Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400 Installation & Maintenance

Also see for 7440: User guide Deployment guide Hardware installation

- 304 -Hardware proceduresNortel Multiservice Switch 7400Hardware Installation, Maintenance, and UpgradeNN10600-175 7.1S1 StandardPCR7.1 and up October 2005Copyright © 2005, Nortel Nortel ConfidentialLabeling a card cable connectionLabel each CP and FP cable connection to ensure that it can be reconnectedto the appropriate connector at each junction of the connection path.Prerequisites• Whether you plan to route one cable at a time from end to end of the fullconnection path between the FP and its far end, or route a cluster ofcables along the path, you must ensure that each physical connection ofthe cable matches the software configuration. The software depends onmatching the port number and slot number of a card in order to run withoutgenerating alarms for misconnected ports. You can connect and label thecables and then configure the software to match, or you can ensure thateach cable connects to the appropriate port or ports along the connectionpath. Either way, each physical port connection must match its softwareconfiguration.• You must determine the full path of each interface port along theconnection path. Each cable connection to a hardware unit that is part ofthe connection path must have unique connection identificationinformation. The connection path can include a combination of thefollowing equipment:— the near-end FP faceplate— a termination panel such as a fanout panel, a sparing panel, or a fiberoptic patch panel— an interworking device such as a DS1 EdgeLink 100 mux or a multiportaggregate device— the far-end termination such as another FP, a Nortel Networks productother than a Multiservice Switch, or a non-Nortel Networks product(also referred to as customer premises equipment or CPE)• Typical identification information for each Multiservice Switch card cableconnection includes:— the port number or series of port numbers on the card’s faceplate— the direction of the port as transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx)— the connection identifier that is on the hardware unit to which the cablewill be connected— the slot number of the shelf assembly— the identifier of the Multiservice Switch in which the CP or FP resides,especially if more than one switch is in the same mounting apparatus• Typical identification information for other equipment involved in theconnection path includes: