ABB Switzerland Ltd

TECHNICAL DATA ETL600 Rel.4

ETL600 complies with EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and the Low-Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.

ETL600 complies with or exceeds the requirements according to IEC publication 60495, second
edition, Sept. 1993, with reference to single sideband PLC equipment.

The integrated teleprotection equipment NSD600 complies with or exceeds the requirements
according to IEC publication 60834-1 "Teleprotection Equipment of Power Systems - Performance
and Testing – Part 1: Command Systems”.

SYSTEM DATA
Operating mode 2 - wire frequency duplex

Modulation Single Side Band with suppressed carrier (SSB)

Multi-Carrier Modulation with Trellis Coding and Forward Error Correction
Single step frequency conversion with Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)

Nominal bandwidth 2, 2.5, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 kHz (each direction)
Edge frequencies at multiples of 500 Hz

Standards compliance IEC 60495, IEC 60834-1, IEC 60950-1, IEC 61000-6-2,
IEC 61000-6-4 (EN 55022 / CISPR22, Class A)

Nominal transmit output power (PEP) ETL600-050: 50 W / +47 dBm

ETL600-100: 100 W / +50 dBm
The output power may be decreased via user interface program (HMI) in steps of 1 dB

RF frequency range 24 to 1000 kHz for nominal bandwidths ≥ 4 kHz

24 to 500 kHz for 2 kHz nominal bandwidth

Nominal output impedance 75 Ohm unbalanced

150 Ohm balanced (option)

Return loss ≥ 10 dB in the nominal Tx band

Tapping loss ≤ 1.5 dB at and beyond +/- 1.5 x Tx filter bandwidth from Tx filter center frequency

Receiver sensitivity -30 dBm Pilot level at the RF input

Receiver selectivity
- at 300 Hz / 4 kHz from the band edges > 65 dB / > 75 dB for nominal bandwidth > 2 kHz
- at 300 Hz / 2 kHz from the band edges > 55 dB / > 65 dB for nominal bandwidth 2 kHz

Image rejection ≥ 75 dB

AGC (Automatic Gain Control) 40 dB dynamic range

Supply -48 VDC +20/-15%

Power consumption Normal operation @ 75 Ohm Dual tone modulation PEP @ 75 Ohm
ETL600-050 135 W 175 W
ETL600-100 210 W 280 W

Alarm relay outputs free changeover contacts

- System alarm / Cabinet alarm
- Hardware alarm
- Link alarm
- Interface alarm
- Warning

Event recording 2’600 time-stamped alarm & manipulation events, stored in non-volatile memory
Clock synchronizing input for IRIG-B available

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AUDIO FREQUENCY SERVICES

No audio frequency services available for nominal bandwidth of 2 kHz

Application Transparent transmission of analog voice-frequency signals like speech, teleoperation,

VFT-modems, facsimile.

Number of AF channels for the transparent transmission of speech plus superimposed teleoperation signals:
- 0, 1, 2 or 3 channels with 4 kHz bandwidth each, or
- 3 channels of 3.2, 2.4 and 2.4 kHz bandwidth respectively, in 8 kHz total bandwidth,

Frequency offset ≈ 0 Hz

Number of speech channels At most one in each AF channel

Speech low-pass filter cut-off frequency - 2.0 kHz to 3.4 kHz, programmable in steps of 200 Hz, limited by AF channel bandwidth
- 1.6 kHz for nominal bandwidth of 2 kHz

Speech limiter +3 dBm0

Speech compandor on/off; according to ITU-T G.162

Telephony (analog)
No telephony services except service phone available for nominal bandwidth of 2 kHz

4-wire PAX interface with E&M

Impedance 600 Ohms, balanced
Input level range -20 to +4 dBm
Output level range -20 to +5.5 dBm

2-wire subscriber interface (FXS)

Impedance 600 Ohms, balanced
Input level range -17 to +4 dBm
Output level range -17 to +1 dBm
Ringing frequency 25 or 20 Hz, programmable
Ringing voltage 50 Vrms open circuit;
≥ 36 Vrms across 2.333 kOhm load
DC loop voltage 48 VDC ± 15% open loop

