Lucent Technologies 9077 16S, 9077 04S, 9076 Procedure for attaching cables to card and SP Switch

Configuring the SP Switch Router Adapter

Attaching SP Switch Router cables

Keep the plastic cap on

Cables ship with the connector pins protected by a plastic cap. Keep this cap on while you lay out the cabling. Remove the cap only when you are ready to plug in the connector.

Procedure for attaching cables to card and SP Switch

This procedure connects the SP Switch Router Adapter card(s) to the SP Switch. Before the SP Switch Router unit can begin full operation, all other router media cards must be configured with appropriate customer configuration information.

Be careful with the cable ends. Because they use high-density pins, cable ends are susceptible to physical damage if not handled correctly.

Warning: A connector can build up enough charge to disable the media card.

One way to discharge a cable is to run your finger gently over the tips of the pins, touching pins and the connector shell at the same time.

Warnung: Es kann sich genug Ladung in einem Stecker ansammeln, daß die

Datenträgerkarte deaktiviert wird. So wird das Kabel entladen: Fahren Sie mit dem Finger vorsichtig über die Spitzen der Stifte; berühren Sie dabei gleichzeitig die Stifte und das Steckergehäuse.

Make sure you have identified and labeled the SP Switch cable as to which media card and SP Switch port it will be connected to.

1If there are any terminators on the media card or the switch assembly where you need to attach the switch cable, remove them now.

2Using appropriate frame entry and exit holes for cable management, route the SP Switch cable between the SP Switch Router unit and the SP Switch.

3Connect the SP Switch cable to both the media card and the correct SP Switch port:

Connection to media card

The EMI shielding fitted inside the connector end can make insertion difficult. Insert the connector end very nearly perpendicular to the card. Pins can be damaged when the connector is inserted at too much of an angle. Seat the connector firmly so the spring clips are engaged.

Connection to SP Switch port

The cable ends should click onto the connectors.

Determining the correct switch port is described in the section, “Determining the switch connection for a dependent node.”

4Make sure there is positive retention at both ends of the cable by pulling lightly on the cable.

At this point, the SP Switch Router Adapter card configuration information must be entered on the SP control workstation to enable the PSSP code and SP Switch to recognize the adapter. These tasks are discussed in the “Configuration required on the SP system” section.

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