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Interface Fundamentals
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Contents
New in this release 5
Features 5
Other changes 5
Introduction 7
Subject 7
Applicable systems 7
Intended audience 8
Conventions 8
Related information 9
Getting help from the Nortel web site 9
Getting Help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center 10
Getting Help through a Nortel distributor or reseller 10
Product description 11
Contents 11
Introduction 11
System overview 11
System description 12
Engineering guidelines 30
Installation and configuration 39
Contents 39
Introduction 39
Quick reference to system installation and configuration 39
Installation overview 41
Preinstallation preparation 43
Fiber-optic equipment installation 46
Remote IPE installation 75
Configuring the equipment 89
Configuring the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit 93
Remote IPE acceptance testing 103
Contents 103
Introduction 103
Acceptance testing overview 103
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Checking the system 104
Setting up test conditions 104
Performing acceptance testing 105
Remote IPE maintenance 113
Contents 113
Introduction 113
Maintenance overview 113
Diagnostic tools 114
Remote IPE fault isolation and correction 126
Replacing Remote IPE equipment 142
Peripheral Controller HEX codes and cable connection
diagrams 149
Peripheral Controller hexadecimal codes 149
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units connection diagrams 150
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New in this release
Features
There are no added or changed features in Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface Fundamentals
(NN43021-556) for Communication Server 1000 Release 6.0.
Other changes
There are no additional changes in Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
Fundamentals (NN43021-556) for Communication Server 1000 Release
6.0.
Revision History
May 2009 Standard 03.01. This document is up-issued to support Communication
Server 1000 Release 6.0.
December 2007 Standard 02.01. Up-issued to support Communication Server 1000 Release
5.5.
May 2007 Standard 01.01. Up-issued to support Communication Server 1000 Release
5.0.
This document contains information previously contained in the following
legacy document, now retired: Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
(553-3021-556).
No new content has been added for Communication Server 1000 Release
5.0. All references to Communication Server 1000 Release 4.5are applicable
to Communication Server 1000 Release 5.0.
August 2005 Standard 3.00. Up-issued to support Communication Server 1000 Release
4.5.
September 2004 Standard 2.00. Up-issued to support Communication Server 1000 Release
4.0.
October 2003 Standard 1.00. This document is a new NTP for Succession 1000 Release
3.0. It was created to support a restructuring of the Documentation Library.
This document contains information previously contained in the following
legacy document, now retired: Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface: Description,
Installation, and Maintenance (553-3001-022) () .
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Introduction
This document is a global document. Contact your system supplier or your
Nortel representative to verify that the hardware and software described
are supported in your area.
Subject This Nortel technical publication (NTP) provides information specific to the
implementation of fiber-optic links that connect a local system to multiple
Remote IPE modules using a pair of Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
units.
It describes the operation of the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
equipment and provides specific information on how to install and maintain
this equipment as an integral part of the local system. Fiber Remote
Multi-IPE Interface configuration procedures are identical to the equivalent
non-fiber equipment. However, there are some additional software
commands that can be executed using the Man-Machine Interface (MMI)
terminal to specifically control fiber-optic equipment.
Note on legacy products and releases
This NTP contains information about systems, components, and features
that are compatible with Nortel Communication Server 1000 Release
5.5software. For more information on legacy products and releases, click
the Technical Documentation link under Support & Training on the
Nortel home page:
www.nortel.com
Applicable systems
This document applies to the following systems:
•Communication Server 1000E (CS 1000E) CP PII, CP PIV, and CP PM
•Communication Server 1000M Single Group (CS 1000M SG) CP PII
and CP PIV
•Communication Server 1000M Multi Group (CS 1000M MG) CP PII
and CP PIV
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•Meridian 1 PBX 11C Chassis
•Meridian 1 PBX 11C Cabinet
•Meridian 1 PBX 61C CP PII and CP PIV
•Meridian 1 PBX 81C CP PII and CP PIV
Note: When upgrading software, memory upgrades may be required
on the Signaling Server, the Call Server, or both.
System migration
When particular Meridian 1systems are upgraded to run CS 1000 software
and configured to include a Signaling Server, they become CS 1000
systems. Table 1 "Meridian 1 systems to CS 1000 systems" (page 8) lists
each Meridian 1 system that supports an upgrade path to a CS 1000
system.
