Upgrade To Option 11C; Summary Of Steps; Expansion Cabinets And Other Additional Equipment; Upgrade Procedure - Nortel Meridian 1 Option 11C Upgrade Manual

Upgrade an Option 11E with fiber-optic cable to Option 11C

Upgrade to Option 11C

Summary of steps

Expansion cabinets and other additional equipment

Upgrade procedure

This section gives a summary of the upgrade steps and the upgrade procedure.
The following list reviews the steps to follow to upgrade a two- or
three-cabinet Option 11E to Option 11C:
1 Perform a data dump (EDD) on the existing system.
2 Extract the customer data from the existing system using the CCBR
feature (unless you are using the Database Upgrade Tool).
3 Disconnect the NTBK78 cable from the main cabinet.
4 Install the NTDK20 Small System Controller (SSC) card with Fiber
Expansion Daughterboard.
5 Load the new system software and customer data in the system.
6 Replace the existing expansion cabinets with an NTAK11 cabinets.
7 Connect the expansion cabinet to the main cabinet.
This chapter does not describe the installation of additional expansion
cabinets or of additional equipment, such as line cards. If you plan to add
expansion cabinets or other equipment as part of the upgrade, complete the
upgrade as described in this chapter first. Then, refer to the Option 11C
Planning and Installation Guide (553-3021-210) for information about
adding equipment to an existing Option 11C system.
Procedure 7 on page 88 describes how to upgrade a two- or three-cabinet
Option 11 or Option 11E to Option 11C with fiber-optic cabinet
interconnection.
Option 11C and 11C Mini
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