Allied Telesis AT-8550SP - Manual (Page 62)

Installation
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3. Attach the fiber optic data cables to the fiber optic ports, as shown
in Figure 20.
Figure 20 Attaching a Fiber Optic Cable
When you attach a fiber optic cable, be sure to observe the
following guidelines:
❑
Be sure that the cable connector is firmly locked into place in
the port.
❑
A dual SC port consists of two separate connectors, as shown
in Figure 21. Each connects to a separate fiber strand. One is
for receiving packets and the other is for transmitting packets.
When you connect a fiber optic cable to a dual SC port, be sure
that the receiver fiber connector is connected to the
transmitter connector on the remote end node, and the
transmitter fiber connector is connected to the receiver
connector on the remote node.
Figure 21 Dual SC Port
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D/C
L /A
D/C
L /A
TX
TX
1
TX
RX
9
TX
RX
1 TX RX
SC Port
Transmitter
Fiber
Connector Receiver
Fiber
Connector