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-E Series Hardware Installation Guide
M0201AA
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Installing Subracks and PSUs in an Equipment Rack
Connect the AUT Cards
The following rules apply to the AUT Card ports 1 - 8.
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The outside network that supports the Ethernet device connected to the UAP must be connected to the
corresponding AUT Card and port of the subrack containing the CAT card to which the UAP is connected.
Ethernet backhaul over the optical link is not supported.
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Because the path from the UAP AUX port to an AUT port path is a pass-through connection, no extra
network setup procedures for the Ethernet device are required.
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Because the UAP's AUX port is configured to support a second UAP by default, there will be a delay before
the Ethernet backhaul path at the AUT Card is ready to use when the device is initially connected. When
an Ethernet device is connected to the AUX port of a UAP, ION-E detects the device, re-flashes the UAP to
support the device, and then reboots the UAP. The UAP will perform the re-flash and reboot process
whenever the UAP or Ethernet device connected to the AUX port is changed. The UAP's blue LED will blink
while re-flashing without interrupting service, but the UAP will experience a short service interruption of
approximately 1.5 minutes when it reboots.
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The AUT path is independent of the signal set assigned to a UAP, however, the maximum transport
bandwidth for the UAP is reduced from 320 MHz to 280 MHz when an Ethernet device is connected to the
UAP.
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The AUX port of a cascaded (secondary) UAP cannot be used to connect an Ethernet device.
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The AUT Card ports do not supply power, however, the UAP does supply Remote Power over Cat6A to
connected Ethernet devices.
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1 Gbit/s and 100 Mbit/s Ethernet devices are supported.
