” will result in the following dialog box. All RFL™ eXmux® units in the network are displayed with pertinent IP address information (partial screen shown).
  • Page 262 The Current Event Log should be saved to another location periodically and "Reset SOE's for all Nodes" checked to stop the log from becoming too large. MUX 3500/3501 7-134 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 263 The following section contains all SOEs issued by the RFL™ eXmux®, listed by event type. This list has been simplified to allow the user to easily identify the event, whether a trap was sent and if a major or minor alarm has been issued.
  • Page 264 The link entered the up or down state on FE linkUpDownPort3 port3. The link entered the up or down state on FE linkUpDownPort4 port4. MUX 3500/3501 7-136 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 265 This SOE records serial server port network ssrvPortNetworkBufferOverrun Minor Minor buffer overrun alarm. This SOE records serial server hardware Major Major ssrvHardwareAlarm alarm. MUX 3500/3501 7-137 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 266 This SOE records the event when Ethernet Minor ifAdminStatusPort1 port 1 is administratively enabled or disabled. This SOE records the event when Ethernet ifAdminStatusPort2 Minor MUX 3500/3501 7-138 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 267 Minor uboot 7.16.2 TPS Sequence of Events The RFL™ eXmux® TPS System generates its own SOE records which are stored in the SOE database on the TPS Card. There is non-volatile storage for up to 1500 SOEs. MUX 3500/3501 7-139 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 268 “move” arrows transfer to the right screen for SOE reporting. Specific start and stop dates for reporting can be selected as shown below. MUX 3500/3501 7-140 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 269 The TPS board has its own with the slot number and IU type handling software to index very accurate time stamp where the record is located in storage MUX 3500/3501 7-141 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 270 Selecting “MAC Address Report” as shown below will allow the user access to the “Forwarding Data Base” and “MAC Address” lists for a specific node. MUX 3500/3501 7-142 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 271 Check to select by a specific MAC address Check to select by the first 3 octants of a MAC address MUX 3500/3501 7-143 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 272 2 device used to store MAC addresses that have been learned, and from which ports these MAC addresses were learned on. The following page shows a sample MAC address report. MUX 3500/3501 7-144 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 273: Section 8. Configuration And Status Settings For The Hps/Rfl™ Exmux® Unit Managed Ethernet Switch

    HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch The RFL™ eXmux® VNMS software will allow the user many options for setting parameters through the Ethernet ports. This will allow the system administrator control over his network, controlling such functions as Flow Control, Fault Detection and Message Prioritizing.

  • Page 274: Ethernet Network Message Types

    (device) are described as edge ports, these ports will be ignored by RSTP. 8.2 Ethernet Network Message Types The following information is not required to configure the RFL™ eXmux® unit, but is useful in understanding an Ethernet network.  Unicasting. In simple terms, communicating from one device to another. Point to point communication.

  • Page 275: Ethernet Switch Configuration - Model 3500/3500M

    Clicking on the Ethernet Switch as shown will bring up the following dialog box. The dialog boxes for Ethernet Options are similar in layout to the other RFL™ eXmux® VNMS configuration pages. The following pages will tabulate and describe the various options available.
  • Page 276 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8.3.1 Alarm Settings (1) Each Ethernet port can be configured for “Link Loss Alarm” and “Admin Status Alarm” as shown below. Each Ethernet port can be configured to...
  • Page 277 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8.3.2 Ports (2) Clicking the Port Tab will allow configuration of various port features, including Port Mirroring and Port Security. Find descriptions of the buttons in the following numbered paragraphs.
  • Page 278 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Port Auto Negotiation: All copper and gigabit fiber ports in the managed Ethernet switch are capable of auto-negotiation, such that the fastest bandwidth is selected. Choose enable to set auto-negotiation for selected ports.
  • Page 279 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. Port Mirroring Settings: Select the ports to be to be monitored and their traffic direction. (See the following page). NEVER change this number Select the mirrored ports...
  • Page 280 Segregation is done based on membership in a group of ports (port-based VLANs) or on IEEE 802.1Q tags which include a VLAN ID (tag-based VLANs). The example below is for illustrative purposes only and does not apply to the RFL™ eXmux® unit which only has 6- ports.
  • Page 281 (neighbor discovery). The VLAN is normally 1, but can be changed to segregate management traffic from data traffic and other non-RFL™ eXmux® traffic that may be in the network. Note: The management VLAN must be the same for all nodes in the network. It is recommended that the System Global Setting dialog be used to change all of the nodes at the same time.
  • Page 282 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 5. VLAN Management VLAN: This area will display the Ethernet Switch base port configuration, port1-10. Not all of these ports are configurable in the RFL™ eXmux® unit, see (7) below.
  • Page 283 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch VLAN MSTI: Associated MSTI instance. Port based VLAN or tag based VLAN with RSTP (0). Click to delete an individual VLAN. Click this button to add a new template for an additional VLAN.
  • Page 284 Writing VLAN Settings to the RFL™ eXmux® unit (Step for Step) 8.3.3.1 1. With VNMS running go to the “Node View” of the RFL™ eXmux® chassis requiring configuration. 2. To access the “Switch Settings” double click within the graphic as shown below.
  • Page 285 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. The “Switch Settings” dialog will appear, click the VLAN tab. Click the VLAN tab 4. In the next dialog click the VLAN button. Click the VLANs button...
  • Page 286 1000, counting up for its MSTIs. This can be changed by going to the “Hitless Settings” and changing the VLAN offset. VLAN Type – The choices are “Tag” or “Port” based VLANs. RFL recommends that for most applications Tag based VLANs be used.
  • Page 287 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Below is a completed dialog. 7. After all the VLANs have been set, click the “Write” button. 8. After “Write” is completed click the “Actual Settings” tab to verify that all settings have been written correctly.
  • Page 288 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 10. In the “Switch Settings” dialog, change the “Tag Based VLAN” to “Enabled.” Change Tag Based VLAN to “Enabled” 11. Click “Write” to enable the Tag Based VLANs.
  • Page 289 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Core – All frames exiting this port will be tagged, in some cases double- tagged. 8.3.4 RSTP(4) RSTP: General disscussion The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) allows you to have an Ethernet network with redundant connections, so if one path between two points on the network fails, another path can be used to deliver messages.
  • Page 290 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 1. RSTP Protocol: Sets the Redundancy Protocol used. Selecting STP,RSTP or MSTP will allow redundant links between switches so that those links can keep the network connected even when a primary link fails.
  • Page 291 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 4. RSTP Hello Time: Configuration messages (BPDU’s –Bridge Protocol Data Units) are either sent periodically to other bridges based on a time period labeled hello time. Hello time can be set from a range of 1 to 10 seconds (6 seconds default).
  • Page 292 Click this button to optimize your networks redundancy and maximize its reliability by specifying spanning tree protocol parameters for each port on the RFL™ eXmux® Ethernet Switch. Below is the dialog box with the “File Settings” tab clicked. Find descriptions of the columns in the following lettered paragraphs.
  • Page 293 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch The port with the lowest cost for delivering messages to the root is used to pass traffic toward the root. The path cost can be assigned automatically based on the port speed, using the IEEE standard values of 200,000 for 100Mbps links and 2,000,000 for 10Mbps links, or the value can be specified in the range 1 to 200,000,000.
  • Page 294 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch This protocol configures a separate spanning tree for each VLAN group and blocks all but one of the possible alternate paths within each spanning tree. MSTP allows the formation of MST regions that can run multiple MST instances (MSTI’s).
  • Page 295 Priority and Port Cost for Ports 1 through 10. Note The above two settings are generated by the RFL™ eXmux® unit when configured. It is important not to change these settings when configuring a network for “Hitless Switching.” 8.3.6 QoS (6) Quality of Service (QoS) allows prioritized messages.
  • Page 296 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch application because all packets are treated equally at each switch or router. However, certain applications require a deterministic response from the network to assure proper operation. Numerous mechanisms exist to help assure reliable and timely network communication. The managed switch supports two common means of prioritizing messages: IP header and 802.1p...
  • Page 297 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch QOS Schedule: When choosing how to handle lower priority data, the switch can use strict or fair scheduling. This choice affects all queues on all ports. Strict: With strict scheduling, all data in the highest priority queue will be sent before any lower priority data, then all data from the second highest priority, and so on.
  • Page 298 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch a. Check to enable either IEEE 802.1p tags or IP headers. IEEE 802.1p tags This setting controls whether the switch will honor IEEE tags if present in frames. When enabled, tagged data will be routed to an outbound priority queue based on the configure tag mapping.
  • Page 299 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch a. Tag Number: Assign a Tag Number here. b. Tag Priority: Each of the eight IEEE tag priority values can be assigned to one of the four Output Priority Queues (See d).
  • Page 300 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch efficient forwarding of multicast traffic. In active mode, a switch will also send its own queries to speed network convergence. Periodically, routers and IGMP snooping switches in active mode send an IGMP Query on each attached network.
  • Page 301 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 2. Mspp (Multicast Suppression): This feature can intelligently suppress multicast packets that no host has requested with IGMP.  None. Multicast packets will be sent to all ports unless IGMP is enabled and one or more clients have sent IGMP report requests.
  • Page 302 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 7. Port Settings: Generally, the switch will dynamically learn which ports have IGMP routers attached to them by listening for IGMP Query messages. Under some circumstances, it is necessary to statically configure ports as leading to IGMP routers.
  • Page 303 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Ethernet devices that are interested in the multicast data, multicast packets might pass through a number of switches or routers. To make this control network more efficient, the switches or routers should know how to handle the flow of multicast data by means of IGMP.
  • Page 304 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Clearing port statistics typical: Check the required box to clear statistics for that port 8.3.9 Switch Alarm Tab (9) The tab is shown below. Find descriptions of the buttons in the following numbered paragraphs.
  • Page 305 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 1. Link State Alarm: Clicking this button will display the alarm link loss state of the switch port; details are shown below. This dialog will indicate if the “Link Lost Alarm” is active on these ports.
  • Page 306 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. Inactivity Status: Clicking this button will indicate if any ports have been inactive beyond the set period. 4. Link State Alarm (TDM): Clicking this button will indicate if the link is lost on the TDM engine ports 1 and 2.
  • Page 307 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8.3.10 General Tab (10) The tab is shown below. Currently this tab will show the “Switch Software Version” being used on the Ethernet Switch. 8.3.11 Ethernet Statistics Tab (11) The tab is shown below.
  • Page 308 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch The dialogs are shown on the following pages. 1. Switch Interface Status: Clicking this button will display basic port interface information; details are shown on the following page.
  • Page 309 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch c. Link: Indicates whether the port is connected: up = Connected down = Not Connected 2. Ethernet Statistics: Indicates Ethernet Statistics as shown in the following dialog box.
  • Page 310 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch h. Oversized Packets: Total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets and were otherwise well formed. i. Fragments: Total number of packets received that were not an integral number of octets in length or had a bad FCS, and were less than 64 octets in length.
  • Page 311 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch particular interface. The count represented by this instance is incremented once per transmission attempt, even if the carrier sense condition fluctuates during a transmission attempt. i. Frame Too Long: A count of frames received on a particular interface that exceed the permitted frame size.
  • Page 312 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 1. dot1dStpStatus1: Clicking this button will display the bridge’s state with respect to the spanning tree protocol as shown below. (Part 1 of 2) Find descriptions of the fields in the following lettered paragraphs.
  • Page 313 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch h. Maximum Age: The maximum age of spanning tree protocol information learned from the network on any port before it is discarded. 2. dot1dStpStatus2: Clicking this button will display the bridge’s state with respect to the spanning tree protocol as shown on the following page.
  • Page 314 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch o. Version: The version of the spanning tree protocol the bridge is currently running. p. Tx Hold Count: The value used by the port transmit state machine to limit the maximum transmission rate.
  • Page 315 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch h. Port Designated Port: The port identifier of the port on the designated bridge for the segment of this port. i. Port Forward Transitions: The number of times the port has transitioned from the learning state to the forwarding state.

