AE1
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The AE1 board provides AlphaCom with two E1 or T1 telecom interfaces. The AE1 board in an integrated board which fits into the AlphaCom back plane. The AE1 board converts between the internal SigmaDelta audio format and G.711 PCM. The AE1 board also has 7 RS232 ports, which can be transported in E1/T1 channels using a proprietary adaptation protocol. Finally the AE1 board can be configured to do transparent switching of timeslots between the two E1 links. The switching pattern is static only, must be configured using a terminal monitor.