General - ADC DSX-3 User Manual

SECTION 1: DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION
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GENERAL......................................................................... 1-1

2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ............................................................. 1-2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................ 1-3
4 APPLICATIONS ..................................................................... 1-5
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
5 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................. 1-6
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
6 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................ 1-11
1 GENERAL
This section describes ADC's DSX-3 (DSX-4H-24) Rear Cross-Connect System and its
applications in large and small offices, digital loop carriers, and customer premises. The
system provides for test access, patch, cross-connect, and monitor functions in 75 ohm digital
transmission systems operating with a common signal format and bit rate. Bit rates of digital
systems in which this cross-connect system may be used are:
• DS3
• DS4NA
• STS-1
• STS-3
Modularity .................................................................. 1-2
Connectors .................................................................. 1-2
Tracer Lamps ................................................................ 1-2
Cable Management ............................................................ 1-2
Testing and Fault Isolation ....................................................... 1-5
Interoffice Service Restoration..................................................... 1-5
Traffic Pattern Changes ......................................................... 1-5
System Expansion ............................................................. 1-5
Office Layout ................................................................ 1-5
Cutover To New Digital Switch ..................................................... 1-5
Office Record Keeping .......................................................... 1-6
DSX-4H Circuit Modules ......................................................... 1-9
DSX-4H Chassis.............................................................. 1-10
Fuse Panel ................................................................. 1-11
Cable Rings and Troughs ....................................................... 1-11
Cable Brackets .............................................................. 1-11
Cross-Connect System ......................................................... 1-11
44.736 megabits per second.
139.264 megabits per second.
51.84 megabits per second.
155.52 megabits per second.
ADCP-80-314 • Issue 6 • January 2001 • Section 1: Description and Application
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 2001, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
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