Chapter 4: Media gateway connections 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
Installing Cable Slack Managers
This section has information about
Equipment room cabling labels
●
Cable routing guidelines
●
Trunk cables among network interface, sneak fuse panel, and media gateway
●
And procedures for:
Installing cables between media gateway and MDF
●
Installing connector cables between auxiliary cabinet and MDF
●
Equipment room cabling labels
The purple port label shown in
installed on both ends of the 25-pair cables connecting to the trunk/auxiliary field and/or
distribution field.
on page 25.
on page 33
on page 36
Figure 12: Equipment room cabling labels
on page 38
on page 39
on page 34 is
Issue 3 January 2008
on page 38
33