Force 10 Traverse Series User manual

Traverse Installation and
Commissioning Guide
Release TR3.2.3 March 2010 Edition 1

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TRAVERSE INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING GUIDE
Contents
Section 1 Installation Overview
Chapter 1
Installation and Commissioning Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 2
Traverse System Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Section 2 Network Interface Specifications
Chapter 1
Fiber Optic Interface Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Chapter 2
ECM Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Chapter 3
DS1 and E1 Interface Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Chapter 4
DS3 and E3 Interface Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Chapter 5
Ethernet (Electrical) Interface Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Section 3 Alarm, Timing, and Management Interface Specifications
Chapter 1
Alarm Interface Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Chapter 2
Timing Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Chapter 3
Management Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Section 4 Power Interface Specifications
Chapter 1
Power Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Section 5 Cable Management Specifications
Chapter 1
Cable Management Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Chapter 2
Ethernet Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Section 6 Precautions and Common Procedures
Chapter 1
Precautions to Installing Traverse Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Chapter 2
Removing and Replacing Back Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Chapter 3
Inserting and Removing Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

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Chapter 4
Insert Fan Module and Air Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Section 7 Hardware Installation Procedures
Chapter 1
Traverse System Rack Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Chapter 2
Traverse System Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Chapter 3
Traverse 2000 Installation into a 19-inch Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Section 8 Network Interface Cabling Procedures
Chapter 1
Network Interface Cabling Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Chapter 2
Fiber Optic Cabling Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Chapter 3
DS1 and E1 Cabling Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Chapter 4
DS3 and E3 Cabling Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Chapter 5
Ethernet (Electrical) Cabling Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Section 9 Alarm, Timing, and Management Cabling Procedures
Chapter 1
Alarm Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Chapter 2
Timing Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Chapter 3
Management Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Section 10 Power Installation and Cabling Procedures
Chapter 1
Power System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Chapter 2
Power System Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Chapter 3
Battery and Battery Return Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Chapter 4
Battery and Battery Return Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Section 11 Node Start-up and Commissioning Procedures
Chapter 1
Node Start-up and Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Chapter 2
Managing TE-206 Node Users from TransNav . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15
Section 12 Appendices
Appendix A
Card Placement Planning and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

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Appendix B
Installation and Commissioning Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1

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SECTION 1 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
Contents
Chapter 1
Installation and Commissioning Overview
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Traverse Installation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Traverse Shelf Interface Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Chapter 2
Traverse System Configuration Examples
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Traverse System Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Example Traverse Shelf Card Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

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SECTION 1INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
Chapter 1
Installation and Commissioning Overview
Introduction This chapter includes the following topics:
•Traverse Installation Process, page 1-1
•Traverse Shelf Interface Specifications, page 1-2
Traverse
Installation
Process
Use these steps as a guideline to installing and commissioning a Traverse system
Important: Do not install Traverse cards (modules) until all installation
and cabling procedures are complete.
Table 1-1 Installation Process and References
Step Procedure Reference
1Read the precautions before
attempting to install the shelf.
Section 6—Precautions and Common Procedures,
Chapter 1—“Precautions to Installing Traverse
Equipment,” page 6-1
2Familiarize yourself with common
procedures such as inserting and
removing cards and back cover.
Section 6—Precautions and Common Procedures,
page 6-9
3Install the hardware, e.g., the
optional power distribution and
alarm panel (PDAP) and the
Traverse shelf.
Section 7—Hardware Installation Procedures,
Chapter 1—“Traverse System Rack Installation
Overview,” page 7-1
Section 10—Power Installation and Cabling
Procedures, Chapter 2—“Power System Hardware
Installation,” page 10-3
4Install network cabling. Section 8—Network Interface Cabling Procedures,
page 8-3
5Install alarm cabling. Section 9—Alarm, Timing, and Management Cabling
Procedures, Chapter 1—“Alarm Interface Cabling,”
page 9-5

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Traverse Shelf
Interface
Specifications
Traverse shelf interface specifications are in the following chapters:
• Network Interface specification chapters
• Alarm, Timing, and Management specification chapers
• Power Interface specification chapers
• Cable Management specification chapers
6Install timing cabling. Section 9—Alarm, Timing, and Management Cabling
Procedures, Chapter 2—“Timing Interface Cabling,”
page 9-25
7Bring power cabling from the power
source (e.g., PDAP) to the back of
the shelf. Turn on power to the
shelf.
Section 10—Power Installation and Cabling
Procedures, page 10-1
8Insert the active GCM card and
install a cable between the RS-232
DCE interface on the card and a PC
or laptop. Set up basic parameters,
using the CLI interface.
Section 3—Alarm, Timing, and Management Interface
Specifications, Chapter 3—“Management Interface
Specifications,” GCM Ethernet and RS-232 DCE
Interface, page 3-14
Section 11—Node Start-up and Commissioning
Procedures, Chapter 1—“Node Start-up and
Commissioning,” page 11-1
9Install other management interfaces
as needed (DCN and DTE).
Section 3—Alarm, Timing, and Management Interface
Specifications, Chapter 3—“Management Interface
Specifications,” page 3-13
Table 1-1 Installation Process and References (continued)
Step Procedure Reference