2-wire PAX interface (FXO)

Impedance 600 Ohms, balanced
Input level range -17 to +4 dBm
Output level range -17 to +1 dBm
Ringing voltage detection range 20 to 130 Vrms / 17 to 55 Hz

Service telephone
Connector for 2-wire telephone set RJ11 on front panel

Telephony (digitally compressed)

Number of channels ≤ 16 for ETL600-050-2, ETL600-100-2
≤ 12 for ETL600-050-1
Data rate 5.3 or 6.3 kbps programmable
Algorithm MP-MLQ / ACELP according to ITU-T G.723.1
Modes Voice and FAX 4.8 kbps (automatic FAX detection)
Signalization DTMF and Pulse-Code-Dialing
Echo canceller according to ITU-T G.168

Digital transit
Number of transit connections up to 5 (i.e. 6 telephony links in a chain)
Number of links per node up to 5 (1 master, up to 4 slaves)

4-wire PAX interface with E&M

Impedance 600 Ohms, balanced
Input level range -20 to +5 dBm
Output level range -20 to +8 dBm

2-wire subscriber interface (FXS)

Impedance programmable, see below
Input level range -17 to +4 dBm
Output level range -17 to +1 dBm
Ringing frequency 16, 20, 25, 50 or 60 Hz, programmable
Ringing voltage 50 Vrms open circuit;
≥ 36 Vrms across 2.333 kOhm load
DC loop voltage 48 VDC ± 15% open loop

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2-wire PAX interface (FXO)

Impedance programmable, see below
Input level range -17 to +4 dBm
Output level range -17 to +1 dBm
Ringing voltage detection range 20 to 130 Vrms / 15 to 65 Hz

Service telephone
Connector for 2-wire telephone set RJ11 on front panel

Programmable impedances for 2-wire interfaces (FXS, FXO and service phone)

Rs [Ω] Rp [Ω] Cp [nF]

600 0 infinite
Rp 220 820 115
Rs 300 1000 220
600 infinite 1000
900 infinite 1160
Cp 270 750 150

Teleoperation
Number of ports ≤ 20
Impedance 600 Ohms, balanced
Input level -20 to +4 dBm
Output level -20 to +8 dBm

Transit filters
Number of filters ≤ 20
Standard filters Programmable bandpass filters with cut-off frequencies selectable in steps of 60 Hz
Group delay equalized filters - bandpass filters for teleoperation band above speech 2000, 2200 or 2400 Hz, or
- 3’600 Hz lowpass filter

DATA SERVICES
No data services available for nominal bandwidth of 2 kHz

Data ports
V.11 ports
Number of V.11/X.21/X.24 ports 1 or 2 (option), depending on configuration

Data rates 9.6, 12, 14.4, 16, 19.2, 24, 28.8, 32, 36, 38.4, 40, 48, 56, 64,
72, 76.8, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 153.6, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 307.2, 320 kbps

Clock direction from ETL600

codirectional

V.24 ports
Number of V.24/RS-232 ports 2 or 4 (option), depending on configuration;
with optional port sharing and jabber timeout for point-multipoint operation

Data rates with MOD600:

- ETL600 Rel.4.0.0: 1’200, 2’400, 4’800, 9’600 or 19’200 bps
- ETL600 Rel.4.0.1 and later: 200, 300, 600, 1’200, 2’400, 4’800, 9’600 or 19’200 bps
with NSK600: according to selected NSK600 channel
V.24 port sharing device
Number of shared ports up to 4 electrical
Jabber timeout 100 s; can be disabled
Application sharing of one data channel by several RTUs (Remote Terminal Units)

Digital transit ports (option)

Number of digital transit ports 2 electrical, connector type RJ-45,
to daisy-chain up to 5 ETL600 terminals by means of 1:1 Ethernet cables
Application digitally compressed telephony

LAN ports (option)

Number of LAN ports 3 electrical plus
1 optical with SFP transceiver (optional, with automatic laser shutdown ALS)

