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Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
EIA Installation
For information about AMP champ cable management, see the “AMP Champ Cable Management”
section on page 1-59.
Figure 1-15 An AMP EIA Champ backplane
The EIA side marked “A” hosts six AMP Champ connectors. The connectors are numbered 1 – 6 for the
corresponding slots on the shelf assembly. Each AMP Champ connector on the backplane supports 14
DS-1 ports for a DS1-14 card, and each connector features 28 live pairs—one transmit pair and one
receive pair—for each DS-1 port.
The EIA side marked “B” hosts six AMP Champ connectors. The connectors are labeled 12–17 for the
corresponding slots on the shelf assembly. Each AMP Champ connector on the backplane supports 14
DS-1 ports for a DS1-14 card, and each connector features 28 live pairs—one transmit pair and one
receive pair—for each DS-1 port.
Note EIAs are hot-swappable. You do not need to disconnect power to install or remove EIAs.
Caution Always use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wristband when working with a powered ONS 15454.
Plug the wristband cable into the ESD jack located on the lower-right outside edge of the shelf
assembly.
AMP CHAMP
connector
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