Nortel Meridian 1 Option 11C User manual

Option 11C and 11C Mini Expansion Guide
Meridian 1
Option 11C and 11C Mini
Expansion Guide
Document Number: 553-3021-208
Document Release: Standard 1.00
Date: April 2000
Year Publish FCC TM
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Revision history
March 2000 Standard 1.00. This is a global document and is issued for X11 Release 25.0x.

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Contents
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Who should read this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How this guide is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 1—Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Option 11C and Option 11C Mini fiber expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Option 11C expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Option 11C Mini expander/expansion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Option 11C and Option 11C Mini mix-and-match expansion . . . . 16
Terminology used in this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Option 11C Mini Main Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Option 11C Mini Chassis Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Option 11C Main cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Option 11C Expansion cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 2—Hardware required for fiber
expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Small System Controller card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Software Daughterboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Security Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fiber Expansion Daughterboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SDI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Conferencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Digitone Receiver, tone generation, tone detection functions . . . . 27
Fiber Receiver cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Routing guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3—Add Expansion cabinets/chassis using
fiber-optic connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Equipment Layout plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Procedure outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Expansion procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 4—Install Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The software installation program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Start the installation program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Function selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Keycodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Feature set and ISM parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Security Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
AUX ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Customer database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Install software in a Option 11C Mini system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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About this guide
Who should read this guide
The Option 11C and 11C Mini Expansion Guide contains information for
persons responsible for expanding an existing Option 11C or Option 11C
Minisystem. The guide covers the installationof anew Option 11C Mini with
Expansion chassis.
How this guide is organized
The information in this guide is organized in the following order:
• “Chapter 1—Overview” on page 9: provides an overview of the
available fiber-optic expansion options for Option 11C and Option 11C
Mini systems.
• “Chapter 2—Hardware required for fiber expansion” on page 21:
describes the main components required for expanding an Option 11C or
Option 11C Mini system using Option 11C Mini chassis and fiber-optic
connectivity.
• “Chapter 3—Add Expansion cabinets/chassis using fiber-optic
connectivity” on page 31: describes how to connect Option 11C Mini
Expansion chassis to an Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis or an
Option 11C Main cabinet using fiber-optic cables.
• “Chapter 4—Install Software” on page 55: This chapter describes
installing, modifying, or upgrading system software on a Mini Small
System Controller card.

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Related documents
Refer to the following documents for additional information:
• Option 11C Planning and Installation Guide (553-3021-210)
• Option 11C Mini Planning and Installation Guide (553-3201-209)
• Option 11C and 11C Mini Upgrade Procedures Guide (553-3021-250)
• Option 11C and 11C Mini Technical Reference Guide (553-3011-100)
• Option 11C and 11C Mini Fault Clearing Guide (553-3011-500)
• Option 11C and 11CMini Customer Configuration Backup and Restore
(553-3011-330)

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Chapter 1—Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the available fiber-optic expansion
options for Option 11C and Option 11C Mini systems.
Option 11C and Option 11C Mini fiber expansion
Both the Option 11C and Option 11C Mini systems support fiber-optic
expansion. To expand your system, you require the following three basic
components in addition to other hardware:
• Small System Controller (SSC) card
• Fiber Expansion daughterboard
• Fiber Receiver card
Note: For a complete list of required hardware, refer to “Chapter
2—Hardware required for fiber expansion” on page 21.
Small System Controller card
You mustinstall an SSC card, containingFiber Expansion daughterboards, in
slot 0 of the Option 11C Main cabinet or the Option 11C Mini Primary Main
Chassis.
Fiber Expansion daughterboards
You must install Fiber Expansion daughterboards on the SSC card. The SSC
(NTDK20CA or later) card supports two daughterboards. The daughterboard
configurations supported are as follows:
• two single-port daughterboards
• two dual-port daughterboards
• one dual-port daughterboard in the top connector and one single-port in
the bottom connector.