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SECTION 1INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
Chapter 2
Traverse System Configuration Examples
Introduction This chapter includes the following topics:
•Traverse System Configuration Example, page 1-4
•Example Traverse Shelf Card Layout, page 1-5

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Traverse
System
Configuration
Example
A single rack configuration can contain up to four Traverse shelves, fan tray holders,
air ramps, and a fuse panel. Other hardware that may be in the same or an adjacent rack
is as follows:
• 10/100BaseT patch panel
• DS1 patch panel
• DS3 patch panel
• E1 patch panel
• E3 patch panel
• Fiber optic patch panel
• Other third-party equipment as required
Figure 1-1 Traverse 1600 Rack Configuration

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Example Traverse Shelf Card Layout
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Example
Traverse Shelf
Card Layout
The following graphic provides an example of card placement for a Traverse 1600 shelf
carrying multiple services and bandwidths. Included in this example are:
(6) DS3/EC-1, (2) OC-3/STM-1, (2) OC-12/STM-4, (2) OC-48/STM-16, (2) VT/TU
5G Switch, and (2) GCM cards.
Figure 1-2 Example Traverse 1600 Shelf Card Layout

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SECTION 2 NETWORK INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
Contents
Chapter 1
Fiber Optic Interface Cabling Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Card MPX Connectors and Fiber Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Fiber Optic Backplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Fiber Optic and Ethernet Combo Card Patch Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
GbE-10 SCM, Fiber Assignments, and SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Connector Module Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
SFP Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
SFP Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
General SCM Housing to Optical Fiber Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Optical GbE Port Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
General MPX Connector to Optical Fiber Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
DCS Application MPX Optical Connector Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Chapter 2
ECM Interface Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Electrical Connector Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Electrical Connector Card Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
ECM Placement at the Traverse Main Backplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
2-Slot ECM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
3-Slot ECM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
ECM and Card Placement Planning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Chapter 3
DS1 and E1 Interface Cabling Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
DS1 and E1 ECMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
DS1/E1 ECM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
E1 ECM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
DS1 and E1 ECM Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
DS1 and E1 Card Cabling Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Traverse 2000 DS1 and E1 Card Cabling Schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Traverse 1600 DS1 and E1 Card Cabling Schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Traverse 600 DS1 and E1 Card Cabling Schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
DS1/E1 ECM Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
1:1 protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
1:2 protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Unprotected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30

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DS1/E1 ECM Connector Pinouts and Cable Color Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
DS1/E1 ECM Connector Pinouts and
Cable Color Codes (VT Mapped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
DS1/E1 ECM Connector Pinouts and
Cable Color Codes (DS3 Mapped— G.747) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
E1 ECM Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Chapter 4
DS3 and E3 Interface Cabling Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
DS3/E3 ECM Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
DS3/E3 Card Cabling Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Traverse 2000 DS3/E3 Card Cabling Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Traverse 1600 DS3/E3 Card Cabling Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Traverse 600 DS3/E3 Card Cabling Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
DS3/E3 ECM Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
2-Slot DS3/E3 (12-port BNC) ECM Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
3-Slot DS3/E3 (24-port BNC) ECM Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
3-Slot DS3/E3 (48-port Mini-SMB) ECM Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
Chapter 5
Ethernet (Electrical) Interface Cabling Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
NGE and EoPDH Card Protection Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44
NGE and EoPDH Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44
Ethernet Protection ECM Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Ethernet Protection ECM for Electrical 1:1 Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Port Mapping Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Port to ECM Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
ECM Pinout and Cable Color Code for Electrical NGE and EoPDH Ports . . . 2-46
Ethernet Protection ECM for Unprotected NGE and EoPDH Cards . . . . . . . . 2-50
10/100BaseT ECM for Unprotected NGE and EoPDH Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

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SECTION 2NETWORK INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
Chapter 1
Fiber Optic Interface Cabling Specifications
Introduction The Traverse shelf provides MPX optical fiber connectors to support high-capacity,
high-density, and easy-operation fiber connection for optical interface cards: Ethernet
and SONET/SDH. Each slot has receptacles for up to two MPX ribbon fiber connectors
to support single mode and multi-mode fiber optic cable. Each Traverse backplane
MPX connector housing supports from 1 to 12 fiber pairs, for a maximum fiber count
of 48 per slot. There is a white stripe reference mark along one edge of the backplane
housing and card MPX connector. The white stripe orients the number one fiber
position.
The Traverse shelf also provides a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) connector
module (SCM) to support high-density and easy-operation fiber connection for the
10-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE-10) card.
This chapter includes the following topics:
•Card MPX Connectors and Fiber Position, page 2-2
•Fiber Optic Backplane, page 2-3
•Fiber Optic and Ethernet Combo Card Patch Panels, page 2-3
•GbE-10 SCM, Fiber Assignments, and SFPs, page 2-4
–Connector Module Type, page 2-4
–SFP Types, page 2-5
–SFP Specifications, page 2-6
•Optical GbE Port Protection, page 2-8
•General MPX Connector to Optical Fiber Port Assignment, page 2-9
•DCS Application MPX Optical Connector Scheme, page 2-13
For cabling procedures, see Section 8—Network Interface Cabling Procedures,
Chapter 2—“Fiber Optic Cabling Procedures,” page 8-3.
For electrical cabling specifications, see Chapter 5—“Ethernet (Electrical) Interface
Cabling Specifications,” page 2-43.

