Connecting to Network Devices

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Four types of connections are required:

Connecting to an ATM Optical Interface

Connecting the Control Terminal

Connecting to the Ethernet Port

Connecting to the Power Source

Connecting to an To connect a CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch port to another ATM Optical Interface CoreBuilder unit, to a LinkSwitch 2700 ATMLink adapter, or to any device

with an ATM optical interface:

1Prepare an optical cable (Tx Rx). You may want to mark the ends of the cable so you can identify them.

2Snap the cable into a CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch port in one of the interface modules.

3Snap the other end of the cable into the selected optical interface of the other ATM device. Make sure that each wire connects to Rx on one end and Tx on the other.

4Repeat steps 1-3 for all ATM port connections to the CoreBuilder.

Perform steps 1-4 above when connecting a DS-3 coax cable set (Rx and Tx).

Fiber Optic Power Budget of 3Com Products

Table 8 shows the power budget of various 3Com products. Use this table when you calculate the length of fiber optic cable you need to connect to the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch. See fiber optic cable manufacturers data for more information.

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Table 8 Power Budget for Various 3Com Products

 

 

Min TX.

Receiver

 

 

 

 

Mode

O-Pwr

Sens.

Budget

Distance

 

Product

(nm)

(dBM)

(dBM)

(dB)

(KM)

Specification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-Port/8-Port

MM-1300

-19

-30

11

2

HP#:HFBR-5205

OC-3 MM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-Port/8-Port

SM-1300

-15

-33

18

15

SDX-1155B

OC-3 SM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CoreBuilder

MM-1300

-19

-30

11

2

HP#:HFBR-5205

7201 (ATM port)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3Com 7000 manual Fiber Optic Power Budget of 3Com Products, OC-3 SM

7000 specifications

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