Nortel Networks 10396EA, 10292FA manual Cabling a Cwdm Oadm or a Cwdm Omux

Chapter 3 Installing the shelf, OADM, and OMUX 39

To insert a CWDM OADM or a CWDM OMUX in the optical shelf:

1Align the plug-in module with the optical shelf.

2Gently push the plug-in module into the shelf cavity.

3Tighten the captive screws.

The module is installed. To cable equipment and network connections, see “Cabling a CWDM OADM or a CWDM OMUX” on page 39 .

Cabling a CWDM OADM or a CWDM OMUX

This section includes the following cabling procedures:

•“Cabling a CWDM OADM” next

•“Cabling a four-channel CWDM OMUX” on page 41

•“Cabling an eight-channel CWDM OMUX” on page 42

Before you attach fiber optic cable to an optical routing device, review the following:

•“Handling and cleaning fiber optic equipment” on page 49

•Table 1, Parts of the optical routing system

Cabling a CWDM OADM

This section describes how to cable the following:

•CWDM GBIC to CWDM OADM ( Figure 16)

•CWDM OADM to network backbone interfaces ( Figure 16)

To connect the CWDM OADM plug-in module:

1Make sure you have the correct CWDM GBIC for your network configuration by matching the color of the CWDM GBIC label to the color of the connector label on the OADM (see Table 1 on page 18).

Installation and Networking Guidelines for Optical Routing