  • Page 316: Ethernet Switch Configuration - Model 3501/3501M

    8.4 Ethernet Switch Configuration – Model 3501/3501M Clicking on the Ethernet Switch as shown will bring up the following dialog box. The dialog boxes for Ethernet Options are similar in layout to the other RFL™ eXmux® VNMS configuration pages. 3501M...
  • Page 317 Access Transparent Non-applicable Shown below is the first dialog box presented when configuring the RFL Managed Ethernet Switch. Each tabs configuration is described in the following sub-sections which are hyper- linked to the call-out number. Find descriptions of the tabs in the following subsections of 8.4.
  • Page 318 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8.4.2 Ports (2) Clicking the Port Tab will allow configuration of various port features, including Port Mirroring. Find descriptions of the buttons in the following numbered paragraphs. Ports 1.
  • Page 319 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Port Speed: Configures the operating speed of the port. For fast Ethernet ports 1 - 4 this can be set to Auto, 10 or 100mbps. For GE ports 5 and 6 this can be set to Auto, 10, 100 or 1000.
  • Page 320 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Port Security 3. Port Security Settings: Click this button to access the port security dialog where blocking of unknown addresses can be enabled on selected ports as shown on the following page.
  • Page 321 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 4. Mac Address Settings: Click this button to add trusted Mac addresses to a specific port on the Ethernet Switch. Insure that the “File Settings” tab is clicked, then click the “Add Row”...
  • Page 322 Segregation is done based on membership in a group of ports (port-based VLANs) or on IEEE 802.1Q tags which include a VLAN ID (tag-based VLANs). The example below is for illustrative purposes only and does not apply to the RFL™ eXmux® unit which only has 6- ports.
  • Page 323 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch A port may be a member of two port-based VLANs though results of this configuration are not always desirable or easily predictable. When initializing port-based VLANs the switch configures each port to be able to send data to all ports in all the port-based VLANs in which it is a member.
  • Page 324 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 2. Management VLAN Config: Clicking this button will reveal the following dialog that allows the user to review the provision of the MgmtVLAN. NOTE: The Management VLAN tab is read-only. To modify the Management VLAN you must go to the Global tab.
  • Page 325 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. VLAN’s: Clicking this button will allow the user to add, remove, or configure VLAN’s in his particular network. Find descriptions of the fields and buttons in the following lettered paragraphs.
  • Page 326 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 4. VLAN Port Settings: Clicking this button will allow the user management over each port’s VLAN settings. Find descriptions of the fields in the following lettered paragraphs. Port Number: The selected ports included in this VLAN.
  • Page 327 VLAN frames are transmitted unchanged. By default the native VLAN ID is VLAN 1. Writing VLAN Settings to the RFL™ eXmux® unit (Step for Step) 8.4.3.1 1. With VNMS running go to the “Node View” of the RFL™ eXmux® chassis requiring configuration. MUX 3500/3501 8-55 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 328 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 2. To access the “Switch Settings” double click within the graphic as shown below. Right click within the Switch Double click within the Ports Graphic Graphic and Select Menu Entry 3.
  • Page 329 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 4. In the next dialog click the VLAN button. Click the VLANs button 5. The VLAN Settings dialog will appear, click the “File Settings” tab and then click the “Add Row”...
  • Page 330 1000, counting up for its MSTIs. This can be changed by going to the “Hitless Settings” and changing the VLAN offset. VLAN MSTI – RFL recommends that for most applications “0” be entered . VLAN MSTI is only used when MSTP is employed as the redundancy protocol. For advanced applications contact RFL for assistance.
  • Page 331 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Additional notes: When using standard Tag Based VLANs you can go to “VLAN Port Settings” to configure additional VLAN settings depending on requirements. The following settings can be changed.
  • Page 332 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch left and no network traffic can get through. We need a way to add alternate paths without creating loops. Thus the use of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, a loop prevention protocol, is used such that switches can communicate with each other to discover and prevent loops.
  • Page 333 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch customize priority settings of each bridge. When leaving the bridge priority setting at the default on all of the switches, the switches select the managed switch with the lowest MAC address.
  • Page 334 Click this button to optimize your networks redundancy and maximize its reliability by specifying spanning tree protocol parameters for each port on the RFL™ eXmux® Ethernet Switch. Following is the dialog box with the “File Settings” tab clicked. These numbers should...
  • Page 335 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch b. RSTP Port Cost. As with any network, there is an associated cost to go from a source location to a destination location. For RSTP, the root path cost is calculated based on the bandwidth available for that particular connection to the root bridge.
  • Page 336 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch at their factory defaults and the switches in the ring will automatically determine the best primary and backup pathways. 8.4.5 MSTP (5) MSTP: General disscussion Although RSTP provides a fast convergent time, it still does not solve a problem inherent in STP: All VLAN’s within a LAN must share the same spanning tree.
  • Page 337 Priority and Port Cost for Ports 1 through 10. Note The above two settings are generated by the RFL™ eXmux® unit when configured. It is important not to change these settings when configuring a network for “Hitless Switching.” MUX 3500/3501 8-65 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 338 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8.4.6 QoS (6) Quality of Service (QoS) allows prioritized messages. QoS: General disscussion Without enabling special handling, a network provides a “best effort” service to all applications. This means that there are no assurances regarding the Quality of Service for any particular application because all packets are treated equally at each switch or router.
  • Page 339 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch QOS Mode: A global setting that will enable or disable QoS in the switch. By default QoS is disabled. QOS Ports: The QoS Ports dialog is shown in the following.
  • Page 340 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch b. QoS CoS (Class of Service): The user can assign a priority from 0 to 7 with 7 being the highest priority. This is a method of differentiating traffic types.
  • Page 341 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch e. QoS Trust Device: Select from the following list to allow that device to pass data through the switch.  Cisco Phone  CTS (Cisco TrustSec)  IP Camera ...
  • Page 342 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 4. DSCP-to-CoS Map: This dialog (not shown) is used to map DSCP values to CoS values when configuring the switch. 8.4.7 IGMP (7) Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) allows hosts and routers to work together to optimize forwarding of multicast traffic on a network.
  • Page 343 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch The router or switch keeps track of how long it has been since the last Report on each port for each group. When the group expires, the router or switch stops forwarding multicast data to that port.
  • Page 344 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 5. Port Settings: Generally, the switch will dynamically learn which ports have IGMP routes attached to them by listening for IGMP Query messages. Under some circumstances, it is necessary to manually configure ports as leading to IGMP routes.
  • Page 345 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Ethernet devices that are interested in the multicast data, multicast packets might pass through a number of switches or routers. To make this control network more efficient, the switches or routers should know how to handle the flow of multicast data by means of IGMP.
  • Page 346 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch Clearing Port Statistics Typical Check the required box to clear statistics for that port 8.4.9 Switch Alarm Tab (9) The tab is shown below. Find descriptions of the buttons in the following numbered paragraphs.
  • Page 347 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 1. Port Link Alarm: Clicking this button will display the alarm link loss state of the switch port; details are shown below. This dialog will indicate if the “Link Lost Alarm” is active on these ports.
  • Page 348 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. TDM Link Alarms: Clicking this button will indicate if the link is lost on the TDM engine ports 1 and 2. 4. General State Alarms: Clicking this button will indicate whether the switch configuration matches the configuration in the RFL™...
  • Page 349 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8.4.10 General Tab (10) Currently this tab will show the switch firmware version and switch model installed in the RFL™ eXmux® unit. Current switch firmware version Switch model used in this eXmux 8.4.11 Ethernet Statistics Tab (11)
  • Page 350 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch The dialogs are shown on the following pages. 1. Switch Interface Status: Clicking this button will display basic port interface information; details are shown below. Find descriptions of the fields in the following lettered paragraphs.
  • Page 351 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch c. ifSpeed: Indicates the speed of the connection on a connected port in bits per second. d. Link: Indicates whether the port is connected: up = Connected down = Not Connected 2.
  • Page 352 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch g. Undersized Packets: Total number of packets received that were less than64 octets long and were otherwise well framed. h. Oversized Packets: Total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets and were otherwise well formed.
  • Page 353 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch b. Multiple Collisions: A count of frames that are involved in more than one collision and are subsequently transmitted successfully. c. SQE Test Errors: A count of the number of times that a SQE (Signal Quality Error) test error is received on a particular interface.
  • Page 354 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch event that causes the PHY to indicate “ Data Reception Error” on the GMII. l. Duplex: The current mode of operation of the MAC entity, “unknown” indicates that the current mode of the entity could not be determined.
  • Page 355 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch c. Time Since Topology Change: The time (in hundredths of a second) since a topology change was detected by the bridge entity. d. Topology Changes: The number of topology changes detected by this bridge since the management entity was last reset or initialized.
  • Page 356 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch k. Forward Delay: This time value controls how fast a port changes its spanning state when moving toward the forwarding state, measured in units of hundredths of a second.

