Connect The Media Gateway To The Mdf; Equipment Room Cabling Labels - Avaya S8700 Installing

144 Installing the Avaya™ S8700 Media Server with Avaya™ MCC1 or SCC1 Media Gateway

Connect the Media Gateway to the MDF

Connect the Media Gateway to
the MDF
Once the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) is installed and wired, you must connect the media
gateways to the MDF.
Run excess cables on an upper cable ladder (if the MDF connectors are on top) or route them
through a cable slack manager that is placed next to the MDF. For more information see
Cable Slack Managers'' on page
This section has information about
''Equipment Room Cabling Labels'' on page 144
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• ''Cable Routing Guidelines'' on page 145
• ''Control Carrier Outputs Cable Installation'' on page 145
''Trunk Cables Among Network Interface, Sneak Fuse Panel, and Media Gateway'' on
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page 146
''Install the Coupled Bonding Conductor'' on page 167
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And procedures for:
''Install Cables Between Media Gateway and MDF'' on page 148
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• ''Install Connector Cables Between Auxiliary Cabinet (if used) and MDF'' on page 149
''Install Coupled Bonding Conductor'' on page 168
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Equipment Room Cabling Labels

The purple port label shown in
both ends of the 25-pair cables connecting to the trunk/auxiliary field and/or distribution field.
The top blue/yellow building and floor labels are for cables connecting from the equipment
room to a site/satellite location on another floor or in another building. The yellow label is for
auxiliary circuits connecting to the trunk/auxiliary field. The bottom blue/yellow label is for
25-pair cables connecting to site/satellite closets.
''Equipment Room Cabling Labels'' on page 146
''Cable/Connector/Building Label Ordering Information'' on page 147
information.
''Self-Stick Label on 25-Pair Cable Connector'' on page 147
label on a 25-pair cable connector. Install the label near the rear of the connector so it is not
obscured by the media gateway connector retainers. It can also be installed on the skin of the
cable near the connector.
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''Equipment Room Cabling Labels'' on page 146
details the label name and range of each label.
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provides label ordering
shows the proper way to install a
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