Chapter 3. Installation
53
Planning and Installation
Off-premises connections:
Telecommunication cables that leave the facility (off-premises wiring) can be subject to lightning and / or
power surge conditions. Care must be taken that proper surge protection devices for such lines are
installed prior to connecting them to a D/I Mux III multiplexer.
Primary and Secondary Surge Protection:
Primary (first line of defense) protection must be provided at the entry point of off-premises wiring. This
is typically accomplished by connecting each line to a gas tube or carbon block protector that is in turn
connected to a substantial ground connection (one connected directly to earth ground via a heavy
conductor). A primary protection device activates during lightning or a power surge event and conducts
away nearly all of the surge energy to earth ground. When this occurs a short but intense (up to several
hundred volts) post-primary protection surge is left on the cabling to be handled by secondary protection
devices. The D/I Mux III has secondary protection built in for all interfaces that are intended for
off-
premises connections.
It should be emphasized that
the D/I Mux III (or any similar multiplexer)
without
primary surge protection
cannot survive a lightning strike.
Protected Interfaces:
The following D/I Mux III interfaces are designed for off-premises (“outside plant”) connections. They are
designed to absorb the surge conditions typically encountered when connected to primary protectors.
These interfaces can also be used in on-premises (non-surge) applications if so desired.
FXO
FXS
Omni Orderwire
AC Power Supplies
OCUDP
T1 Interface Cards (30318-101 / 102 / & 103)
Non protected Interfaces:
Note that all D/I Mux III interfaces not on the above list are not designed for surge conditions and
must
be connected to
on-premises equipment.
Non protected interfaces such as 4-Wire Channel Units cannot withstand post-primary protection surges
such as encountered with lightning. All interfaces not on the list do not have surge protection and are
designed to be installed only in protected environments – i.e. connections to equipment
within
the
premises.
Summary of Contents for D/I Mux III System
Page 20: ......
Page 36: ...Chapter 1 System Overview and Modes of Operation 16 ...
Page 51: ...Chapter 1 System Overview and Modes of Operation 31 ...
Page 79: ...Chapter 3 Installation 59 ...
Page 232: ...D I Mux III User s Manual Appendix B 24 Volt Systems 212 APPENDIX B 24 VOLT SYSTEMS ...
Page 237: ...D I Mux III User s Manual Appendix D Preconfigured Maps APPENDIX D PRECONFIGURED MAPS ...
Page 243: ...D I Mux III User s Manual Appendix E SNMP APPENDIX E SNMP ...
Page 265: ...D I Mux III User s Manual Appendix G Modem Interfaces APPENDIX G MODEM INTERFACES ...
Page 284: ...D I Mux III User s Manual Appendix H Set Report Options APPENDIX H SET REPORT OPTIONS ...