
Released
Product Brief
PM8312 TEMUX 32
High-Density 32-Channel T1/E1/J1 Framer with Integrated 
VT/TU Mapper & M13 Multiplexer
PMC-2051525, Issue 2
 Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2006
All rights reserved. Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc. and for its customers’ internal use.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The PM8312 TEMUX 32 device is a 64-Mbit/s multi-channel T1/E1 
framer with an integrated VT/TU Mapper and M13 Multiplexer.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
 This monolithic device integrates:
 32 T1 framers.
 32 E1 framers.
 One SONET/SDH VT1.5/VT2/TU11/TU12 bit asynchronous or byte 
synchronous mapper.
 One full-featured M13 multiplexer with DS3 framer.
 One SONET/SDH DS3 mapper for terminating unchannelized DS-3 
or DS3-multiplexed T1/E1 streams.
 Supports a wide range of T1, E1 and J1 framing formats.
 Supports DS3 framing modes such as M23, C-bit parity, and ITU-T 
Recommendation G.747.
 Stand-alone unchannelized E3 framer mode (ITU-T Rec. G.751 or 
G.832) for access to the entire E3 payload.
 Flexible line-side and system-side interface support:
 Supports a 19.44-MHz Scaleable Bandwidth Interconnect (SBI) 
Interface for high-density line-side device interconnection to 
PMC-Sierra's T1/E1 line interface products, including the 8-port 
PM4323 OCTLIU LT and the 32-port PM4329 HDLIU.
 Provides a 19.44 or 77.76 MHz SONET/SDH Add/Drop Telecom bus 
interface for seamless connection with PMC-Sierra’s SONET/SDH 
devices.
 Supports a byte-serial Scaleable Bandwidth Interconnect (SBI) 
interface at 19.44 MHz or 77.76 MHz for high-density system-
side device interconnection to PMC-Sierra’s link layer products.
 Supports 8Mbit/s H-MVIP system interface for all T1 or E1 links, a 
separate 8Mbit/s H-MVIP system interface for all T1/E1 CAS 
channels, and a separate 8Mbit/s H-MVIP system interface for all 
T1 or E1 CCS and V5.1/V5.2 channels.
 Supports 28 T1 or 21 E1 links in DS3 mode and up to 32 T1 or E1 
links when using the line-side SBI interface or SONET/SDH mode.
 Supports transparent virtual tributaries when the SBI interface is 
used with a SONET/SDH mapper.
 Supports insertion and extraction of arbitrary rate (e.g. fractional 
DS3) data streams to and from the SBI bus interface.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
DS3/E3 
Framer 
with 
PRBS
DS3/E3 
Interface
DS3/E3
Clock and Data
Scaleable Bandwidth 
Interconnect Bus
19.44/77.76 MHz
32xT1 / 32xE1
on 11 H-MVIP buses
19.44 MHz Line-Side Scaleable 
Bandwidth Interconnect Bus or
19.44/77.76 MHz Telecom Bus
Mapper 
and 
Telecom 
Bus I/F
M13 
Mux
RJAT
PMON
TJAT
PRBS
T1/E1
Framer
T1/E1 
Transmitter