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8800-A2-GN21-20
October 1997
Installing and Connecting
the Hardware
2
Overview
The HotWire 8800 DSLAM chassis, which houses MCC and DSL cards, can be
mounted in any commercial EIA-standard 19- or 23-inch rack.
This chapter provides instructions for:
Mounting the HotWire 8800 DSLAM chassis into a rack
Installing the optional air filter
Supplying power
Installing the MCC card and DSL card(s) into the chassis
Connecting to a POTS splitter shelf or Main Distributing Frame (MDF)
Connecting to the CO alarm system
Connecting to the Ethernet hubs or switches
Connecting to a console terminal, laptop computer, or modem
NOTE:
The term
rack refers to a CO rack, cabinet, frame, or bay.
Package Contents
The HotWire 8800 DSLAM chassis consists of the following components (all of
which are already installed in the chassis):
1 Chassis with backplane
1 Interface Module (with a front-facing Interface Panel)
1 Fan module
20 Filler plates