  • Page 357: 3500/3501 Interoperability

    Both the 3500 and 3501 models have basic communication functions out of the box and VNMS will work when used with the RFL™ eXmux® unit by default. Both models can be connected to each other in four different ways as shown in figures 8.2 - 8.5 however one of the setups configurations will require changes to the embedded switch settings.
  • Page 358 Note: The default settings in VNMS are as follows: The RFL™ eXmux® 3501 has ports 5 & 6 hardcoded to “trunk”. The RFL™ eXmux® 3500 is also set to “network”, accepting trunking.
  • Page 359 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch thru LAN 4) on the 3500. This setup requires no changes to the default switch configuration on either model. Note: This connection setup will establish a Trunk link to the 3501 on its gigabit ports.
  • Page 360 REQUIRES changes to the default switch configuration setting on only one RFL™ eXmux® model not both. NOTE: The following steps must be performed from one and only one of the following RFL™ eXmux® units to setup Interoperability when using the configuration in Figure 8.5.
  • Page 361 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. Select Tab for VLAN 4. Click on VLAN PORT SETTINGS MUX 3500/3501 8-89 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 362 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 5. The “ACTUAL SETTINGS” tab will be highlighted. 6. Tab over to FILE SETTINGS MUX 3500/3501 8-90 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 363 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 7. By default Port Number 4 Type will be set to “auto” from the dropdown menu change this to “access”. 8. Click WRITE, to save changes to the RFL™ eXmux® unit configuration.
  • Page 364 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 9. Select YES to confirm you want to write all changes for the VLAN port settings to this node. Configuring the 3500: 1. Double Click on the 3500 2.
  • Page 365 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 3. Select Tab for VLAN 4. Click on VLAN Port Settings MUX 3500/3501 8-93 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 366 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 5. The Actual Settings tab will be high-lighted, tab over the File Settings. 6. By default, Port Number 5 Type will be set to Network, from the drop down menu change this to EDGE as shown below.
  • Page 367 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch 8. Select YES to “Confirm” you want to “Write” all changes for the VLAN port settings to this node. MUX 3500/3501 8-95 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products...
  • Page 368 Configuration and Status Settings for the HPS/RFL™ eXmux® unit Managed Ethernet Switch This page Intentionally Left Blank MUX 3500/3501 8-96 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 369: Section 9. Start-Up (Commissioning)

    2. An existing system with additions. (Refer to 9.1.2) Additions to an existing system will consist of one or more RFL™ eXmux® units configured to exchange information between each other and the existing nodes. The added node(s) Multicast IP address must match the existing nodes Multicast IP address.
  • Page 370 Start-Up (Commissioning) 3. A non-configured system. (Refer to 9.1.1.3) This is a system where each RFL™ eXmux® is configured with factory default settings but no Interface Unit port mapping. Each RFL™ eXmux® will require complete unit programming including the following settings.
  • Page 371 Start-Up (Commissioning) 3. For each unit, connect a USB cable between your computer and the RFL™ eXmux® “User Access USB” port. a. Run the “eXmux 3500 USB User Access Utility” program from the RFL™ eXmux® 3500 Visual NMS Program Folder.
  • Page 372 1. Repeat step 1. from 8.1.1.1: 2. Turn power on to each RFL™ eXmux® unit. 3. For each unit, connect a USB cable between your computer and the RFL™ eXmux® “User Access USB” port. a. Run the “eXmux 3500 USB User Access Utility” program from the RFL™...
  • Page 373 Create a new network file and run “Auto-discover new network.” Check "Create a new network" Ensure this box is checked Hit "OK" Name the network Hit "OK" MUX 3500/3501 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 374 Check this Check "Submit" e. VNMS will automatically discover all the other RFL™ eXmux® nodes in the network. Configure the TDM over IP Engines IP addresses, subnet mask and gateway. Verify communication to all nodes by using the Service Telephone.
  • Page 375 IP addresses. (Refer to 9.1.2.1) This will consist of one or more new RFL™ eXmux® units being added to an existing system. The new units will be completely configured with all the required settings except for mapping of Interface Units.
  • Page 376 Start-Up (Commissioning) The following settings need to be changed in each new RFL™ eXmux® unit: o Management IP address o Subnet Mask o Gateway o Multicast IP Address o TDM Eng1 IP Address o TDM Eng2 IP Address o TDM Netmask...
  • Page 377 Start-Up (Commissioning) 3. For each new unit, connect a USB cable between your computer and the RFL™ eXmux® unit “User Access USB” port. Run the “eXmux 3500 USB User Access Utility” program from the RFL™ eXmux® Visual NMS Program Folder.
  • Page 378  Configure the “Hitless” parameters as required. See Section 7.13 9. Verify Interface Unit functionality. 10. Verify system functionality. Adding a Preconfigured RFL™ eXmux® unit with Customer Supplied IP 9.1.2.2 Addresses. 1. Repeat step 1. from 8.1.2.1: 2. Turn the power on to each new unit.
  • Page 379 6. Verify communication to all nodes by using the Service Telephone. 7. Configure the Interface unit port mapping.  Configure the “Hitless” parameters as required. See Section 7.13 MUX 3500/3501 9-11 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 380 1. Repeat step 1. from 9.1.2.1: 2. Turn the power on to each new unit. 3. For each new unit, connect a USB cable between your computer and the RFL™ eXmux® “User Access USB” port. a. Run the “eXmux 3500 USB User Access Utility” program from the RFL™...
  • Page 381 8. Configure interface unit port mapping.  Configure the “Hitless” parameters as required. See Section 7.13 9. Verify Interface Unit functionality. 10. Verify system functionality. MUX 3500/3501 9-13 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 382 Note: You must have a recent (up to date) Network file before starting this process. 1. Save the current network settings in VNMS to a known file name. 2. Make a list of the following Network Settings for the RFL™ eXmux® unit to be replaced: ...
  • Page 383 Under the Network Settings menu, change the settings under headings 1 thru 9 to match the network settings of the node to be cloned. 12. When finished, reboot the RFL™ eXmux® unit, disconnect the USB cable, and connect this replacement unit to the network.
  • Page 384 RFL™ eXmux® unit, right click on the node and select “write node”. 18. When prompted to restart Node, click “OK”. 19. When the RFL™ eXmux® unit finished booting up, go to chassis settings and status. Wait for 5 seconds. 20. Click "Update File Settings with Actual" (This will update MAC address settings of the node in VNMS with its correct values).
  • Page 385 Exmux with the old switch will have to be re-programmed manually. 1. Save the current network settings in VNMS to a known file name. 2. Make a list of the following Network Settings for the RFL™ eXmux® unit to be replaced: ...
  • Page 386 Under the Network Settings menu, change the settings under headings 1 thru 9 to match the network settings of the node to be cloned. 12. When finished, reboot the RFL™ eXmux® unit, disconnect the USB cable, and connect this replacement unit to the network.

  • Page 387: Path Redundancy

    1. The Path A and Path B IP addresses must exist on a separate network. 2. A router must exist at each site. 3. The router must be configured to switch based on network address. 4. A single Ethernet connection must be used to connect the RFL™ eXmux® unit to the router. MUX 3500/3501 9-19 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.

