Turin Networks TransNav, Installation And Commissioning Manual

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SECTION 8NETWORK INTERFACE CABLING PROCEDURES
Chapter 5
Ethernet (Electrical) Cabling Procedures
Introduction
The Traverse system supports electrical interface cabling for protected and unprotected
next-generation Ethernet (NGE), NGE Plus, or EoPDH cards and Carrier Ethernet
Protection (CEP) cards (NGE Plus or EoPDH).
Note: The NGE term is used to refer to both the NGE and NGE Plus cards in this
document, unless otherwise noted.
This chapter provides the following installation procedures to complete electrical
cabling at the Traverse main backplane using an Ethernet Protection electrical
protection module (ECM).
• Required Equipment and Tools , page 8-38
• Plug-in Ethernet Protection ECM , page 8-39
• Ethernet Protection Cabling at the Electrical Connector Module , page 8-40
• Plug-in 10/100BaseT Electrical Connector Module , page 8-43
• Unprotected 10/100BaseTX Cabling at the Electrical Connector Module ,
page 8-45
For Ethernet electrical connector module (ECM) specifications, refer first to
Section 2—
Network Interface Specifications , Chapter 5—“Ethernet (Electrical)
Interface Cabling Specifications,” page 2-43 and Section 5— Cable Management
Specifications , Chapter 1—“Cable Management Specifications,” page 5-1.
The instructions may be too detailed if you are experienced in central office
installations. In this case, scan the topic labels in the left margin for tasks to review or
refer to Appendix B—“Installation and Commissioning Checklists,”
Network Cabling
Checklist , page 12-25.
Important: For optical Ethernet specifications, cabling, and protection
(for NGE, NGE Plus, 10GbE, and GbE-10 cards), see Chapter 1—“Fiber
Optic Interface Cabling Specifications,” page 2-1.