Programmable data rates 9.6, 12, 14.4, 16, 19.2, 24, 28.8, 32, 36, 38.4, 40, 48, 56, 64,
72, 76.8, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 153.6, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 307.2 kbps

Connector electrical: 10/100BaseT: shielded twisted pair (STP), connector type RJ-45
optical: 100 Mbps (SFP 850 nm MM or 1310 nm SM), connector type LC

Physical layer auto or manual negotiation (full/half duplex and 10/100Mbps)

Link layer conforms to IEEE 802.3 / Ethernet II

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Services switch (layer 2) or router (layer 3), SNMP, HMI over LAN
VLAN support according to IEEE 802.1q for switch
Link fault pass through
up to 16 static routes
flow control
4 priority queues

Data compression (configurable) TCP/IP header compression according to RFC1144

UDP/IP and RTP/UDP/IP header compression according to RFC 3095

Narrowband data (NSK600)

Application Data transmission in bandwidth of less than 4 kHz, in point-point or point-multipoint
applications (e.g. polling SCADA)

Number of narrowband modems ≤ 4 for data rates ≤ 4800 bps or

≤ 3 for data rates ≤ 9600 bps

Programmable bandwidth and data rates:

200 Bd 200 Bd 1200 Bd 1200 Bd 2400 4800 9600
100 Bd 600 Bd
narrow wide V.23 narrow bps bps bps
Operational data rate [bps] ≤ 150 ≤ 225 ≤ 300 ≤ 600 ≤ 1’200 ≤ 1’200 2’400 4’800 9’600
Data format transparent transparent transparent transparent transparent transparent UART UART UART
Nominal bandwidth [Hz]
240 360 480 960 2’400 1’640 840 1’680 3’360
(= channel spacing)
Center frequency steps [Hz] 60 60 60 60 n.a. 1’660 60 60 n.a.
Equalizer Static APLC channel equalizer Static or adaptive

Max. data rates above 2 kHz speech band 1 x 1200 Bd (asynchronous, transparent), or
2 x 2400 bps, or 1 x 4800 bps (asynchronous, UART)

Broadband data (MOD600)

Application Transmission of high-speed / high capacity data in bandwidth of 4 kHz or higher.

Number of broadband modems 1

Transmission bandwidth 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 kHz

Programmable data rates 9.6, 11 1), 12, 14.4, 16, 19.2, 24, 28.8, 32, 36, 38.4, 40, 48, 56, 64,
72, 76.8, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 153.6, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 307.2, 320 kbps
1)
Available only for transmission bandwidth 2 kHz

Fallback / fall-forward According to 5 user-selectable data-rates

Switchover time ≤ 8 s for transmission bandwidth 4 kHz and default N/L settings
≤ 4 s for transmission bandwidth > 4 kHz and default N/L settings

Typical efficiency (data rate divided by bandwidth) in relation to SNR for default Delay/Efficiency setting:
10
Efficiency for BER=1E-6 [bps/Hz]

0
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
SNR in band [dB]

Multiplexer (MUX600)
Application Time-division multiplexing of a number of data and compressed telephony channels into
an aggregate data stream

Number of channels 10 for data and 16 for compressed telephony

Multiplexing method TDM, with data flow control and speed adaptation according to aggregate capacity

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TELEPROTECTION (NSD600)
Application Transmission of protection commands for line- and objects protection

Number of units 1 or 2 integrated NSD600

Number of commands For each NSD600 in 2.5, 3.2 or 4 kHz APLC channels:
4 independent commands A, B, C, D, simultaneously transmitted,
individually configurable for blocking, permissive or direct tripping,
plus 1 test command T per NSD600.

Single purpose teleprotection NSD600 in the 2 kHz APLC channel:

3 independent commands A, B, C, simultaneously transmitted,
individually configurable for blocking, permissive or direct tripping,
1 prioritized command D for direct tripping, overriding A, B, C,
plus 1 test command T.

