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8540-A2-GN10-00
October 1997
Cables You Need
The following customer-provided cables are used with this product:
H
Plug-ended Telco 50-pin cable for connection from the HotWire DSLAM Line
port to the CO POTS splitter shelf, Main Distribution Frame (MDF), or other
demarcation point.
H
One 8-pin modular UTP (Unshielded twisted Pair) CAT5 cable for each
connection from a LAN/WAN port associated with a 8540 DSL card in the
HotWire DSLAM chassis to the Ethernet hub or switch.
CAUTION:
Use of any non-twisted pair wiring arrangements, such as jumpers, can
cause reduction in overall DSL reach performance, even over short
distances. Please refer to the Special Notice shipped with the
HotWire 8800/8600 DSLAM.
Refer to
Pin Assignments on page 9 for pinouts.
Installing 8540 DSL Cards
Use a small- to medium-size flat-blade or Phillips screwdriver to install the
8540 DSL card.
When using a . . .
Install the DSL card into . . .
HotWire 8600 DSLAM base chassis
Slot 2 or 3 (Slot 1 of the HotWire 8600
DSLAM base chassis must contain a
Management Communications
Controller (MCC) card.)
HotWire 8600 DSLAM expansion chassis
Slot 1, 2, or 3
HotWire 8800 DSLAM chassis
Any one of the first 18 slots (i.e., Slot 1
through 18)
An 8540 DSL card can be installed, removed, and replaced from a HotWire
DSLAM chassis without service disruption (i.e., you can replace a card without
powering down the chassis and disrupting service to the other cards in the
chassis).
NOTE:
When installing the 8540 DSL card, you will need to remove the filler plate
before proceeding.
Do not discard unused filler plates. Each slot in the chassis must contain a
circuit card or a filler plate. Store all unused filler plates in a safe place. You
may need to use the filler plates to cover open slots in the chassis at a later
time.