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Each single-port daughterboard supports one Expansion cabinet/chassis.
Each dual-port daughterboard supports up to two Expansion cabinets/chassis.
The Fiber Expansion daughterboards support the following fiber-optic cable
solutions:
• 10-meter solution
• 3-kilometer single-mode glass fiber solution
• 3 -kilometer multi-mode glass fiber solution
Fiber Receiver card
You must install a Fiber Receiver card in slot 0 of each Option 11C
Expansion cabinet or Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis. Match the correct
Fiber Receiver cardwith the FiberExpansion daughterboardsinstalled on the
SSC card in the Option 11C Main cabinet or the Option 11C Mini Primary
Main chassis.
Like the Fiber Expansion daughterboards, the Fiber Receiver cards support
the following fiber-optic cable solutions:
• 10-meter solution
• 3-kilometer single-mode glass fiber solution
• 3 -kilometer multi-mode glass fiber solution

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Option 11C expansion
The Option 11C system can be expanded using fiber-optic connectivity.
Figure 1 shows an Option 11C Main cabinet connected to an Option 11C
Expansion cabinet. Up to five Option 11C cabinets (one Main cabinet and
four Expansion cabinets) can be interconnected in this type of configuration.
Note: In Figure 1,the new vintages of the SmallSystem Controller card
and the new vintages of Fiber Receiver boards support this fiber-optic
configuration. Slots 1 to 10 are available in the Main cabinet. Slots 11to
20 and 21 to 30 are available in the Expansion cabinets.
Figure 1
Option 11C Main cabinet connected to an Option 11C Expansion cabinet with fiber-optic
cable

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Option 11C Mini expander/expansion options
The Option 11C Mini system can be expanded usingfiber-opticconnectivity.
For existing systems, the Mini System Controller (MSC) card must be
upgraded to a SSC card (NTDK20EA or later) in the Primary Main Chassis.
Figure 2 shows an Option 11C Mini Main Chassis connected to an
Option 11C Mini Chassis Expander with two copper cables. The Chassis
Expander expands the number of slots that are available in the Option 11C
Mini system. All vintages of the MSC card and vintages NTDK20EA or later
of the SSC card support the Chassis Expander off the Main Chassis.
Note: In Figure 2, slots 0 to 4 are available in the Main Chassis. Slot 4
is designed to contain the NTDK16 48-port Digital Line card. This card
is equivalent to three NT8D02 Digital Line Cards (slots 4 to 6). Slots 7
to 10 are available in the Chassis Expander.
Figure 2
Option 11C Mini Main Chassis connected to a Chassis Expander

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Figure 3 shows an Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis connected to an
Option11C Mini Expansion Chassis. The SSC card (NTDK20BA or later) is
required for fiber-optic connectivity for up to two Expansion Chassis. The
SSC card (NTDK20CA or later) is required for up to four Expansion Chassis.
The addition of a Chassis Expander off of the Main Chassis requires a
NTDK20EA or later SSC card. The addition of a Chassis Expander off the
Expansion Chassis requires Fiber Receiver card: NTDK23BA, NTDK25BB,
NTDK80BA or later versions.
Note: In Figure 3, slots0 to 4 areavailable in the Primary Main Chassis.
Slots 4 and 14 contain the NTDK16 48-port Digital Line card. Slots 11
to 14 are available in the Expansion chassis. Slot 0 in the Expansion
chassis contains the Fiber Receiver card.
Figure 3
Option 11C Mini Primary Main cabinet connected to an Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis

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Figure 4 on page 15 shows an Option 11C Mini configuration in which the
Primary Main Chassis is connected to the Expansion Chassis with fiber-optic
cable. The Primary Main Chassis in this configuration is equipped with a
ChassisExpander. Therefore, the SSC card (NTDK20EA or later) is required
to support the Chassis Expander connected to the Primary Main Chassis.
Expansion Chassis 1 in this configuration is equipped with a Chassis
Expander. Therefore, the Fiber Receiver card must be one of the following:
• NTDK23BA or later
• NTDK25BB or later
• NTDK80BA or later
Note: In Figure 4, slots0 to 4 areavailable in the Primary Main Chassis.
Slot 4 contains the NTDK16 48-port Digital Line card. Slots 7 to 10 are
available in the Chassis Expander. Slots 11 to 14 are available in
Expansion chassis 1. Slot 0 in Expansion chassis 1 contains the Fiber
Receiver card and slot 14 contains the NTDK16 48-port Digital Line
card. Slots 17 to 20 are available in the Chassis Expander 1.

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Option 11C Mini fiber-optic expansion configuration including Chassis Expander.

