DTE-DCE INTERFACE There are two terms important to computer networking: 1. Date Terminal Equipment 2.

Data Circuit-terminating Equipment (DCE) Facts: The DTE generates the ata an passes them! along with an" necessar" control characters! to a DCE. The DCE con#erts the signal to a $ormat appropriate to the transmission me ium an intro uces it onto the network link. %hen the signal arri#es at the recei#ing en ! this processes is re#erse . Fig. &.& DTE 'nclu es an" unit that $unctions either as a source o$ or as a estination $or (inar" igital ata. )t the ph"sical la"er! it can (e a terminal! microcomputer! computer! printer! $a* machine or an" other e#ice that generates or consumes igital ata. 'magine: concept o$ (rain $unction. DCE 'nclu es an" $unctional unit that transmits or recei#es ata in the $orm o$ an analog or igital signal through network. )t the ph"sical la"er! a DCE takes ata generate (" a DTE! con#erts them to an appropriate signal! an then intro uces the signal onto the telecommunication link. e.g mo em (mo ulator+ emo ulator) 'n an" network DTE generates igital ata an pases them to a DCE, the DCE con#erts the ata to a $orm accepta(le to the transmission me ium an sen s the con#erte signal to another DCE on the network.
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The secon DCE takes the signal o$$ the line! con#erts it to a $orm usa(le (" its DTE! an eli#ers it. INTERFACING To ease the (ur en on ata processing equipment manu$acturers an users! stan ar s ha#e (een e#elope that speci$" the e*act nature o$ the inter$ace (etween the DTE an the DCE. -uch an inter$ace has . important characteristics: /. 0echanical (all the . re$er to te*t (ook pg 111) .. Electrical 2. Functional &. 3roce ural E') - the most acti#e organi4ation who e#elop DTE-DCE inter$ace stan ar . E') stan ar calle 5 # series+* series EIA-232 interface pre#iousl" calle 6--2/2 standard issue in 17&2 an has (een re#ise se#eral times. The most recent #ersion! E')2/2-D Mechanical Spec. of EIA-232 De$ines the inter$ace as a 22-wire ca(le with a male an $emale D8-22 pin connector attache to either en . The length o$ the ca(le ma" not e*cee 12 meters! Electrical Spec. of EIA-232

The electrical speci$ication o$ the stan ar e$ines the #oltage le#el an the t"pe o$ signal to (e transmitte in either irection (etween the DTE an the DCE. E')-2/2 states that all ata must (e transmitte as logical 1s an 9s (mark an space) using :6;-< enco ing! with 9 e$ine as =#e #oltage an 1 e$ine as -#e #oltage. Functional Spec. of EIA-232 2 Di$$erent implementations o$ E')-2/2 are a#aila(le: D8-22 an D8-7 D8-22 implementation: E')-2/2 e$ines the $unctions assigne to each o$ the 22 pins in the D8-22 connector. Fig. &.19 shows the or ering an $unctionalit" o$ each pin o$ a male connector. :ote: 6emem(er that a $emale connector will (e the mirror image o$ the male! so that pin 1 in the plug matches tu(e 1 in the recepta(le! an so on.

D8-7 implementation: 0an" o$ the pins on the D8-22 implementation are not necessar" in a single as"nchronous connection. ) simpler 7-pin #ersion o$ E')-2/2 known as D8-7 an shown in $ig. &.11 Other Interface Stan ar 8oth ata rate an ca(le length (signal istance capa(ilit") are restricte (" E')-2/2: ata rate to 29 k(ps an ca(le length to 29 $eet (12 meters).
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To meet the nee s o$ users who require more spee an +or istance! the E') an the 'T>-T ha#e intro uce a itional inter$ace stan ar s: E')-..7! E')-2/9 an ?.21. @E')-..7 (D8-/A an D8-7) pins