  • Page 388: Rfl™ Exmux® Static Route Builder

    VNMS PC so that the Windows Network Layer knows how to direct the VNMS traffic to the proper network. The RFL™ eXmux® Static Route Builder tool simplifies the creation and destruction of these persistent routed paths. Administrative Privileges are required to use the tool and to build and remove static routes.

  • Page 389: Rfl™ Exmux® Static Route Tool

    Example: route add –p 10.4.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 The Gateway IP Address needs to match the IP Address of the local router. The routed paths are site specific and need to be established prior to connecting to the RFL™ eXmux® network. 9.4 RFL™ eXmux® Static Route Tool The RFL™...
  • Page 390 Note: This tool is separate and is used to add IP Addresses for Path Redundancy. Prior to running the VNMS, the static routes must be built using the tool. 1. Click the RFL™ eXmux® Static Route Builder icon to launch the tool. 2. Press the Browse button to launch the Find File dialog.
  • Page 391 8. The Action will fail if the user does not have Administrative Privileges. The static routes created by the RFL™ eXmux® Static Route Builder tool are persistent and will be loaded during the PC bootup process. The tool will only need to be used when the PC changes locations or a new node is brought into the network.

  • Page 392: Unicast Tdm Timing And Neighbor Discovery Set-Up

    Rules and Design Considerations 1. There can only be one timing source per slot. 2. It is recommended that a designated Backup Elected Master is used in an RFL™ eXmux® network using Unicast Mode. 3. It is recommended to have a backup timing source for the Backup Elected Master.
  • Page 393 4. Configure TDM Engines for Path B.  Engine 1 IP Addr (B)  Engine 2 IP Addr (B)  Subnet Mask (B)  Gateway (B) MUX 3500/3501 9-25 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 394 Configure TDM Timing Elected Master (Framer) Node > Chassis Settings and Status > TDM 1. Press TDM Timing. 2. Set Timing Select to Unicast. 3. Set Timing Priority to Master1 MUX 3500/3501 9-26 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 395 6. Set Priority 1 IU Slot to the designated slot to receive timing from a bundle. 7. Set Priority 1 IU Port to the designated port of the slot to receive timing from a data bundle. MUX 3500/3501 9-27 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 396 5. Set Priority 1 IU Slot to the designated slot to receive timing from a bundle. 6. Set Priority 1 IU Port to the designated port of the slot to receive timing from a data bundle. MUX 3500/3501 9-28 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 397 1: TDM Timing source is good and is becoming locked.  track 2: TDM Timing source is locked.  All other states imply error. 2. Press Unicast Timing MUX 3500/3501 9-29 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 398 Node > Chassis Settings and Status > Network 1. Set Dual Redundant Network to enable. 2. Populate Path B IP Addresses  IP Address  Subnet Mask  Gateway MUX 3500/3501 9-30 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 399 3. Populate Group Master IP 1 (Elected Master) 4. Populate Group Master IP 2 ( Backup #1 Master) 5. Populate Group Master IP 3 ( Backup #2 Master) MUX 3500/3501 9-31 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 400: Unicast Neighbor Discovery

    6. Populate Group Master IP 4 ( Backup #3 Master) 9.6 Unicast Neighbor Discovery 9.6.1 Circuits Across Networks: External Group IP Entries Network Group ID Each RFL™ eXmux® unit belongs to a Neighbor Discovery Group (0-10000), which is considered their home network. MUX 3500/3501 9-32 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 401 NETWORK B Node 13 GROUP 6 NETWORK A Network GROUP 5 Node 20 Node 10 Relaying Channel Relaying Channel Creating relaying channel between to External Groups MUX 3500/3501 9-33 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 402 (S2M) 3. 0.0.0.0 4. 0.0.0.0 1. 172.20.1.10 (13)172.20.1.13 Auto 10,11,12,13 2. 172.20.1.11 (S2M) 3. 0.0.0.0 4. 0.0.0.0 1. 172.20.1.20 (23)172.20.1.23 Auto 20,21,22,23,11 2. 172.20.1.21 (S2M) MUX 3500/3501 9-34 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 403: Provisioning For Tdm Timing

    1. Provision Neighbor Discovery Group Master IP Address. Node > Chassis Settings and Status > Network a. Press Neighbor Discovery button b. Press the Unicast Neighbor Discovery IP button MUX 3500/3501 9-35 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 404 Select the Unicast Timing Bundle Source (IU Slot and Port) 2. Create a bundle to that Slot and Port. 7 (See Section 7.12 for mapping) MUX 3500/3501 9-36 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 405 Press Neighbor Discovery button b. Press the Unicast Neighbor Discovery IP button c. Populate the Group Master IP addresses 1 through 4  Include your own IP Address. MUX 3500/3501 9-37 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 406 1. Provision Neighbor Discovery Group Master IP Address. Node > Chassis Settings and Status > Network a. Press Neighbor Discovery button b. Press the Unicast Neighbor Discovery IP button MUX 3500/3501 9-38 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 407 2. Set Timing Source to Bundle Node > Chassis Settings and Status > TDM a. Press TDM Timing button b. Set the Timing Source to Bundle MUX 3500/3501 9-39 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 408: Tdm Vlan Tagging

    The VLAN on the network port also needs to be configured correctly to carry the TDM traffic. Setting VLAN Port (3500/3500M) Switch > VLAN 1. Press VLAN Port Settings button. MUX 3500/3501 9-40 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 409 2. Create Path A VLAN ID. Include Ports 9, 10, and the port(s) connected to the network. 3. Create Path B VLAN ID. Include Ports 9, 10, and the port(s) connected to the network if required. MUX 3500/3501 9-41 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 410 2. Set Ports 9 and 10 to the following: PVID: 1 Type: Trunk 3. Set the port connected to the network (typically 5 and 6): PVID: 1 Type: Trunk 4. Write the settings. MUX 3500/3501 9-42 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 411 3. Create VLAN for Path B with an ID. Of 13 4. Write the settings. 5. Close View. Set QoS Tags Switch > QOS 1. Press the QOS Tags button MUX 3500/3501 9-43 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 412 QOS Preference: tag QOS Default Priority: urgent 3. Set network port to the following: QOS Use Tags: enabled QOS Use IP: enabled QOS Preference: tag MUX 3500/3501 9-44 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 413 1. Press the TDM VLAN button 2. Set the following: Set VLAN Mode to enable QOS Tag Priority: 4 Path A VLAN ID Path B VLAN ID MUX 3500/3501 9-45 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 414: Using The Rfl System Software Upgrade Utility

