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Bandwidth Comparison
Ports
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DMT2 port uses Bay and Unit.
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Example – Bay 2345 and Unit 5678.
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If you look in E-fulfillment, then you can find where it is located in the In-Frame/Out-Frame.
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DMT2 port can be located in the SAC box and these are referred to as Stingers. They would
be read as AP3011, unit 12345 (AP stands for access point and 3011 would be your SAC
number)
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ADSL2+/VDSL2 port uses Shelf, Slot, and Port.
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Example – AX3456, Shelf 1, Slot 1, Port 1.
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If you look in E-fulfillment, then you can find where it is located in the In-Frame/Out-Frame.\
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AX3456 means the port is located in the Central Office.
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ADSL2+/VDSL2 can be located in the SAC box and these are referred to as RDAC. They would
be read as APA3011, Shelf 1, Slot 1, and Port 1. (AP “A” is one side of the SAC and sometimes
you would see AP “B”, and it is the other side of the SAC)
2.2 Inside of an RDAC (Remote Data Acquisition and Control)
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These DSLAM ports inside the RDAC are feed by a Fiber Optic connections from the Central Office.
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Each APA can support 4 SLOTS cards.
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Each Slot can have 48 ports.
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So each APA, APB, or APC can have 192 ports.
Figure 76: RDAC
