Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing Options 21Ð81 IPE Module connectors rear view

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Connector panel and I/O connectors (Options 21Ð81)

The I/O connectors for the IPE Module installed in an Options 21Ð81 IPE shelf are standard, shielded, 50-pin tip-ring-type connectors on one of the I/O panels in the rear of the IPE shelf containing the module. Each panel has ten connector ports. The I/O panel and connector ports used depend on the slots occupied by the IPE Module. Figure 11 shows the connector ports used for an IPE Module installed in slots 0Ð3 of an NT8D37 shelf. This figure is illustrative only; for specific information about the relationship between slots and connector ports, refer to Chapter 9, ÒMeridian Link/CCR interface cabling.Ó

Note: Older CE/PE or IPE shelves (vintages AA and DC) do not have fully cabled backplanes. They have one and a half cards per cable and therefore you must reroute backplane cables inside the CE/PE or IPE shelves before installing the IPE Module. For more information, refer to the section on ÒBackplane cable rerouting for Options 21Ð81 CE/PE and IPE backplanesÓ in Chapter 9, ÒMeridian Link/CCR interface cabling.Ó

Figure 11

Options 21Ð81 IPE Module connectors (rear view)

							50-Pin connector
							NT1R03BA
	L		K		B		A
S	R	N	M	F	E	D	C
	U		T		H		G
				IPE backplane			NT1R03AA
Left I/O panel				Right I/O panel
							Ethernet

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