Table 1
Meridian 1 systems to CS 1000 systems
This Meridian 1 system... Maps to this CS 1000M system
Meridian 1 PBX 11C Chassis CS 1000E
Meridian 1 PBX 11C Cabinet CS 1000E
Meridian 1 PBX 61C CS 1000M Single Group
Meridian 1 PBX 81C CS 1000M Multi Group
For more information, see Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1
Large System Upgrades Overview (NN43021-458) () .
Intended audience
This document is intended for individuals who are responsible for installing
and maintaining Fiber Remote Multi-IPE units as part of a CS 1000M
Large System or Meridian 1 Large System.
ConventionsTerminology
In this document, the following systems are referred to generically as
"system":
•Communication Server 1000M (CS 1000M)
•Communication Server 1000E (CS 1000E)
•Meridian 1
The following systems are referred to generically as "Small System":
•Meridian 1 PBX 11C Chassis
•Meridian 1 PBX 11C Cabinet
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The following systems are referred to generically as "Large System":
•Communication Server 1000M Single Group (CS 1000M SG)
•Communication Server 1000M Multi Group (CS 1000M MG)
•Meridian 1 PBX 61C CP PII and CP PIV
•Meridian 1 PBX 81C CP PII and CP PIV
Related information
This section lists information sources that relate to this document.
NTPs
The following NTPs are referenced in this document:
•Circuit Card Reference (NN43001-311) ()
•Software Input Output Administration (NN43001-611) ()
•Traffic Measurement Format and Output Reference (NN43001-750 ()
•Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Large System Planning
and Engineering (NN43021-220) ()
•Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Large System
Installation and Commissioning (NN43011-310) ()
•Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Large System
Maintenance (NN43021-700) ()
Online
To access Nortel documentation online, click the Technical
Documentation link under Support & Training on the Nortel home page:
www.nortel.com
CD-ROM
To obtain Nortel documentation on CD-ROM, contact your Nortel customer
representative.
How to get help
Getting help from the Nortel web site
The best source of support for Nortel products is the Nortel Support Web
site:
www.nortel.com
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This site enables customers to:
•download software and related tools
•download technical documents, release notes, and product bulletins
•sign up for automatic notification of new software and documentation
•search the Support Web site and Nortel Knowledge Base
•open and manage technical support cases
Getting Help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center
If you have a Nortel support contract and cannot find the information you
require on the Nortel Support Web site, you can get help over the phone
from a Nortel Solutions Center.
In North America, call 1-800-4NORTEL (1-800-466-7865).
Outside North America, go to the Web site below and look up the phone
number that applies in your region:
www.nortel.com/callus
When you speak to the phone agent, you can reference an Express
Routing Code (ERC) to more quickly route your call to the appropriate
support specialist. To locate the ERC for your product or service, go to:
www.nortel.com/erc
Getting Help through a Nortel distributor or reseller
If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a
distributor or authorized reseller, you can contact the technical support
staff for that distributor or reseller.
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Product description
Contents This section contains information on the following topics:
“Introduction” (page 11)
“System overview” (page 11)
“System description” (page 12)
“Engineering guidelines” (page 30)
IntroductionThis section describes the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface, its
architecture, and its hardware options. It also describes how to plan and
engineer a fiber-optic link that connects the local and the remote Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE Interface units.
System overview
CS 1000M Large Systems and Meridian 1 Large Systems are Private
Branch Exchanges (PBXs) that link local subscribers to private and public
networks and provide a large number of subscriber functions and features.
In addition to supporting local subscribers, a Large Systemcan be
configured using Remote IPE modules as a distributed system that
supports remote subscribers. The Remote IPE modules are connected to
the local system at long distances using fiber-optic links at a transmission
speed of 45 Mbps.
Subscriber connections at local IPE modules are the same as the Remote
IPE modules. The subscriber functions and features at the local site are
also the same as for the Remote IPE site.
This document focuses on the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface equipment
specifically designed to provide fiber-optic links between the network
functions in the local system and the peripheral controller functions in
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the Remote IPE. It also describes how and where to install and how to
configure the Superloop Network and Peripheral Controller cards that
support the Remote IPE application.
