Nortel Networks NN43011-110 User Manual
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Fiber-optic and IP expansion
Contents
This section contains information on the following topics:
"Small System expansion" (page 33)
"Fiber Expansion and IP Expansion daughterboards" (page 34)
"Fiber Receiver card" (page 35)
"Expansion scenarios" (page 35)
"Cabinet and Chassis system mix-and-match expansion" (page 43)
Small System expansion
Both the Cabinet system and the Chassis system support fiber-optic and IP
expansion. Up to four Expansion Cabinets or Chassis can be connected
to the Main with CAT5 or 100BaseF cable and located up to 3 km (1.8 mi)
from the Main. With the introduction of IP connectivity, IP expansion can be
distributed over a Campus Data Network.
For fiber-optic expansion, the following three basic components, in addition
to other hardware, are required:
•
Small System Controller (SSC) card in the Main
•
Fiber Expansion daughterboard
•
Fiber Receiver card in the Expansion
For IP expansion, the following three basic components, in addition to other
hardware, are required:
•
SSC card in the Main
•
IP Expansion daughterboards (minimum two)
•
SSC card in the Expansion
For a complete list of required hardware, refer to
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Small System Overview
NN43011-110
01.01
Standard
Release 5.0
30 May 2007
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