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Cisco 6130 DSLAM with NI-2 User Guide 3-1
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Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM System
Cables
This chapter provides cabling guidelines, including
• NEBS Compliance Cabling Guidelines
• Required Cables for Installation with POTS Splitter
• Required Cables for Installation without POTS Splitter
• Required Cables for Subtended Network Configuration
Only qualified personnel should install, replace, or service this equipment.
For detailed port mapping tables, see Appendix B, “Port Mapping.” This appendix includes port
mapping tables that can be used for building Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM cables.
Table 3-1 lists Cisco cables required for Cisco 6130 NI-2 system configurations with and without a
POTS splitter.
Table 3-1 Installation Cable Requirements for Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM with and without a POTS Splitter
Configuration Connection Cable Type
Ports
Line Coding
Technology
Reference
DSLAM
POTS
Splitter Table Figure
Installation with
a POTS splitter
Siecor POTS
splitter to
DSLAM
One-to-one
1
1 Six cables required.
128 128 DMT-2 (ADSL) Table 3-2 Figure 3-2
Installation
without a POTS
splitter
DSLAM to
main
distribution
frame (MDF)
Three-to-three
2
2 Two cables required: 1 left and 1 right.
128 None DMT-2 (ADSL) Table 3-3 Figure 3-3 and
Figure 3-4