Canopy
T1/E1
Multiplexer
September
2004
T1/E1
Multiplexer
FPGA
Version
3.4
Page
7 of 73
1
UNDERSTANDING
THE
CANOPY
T1/E1
MULTIPLEXER
1.1
USING
THIS
USER
GUIDE
This guide should be used with Canopy T1/E1 Multiplexer FPGA Version 3.4. The
audience for this document includes system operators, network administrators, and
equipment installers.
1.1.1
New
in
This
Issue
Issue 3 of this user guide is published to state the requirement that an external surge
suppression device must be used with the AC adapter supplied by Canopy for the T1/E1
Multiplexer, and to specify the recommended standard. The following elements of this
document are affected:
◦
Introduction to Canopy T1/E1 Multiplexer
on Page
9
◦
beneath
Figure 3
on Page
12
◦
Power Adapters
on Page
18
◦
Lightning Protection
on Page
27
◦
Power Supply Unit
on Page
27
◦
Procedure 3
on Page
31
Also in Issue 3,
Preparing for Installation and Setup
on Page
28
clarifies how Ethernet
cables must be selected.
1.1.2
Using
the
Latest
Information
When Canopy T1/E1 Multiplexers are shipped, the latest issue of this document is
included on CD-ROM with the shipment. However, the latest issue at any time is
available on the Canopy web site:
http://www.motorola.com/canopy
, posted among the
user guides that support other Canopy products.
You can distinguish the latest information by the issue number on the cover and in page
footers. The above section, New in This Issue, lists the significant changes that were
made to the document since the previous issue. Check that section before you proceed
to the information for which you are visiting the document.
1.1.3
Searching
This
User
Guide
To search this document, look in
◦
the Table of Contents for the topic.
◦
the Adobe Reader
®
search capability for keywords that apply.
1
1.1.4
Interpreting
Typeface
and
Other
Conventions
This document employs distinctive fonts to indicate the type of information, as described
in
Table 1
.
1
Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.
Issue
3