Nortel Networks 1000M - Manual (Page 170)

170 Installing fiber expansion
CAUTION
Service Interruption
Incorrectly connected fiber-optic cables may cause the following
problems:
• a series of repetitive fault-indicating messages
• a complete failure of the expansion cabinet
If fault-indicating messages appear, check the fiber-optic cable
connections.
Since messages are stored in a buffer, they may continue to
be displayed until the buffer is empty. After checking the cable
connections, wait a couple of minutes for the messages to stop.
Procedure 23
Installing the A0632902 10m plastic fiber-optic cable
Step Action
1 Put on the antistatic wrist strap.
2 Place the SSC card on a clean, flat, ESD-dissipated surface.
3 Remove the protective plugs from the connectors on the Fiber
Expansion daughterboard.
4 Connect the fiber-optic cable to the Fiber Expansion daughterboard,
making sure that the "V"-shaped groove on the cable connector is
facing outward and that the connector is fully seated. See
Figure 78
"Plastic fiber cable connection on dual-port daughterboard" (page
171)
.
The mark (if equipped) on the sides of the cable connector should
not be visible when properly connected. Refer to
Figure 78 "Plastic
fiber cable connection on dual-port daughterboard" (page 171) .
5 Route the fiber cable through the SSC cable router on the SSC card.
6 Insert the SSC card into slot 0 of the Main Cabinet or Chassis. Lock
card into faceplate latches.
7 Route the cables through the SSC Cable Routing Guide as shown in
Figure 79 "Fiber-optic cable connection" (page 172) .
Note: Be sure to wrap the cable a minimum of one complete
loop around the Cable Routing Guide to allow for extra cable for
removing the SSC card later.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Small System Installation and Commissioning
NN43011-310 01.04 Standard
Release 5.0 13 May 2008
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