Figure 1 "Local system to Remote IPE connection over the fiber-optic
link" (page 13) illustrates a Large Systemand the application of the Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE Interface and the fiber-optic link to connect the Remote
IPE site with the local site.
System description
The Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface links the local system with one or
more Remote IPE sites to provide the same functionality to these Remote
IPE sites. Each Remote IPE shares local common and network equipment
to provide the same functions and features to remote subscribers that are
available to local subscribers.
To explain the implementation of Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
functions, the following are described:
•Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface physical architecture
•Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface functional architecture
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface physical architecture
To configure a system with one or more Remote IPEs, one or more IPE
modules can be installed at a remote site and connected to an existing
system using a pair of Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units: one at the
local site and another at the Remote IPE site. These two Fiber Remote
Multi-IPE Interface units are connected by a fiber-optic link at a distance of
up to 15 miles over a single-mode optical fiber.
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Figure 1
Local system to Remote IPE connection over the fiber-optic link
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface options
The Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface is available in the following four
different options:
•Single-mode fiber supporting four superloop
•Single-mode fiber supporting two superloops
•Multi-mode fiber supporting four superloops
•Multi-mode fiber supporting two superloops
These Fiber Remote Multi–IPE Interface options allow you to configure
the superloop connections at the remote site the same way they are
configured for the IPE modules at the local site. A Superloop Network card
can be connected to support one to eight segments in an IPE module the
same way it supports them in a local IPE module. A Superloop Network
card can support a co-located IPE module with, for example, the superloop
extended from the faceplate connector J1 and the Remote IPE site with
the superloop extended from the faceplate connector J2 at the same time.
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Table 2 "Superloop connection configurations" (page 14) shows how
the superloop connections can be configured and which Fiber Remote
Multi-IPE Interface should be used to connect to the Remote IPE site. The
superloop configuration selected depends on the traffic requirements at the
remote site. If non-blocking is required, three or four superloops for each
fully equipped Remote IPE module might be required. If call blocking is not
an issue, a single superloop can be used for this application.
Note: Up to four superloop links are supported by a pair of Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE Interface units: one unit at each end of the fiber-optic
link.
Table 2 "Superloop connection configurations" (page 14) lists various
superloop-to-peripheral-controller connection combinations. It shows the
connections from the Superloop Network card faceplate connectors J1 and
J2 to the Remote IPE backplane connectors SL0 through SL3. Internal
cables connect J1 and J2 to the network I/O panel at the local site and
similarly, internal cables connect SL0-SL3 backplane connectors to the
Remote IPE I/O panel. From these I/O panels, the external cables connect
to the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units.
Table 2
Superloop connection configurations
Connecting from
the local system Connecting to Remote IPE
Remote IPE Segments
per Superloop
(Max 4 segments per
one IPE module) Superloop Network Card Faceplate Connector Controller Card Backplane Connector
NT8D04 #1 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL0
NT8D04 #2 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL1
NT8D04 #3 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL2
One segment per superloop
NT8D04 #4 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL3
NT8D04 #1 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL0Two segments per
superloop NT8D04 #2 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL1
Four segments per
superloop NT8D04 #1 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL0
NT8D04 #1 J1 NT8D01BC #1 SL0Eight segments per
superloop NT8D04 #1 J2 NT8D01BC #2 SL0
NT8D04 #1 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL0One segment per one
superloop/three segments
per other superloop NT8D04 #2 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL1
Note: NT8D01BC Controller -4 replaces both NT8D01AC Controller-4 and NT8D01DC Controller-2
for new installations.
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Table 2
Superloop connection configurations (cont’d.)
Connecting from
the local system Connecting to Remote IPE
Remote IPE Segments
per Superloop
(Max 4 segments per
one IPE module) Superloop
Network Card Faceplate
Connector Controller
Card Backplane
Connector
NT8D04 #1 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL0
NT8D04 #2 J2 NT8D01BC #1 SL1
Two segments per
superloop
and six segments per
another superloop
NT8D04 #2 J1 NT8D01BC #2 SL0
Note: NT8D01BC Controller -4 replaces both NT8D01AC Controller-4 and NT8D01DC Controller-2
for new installations.
