Specifications

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Section 2
Engineering Guidelines
INTRODUCTION
This section provides engineering guidelines for network designers who are incorporating an
MX3216 system into their network. This section provides the following guidelines:
• “Dimensions of Equipment” on page 2-2
• “Environmental Requirements” on page 2-2
• “Power Requirements” on page 2-3
– “Module Configurations” on page 2-3
– “System Configurations” on page 2-3
• “Power Dissipation” on page 2-4
– “Module Configurations” on page 2-4
– “System Configurations” on page 2-4
• “Power Dissipation” on page 2-4
• “DS3 Connections” on page 2-5
• “DSX-1 Connections” on page 2-6
• “Compliance” on page 2-7