EXMUX 3500 - IP Access Multiplexer

The EXMUX 3500™ is a substation hardened IP Access Multiplexer engineered to seamlessly transport Voice, Data, and Ethernet communications over Ethernet networks; providing the flexibility of backward compatibility with legacy devices and forward compatibility with IP devices on the same communications platform.

The EXMUX 3500™ can support any network topology such as linear, star and ring configurations. When set up as a ring, the DS0 interfaces can be programmed to transmit to both WAN ports simultaneously, allowing data to be recovered without losing a single bit during a fiber cut.

The EXMUX 3500™ uses the latest TDMoIP technology and an integrated Layer 2 Managed Switch, which allows the unit to support legacy interfaces such as RS-232, RS-449, V.35, X.21, G.703, C37.94 and Voice; along with IP solutions. The ability to recover from a fiber cut without losing a single bit ensures future demands such as Teleprotection and Relaying over Ethernet.

A two wire telephone service channel is incorporated to provide in-band voice communication to any EXMUX 3500™ connected to the network. The EXMUX 3500™ comes with an advanced visual graphical Network Management Software for Operations, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning (OAM&P) that makes configuration, channel mapping and diagnostics effortless

Front View of the EXMUX 3500™ IP Access Multiplexer

Back View of the EXMUX 3500™ IP Access Multiplexer


EXMUX 3500 Advantages/Benefits

Substation legacy and IP devices on a common Ethernet communications platform

  • No Need to maintain multiple networks
  • No need for Serial Servers

Higher bandwidth

  • Gigabit Ethernet/IP Communications Backbone
  • Twice the bandwidth of an OC-12

A more simple and bandwidth-efficient network

  • Easier deployment and maintenance than full TDM networks
  • Benefits of shared bandwidth and automatic recovery of a packet network

Cost Saving

  • Reduced maintenance costs
  • Cheaper solution than SONET


EXMUX 3500
Visual Network Management Software

An advanced visual graphical Network Management Software for Operations, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning (OAM&P)

Intuitive and user-friendly, making configuration, channel mapping and diagnostics effortless.

Not just a user interface but an NMS that can manages multiple nodes


EXMUX 3500 Network Communication Diagram

The above example is a typical communication network using the EXMUX 3500™ configured with GigE Fiber Interface for the communication backbone and 100Mb FX on the star links. The communication network is able to transport both existing legacy devices with RS-449, V.35, X.21, RS-232, 2W-FXS, 2W-FXO, DS-1 & C37.94 interfaces and more modern IP devices using the EXMUX 3500 common IP platform.


Please click here to download the EXMUX 3500 Product Brochure

Please click here to read the article featured in the UTC Journal on Integrating Utility Legacy Devices
into a Modern IP-Based Communications Infrastructure

 


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