Lucent Technologies Release 6 manual Install Coupled Bonding Conductor

DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 6	Issue 5
Installation and Test for Multi-Carrier Cabinets 555-230-112	May 1998

2Install Telecommunications Cabling

Install Coupled Bonding Conductor Page 2-26

Install Coupled Bonding Conductor

The Coupled Bonding Conductor (CBC) connects to the single-point ground block and runs adjacent to pairs in an associated telecommunications cable. See Figure 2-15. The mutual coupling between the CBC and the wire pairs reduces potential differences in terminating equipment.

The conductor consists of a 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm2) wire tie-wrapped to the inside wiring cable and terminated at the CBC terminal bar at the MDF. Maintain a minimum of 12 inches (30.5 cm) spacing between the CBC and other power and ground leads.

The 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm2) wire must be long enough to reach the telecommunications cables at the rear of the system cabinets, follow these cables to the MDF, and to terminate at the CBC.

1.Cut a 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm2) wire long enough to reach from the system’s single-point ground block or DC power cabinet ground discharge bar to the MDF CBC block.

2.Connect 1 end of the 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm2) wire to the single-point ground block (or ground discharge bar).

3.Route the wire next to the 25-pair cables connecting to the trunk/auxiliary (purple) field.

4.Tie wrap the 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm2) wire to the 25-pair cables.

5.Connect the 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm2) wire to the MDF CBC ground block.

6.Repeat the above steps for each CBC ground wire.