Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing - Manual (Page 63)

Chapter 4: Meridian Link/CCR hardware 45
Meridian Link Release 5C/CCR Release 3C Installation and Upgrade Guide
Connector panel and I/O connectors (Options 21Ð81)
The I/O connectors for the IPE Module installed in an Options 21Ð81 IPE
shelf are standard, shielded, 50-pin tip-ring-type connectors on one of the
I/O panels in the rear of the IPE shelf containing the module. Each panel has
ten connector ports. The I/O panel and connector ports used depend on the
slots occupied by the IPE Module. Figure 11 shows the connector ports used
for an IPE Module installed in slots 0Ð3 of an NT8D37 shelf. This figure is
illustrative only; for specific information about the relationship between
slots and connector ports, refer to Chapter 9, ÒMeridian Link/CCR interface
cabling.Ó
Note: Older CE/PE or IPE shelves (vintages AA and DC) do not have
fully cabled backplanes. They have one and a half cards per cable and
therefore you must reroute backplane cables inside the CE/PE or IPE
shelves before installing the IPE Module. For more information, refer
to the section on ÒBackplane cable rerouting for Options 21Ð81 CE/PE
and IPE backplanesÓ in Chapter 9, ÒMeridian Link/CCR interface
cabling.Ó
Figure 11
Options 21Ð81 IPE Module connectors (rear view)
IPE backplane
Left I/O panel Right I/O panel
NT1R03BA
NT1R03AA
50-Pin connector
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