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Option 11C and Option 11C Mini mix-and-match expansion
Figure 5 on page 17 shows a “mix-and-match” configuration in which an
Option11C Main cabinet isconnected toOption 11C Mini Expansionchassis
and Option 11C Expansion cabinets. The SSC card used in the Option 11C
Main Cabinet can be NTDK20BA or later. The Option 11C Expansion
Chassis is equipped with a Chassis Expanders. The addition of a Chassis
Expander to Expansion Chassis requires one of the following Fiber Receiver
cards:
• NTDK23BA or later
• NTDK25BB or later
• NTDK80BA or later
Note 1: In the “mix-and-match” configuration, the recommendation is
to have the Option 11C configured as the main cabinet. The Option 11C
main cabinet provides nine card slots for cards requiring CE-MUX
whereas theOption 11C PrimaryMain Mini Chassis provides three slots.
Note 2: In Figure 5, slots 0 to 10 are available in the Main cabinet and
slots 11 to 20 are available in the Expansion cabinet. Slots 21 to 24 are
available in the Expansion chassis. Slot 0 in the Expansion chassis
contains the Fiber Receiver card and in slot 24 the NTDK16 48-port
Digital Line card. Slots 27 to 30 are available in the Chassis expander.

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Option 11C and Option 11C Mini mix-and-match expansion configuration

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Terminology used in this guide
The following sectionsdescribe the various chassisand cabinets thatare used
in a fiber-optic expansion configuration:
Option 11C Mini Main Chassis
The main chassis for the Option 11C Mini System is the NTDK91. The
NTDK91 is referred to as the Option 11C Mini Main Chassis. In a fiber-optic
configuration, the NTDK91 can be used as the Option 11C Primary Main
Chassis (See “Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis” on page 18) or as an
Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis (See “Option 11C Mini Expansion
chassis” on page 19).
Whether the Option 11C Mini Main Chassis is used as a Primary Main
Chassis or as an Expansion Chassis, it can be connected to an Option 11C
Mini Chassis Expander with two NTDK95 copper cables. Figure 2 on page
12 contains a Option 11C Mini Main Chassis.
Option 11C Mini Chassis Expander
To increase the line capacity of your system, the Option 11C Mini Main
Chassiscan be connected to anNTDK92 Option11C MiniChassis Expander.
In a fiber-optic expansion configuration, the Chassis Expander does not
require an SSC card with fiber daughterboards or a Fiber Receiver card. The
slots in the Chassis Expander are for IPE cards. In slot 10, you can also install
the double-width Meridian Mail card. Figure 2 on page 12 contains a Option
11C Mini Chassis Expander.
Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis
In afiber-opticexpansion configuration, the NTDK91Option 11CMini Main
Chassis can be used as the Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis. The
Primary Main Chassis requires an NTDK20EA or later SSC card with Fiber
Expansion daughterboards. Install theSSC card inslot 0. Figure 3 on page 13
contains an Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis.
Fiber-optic cable connects the SSC card in the Primary Main Chassis to the
Fiber Receiver card in each Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis.
The Option 11C Mini Primary Main Chassis can connect to an NTDK92
Chassis Expander with two NTDK95 copper cables.

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Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis
In afiber-opticexpansion configuration, the NTDK91Option 11CMini Main
Chassis can function as an Expansion chassis. You must install a Fiber
Receiver card in slot 0 of the Expansion chassis. Fiber-optic cable connects
the Fiber Receivercard totheSSC cardin the Primary Main Chassis.Figure 3
on page 13 contains a Option 11C Mini Expansion chassis.
Option 11C Main cabinet
TheNTAK11 Option 11CMain cabinetrequires anNTDK20ABor laterSSC
card with Fiber Expansion daughterboards. Install the SSC card in slot 0. The
NTAK11 cabinet can be used as the Main cabinet when it contains the SSC
card. The NTAK11 can also be used as an Expansion cabinet. Figure 1 on
page 11 contains a Option 11C Main Cabinet.
Option 11C Expansion cabinet
In a fiber-optic expansion configuration, the NTAK11 Option 11C cabinet
can functionas an Expansion cabinet. You must install a Fiber Receiver card
in slot 0 of the Expansion cabinet. Fiber-optic cable connects the Fiber
Receiver card to the SSC card in the Option 11C Main cabinet. Figure 1 on
page 11 contains a Option 11C Expansion cabinet.

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