Carrier Access BROADway System 770-0125-AB - Manual (Page 46)

2-30 BROADway - Release 4.00
Installation
Maintaining BROADway Hardware
Maintaining BROADway Hardware
To maintain your BROADway hardware you might need to:
! Install new cards to increase capacity or gain new functionality
! Replace failed cards with new cards
! Clean the fan filter, and replace it when needed
Installing New Cards
If you have a previously installed and partially populated BROADway chassis and you need to add more
cards to increase capacity, you can install those cards using the same methods described earlier in this
chapter. BROADway cards are hot swappable and can be removed and re-inserted while the chassis is
powered.
WARNING! W HEN INSTALLING OR REPLACING BROAD WAY HARDWARE , ALWAYS ADHERE
TO GOOD PRACTICE WITH RESPECT TO ESD PROCEDURES — USE A REGULARLY AND PROPERLY
TESTED GROUNDING STRAP .
Installing a Redundant NSP101 Card
To install a redundant NSP card, install the NSP card as described in Installing the NSP101 Control
Card on page 2-13. When a redundant NSP card, its MODULE LED flashes green to indicate it is
in an active standby mode.
Installing Additional NIP400 Cards
To install an additional NIP400 card, install the NIP400 cards as described in Installing the NIP400
Line Interface Card on page 2-16.
NOTE: You might need to cable additional NIP connectors. For example, if the original
system had only four NIP400 cards, you might have only cabled NIP RX1 and NIP TX1. If
you are now adding one, two, three, or four additional NIP400 cards, you will need to cable
NIP RX2 and NIP TX2 as described in Cabling the NIP400 on page 2-17.
Installing Additional NHP160 Cards
To install an additional NHP160 card, install the NHP160 card as described in Installing the
NHP160 Line Interface Card on page 2-19.
Installing Additional BSP200 Cards
To install additional BSP200 cards, install the BSP200 cards as described in Installing the BSP200
Line Interface Card on page 2-21.
NOTE: You might need to cable additional TX and RX connectors. For example, if the
original system had only three BSP200 cards, you might have only cabled TX1/RX1, TX2/
RX2 and TX4/RX4. If you are now adding a BSP card in BSP-3, you will need to cable
TX3/
RX3 as described in Cabling the BSP200 on page 2-22.