    VNMS and System Software version 5.0 and above. RFL now provides the ability to have a backup image of the system software. The new software will swap the configuration into a standby partition. This greatly lessens the downtime when upgrading takes place.
  • Page 415 4. If your network has Serial Server or TPS Interface Units that require updating proceed with the following steps, otherwise skip to step 8. MUX 3500/3501 9-47 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 416 Note the following:  If the reboot box is checked the Interface Unit will automatically reboot at the end of the upgrade. This is only necessary if the RFL™ eXmux® unit itself is not being upgraded.  When upgrading Serial Server units the node IP address is displayed together with the slot location of the Serial Server unit being upgraded.
  • Page 417 9. Note that all the nodes in the network are displayed. Uncheck the nodes that do not require upgrading. Connection status is also shown. 10. For version 5.0 and above System Software RFL provides many options for the user when employing the upgrade utility.
  • Page 418 System Software version. Typically the files will follow the Linux extension format for zipped files (tar.gz). A typical path would be C:\Exmux3500 Visual NMS\upgrade_packs MUX 3500/3501 9-50 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 419 (if installed) versions will be displayed in the utility dialog. See below for various upgrade scenarios….. 9.9.3 Upgrading Scenarios for Software versions 5.0 and up RFL™ eXmux® unit Upgrade to a Higher than 5.0 Version Software Operating Standby Scenario...
  • Page 420 Wait 4 to 5 minutes for the nodes progress bar to finish. Uncheck the “Upload Box” Check “Swap and Reboot” box. Check “Reset to Default” from the pull-down menu. MUX 3500/3501 9-52 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 421 “Upgrade is Successful” will display next to the progress bar. Additionally, notice that the “version” numbers for the operating and standby versions will change. 9.9.4 Upgrading Scenarios for Software Versions below 5.0 RFL™ eXmux® unit Upgrade to a Lower than 5.0 Version Software Operating Standby...
  • Page 422 “Upgrade is Successful” will display next to the progress bar. Additionally, notice that the “version” numbers for the operating and standby versions will change. MUX 3500/3501 9-54 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 423 Check “Upload” box. To upload the downgraded version. Click “Execute Upload/Upgrade” Uncheck the “Upload Box” Check “Swap and Reboot” box. Check “Reset to Default” from the pull-down menu. Click “Execute Upload/Upgrade” MUX 3500/3501 9-55 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 424 5.0) before running the upgrade utility. 9.9.5 Upgrading through the Program Files 1. From the “Start” menu on your laptop select “Programs > Exmux 3500 Visual NMS > eXmux 3500 Upgrader.” Click to activate the utility 2.
  • Page 425 4. For version 5.0 and above System Software RFL provides many options for the user when employing the upgrade utility. See 9.9.3 and 9.9.4 for details. It should be noted that IP address information and passwords are retained when RFL™...
  • Page 426 20-minutes. After “Upgrade Successful” is displayed the network will come back on-line and the new operating and standby (if installed) versions will be displayed in the utility dialog. MUX 3500/3501 9-58 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 427: Decommissioning

    Start-Up (Commissioning) 9.10 Decommissioning 1. If the RFL™ eXmux® unit is to be decommissioned, the application in which it is used must be disabled. This is important when protection signaling is used. 2. Switch off the main and redundant power supplies on the RFL™ eXmux® unit.
  • Page 428 Start-Up (Commissioning) This Page Intentionally Left Blank MUX 3500/3501 9-60 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 429: Section 10. Troubleshooting Guide

    Therefore to minimize downtime the following section will provide a very basic approach to answering some problems sometimes encountered. This section is intended to minimize the number of service calls placed, not as a replacement for RFL trained personnel. Troubleshooting can be broken down into the following three types: Setup Errors.

  • Page 430: Fe/Ge (Lan/Wan) Connections Issues

    11.6.2 10.3 FE/GE (LAN/WAN) Connections Issues For Hardware Connection issues 10.3.1 For Setting issues 10.3.2 For Status issues 10.3.3 For LAN Traffic Issues 10.3.4 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-2 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 431 10.3.1 Hardware Connection issues –10.3.1.1 For more information on copper connections –10.3.1.2 For more information on fiber connections Back to FE/GE Issues – 10.3 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-3 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 432 (with all 4 pairs run) for 1000mb/s The Ethernet GE Side is normally equipped with RJ-45 connectors and SFP cages. Back to FE/GE Issues – 10.3 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-4 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 433 *When using 100 mb/s SFP, the eXmux switch port speed must be changed. Back to FE/GE Issues – 10.3 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-5 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 434  By right clicking on the symbolic representation of the switch in VNMS node view, the switch settings can be accessed.  Switch settings are discussed in detail in Section 8 Back to FE/GE Issues – 10.3 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-6 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 435  By right clicking on the symbolic representation of the switch in VNMS node view, the switch status can be accessed.  All typical managed layer two switch statistics are available. Back to FE/GE Issues – 10.3 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-7 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 436 Troubleshooting Guide 10.3.4 FE (LAN) Traffic Issues  The 4 FE ports on the RFL™ eXmux® unit are provided to allow the user to connect other devices to the GE ports as needed.  They are fully functional layer two switch ports connected to the GE ports as well as each other.

  • Page 437: Interface Units Issues

    10.4.4 For 4 Wire Interface Unit issues Error! Reference source not ound. For FXO Interface Unit issues 10.4.6 For FXS Interface Unit issues 10.4.7 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-9 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 438  Confirm that if the sync module is used in DTE mode, the end equipment is DCE and is synchronized externally to the RFL™ eXmux® unit timing.  Confirm the proper polarity of the clocks is observed. Improper polarity can cause problems that may not be immediately apparent but may occur over time or varied network conditions.
  • Page 439  Confirm that the handshaking of the end device matches the settings on the port.  Confirm that the cabling is correct for the end device. Back to Interface Unit Issues – 10.4 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-11 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 440  Confirm that the proper termination is in place and that the differential signal levels are correct. –10.4 Back to Interface Unit Issues 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-12 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 441  Confirm that the fiber type is multimode.  Confirm that the fiber optic levels are within specification. Back to Interface Unit Issues – 10.4 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-13 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 442  Use loopbacks to determine where the audio signal is being affected. Back to Interface Unit Issues – 10.4 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-14 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 443  Most remaining problems with FXO communications are related to starting or are audio level related.  The RFL™ eXmux® unit supports only Loop Start. Ground Start systems will require an external converter. Contact RFL for more information on available converters.
  • Page 444  Ensure the loop current is set correctly to allow detection of the off hook conditions reliably. Back to Interface Unit Issues – 10.4 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-16 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 445: Service Channel Issues

     Protection shutdown indicates that the port has shutdown to protect itself against excess voltages and currents. These can be generated internally and externally. Correct any external problems and reset the system. If the problem persists, contact RFL. 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-17 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.

