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2.6 Connecting the TMP6400s to the TMS1600
The TMS1600 enables you to scale your Tmedia system by interfacing as many as 16 TMP6400s with
its Tmedia Switch network, building a non-blocking system of up to 32,768 channels. A second
TMS1600 provides your system with an active/standby high availability architecture.
2.6.1 Prerequisites
To interconnect the TMP6400s with the TMS1600, you will need:
• One CAT7 shielded Ethernet crossover cable with RJ45 type male-male terminations for each
TMP6400 connected to the TMS1600.
• If your Tmedia system features a second TMS1600, you will require an additional CAT7 shielded
Ethernet cable with RJ45 male-male terminations for each TMP6400.
2.6.2 Interconnections
The resources of the TMP6400s are made available to each other by the connection to one or optionally
two TMS1600s, as shown in figure 2.13 on page 24. See figure 2.12 on page 23 for an Ethernet
crossover wiring diagram.
To interconnect the TMP6400s:
1. Start with the TMP6400 at the topmost position of the equipment rack and connect a CAT7 shielded
Ethernet crossover cable to TMS1 at the rear of the TMP6400 figure 2.13 on page 24. Connect the
other end of the same CAT7 cable to the first port of the first TMS1600.
2. If your system employs a second TMS1600, connect a second CAT7 shielded Ethernet crossover
cable to TMS2 at the rear of the TMP6400 figure 2.13 on page 24. Connect the other end of the
same CAT7 cable to the first port of a second TMS1600.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for each TMP6400 until they have all been connected to the TMS1600.
Figure 2.12 Ethernet Crossover Cable