Chapter 4. Installing The Idu; Idu Options - Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MXC User Manual

Chapter 4. Installing the IDU

IDU Options

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The IDU is the indoor unit for the 9500 MXC Terminal.
9500 MXC Nodes are described in Chapter 3.
This chapter includes:
• IDU Options on page 4-1
• Power Cable on page 4-2
• IDU Installation Requirements on page 4-2
• Installing an IDU on page 4-4
For user-interface connector and cable data, refer to Appendix C.
The IDU is a rack mounted unit, which pairs with an ODU to make up the 9500
MXC Terminal. The ODUs are the ODU 300ep or ODU 300hp.
The IDUs available are:
• IDU 20x, data rates to 20xE1 or 16xDS1 non-protected, or to 40xE1 or 32xDS1
hot-standby or space diversity. Expanded trib mode is required above 20xE1 or
16 xDS1. QPSK to 128 QAM.
• IDU 155o, STM1/OC3 optical, 1+0, 1+1 hot standby, or space diversity, 16/64/
128QAM.
• IDU ES, Ethernet to 200 Mbps with up to 8xE1/DS1 waysides, 1+0, QPSK to
128QAM.
For more information on the IDUs, including front panel layouts, refer to of
Volume II, Chapter 2.
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