Command duration Command suppression after 1 to 60 s, programmable in steps of 1 s

(individual for each command), with alarm (back to guard state);

Single purpose teleprotection NSD600 in 2 or 2.5 kHz APLC channel:

Unlimited (command suppression may be disabled individual for each command),
with timed Tx output power reduction to pre-defined value after 1 to 60 s,
programmable in steps of 1 s (common for all commands).

Unblocking output Unblocking output contact closes for a predefined time (e.g. 200 ms) upon
loss of Rx-signal (no trip and no guard)

Secure against Noise (continuous or impulsive), speech and sweep tones,

DTMF (CCITT 48430 or ITU-T Q.23) in-band signaling

Bandwidth requirement Nil; command signal transmission in-band (alternate purpose, with signal boosting)

Guard signal ETL-pilot signal, or own guard signal above speech band 2000, 2200 or 2400 Hz

Processing of received signal Adaptive (to prevailing channel condition, always ensuring shortest transmission times)

Number and type of inputs 4 optocoupler per Teleprotection Interface G4AI

Method of tripping Contact and battery, or dry contact
Voltage ranges 24 to 250 VDC, selectable in 4 ranges

Number and type of outputs 4 solid state relays and 2 mechanical relay contacts per Teleprotection Interface G4AI
Tripping voltage 5 to 250 VDC nominal
Tripping current ≤ 1 A carry / 2 A peak solid state
5 A carry / 20 A peak mechanical relay

HMI configurable Command and alarm assignments to I/O ports,

Command pick-up times, hold times, duration monitoring,
State of command outputs during link alarm,
Alarm and unblocking levels thresholds.

Test facilities Manual or periodic loop test every 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 hours

Event logging 2’600 time-stamped command events, command counters; stored in non-volatile memory
Clock synchronizing input for IRIG-B available

Teleprotection performance
NSD600 in 2 kHz, 3.2 kHz or 4 kHz APLC channels:

Performance criteria, description of measurement Abbrev. Blocking Permissive tripping Direct tripping
Nominal transmission time (back-to-back operation,
including PLC equipment delay and operating times of T0 1)
≤ 10 ms 2)
≤ 11 ms. ≤ 12 ms.
the teleprotection interface I/Os; noise free channel)
Security - probability of an unwanted command
Puc < 1E-04 < 1E-06 < 1E-09
(200 ms noise, 200 ms pause, worst case SNR)
Dependability - probability of missing a command Pmc < 1E-03 < 1E-03 < 1E-04
required channel condition SNR 6 dB / 5 dB 6 dB / 4 dB 6 dB / 4 dB
for maximum actual transmission time Tac 1) 14 ms / 15 ms 17 ms / 20 ms 22 ms / 26 ms
1)
Valid for the solid state command outputs, add 5…8 ms for the relay contact command outputs.
2)
With own NSD600 guard. Add 1 ms for ETL600 pilot with frequency > 3600 Hz as guard signal.
Add 1 ms for NSD600 in 2 kHz APLC channel plus 2 kHz DPLC channel.

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NSD600 in DPLC channel:

Performance criteria, description of measurement Abbrev. Blocking Permissive tripping Direct tripping
Nominal transmission time (back-to-back operation,
including PLC equipment delay and operating times of T0 1) ≤ 11 ms ≤ 12 ms. ≤ 13 ms.
the teleprotection interface I/Os; noise free channel)
Security - probability of an unwanted command
Puc < 1E-03 < 1E-06 < 1E-09
(200 ms noise, 200 ms pause, worst case SNR)
Dependability - probability of missing a command Pmc < 1E-03 < 1E-03 < 1E-04
required channel condition SNR 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB
for maximum actual transmission time Tac 1) 15 ms 17 ms 22 ms
1)
Valid for the solid state command outputs, add 5…8 ms for the relay contact command outputs.

