Carrier Remote Ipe Site Planning - Nortel Communication Server 100 Manual

46 Carrier Remote IPE product description
card in the IPE module or the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet increases
call blocking under high traffic conditions. Refer to Communication
Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Large System Planning and Engineering
(NN43021-220) () for traffic calculations.
With a spare carrier for a nonblocking traffic condition, the number of
stations is reduced by 21 for the T1 carrier and by 27 for the E1 carrier.
The system type can also be dictated by the number of ports required at
the remote site. The modular column configuration supports 16 line cards
and provides a maximum of 256 ports. This column can be expanded by
adding a second IPE module to support an additional 256 ports. Each IPE
module, however, requires a Remote Carrier Interface card at the remote
site and a corresponding Local Carrier Interface card at the local site.
In addition to line cards, the Carrier Remote IPE supports all the cards
that do not require external connection to the system common or network
equipment.
The Carrier Remote IPE cabinet system configuration supports ten line
cards. Select the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet system type if the system
size requirement is less than ten IPE cards. To expand this type of system
beyond ten IPE cards, add a Carrier Remote IPE expansion cabinet
adjacent to the main and install up to six IPE cards into the first six IPE
card slots of the expansion cabinet.

Carrier Remote IPE site planning

When selecting a site for the Carrier Remote IPE, consider the number of
ports currently required at the site and the possibility of expansion to meet
future needs. Also consider the environmental, power, and cable routing
requirements.
Environmental requirements
Carrier Remote IPE equipment conforms to the same environmental
requirements as the system equipment. Temperature, humidity, and
altitude for the system operation should not exceed the specifications
shown in Table 6 "Environmental requirements" (page 47).
Table 6 "Environmental requirements" (page 47) shows the operating and
storage environmental specifications. Ideally the system should operate in
a stable environment at 22 C (72 F). However, the system is designed
to operate in the temperature and humidity ranges specified in Table 6
"Environmental requirements" (page 47).
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Carrier Remote IPE Fundamentals
NN43021-555 04.01 4 June 2010
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