Oracle Acme Packet 4500 Hardware Installation Manual page 58

SYSTEM INSTALLATION
GigE SFP Optical
Cabling Procedure
Fiber Optic Cable
Handling
60 Acme Packet 4500 Hardware Installation Guide
Route the cable away from the Acme Packet 4500. Make sure that the Ethernet
cables are not stretched tightly or subjected to extreme stress.
The following figure shows a Acme Packet 4500 with media network cable
properly connected and inserted in S0P0.
3. Repeat Steps 1 through 2 for each additional Ethernet cable you connect to your
Acme Packet 4500.
This section explains how to cable a Acme Packet 4500 configured with GigE optical
NIUs. Standard single mode or multimode fiber optic cabling with duplex LC
connectors are used to connect the Acme Packet 4500's SFP-based NIUs to your
network.
When handling a fiber optic cable:
Never touch the polished end of fiber cable.
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To prevent serious eye damage, never look directly into a fiber optic cable
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connector or mating adapter.
Clean all fiber optics before installing them into your network according to
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prescribed procedures.
Ensure that the bend radius of your fiber cables is kept to a minimum of 3" or
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that specified by the fiber cable manufacturer.
• Perform all cabling procedures according to the established standards for your
organization.
To connect network GigE optical cabling to the GigE optical physical interface
cards:
1. Locate the GigE fiber optic cables you plan to connect to the Acme Packet 4500.
2. Insert the duplex LC connector on the end of the fiber cable into one of the
NIU's SFP optical transceivers. The connector should click and lock in place
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