  • Page 446: Alarm Issues

    To Determine What Can Cause an Alarm – 10.6.1 Alarm Contact Issues – 10.6.2 Alarm LED Issues – 10.6.3 NMS Alarm Issues – 10.6.4 10.2Error! eference source found. MUX 3500/3501 10-18 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 447 Inventory Mismatch Master Clock Not Detected Loop-Back(s) Enabled 4-Port FXS Telephone IU TX or RX Test Tone Enabled SLIC Shutdown (In Protection Mode) Inventory Mismatch Continued………. MUX 3500/3501 10-19 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 448: Troubleshooting Guide

    8-Port 4-Wire Audio IU TX or RX Test Tone Enabled Force-Busy-Signaling Enabled Inventory Mismatch The RFL™ eXmux® unit TPS System (Port Based): CRC, address or hardware failure I/O fault (usually means the connection between the I/O box and the TPS IU is faulty)
  • Page 449 Input voltage is either below or above operating parameters and the power supply has shut down for protection. *User configurable (none-major-minor) ** For fuse replacement on the Modular RFL™ eXmux® unit only see 5.4.2 The following alarms will show as Ethernet Switch Alarms MAJOR...
  • Page 450 All relay contacts are labeled in the de-energized position. The relays are SPDT (Form C) located at the rear bottom right of the unit. The terminal blocks on the rear of the RFL™ eXmux® unit are conventional screw type barrier blocks.
  • Page 451 10.6.3 Alarm LED Issues Major and Minor Alarms will be displayed through the LED indicators on the front and rear of the unit. Note that the Interface Unit Alarms only display on the front of the RFL™ eXmux® unit. Front View...
  • Page 452 T1/E1 ports will change color as well.  From the reports menu, a list of all active alarms in the entire network can be retrieved. –10.6 Back to Alarm Issues 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-24 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 453: Network Management Software Issues

    Troubleshooting Guide 10.7 Network Management Software Issues Installation issues - 10.7.1 Startup issues - 10.7.2 Communications Issues - 10.7.3 For other issues 11.6.2 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-25 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 454 Shortcut to launch the terminal program Management Software (VNMS) to allow IP programming through the "User Access USB" port –10.7 Back to NMS Issues 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-26 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 455 Double click the “EXmux VNMS 7.0” icon on your desktop. The following dialog box will appear. Enter the activation key code received from RFL. If you have not received a key code call RFL Customer Service at 973.334.3100. Check the “Done” button.
  • Page 456 Maintenance: Able to perform limited functions of the VNMS Monitor: Can only monitor the system. No changes allowed Back to NMS Issues – 10.7 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-28 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 457 Typically other communication problems are network related. Using the PING command to ensure that the PC can access the desired field units is recommended. Back to NMS Issues – 10.7 10.2 MUX 3500/3501 10-29 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 458 Troubleshooting Guide This Page Intentionally Left Blank MUX 3500/3501 10-30 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 459: Section 11. Trouble Shooting A Tdm Circuit Outage

    Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage Section 11. Trouble Shooting a TDM Circuit Outage The HPS/RFL™ eXmux® software contains many tools, which can be used to determine the root cause of a TDM circuit or network connectivity failure.  TDM Bundle Status ...

  • Page 460: Tdm Bundle Status

    2. Right mouse click to bring up the menu. 3. Select “Chassis settings and status” option. 4. Left mouse click on the “Chassis settings and status” option to bring up the dialog. MUX 3500/3501 11-2 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 461 6. Left mouse click on the TDM Alarm Settings button to bring up the TDM Alarm Settings. 7. Left mouse click on the “TDM Statistics: Clear All statistics” checkbox to populate the checkbox. MUX 3500/3501 11-3 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 462 Once in Mapping View: 1. Select the 2 RFL™ eXmux® nodes, which have the problematic circuit. 2. Hover on the port to be diagnosed.
  • Page 463 The parameters are updated every 10-15 seconds. 1. Go to the Bundle Settings and Status window. MUX 3500/3501 11-5 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 464 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 2. Left mouse click on the Statistics tab on the Bundle Settings and Status window to bring up the statistics. MUX 3500/3501 11-6 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 465: Tdm Timing And Neighbor Discovery Table

    The Neighbor Discovery and Timing status can be found on the chassis view. 1. Right mouse click on the chassis view and select: “Chassis settings and status”. MUX 3500/3501 11-7 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 466 Chassis settings and status screen is the status. 11.2.1 TDM Timing Left mouse click the TDMTiming tab on the status screen to bring up the current timing. MUX 3500/3501 11-8 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 467 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage The Timing Role states the node’s current role in the RFL™ eXmux® network. Field Brief Description Description Main provider of timing in the RFL™ eXmux® Elected Master network group. S2EM Slave to Elected Receives timing from the Elected Master.
  • Page 468 1. Verify that the timing source is reachable by looking at the Neighbor Discovery table. 2. Verify that the TDM Bundle exists on that Timing Source Slot Port combination. MUX 3500/3501 11-10 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 469 TDM timing source is being utilized. All the network nodes known by the current RFL™ eXmux® node are stored in the Neighbor Discovery table. A TDM circuit between two nodes can only exist if the Neighbor Discovery table on both ends of the circuit contains the required node.

  • Page 470: Sequence Of Events

    Note: Wireshark can be used to capture the Ethernet data for further analysis. To setup Ethernet Port Mirroring on the RFL™ eXmux® unit, open the node view on VNMS. 1. Right mouse click on the Ethernet switch.
  • Page 471 1. Change to the File Settings tab. 2. Select the port to monitor. 3. Set the port direction on that port to both to monitor both ingress and egress traffic. MUX 3500/3501 11-13 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 472: Putty

    4. Left mouse click on write to make the settings take effect. 11.5 Putty Putty is free terminal emulator that can provide telnet, SSH, Serial access. The RFL™ eXmux® unit can be accessed via a SSH session or Serial. MUX 3500/3501 11-14 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
  • Page 473 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 11.5.1 Putty Setup Open up Putty SSH Session 1. Left click on Window on the Category navigation menu to pull up Window options. MUX 3500/3501 11-15 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 474 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 2. Change Lines of scrollback in the window from 200 to 2000000. MUX 3500/3501 11-16 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 475 Right mouse click on the putty window will bring up the command options. The most useful commands are:  Copy All to Clipboard: Copies data in the putty window to a buffer.  Clear Scrollback: Clear the entire putty window. MUX 3500/3501 11-17 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 476 3. Open Notepad. 4. Right mouse click on the text area and select Paste. 5. Save the text document. Include the node name in the filename. MUX 3500/3501 11-18 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 477 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 6. Email to RFL technical support. MUX 3500/3501 11-19 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 478: Diagnostics

    The developer logs can be accessed from the CLI menu. 1. Select System Status from the Main Menu. 2. Press Enter. 3. Select Application Logs from the System Status menu. MUX 3500/3501 11-20 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 479 6. Press Enter. 7. Press Enter until you receive END OF FILE message. 8. Press Q to quit. For other troubleshooting issues see Section 10. MUX 3500/3501 11-21 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 480 Most settings in the VNMS are accompanied by tool tips. Tool tips are accessed by hovering the cursor over the desired setting. Back to Diagnostics – 11.6 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-22 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 481 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 11.6.2 Other Issues For Power Supply issues 11.6.2.1 For USB Connection issues 11.6.2.2 For T1/E1 issues 11.6.2.3 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-23 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 482 Is Either Power Supply LED illuminated? Yes (Click Here) No (Click Here) Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-24 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 483 11.6.2.1.1 One or more LED’s illuminated Is either LED red? Yes (Click Here) No (Click Here) Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-25 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 484 11.6.2.1.2 Is one LED green and one off? Yes (Click Here) No (Click Here) Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-26 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 485 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 11.6.2.1.3 Are both LED’s green? Yes (Click Here) No (Click Here) Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-27 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 486 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage 11.6.2.1.4 Neither LED illuminated Neither power supply is receiving power. Check voltage at the terminal blocks and power switch position. If voltage is within range and switches are on, contact RFL for repair. Back to Other Issues –...
  • Page 487 11.6.2.1.5 LED on front panel RED The cause is the input voltage below rated input, switch in wrong position, fuse failure, or power supply failure. If voltage is present on terminal blocks and switch is on, contact RFL for repair.
  • Page 488 If one supply LED is illuminated and one is not, the supply associated with the off LED is not installed. Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-30 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 489 One supply is working normally and the other one is not installed. Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-31 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 490 11.6.2.1.8 Both LED’s on front panel are GREEN. Both supplies are working normally. Back to Other Issues – 11.6.2 Section 10. For other troubleshooting issues see MUX 3500/3501 11-32 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 491 Trouble Shooting A TDM Circuit Outage USB Connection Issues 11.6.2.2 Cannot connect RFL™ eXmux® unit to PC – This is typically a result of one of the following: The cable is defective. RFL USB Utility Software is not installed correctly.
  • Page 492 This is akin to the conventional internal timing seen on TDM multiplexers. o The RFL™ eXmux® Internal timing setting is typically only used in debugging.  Ensure the pin-out of the cabling is correct and the proper pairs are twisted.