Single purpose teleprotection NSD600 in 2 kHz or 2.5 kHz APLC channel:

Performance criteria, description of measurement Abbrev. Blocking Permissive tripping Direct tripping
Nominal transmission time (back-to-back operation,
including PLC equipment delay and operating times of T0 1) ≤ 11 ms ≤ 12 ms ≤ 14 ms
the teleprotection interface I/Os; noise free channel)
Security - probability of an unwanted command
Puc < 1E-03 < 1E-06 < 1E-09
(200 ms noise, 200 ms pause, worst case SNR)
Dependability - probability of missing a command Pmc < 1E-03 < 1E-03 < 1E-04
required channel condition SNR 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB
for maximum actual transmission time Tac 1) 17 ms 19 ms 30 ms
1)
Valid for the solid state command outputs, add 5…8 ms for the relay contact command outputs.

USER INTERFACE PROGRAM (HMI600)

Hardware and OS requirements PC with Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7

Port for connection of service PC RS-232 / 9’600, 19’200, 57’600 bps

USB with optional interface converter
Ethernet

Integrated testing aids

Channel equalization Automatic, with graphical display of channel amplitude response
Spectrum analyzer for graphical display of signal spectra in AF channels
Auxiliary signals generation for tuning, testing and commissioning

Element management Address range for up to 65’000 terminals

Alarm polling facility for all terminals in the network, via EOC
Firmware download and equipment settings local and remotely via Embedded Operation
Channel (EOC) or via LAN600
Support of mixed ETL500 / ETL600 networks

Secure sockets layer (SSL) Version TLS 1.0

Cipher algorithms RSA 1024, AES 128
Certificate format X.509

This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([email protected])

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Power supply
Supply -48 VDC +20/-15%
Ripple (peak to peak) ≤5%

Power consumption
Equipment type ETL600-050 ETL600-100 ETL600-050 ETL600-100 ETL600-050 ETL600-100
Number of APLC channels 0 or 1 *) 0 or 1 *) 2 **) 2 **) 3 **) 3 **)
- Normal operation @ 75 Ohm ***) 135 W 175 W 145 W 185 W 155 W 195 W
- Dual tone PEP @ 75 Ohm 210 W 280 W 220 W 290 W 230 W 300 W
*) 0 APLC channels means that only a DPLC channel carrying speech is present
**) With or without DPLC channel
***) Typical use of each channel: Speech + 600 Bd + pilot
Note: higher power consumption may result in case of lower line impedance (< 75 Ohm) or a short circuit of carrier input/output.

AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Operation
Climatic conditions IEC 60721-3-3, Class 3K5
Temperature range Within specification: -5 to +55 °C
Humidity ≤ 95%, < 28 g/m3, non-condensing
Mechanical conditions IEC 60721-3-3, Class 3M1
Vibration and shock IEC 60068-2-6, IEC 60068-2-27

Transport
Climatic conditions IEC 60721-3-2, Class 2K4
Temperature range -30 to +70 °C
Humidity ≤ 95%, < 28 g/m3, non-condensing
Mechanical conditions IEC 60721-3-2, Class 2M1
Vibration sinusoidal IEC 60068-2-6
Shock and free fall IEC 60068-2-27, IEC 60068-2-32 0.25 m / equipment is packed

Storage
Climatic conditions IEC 60721-3-1, Class 1K5
Temperature range -30 to +70 °C
Humidity ≤ 95%, < 28 g/m3, non-condensing
Mechanical conditions IEC 60721-3-1, Class 1M1

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Equipment subracks: 19" wide conforming to standards IEC 60297 and DIN 41494
6 units high (1 unit = 44.45 mm)

Dimensions / weight (without front cables) Height Width Depth Weight

ETL600-050-1 308 mm 482 mm 301 mm 13 kg
ETL600-050-2 575 mm 482 mm 301 mm 16 kg
ETL600-100-2 575 mm 482 mm 301 mm 20 kg

Specifications subject to change without notice.

ABB Switzerland Ltd

Power Systems
Bruggerstrasse 72
CH-5400 Baden/Switzerland

Phone +41 58 589 37 35

or +41 844 845 845 (Call Center)
Fax +41 58 585 16 88
E-Mail [email protected]

www.abb.com/communicationnetworks

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