Configuring Remote Peripheral Equipment - Nortel Meridian 1 Manual

Configuring remote peripheral
equipment
Remote peripheral equipment (RPE) allows you to locate peripheral
equipment (PE) at a site up to 112.7 km (70 miles) from common equipment
(CE) by converting multiplexed loop signals to a form compatible with T-1
type digital transmission. Any medium that conforms to the DS-1 format
(1.544 Mbps), including digital microwave radio and fiber optic transmission,
may be used to link local and remote sites.
NT8D47 RPE Modules can be configured in:
— an existing column
RPE Modules can be installed at any level in a column.
— a stand-alone RPE column
The column consists of the RPE Module, a peripheral equipment
module, the top cap, and the pedestal.
RPE Modules house the following cards (see Figure 123):
— slots 2 and 9: QPC62F (or later vintage) 1.5 MB Converter Card
— slots 3 and 8: QPC66E (or later vintage) 2 MB Converter Card
— slots 4 and 7: QPC99F (or later vintage) Carrier Interface Card
— slots 5 and 6: local end—QPC63F (or later vintage) Local Carrier
— slot 10:
Note: QPC720 Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and QPC472 Digital Trunk
Interface (DTI) Cards can be used in slots 1, 11, and 12, but the these
cards are not related to the RPE function.
Buffer Card; remote end—QPC65D (or later vintage)
Remote Peripheral Switch Card
QPC67E (or later vintage) Carrier Maintenance Card
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