Terminal Block Requirements; Installing The Cross-Connect Terminal - Nortel Meridian 1 Planning, Installation And Operating Instructions

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Terminal block requirements

Installing the cross-connect terminal

553-3121-210 Standard 3.0
Chapter 14 – Installing and connecting the cross-connect terminal
The cross-connect terminal requires sufficient connecting blocks to terminate
the following wires:
• up to six 25-pair cables from each NTMW08 cabinet and up to ten
25-pair cables from each NTMW35 cabinet.
— Each trunk or line circuit card requires a cable. Allow for additional
cables at the cross-connect terminal if any of the PE slots are initially
left vacant.
• wiring from telephones and trunks
Always use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
Avoid installing telephone wiring during a lightning storm. Never
touch uninsulated telephone wiring unless the line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
Procedure 12 describes how to install the cross-connect terminal.
Procedure 12
Installing the cross-connect terminal
1 Consult the equipment layout plan to determine where the
cross-connect terminal should be located
2 Install the terminal blocks in a layout similar to that shown in the
Figure 30.
If installing the BIX system, refer to BIX Installation and Servicing
(NTP 631-4511-200).
January 1999
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