Description
The TA16 transponder performs the parallel-to-serial-to-optical transport and optical transport-to-serial-to-parallel function of the SONET/SDH protocol. The TA16 transmitter performs the bit serialization and optical transmission of SONET/SDH OC-48/STM-16 data that has been formatted into standard SONET/SDH compliant, 16-bit parallel format. The TA16 receiver performs the optical-to-electrical conversion function and is then able to detect frame and byte boundaries and demultiplex the serial data into 16-bit parallel OC-48/STM-16 format.

FEATUREs
■ 2.5 Gbits/s optical transmitter and receiver with 16-channel 155 Mbits/s multiplexer/demultiplexer
■ Available with 1.31 µm Fabry-Perot laser transmitter and PIN receiver for intraoffice applications, and 1.31 µm or 1.55 µm DFB laser transmitters and PIN or APD receiver for short-haul to long-haul applications
■ Pigtailed low-profile package
■ Differential LVPECL data interface
■ Operating case temperature range: 0 °C to 65 °C
■ Automatic transmitter optical power control
■ Laser bias monitor output
■ Optical transmitter disable input
■ SONET frame-detect enable
■ Loss of signal, loss of sync, loss of framing alarms
■ Diagnostic loopback capability
■ Line loopback operation

APPLICATIONs
■ Telecommunications:
    — Inter- and intraoffice SONET/SDH
    — Subscriber loop
    — Metropolitan area networks
■ High-speed data communications