Table Top Installation 25

 

Distribution Rack Installation

26

Unit and Rack Preparation

26

Mounting the CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch 28

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Safety Precautions

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vorsichtsmaßnahmen

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

Mesures de sécurité

30

 

 

 

 

 

Power Supply Module

30

 

 

 

 

 

Installing a Power Supply Module

31

 

 

 

Replacing a Redundant Power Supply Module

31

 

Switch Module

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installing a Switch Module

32

 

 

 

 

Replacing a Switch Module

33

 

 

 

 

Setting up Switch Module Redundancy

34

 

 

Setting up Switch Module Hardware Redundancy 35

 

Setting up Hardware Redundancy and LANE Redundancy 35

 

4-Port Interface Module

41

 

 

 

 

 

ATM Interface Daughter Cards 41

 

 

 

Installing the ATM Interface Daughter Cards

43

 

Installing a 4-Port Interface Module

43

 

 

 

Replacing a 4-Port Interface Module 44

 

 

 

Fan Tray 44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting to Network Devices

44

 

 

 

 

Connecting to an ATM Optical Interface

45

 

 

Connecting the Control Terminal

46

 

 

 

Connecting to the Ethernet Port

46

 

 

 

Connecting to the Power Source

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 POWER-ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System States

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

System States and Switching Module LEDs 49

System Power-on 51

Software Loading and Diagnostics 51

Indicators 51

4-Port Interface Module LEDs 51

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3Com 7000 manual Installing and Connecting Corebuilder Modules

7000 specifications

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