Nortel Passport 15000 Guide

Passport 15000, 20000
Hardware Description
241-1501-200

Passport 15000, 20000
Hardware Description
Publication: 241-1501-200
Document status: Standard
Document version: 5.2S2
Document date: Februrary 2004
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Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware Description 5.2S2
Publication history
March 2004 5.2S2 Standard
General availability. Contains information on Passport 15000 and
Passport 20000 for the PCR5.2 release.

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241-1501-200 5.2S2

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Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware Description 5.2S2
Contents
About this document 27
Who should read this document and why 27
What you need to know 27
What’s new in this document 28
Structural changes 31
16-port OC-3/STM-1 POS and ATM FP with PEC NTHW44 33
An additional version of the lower and upper cooling units 33
Enclosing a NEBS 2000 frame with doors and side panels 34
Voice services processor 3 with optical TDM interface
(2pOC3ChSmIrVsp3) 34
Y-protection for dual 16-port OC-3/STM-1 POS and ATM FPs 34
Related documents 34
How to get more help 35
Chapter 1
Introducing Passport 15000 or 20000 hardware 37
Passport 15000 overview 37
Passport 15000-VSS overview 40
Passport 20000 overview 42
Passport 15000 and 20000 switch architecture 44
Frame assembly overview 46
Breaker interface panel overview 46
Shelf assembly overview 46
Control and function processors overview 47
Upgrading processor cards 47
Cables and cable management overview 48
Peripheral interworking equipment 48

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Passport 15000 or 20000 equipment status 48
Hardware parts that can be replaced or upgraded 49
Chapter 2
Breaker interface panel 51
Front cover of the BIP 53
Breaker interface modules (BIMs) 54
BIP with two or four BIMs 54
Location of the BIMs 55
Functions of the BIMs 55
BIMs distributing power to PIMs 56
Combined BIM pairs in a BIP 60
Front panel of a BIM 60
BIM power filters 61
BIM filler plates 62
Alarm module 62
Location of the BIP alarm module 62
Functions of the BIP alarm module 62
Front panel of the BIP alarm module 63
Hardware alarm definitions 66
BIP alarm LED board 67
Alarm cable connectors 68
Location of the BIP alarm connectors 68
Functions of the BIP alarm connectors 70
Features of the BIP alarm connectors 70
BIP alarm connections from a system of ac rectifiers 71
Power connections to and from the BIP backplane 73
Location of the BIP backplane power connections 73
Function of the BIP backplane power input connections 74
Hardware for connecting power input cables to the BIP 75
Using an optional power-and-ground assembly 76
Function of the BIP backplane power output connections 79
Sources of dc input power to the BIP backplane 83
Powering the BIP from ac rectifiers 83
Grounding the Passport and interworking equipment 85

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Chapter 3
Shelf assembly 87
Common backplane 92
Backplane location and physical description 92
Function of the common backplane 93
Fabric cards 94
Fabric card carrier 94
Fabric card transportation 97
Fabric card location and physical description 98
Function and operation of the fabric cards 101
Fabric LED behavior is different from FPs 104
Fabric replacement can affect traffic 104
Fabric replacement can affect system cooling 105
Fabric replacement may need a firmware upgrade 106
Power interface modules (PIMs) 107
Location and physical description of the PIMs 107
PIM faceplate 107
Power LED status indicators for PIMs 110
PIM cable assembly 110
Media access control (MAC) address module 112
Alarm/BITS module 114
Types of alarm/BITS modules 115
Alarm/BITS module faceplate 116
Alarm/BITS module cable assemblies 122
Timing cable specifications for the DS1 circuit 123
Timing cable specifications for the E1 balanced circuit 123
Timing cable specifications for the E1 unbalanced circuit 124
Line build out application settings 125
Cooling units 126
Environmental control equipment 129
The impact of heat dissipation on rising shelf temperatures 131
Fans 133
Fan controllers 133
Air filters 133
Temperature sensors 134

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Cooling unit LED indications 134
Cooling unit connections 135
NEBS 2000 frame enclosure 137
Enclosing the frame with doors and extended side panels 137
Enclosing the frame with regular side panels and frame cover
panels 139
Chapter 4
Control and function processors 141
Connecting a Passport to another node 142
Connecting two Passports 143
Connecting nodes in a Passport 15000-VSS 143
Connecting a Passport 15000 or 20000 to a Shasta 5000 144
Connecting a Passport 15000 or 20000 to an EdgeLink 100 144
Blank processor card 146
Control processors 148
CP hardware 152
CP software requirements 152
CP cables 153
Ethernet CP pinout and signal names 158
V.24 CP pinout and signal names 158
CP line rate 159
CP compliance with standards 159
Ethernet compliance with standards 159
2-port DS3Ch TDM FP 160
2-port DS3Ch TDM line connections 162
2-port DS3Ch TDM cable assemblies 162
Assigning sparing panel connections for 2-port DS3C TDM
FPs 164
4-port DS3Ch FR FP 166
4-port DS3 FR FP line connections 167
4-port DS3 FR FP cable assemblies 168
Assigning sparing panel connections for 4-port DS3 FPs 171
4-port DS3Ch ATM FP with IMA 175
4-port DS3Ch ATM FP with IMA line connections 176
4-port DS3Ch ATM FP with IMA cable assemblies 176