Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco ONS 15540 ESPx
Connecting the Cables
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drawers on the left side of the cable storage drawers. They then route out of the
right side of the cable storage drawer, enter the cross connect drawers through the
right side, and connect to their destination connector. The breakout cables are
color coded and should be matched to its corresponding color on the cross connect
panel inside the drawer.
The cabling route inside the drawers described in this document is suggested
cabling only. Use your own judgement as to how to best route your cable in the
drawer according to your configuration and cable length.
To connect cables on the Cisco ONS 15540 ESPx mux/demux modules and line
card motherboards using the cross connect drawer, follow these steps:
Step 1
Open the cable storage drawer by pushing the tabs in to release the lock on the
drawer. (See
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Figure 3-10 Opening the Cable Storage Drawer
Step 2
Pull out the cable storage drawer. (See
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