Installation cabling

Overview

Alcatel-Lucent offers a full complement of transmission cables and optical jumpers. All interfaces to the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-5 are front-access, and all service interfaces have physical connectors. For additional cabling details, see Cabling.

Cable placement and routing

Refer to Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Installation and System Turn-Up Guide for cable placement and routing information. Cables must be routed in accordance with the guidelines provided in the Installation Manuals. Circuit pack cables must be routed with half of the total number of cables from each side of the shelf.

Cable rating

Cables must be rated for a minimum temperature of 80°C.

Cable contacts

All connector contacts that mate to Alcatel-Lucent 1850 TSS-5 equipment must be of similar contact finishes. Alcatel-Lucent recommends the use of gold with a minimum of 30 micro-inches.

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