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Cisco Metro 1500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 5 Connecting Optical Cables
Connecting Remote Lines to a BSM
Connecting Remote Lines to RSMs
To connect remote lines to an RSM, follow these steps:
Step 1 Remove the dust cover from the MiniSC plug of the remote transmission fiber of
line A, and clean the fiber as described in “Cleaning the Connectors” section on
page 3-19.
Step 2 Remove the blind plug from the RSM connector labeled A/T. Connect the cleaned
plug to the open connector of the RSM, as shown in Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-6 Connecting Remote Lines to an RSM
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Transmission fiber of line A
Transmission fiber of line B
Remote fiber of line B
Remote fiber of line A