Connecting Two Passports; Connecting Nodes In A Passport 15000-Vss - Nortel Passport 15000 Hardware Description

Connecting two Passports

To have a Passport 15000 or 20000 interwork directly with another Passport,
establish the connection between two FPs, one at either end, through a fanout
panel.
If the other Passport is a Passport 7480, the connection is described in
"Connecting nodes in a Passport 15000-VSS" (page 143).
Cabling an FP, sparing panel, or fanout panel is described in 241-1501-240
Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware Installation, Maintenance and Upgrade.
A fanout panel must have BNC-to-BNC connectors so that the BNC ends of
the FP cables connect at the fanout panel. For example, you can use the cable
assemblies with PECs NTHR58, NTHR59, or NTHR60. The pinout mapping
of BNC cables to a mini-coax on these cable assemblies are indicated for the
cabling procedures in 241-1501-240 Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware
Installation, Maintenance and Upgrade.
After the cable is connected and the FPs have been power tested and loaded
with software, have the software operator configure the port or ports at each
FP to be the same type of ATM trunk or ATM bearer services trunk. Choose
the type of trunk that provides appropriate interworking capabilities. To
configure trunks for inter-nodal communication, refer to 241-5701-420
Passport 7400, 15000, 20000 Trunking Guide.

Connecting nodes in a Passport 15000-VSS

The fiber link between the Passport 15000 and the Passport 7480 in a
Passport 15000-Variable Speed Switch (VSS) can be made using an external
OC-3 connection between OC-3 single-mode or multi-mode function
processors (FPs). The fiber cable requires SC connectors at each end. You
must provide the customized fiber cable and connectors.
When the OC-3 card pair has different reaches (SR, IR, or LR), the
241-1501-240 Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware Installation, Maintenance
and Upgrade indicates how to determine when to use inline attenuators. You
must provide your own attenuators.
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