7870 Interfacility Link Installation and User’s Guide page 7
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2 Installation
Chapter 2 describes how to install the 7870 Interfacility Link units.
Setting up the
7870E Transmitter/Receiver consists of:
2.1 Setting up the Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Setting Up the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Powering the IFL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4.1 7180M Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.5 Connecting the Back Panel Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.6 Aligning the Fiber Optic Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Observe all warnings and cautions mentioned at the beginning of
this manual (See
Important Information on page iii).
If after set-up you experience problems, see
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
on page25.
Figure 6 Typical Application of a 7870 Interfacility Link