Installing the Avaya S8700 Media Server with an Avaya G650 Media Gateway
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December 2003
Installing patch panels
Patch panels are arrays of RJ45 jacks and associated B25A cabling to accommodate 2-wire, 24-port
DCP/analog port boards and 8-port analog trunk boards. They are mounted either below or above the
media gateway stack. They cannot be mounted in between media gateways.
NOTE:
The patch panels do not have to be mounted in the same rack as the media gateways. They
can be mounted in phone closets as appropriate.
See
Figure 41, Typical RMC patch panel installation,
on page 132 while performing this procedure.
1
Using the supplied mounting screws, mount the patch panels on the rack below media gateway A
or above the topmost media gateway.
2
Attach B25A cables to the patch panels and the circuit pack amphenol connectors.
NOTE:
Connect 24-port DCP/analog circuit packs to the 24 port patch panels.
NOTE:
Connect 8 port analog trunk, “combo,” or DID trunk circuit packs to either of the first two
banks on the 8 port patch panel. If an TN2185B ISDN-BRI S/T-TE Interface (4-wire, 8
ports) circuit pack is present, connect it to the third bank on the 8 port patch panel.
Cross-connecting the media gateway to the
patch panels
•
Cross-connect the port circuit packs to the G650 Media Gateway patch panels (or other standard
110A cross-connect equipment). See
Figure 42, Example cross-connect field patch panel
connections,
on page 133.
