AT&T 76450 - Manual (Page 2)

Common Systems Connection Standards AT&T Services, Inc
Date: June 2013
ATT-TP-76450, Issue 15
Copyright © 2013, AT&T . All Rights Reserved.
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GENERAL
1.1 Requirements
This document provides the requirements for interconnection of new equipment in the AT&T
Network Equipment Spaces. The appendices include the ATT equipment evaluation process
to be used to verify compliance to these requirements.
1.2 Purpose
AT&T’s networks are designed around fundamental standards for the purposes of meeting
interconnection, safety, and industry standards. New equipment is required to integrate into the
network seamlessly (fit, form and finish), without the impact or cost pressure to compensate for
the product introduction.
The purpose of this section is to provide equipment suppliers with an overview of the AT&T
network interconnection requirements most commonly encountered as non-compliant with new
equipment and a process for relaying information about compliance to these requirements.
This document is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all AT&T interconnection
requirements. A product's compliance with the requirements and objectives of this section will
not be the sole basis for the acceptance of the product, however noncompliance with one or
more of the requirements or objectives of this section may be the basis for a product's denial of
purchase.
1.3 Scope
Unless otherwise stated, the requirements contained herein apply to equipment systems and
assemblies intended for installation in network equipment buildings, equipment areas within
buildings, electronic equipment enclosures such as controlled environmental vaults, outside
electronic equipment cabinets, and customer locations.
1.4 Pre-assembled versus Field Assembled Network Equipment
Network Equipment layouts provided as overall solutions need to be reviewed in one of two
ways regarding the applicability of Common Systems components and products. For the
purposes of this document, AT&T Network Carriers are only concerned with the connectivity
and interconnection issues between the OEM equipment and the AT&T network facilities.
OEM design practices internal to the Network Equipment hardware are not reviewed under this
documentation.
OEM connectors and external contact points will meet the requirements contained in this
document for performance, reliability and suitability. The use of a “Plug & Play” system using
internal self contained Network Elements must also meet AT&T standards contained in TP
76200.