Selecting The Site - Nortel AccessNode 2016 User Manual

Procedure 3-2

Selecting the site

Use this procedure to select the best location for the AN2016 Cabinet.
Consider the following recommendations when engineering the site.
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Action
Obtain the rights-of-way from landowner and other permits or approvals from
public authorities.
Place AN2016 cabinets in servitudes, on dedicated (recorded) easements, or
on property owned by the company. Avoid any unrecorded easements.
Use public safety road and street rights-of-way only when there is adequate
space to place the closure and provide safe working conditions.
Select locations that will minimize accidental or intentional vandalism.
Consider the use of protective posts when the cabinet is located near parking
areas where vehicles may back into the cabinet.
Make sure that the site is not anywhere near a flood plain or near in ground
sprinklers.
Choose a site free of heaving, if an area is subject to frost.
Place the cabinet at least 42 inches away from any obstruction, fence, or
hedge.
Make sure that commercial power is available for single phase, 120/240 V ac
deployment.
Place the cabinet where it will not create a visual or physical obstruction to
either vehicles or pedestrians.
Note: The choice of the site and compliance with regulations are the
responsibility of the operating company. The provisioning of commercial
power and outside plant (OSP) cables are also the responsibility of the
operating company, including compliance with the applicable electrical codes
for the site.
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Installation guidelines 3-3
User Guide Rel 1.0 Standard May 1999