  • Page 493: Section 12. Technical Data

    100mVpeak maximum “space” output. TDM Interface Information: Number of TDM Interfaces (2.048 Mbps buses): Signal Interconnection: Co-directional Handshaking: None Cable Length 50-meters (164ft) maximum at 64Kbps. MUX 3500/3501 12-1 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 494 Source (INT), Recovery (LOOP) and THRU 120 Ω Interface Impedance: Supported Line Codes: HDB3 or AMI Supported Formats: CRC4 or SF Interface conforms to ITU G.703 TDM Interface Information TBA MUX 3500/3501 12-2 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 495 Timeslot 1 thru 8 corresponds to Port 1 thru 8 Timeslot Usage: respectively Audio PCM Format: A-Law Ringing and Off-Hook processed in parallel to Signaling: the audio PCM data MUX 3500/3501 12-3 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 496 Timeslot 1 thru 4 corresponds to port 1 thru 4 respectively. Audio PCM: A-Law only Signaling: Ringing and Off-Hook processed in parallel to the audio PCM data MUX 3500/3501 12-4 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 497 Processed in parallel to the Audio PCM data. Timeslot 1 through 4 assigned to Ports as per Timeslot Usage: the table below. Port Timeslot Common settings for port 1&2, 3&4 MUX 3500/3501 12-5 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 498 Timeslot 1 through 8 assigned to Ports as per Timeslot Usage: the table below. Port Timeslot Common settings for port 1&3, 2&4, 5&7,6&8. Note: Port and Timeslot Numbers do not match MUX 3500/3501 12-6 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 499 Technical Data 12.1.3 The eXmux 3500 TPS System I/O Module Optically Isolated Inputs 4 – Trip Inputs (2 – auxiliary inputs) Quantity: Jumper selectable input 24/48/125/250Vdc voltage: Rating No Operation Operates Max Input Voltage <14V >19V <28V >38V 125V <70V >95V...
  • Page 500 1550 nm – SM Laser 60 Km (37 mi) 1550 nm – SM Laser 80 Km (49.7 mi) 1550 nm – SM Laser 120 Km (74.5 mi) MUX 3500/3501 12-8 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 501: Environmental And Safety Compliances

    EN 61000-4-6 / EN 61000-6-2 – Conducted RFI immunity ANSI C37.90.2 – EMI Withstand ANSI C37.90.3 – (ESD Withstand, front of chassis) IEEE P1613 – (Environmental, ESD, RFI, Shock & Vibration) MUX 3500/3501 12-9 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 502 EN 61000-4-2 / ANSI C37.90.3 / ANSI P1613 (8/15 KV ESD) 12.2.6 User Interface Ports EN 61000-4-2 / ANSI C37.90.3 / ANSI P1613 (8/15 KV ESD) MUX 3500/3501 12-10 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 503 When disposing of the equipment, it should be done in strict accordance with all local and national regulations for the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment. The printed circuit boards should be separated for recycling. MUX 3500/3501 12-11 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
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  • Page 505: Glossary

    Domain Name Server. Translates domain names into IP addresses. Digital Signal level 0 or 64 Kbps. Equal to one voice conversion digitized under PCM. Data Set Ready MUX 3500/3501 13-1 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products December 1st 2015 973.334.3100...
  • Page 506 Gigabit Ethernet. Ethernet running at one thousand million bits per second. IEEE 802.3 The primary standard for Ethernet. IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol. Internet Protocol. Interface Unit. Local Area Network MUX 3500/3501 13-2 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products December 1st 2015 973.334.3100...
  • Page 507 Radio Frequency Interference RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Request to Send. Remote Terminal Unit. Serial Control Bus. Small Form Factor pluggable transceiver, hot-pluggable transceiver for optical fiber. MUX 3500/3501 13-3 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products December 1st 2015 973.334.3100...
  • Page 508 User Datagram Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite. Universal Serial Bus. VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. A mechanism for controlling message traffic flow. VNMS Visual Network Management Software. Wide Area Network. MUX 3500/3501 13-4 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products December 1st 2015 973.334.3100...

  • Page 509: Index

    Status · 7-78 General · 8-73 Setting Authorities · 7-5, 10-27 General Tab · 8-77 Synchronous Interface · 7-51 IGMP · 8-70 T1/E1 Interface · 7-57 MUX 3500/3501 13-5 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 510: Exmux

    VNMS · 7-5, 10-28 Actual and File Settings · 7-106 Path Redundancy · 9-19 Clearing Lines · 7-110 Pin-Outs · 4-5 Mouse Over Mapped Port · 7-111 Asynchronous MUX 3500/3501 13-6 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 511 An Existing System · 9-7 Through the Program Files · 9-56 Initial Start-Up · 9-1 Upgrading Scenarios · 9-51 System Configuration · 7-21 Upgrade Utility -System Software · 9-46 MUX 3500/3501 13-7 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
  • Page 512 Loading · 6-3 Using the manual · 3 System Restrictions · 6-2 Ventilation · 4-4 Warranty · 2 Viewing a Network · 7-19 Window Feature · 7-21 MUX 3500/3501 13-8 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

  • Page 513: Section 14. Application Notes

    SEL 311L Current Differential Relay over the RFL™ eXmux® 3500 3500-008 6/10 IP Access Multiplexer 3500-009 Cyber Security 7/10 GE L90 Current Differential Relay over the RFL™ eXmux® 3500 IP 3500-010 9/10 Access Multiplexer 3500-011 eXmux® 3500 in a different Network Segment 9/10 DSO Grooming with the RFL™...
  • Page 514 MUX 3500/3501 14-2 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...
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  • Page 516 Application Notes Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products 353 Powerville Road ● Boonton Twp., NJ 07005-9151 USA Tel: 973.334.3100 ● Fax: 973.334.3863 ● Email: Customer.Service@RFLelect.com www.rflelect.com MUX 3500/3501 14-4 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. – RFL® Products June 2018 (c)2018 Hubbell Incorporated...

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