Procedure; Cross-Connect - Nortel SONET AccessNode 800A Series Manual

Outside plant cabinet installation
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Procedure 6-1 (continued)
Connecting the VF cable pairs 601–1200 to BIX connectors with the cross-connect
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AccessNode Series 800A Outside Plant Cabinet Installation 323-3001-210 Issue 1.0
Action
Remove the connectors and retainers (color coded blue) from their cartons.
Attach the connectors and the retainers to the cross-connect position on the
swing frame (see Figure 6-1 on page 6-6).
Install the retainers.
Plug in the connectors.
Divide the VF cable into 25-pair bundles.
Route each 25-pair bundle up the left side cable ladder in their proper pair
count order from top to bottom following standard color code assignments.
Route the binder groups to connectors 601
Note: This group is on the left side of the cross-connect frame. All connectors
are numbered on the front of the swing frame (see Figure 6-1 on page 6-6 and
Figure 6-2 on page 6-7).
Form cabling toward the hinge side of the swing frame.
Note: Be sure to maintain 10
open and close (see Figure 6-3 on page 6-8).
Wrap the ends with vinyl tape to keep the binder groups organized until you
are ready to splice.
Tie wrap each bundle to its appropriate connector position in the

cross-connect.

Tie down unused pairs for future use.
Route each 25-pair binder group through the openings in the swing frame to
the corresponding connector at the front of the frame.
—continued—
Routing and terminating the VF cables 6-5
1200.
12 inches of slack to allow the swing frame to

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