From Table 2 "Superloop connection configurations" (page 14), the
following can be concluded for each configuration:
•One segment per superloop. Requires transmission of four superloop
links over the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and the fiber-optic link
to a single Remote IPE module. Note that each Remote IPE module is
divided into four segments. Call connections are not blocked.
•Two segments per superloop. Requires transmission of two
superloop links over the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and
the fiber-optic link to each Remote IPE module. Minimal to no call
blocking.
•Four segments per superloop. Requires transmission of one
superloop link over the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and the
fiber-optic link to each Remote IPE module. Call blocking in high traffic
conditions.
•Eight segments per superloop. Requires transmission of two
superloop links over the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and the
fiber-optic link to two Remote IPE modules. Call blocking in high traffic
conditions.
•One segment for one superloop and three segments for the
second superloop. Requires transmission of two superloops over the
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and the fiber-optic link to a single
Remote IPE module. No call blocking for one segment, blocking for
the rest.
•Two segments for one superloop and six segments for another
two superloops. Requires transmission of three superloops over the
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and the fiber-optic link to two Remote
IPE modules. Minimal blocking for the first four segments in one IPE
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module and blocking for the last four segments in the second IPE
module.
Note: Each segment example in Table 2 "Superloop connection
configurations" (page 14) is configured over a pair of Remote
Multi-IPE Interface units as shown in Figure 1 "Local system to
Remote IPE connection over the fiber-optic link" (page 13).
Table 3 "Equipment required to link local system to Remote IPE sites"
(page 16) lists the equipment required to link the local network equipment
to the Remote IPE external to the local column and Remote IPE modules.
All the equipment contained in the local column(s) as well as the
equipment contained in Remote IPE modules is standard equipment not
specifically designed to support the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface and
the fiber-optic link.
Table 3
Equipment required to link local system to Remote IPE sites
Component Description
Fiber Remote
Multi–IPE
Interface Unit
Supports single-mode fiber-optic link for four superloops
at connector positions SUPERLOOP-1 through
SUPERLOOP-4.
Fiber Remote
Multi–IPE
Interface Unit
Supports single-mode fiber-optic link for two superloops at
connector positions SUPERLOOP-1 and SUPERLOOP-2.
Fiber Remote
Multi–IPE
Interface Unit
Supports multi-mode fiber-optic link for four superloops
at connector positions SUPERLOOP-1 through
SUPERLOOP-4.
Fiber Remote
Multi–IPE
Interface Unit
Supports multi-mode fiber-optic link for two superloops at
connector positions SUPERLOOP-1 and SUPERLOOP-2.
Fiber Remote Mu
lti–IPE Interface
Redundant Option
A daughterboard with fiber-optic connectors that is installed
onto the motherboard to support single-mode redundant
fiber-optic link operation.
Fiber Remote Mu
lti–IPE Interface
Redundant Option
A daughterboard with fiber-optic connectors that is installed
onto the motherboard to support multi-mode redundant
fiber-optic link operation.
Fiber Remote
Multi–IPE
Rack-Mounted
Shelf
Supports up to six Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units
per shelf. Used where several units are co-located to save
space.
Usually at the local site (Optional).
Local Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE
Interface Cable
A 30 foot shielded cable connects the local network I/O
panel 24-pin Centronics connector to a Fiber Remote
Multi-IPE Interface unit SUPERLOOP 37-pin D Shell
connector.
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Table 3
Equipment required to link local system to Remote IPE sites (cont’d.)
Component Description
Remote Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE
Interface Cable
A 30-foot shielded cable connects the Remote IPE I/O
panel 24-pin Centronics connector to a Fiber Remote
Multi-IPE Interface unit SUPERLOOP 37-pin D Shell
connector.
Maintenance
Interface Cable A 2-foot DB-9 male to DB-9 female cable daisy-chains multiple co-located Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units
to share a common maintenance terminal. The male cable
connector plugs into the SDI connector and the female
cable connector plugs into the MAINT connector in the I/O
panel at the rear of the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
units.
AC/DC Power
Converter A wall-mounted -48 Volt DC power converter with a 25-foot
power cable is provided with each Fiber Remote Multi-IPE
Interface unit.
