MapIT G2 Hardware Installation Training Manual
Confidential – June 2014
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Module 2:
System Design and Installation
System Design Guidelines
The center of the design is the Master Control Panel (MCP). A Master Control Panel
can support a single patch zone. A patch zone is a collection of SPPs and SFEs that
can be connected by patching between them using MapIT G2 Patch Cables or Fiber
Jumpers. This is typically a single telecommunications room.
Patch zones with less than 2880 monitored ports (120 panels x 24 ports each) ports)
can be served by a single MCP. To create larger Patch Zones we add one or more
DCPs to the system.
Therefore, to design a system, patch zones must be clearly planned and installed with
an MCP and lower level components.
Note:
Detection of SPP/SFP port connectivity is only possible between panels
connected to the same MapIT G2 MCP.
How to Configure a Patch Zone of less than 120 Patch Panels
Each MCP can support up to 120 patch panels/fiber enclosures. If you are installing a
patch zone with less than 120 patch panels and do not plan on any expansion beyond
this number, you can use the following topology: