In the February 2007 issue of Telecom Innovators News, NMS provided details on the discontinuation of the AG 4040 and AG 4040C (as well as CG 6500C). These products will be discontinued by the end of this year, according to the schedule in Table 1.
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Event |
Date |
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Last Order Date |
28 September 2007 |
|
Last Ship Date |
28 December 2007 |
Table 1: Product Discontinuation for the CG 6500C, AG 4040, and AG 4040C
The suggested replacements for the AG 4040 products are described in Table 2. Refer to the article in the February newsletter for information on the CG 6500C replacements.
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Part No. |
Existing Model |
Part No. |
Replacement Model |
|
Existing Board |
AG 4040 |
Replacement board |
CG 6060 |
|
82100 |
AG 4040/4-1TE |
82926 |
CG 6060/11-2L/1TE |
|
82101 |
AG 4040/8-2TE |
82383 |
CG 6060/11-2L/2TE |
|
82102 |
AG 4040/16-2TE |
82911 |
CG 6060/16-2L/2TE |
|
82103 |
AG 4040/16-4TE |
82384 |
CG 6060/16-2L/4TE |
|
82104 |
AG 4040/32-4TE |
82385 |
CG 6060/32-2L/4TE |
|
82114 |
AG 4040/40- 4TE |
82387 |
CG 6060/42-2L/4TE |
|
Existing Board |
AG 4040C |
Replacement board |
CG 6060C |
|
82107 |
AG 4040C/16-4TE |
82388 |
CG 6060C/16-2L/4TE |
|
82108 |
AG 4040C/32-4TE |
82389 |
CG 6060C/32-2L/4TE |
Table 2: Discontinued AG 4040(C) Products and Suggested Replacements
Key Hardware Differences
Table 3 describes key hardware differences between AG 4040 and CG 6060 boards.
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Item |
AG 4040(C) board |
CG 6060(C) board |
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Connections |
Limited to 256 simple connections on the H.100/H.110 bus |
Simultaneously connect (simplex) to all 4,096 timeslots on the H.100/H.110 bus |
|
DSPs |
C549 DSP (dual core)
Maximum 40 cores, 4,000 MIPS |
C5441 DSP (quad core)
Maximum 32 cores, 4,256 MIPS |
|
E1 impedance |
E1 impedance default is 120Ω, but switch selectable to 75Ω |
E1 impedance is software configurable to 75Ω, 100Ω, 120Ω, or HiZ |
|
Echo cancellation |
Software echo cancellation |
NMS proprietary echo cancellation chip; software echo cancellation available |
|
Ethernet |
No Ethernet connectivity |
Dual 10/100Base-T (VoIP support) |
|
Power requirements(max) |
AG 4040 w/ daughterboard: 2.2A @ 5.0V; 3.0A @ 3.3 V
AG 4040C w/ daughterboard: 2.2A @ 5.0V; 3.0A @ 3.3 V |
CG 6060: 1.5A @ 3.3V; 1.2A @ 5.0V
CG 6060C: 3.8A @ 3.3V; 1.1A @ 5.0V |
|
Trunk interface jacks |
PCI: 1, 2, or 4 RJ-48Cs (1, 2, or 4 trunks)
cPCI: 4 RJ-48Cs(4 trunks) |
PCI: 1 or 2 RJ-48Cs, or 2 RJ-45s (RJ-45s require splitter cable)(1, 2, or 4 trunks)
cPCI: 4 or 8 RJ-48Cs or 1 or 2 RJ-21s (4, 8 or 16 trunks) |
Table 3: Key hardware differences between AG 4040 and CG 6060
Key Software Differences
Key software differences between the AG 4040(C) and CG 6060(C) include:
- The AG 4040(C) has been supported since NA 2004-1. The most current version of Natural Access is NA 2005-1 Service Pack 3. You will need to recompile the application with NA 2005-1 SP3 (or later) libraries and header files
- There are changes to the product name in the board configuration files. You will have to use the CG 6060 board keyword files instead of the AG 4040 board keyword file
- There are differences in DSP configuration and resource allocations. DSP resources for the CG boards are allocated using a Resource Manager.
- The CG 6060(C) has additional configuration sections for IP address, routes, etc.
- There will be configuration changes if you want to use the hardware echo cancellation
- You can add VoIP and/or video capabilities with the VoIP service (Fusion) included in Natural Access and with the optional Video Access toolkit
Details on all the hardware, software, configuration, and other differences can be found in the AG 4040/C to CG 6060/C Migration Manual on the NMS web site (available in the documentations listings under all NA 2005-1 SP3 downloads: )
Contact your NMS sales representative if you have any questions or require additional information regarding the AG 4040(C) product discontinuation or migration.