DC Power Cable DC 25-foot power cable that is connected between a -48
V system power source and the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE
Interface unit.
Attenuated Fiber
Loopback Cable Fiber-optic cable used to loopback at the ST fiber-optic
connectors on the faceplate.
NT7R66AA SDI
Cable Kit This cable kit provides a 10-foot DB-9 male to DB-25 male
cable and a DB-25F/DB-25F compact adapter. To connect
the standard SDI card to the DB-9 female SDI connector
of the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit, use the cable
but not the DB-25F/DB-25F adapter. To connect the SDI
Paddleboard use the entire kit including the adapter. This
kit is used together with the NT8D93AJ cable for the
Paddleboard.
NT7R66BA MMI
Cable This is a 32-foot DB-9 female to DB-25 male cable. Connect the MMI terminal to the DB-9 male MAINT port on
the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit.
NT8D46AL
System Monitor
daisy-chain cable
(Similar cable ma
y be purchased
in any telephone
equipment shop).
Connects RJ11 connectors XSM IN and XSM OUT
daisy-chaining Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units. This
RJ11 phone cable has reverse leads: Black (2), Red (3),
Green (4), Yellow(5) at one end of the cable and Yellow
(2), Green (3), Red (4), Black (5) at the other end of the
cable.
NT8D46AP
System Monitor
Serial Link Cable
Connects the 6-pin modular jack J5 on the Fiber Remote
Multi-IPE I/O panel to the system monitor jack J6 in the
pedestal.
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Table 3
Equipment required to link local system to Remote IPE sites (cont’d.)
Component Description
NT8D88AD
Network to I/O
Panel Cable
A 6-foot cable that connects Superloop Network card J1 or
J2 faceplate connectors to the network I/O panel.
NT8D92AD
Controller to I/O
Panel Cable
A 20-inch cable that connects one of the IPE backplane
connectors SL0, SL1, SL2, or SL3 to the IPE I/O panel.
NT8D93AJ XSDI
I/O to DTE or
DCE Cable
Connects the Paddleboard DB-9 female connector to the
adapter cable that connects to the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE
Interface unit.
Figure 2 "Local system to Remote IPE connection over fiber-optic links"
(page 19) illustrates a local system and Remote IPE equipment linked with
fiber-optic cable over Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units. Connections
between the local system and Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units
depend on the number of superloops projected over the fiber-optic link to
the Remote IPE modules at one or more remote sites. This figure shows
two IPE Modules supported at the remote site. A maximum of four IPE
Modules can be supported using a pair of Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
units.
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Figure 2
Local system to Remote IPE connection over fiber-optic links
A maximum number of four superloops can be supported by a Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit. The transmission of these four superloops
is handled by a single transmit and a single receive fiber-optic link in a
non-redundant configuration. The primary ST-type fiber-optic connectors
on the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface faceplate are labeled XMIT A and
RCV A.
In the redundant configuration, an additional set of fiber-optic transmit and
receive connectors are added to the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
motherboard by installing a daughterboard into the unit. These redundant
ST-type fiber-optic connectors on the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface
faceplate are labeled XMIT B and RCV B.
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit
The Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit is housed in a metal enclosure
measuring 10.5 in. high x 2.75 in. wide x 12 in. deep (26.67 cm. x 6.99
cm x 30.48 cm.). This enclosure can be mounted on the wall. Up to six of
these enclosures can be installed in a 19-inch rack-mounted shelf. The
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shelf is normally used at the local site where there can be a number of
Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface units supporting several Remote IPE
sites.
The Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit has a faceplate that contains the
ST-type fiber-optic connectors and the alarm and power LED indicators. At
the rear of the unit an I/O panel contains connectors that connect the Fiber
Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit to the local and the Remote IPE I/O panel
connectors.
Figure 3 "Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface faceplate" (page 21) illustrates
the front view of the Fiber Remote Multi-IPE Interface unit. It shows
primary and redundant fiber-optic connectors to support a redundant
fiber-optic link. It also shows the power and alarm indicator LEDs. The
ejector tabs are used to eject the card. The motherboard can then be
accessed to install the daughterboard or to set configuration switches.
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