Cabling the Acme Packet 6300/6350 System

After mounting the Acme Packet 6300/6350 in an equipment rack and installing all components into the chassis, connect all appropriate data cables to the ports before powering up and configuring the system.

Acme Packet recommends using fully shielded CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cables for Network Interface Unit (NIU) media and management Ethernet connections to protect the Acme Packet 6300/6350 System from potential damage.

You can install and remove Ethernet and 10GbE optical cables while the Acme Packet 6300/6350 System is operational. Not every port needs to be utilized for proper operation. However, when a cable is disconnected and the link is lost, an alarm is generated.

Note:

The intra-building ports of the equipment are suitable for connection to intra-building or unexposed wiring or cabling only. The intra-building ports of the equipment must not be metallically connected to interfaces that connect to the Outside Plant (OSP) or its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as intra-building interfaces only (Type 2 or Type 4 ports, as described in GR-1089–CORE, Issue 6) and requires isolation from the exposed OSP cabling. The addition of primary protectors is not sufficient protection to connect these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.

Intra-building ports include Media and Signaling Network Interfaces, Network Management Ports, Alarm Ports, and Console Port.