User's Manual

Cable connections in the Modular Cell 4.0B cabinets
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Lucent Technologies – Proprietary
See notice on first page
401-703-454
FOA Draft Issue 1
January, 2006
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Prepare the T1/E1 and user
alarm cables for
punchdown and ground
connection at the facilities
interface module
Prepare the T1/E1 and user alarm cables for punchdown at the EFIM
(facilities interface module). User alarm cables are attached only at the
primary cabinet.
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1 Allow adequate slack and cut the T1/E1 and user alarm cable to the
correct length.
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2 Strip the outer cable insulation to expose 200 mm (8 inches) of the
braided shield. Refer to the figure below.
Important! Be careful not to cut into the cable shield.
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3 At the end of the outer insulation, cut an opening in the braided shield,
and the insulation inside it, to expose the individual wires.
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4 Using a hook or equivalent tool, pull the wires out through the opening
made in the previous step, as shown in the figure below.