Installing and Cabling the Cabinets
Install Main Distribution Frame (MDF) and External Modem
Installation, Upgrades and Additions for Avaya CMC1 Media Gateways
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June 2004
Install Main Distribution Frame
(MDF) and External Modem
Install the MDF
CAUTION:
The optional MDF is a special 110 cross-connect field and is smaller than standard 110
cross-connect hardware. Do not install standard 110 hardware inside the right panel.
NOTE:
The depth of any equipment installed inside the right panel must not exceed 2.5 inches
(6.3 cm), otherwise the right cover panel cannot fit over the right panel.
The optional MDF represents the trunk/auxiliary field.
1
Mount the optional MDF to the right panel using one of the following:
•
For bottom-mount MDFs, refer to
Bottom-mounted MDF with Modem
on page 47.
•
For top-mount MDFs (in cabinets other than cabinet A),
refer to
Top-Mounted MDF
on page 49.
•
For dual-mount MDFs, refer to
Dual MDFs
on page 50.
Bottom-mounted MDF with Modem
1
On the rear of the MDF, cut the cable tie securing the top 5 cables to the MDF mounting frame.
2
Mount the MDF to the right panel. See
Figure 16, Typical Bottom-Mount MDF and Modem
Cable Routing,
on page 48.
3
Secure all 10 cables to the bottom left bracket on the MDF with a cable tie.