Chapter 3 Hardware Overview; Front Panel Connection; Vdsl And Pots Connections; Figure 5 Front Panel - ZyXEL Communications VDSL SWITCH VES-1616F-3X User Manual

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H A P T E R
This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the switch and shows you how to make
the hardware connections.

3.1 Front Panel Connection

The front panel contains switch LEDs and all the network ports and port connections.

Figure 5 Front Panel

The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.

Table 1 Front Panel

PORT
POTS/ISDN
LINE (Optional)
VDSL LINE
17, 18
CONSOLE
MGMT

3.1.1 VDSL and POTS Connections

Connect the lines from the user equipment (VDSL modem) to the VDSL LINE port and the
lines from the central office switch or PBX (Private Branch Exchange) to the POTS/ISDN
LINE port. Make sure that the VDSL LINE Telco-50 cable and the POTS/ISDN LINE Telco-
50 cable are not shorted on the MDF (Main Distribution Frame).
The line from the user carries both the VDSL and the voice signals. For each line, the switch
has a built-in splitter that separates the high frequency VDSL signal from the voice band
signal and feeds the VDSL signal to the switch, while the voice band signal is diverted to the
POTS/ISDN LINE port.
Refer to Appendix on page 275
VES-1616F-3x Series User's Guide
Hardware Overview
DESCRIPTION
This Telco-50 port connects to the central office or a PBX.
This Telco-50 port connects to the user (subscriber) VDSL equipment.
These Gigabit/mini-GBIC uplink ports allow you to connect to any other switches.
The console port is for local management.
This RJ-45 port is for local management.
for Telco50 pin assignments.
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