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Card MPX
Connectors
and Fiber
Position
The following cards have two male MPX connectors on the top back edge of the card:
• 2-port GbE SX plus 2-port GbE CWDM (40 km) plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX
Combo (NGE)
• 2-port OC-48/STM-16
• 8-port OC-3/STM-1
• 8-port STM-1/OC-3
• 16-port OC-3/STM-1
The following 1-, 2-, and 4-port cards have one male MPX connector:
• 1-port OC-12/STM-4 on a GCM
• 1-port OC-48/STM-16 on a GCM
• 1-port OC-48/STM-16
• 1-port OC-192/STM-64
• 1-port 10GbE
• 2-port OC-12/STM-4 on a GCM
• 2-port GbE TX plus 2-port GbE LX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE)
• 2-port GbE TX plus 2-port GbE SX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE)
• 2-port GbE TX plus 2-port GbE LX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE Plus)
• 2-port GbE TX plus 2-port GbE SX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE Plus)
• 2-port GbE TX plus 2-port GbE LX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (EoPDH)
• 2-port GbE TX plus 2-port GbE SX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (EoPDH)
• 4-port GbE CWDM (40 km) plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE)
• 4-port GbE LX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE)
• 4-port GbE SX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX Combo (NGE)
• 4-port GbE LX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX/CEP Combo (NGE Plus)
• 4-port GbE SX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX/CEP Combo (NGE Plus)
• 4-port GbE LX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX/CEP Combo (EoPDH)
• 4-port GbE SX plus 16-port 10/100BaseTX/CEP Combo (EoPDH)
• 4-port OC-3/STM-1
• 4-port OC-12/STM-4

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Fiber Optic and Ethernet Combo Card Patch Panels
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The following graphic orients the card housing with the MPX cable connectors:
Figure 2-1 Fiber Optic Card (viewed from the right side)
Fiber Optic
Backplane
The Traverse fiber optic backplane contains duplex backplane housings for the card
MPX connectors. The fiber optic backplane housings are marked with a white stripe
reference marker to properly orient the MPX connectors. The table below describes the
number of duplex housings and GCM housing slot numbers.
Fiber Optic and
Ethernet
Combo Card
Patch Panels
A fiber optic patch panel may be used to provide access and standard connectors (SC,
FC, ST, LC, or D4) for termination of fiber optic cables from the Optical Distribution
Frame (ODF) and from the Traverse fiber optic backplane. Fiber optic cable with a
MPX female connector on one end must be used to make the connection at the Traverse
fiber optic backplane. An MPX connector on the other end of the fiber optic cable is
optional. Fiber optic cable with fan out for termination to single fiber connectors (SC,
FC, ST, LC, or D4) is another option.
A
B
MPX connectors with a
white stripe reference
mark for fiber position 1
Connector A (upper)
Connector B (lower)
White
Stripe
White
Stripe
Module housing
A (upper)
B (lower)
Table 2-1 Traverse MPX Housing Specifications
Platform # of Duplex
Housings
GCM Housing
Slot Numbers
Traverse 2000 20 19, 20
Traverse 1600 16 15, 16
Traverse 600 6 5, 6

Traverse Installation and Commissioning Guide, Section 2: Network Interface Specifications
GbE-10 SCM, Fiber Assignments, and SFPs
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For Ethernet Combo cards, Force10 provides an optional snap-in faceplate patch panel
for termination of fiber optic cables (4-port SC duplex adapter module for SM/MM)
and Category 5 cables (RJ-45 modular jack) for flexibility and better identification of
pairs terminated at the intermediate patch panel.
GbE-10 SCM,
Fiber
Assignments,
and SFPs
The Traverse shelf also provides a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) connector
module (SCM) to support high-density and easy-operation fiber connection for the
10-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE-10) card.
The GbE-10 card must be ordered with a 10-port SFP connector module (SCM).
Connector Module Type
The Traverse supports this connector module type:
The 2-slot SCM occupies the width of two slots, as shown below. For example, the
SCM for slots 1 and 2 plugs into the 2 mm connectors for slot number 2 (n+1=2). The
SCM plugs into any even slot, and the lowest slot in the card pair is the protecting slot.
In the figure of the Traverse shelf below, all of the even main backplane 2 mm
connectors are chosen and shown in dark gray. The outline of the 2-slot SCM for slots 1
and 2 is shown in light gray.
Figure 2-2 2-Slot SCM on a Traverse 1600 Backplane
Table 2-2 10-port GbE SFP Module Connector Module Type
Model Number Module Description
CONNECTOR-10P-SFP 2-slot-wide, 10-Port SFP connector module (SCM) for 10-port
1GbE card (TRA-10P-1GE-SFP)
2-slot SCM
Slot n+1=2
connectors
nn+1