Nortel Passport 15000 Preparation Manual page 8

8 Contents
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Adding a switch to an anchored NEBS 2000 frame 32
Assess air filter maintenance 33
Assess cable management 35
Task flow of cable management assessment 35
Determining your cable density 37
Managing high-density cabling 40
Managing low-density cabling 42
Managing very high-density coax cabling 43
Placing a fiber management unit for cable slack 45
Using custom-made processor card or system cables 47
Assess environmental requirements 49
Operational environment 49
Power dissipation 51
Bulk heat dissipation 52
Prerequisites for your earthquake zone and application 53
Assess power cable location 54
Ceiling requirements 54
Flooring requirements 54
Assess the location of a Passport 15000 or 20000 55
General guidelines for placing the equipment 55
Equipment size and weight 58
Front and rear access to switch hardware 72
Assess the location of a system of ac rectifiers 74
Assess the locations of peripheral equipment 76
Choosing the user interface equipment 76
Choosing the network management computer for a Passport 15000
or 20000 77
Deciding where to place local user interface equipment 78
Deciding where to place a sparing or a fanout panel 78
Deciding where to place interworking equipment 80
Interworking with an EdgeLink 100 80
Interworking with a Shasta 5000 82
Deciding which external BIP alarms to connect 82
Using a connection to a gigabit Ethernet port on NTHW84 83
Assess spare parts storage and selection 83