Cross-Connect Hardware Selection - AT&T 75 Wiring Manual

CROSS-CONNECT HARDWARE SELECTION

The following cross-connect hardware for new wiring installations is listed for the system.
Following each list item are considerations that should help to determine the appropriate
selection.
1. Z100-Type Hardware
Designed particularly for customer participation in cross-connect
administration due to patch cord design
Does not require technical skills for cross-connect administration
Firm quote price list for all installations up to 150 stations
2. 110P Hardware
Customer participation in cross-connect administration due to patch cord
design
Requires some amount of technical skill for cross-connect administration
3. 110A Hardware
Not designed for customer participation in cross-connect administration—
requires technically skilled personnel due to use of jumper wires
Less expensive material cost than the patch cord systems, but more
expensive installation and administrative labor cost
4. 66-Type Hardware
Not designed for customer participation in cross-connect administration—
requires technically skilled personnel due to use of jumper wires
Less expensive material cost than the patch cord systems, but more
expensive installation and administrative labor cost
Obviously, the customer's degree of interest and preference for administering his or her own
cross-connections (because of likely lower total annual costs, as well as preference for
administering his or her cross-connect field at his or her convenience) should be given
primary consideration in recommending cross-connect hardware.
All jobs engineered by Premises Services Consultants (PSCs) based on customer
requirements and preferences should not be redesigned by the Field Services Organization
(FSO) without approval by the PSC/Marketing Branch Office (MBO). A change order must
be issued to affect billing.
The following brief introductory information will help you design a uniform wiring plan with
sufficient growth potential. The plan is flexible, simple, easy to administer, and reasonable
in cost.
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