User's Manual

MC-Series System Installation & Testing
Final Checkout and Commissioning
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5 Final Checkout and Commissioning
The procedures in this chapter describe procedures for conducting final checkout for each portion
of the MC-Series System. This chapter's describes procedures for:
• Prerequisites
• Checkout procedures
• Final checkout setup
• Initial power
• System setup
• System verification
• Functionality test
5.1 Prerequisites
Ensure that the following has taken place:
• The T1 is live and has been tested
• The datafill has been completed, including BR cabinet and position assignments, and
conforms to the recommended datafill shown in section 6.3 Recommended Datafill
Parameters
• Site configuration is available
• All cabling and installation work has been completed and all punchlist items corrected
Required Tools:
• R2660 Series Communication System Analyzer
• Digital RF meter
• Laptop computer to bring up the MC-Series System. At a minimum, the laptop must be
loaded with the following fully functional equipment (or equivalent):
 Pentium II / 233MHz (Pentium III / 500 MHz recommended, or better)
 128MB of memory (256MB recommended)
 10GB hard drive (64MB disk drive space minimum available for software)
 12x (or faster) CD-ROM (USB memory stick with 64MB recommended)
 Windows 98 (Windows 2000 Professional or better recommended)
 Internet Explorer 5.5 (no Mozilla)
• One Ethernet port and one 9-pin serial port
• 6-foot CAT5 (or 5e/6) Ethernet cable (EIA/TIA 568B) to connect to the BIC CRIC
• Straight-through, male-to-female serial cable (DB9/RS232)
• 50 ohm terminating loads for all RF ports to be used according to the site configuration