User`s guide

8900-A2-GZ40-40 March 2005 9
Connecting a 24-Port Card to the MDF
Procedure
To connect the BLC containing the card to an MDF:
1. Connect the cable to the chassis as described in Fastening the Cable with
Cable Ties on page 6 or Fastening a Cable with Locking Pivot Brackets on
page 7.
2. Dress the cable to the side the connector is nearest.
3. For a Model 8955, 8965, 8975, or 8985 with no POTS service:
— Attach the other end of the cable to the appropriate MDF or demarcation
point. A converter may be necessary for terminating the other end of the
cable on a punchdown block before cross-connecting to an MDF.
For a Model 8955, 8965, or 8975 using an ADSL POTS splitter:
— Attach the other end of the cable to the XDSL interface of the Corning
Cable Systems ADSL POTS Splitter Rack-Mount Shelf or the Hotwire
6050 Central Office Universal POTS Splitter. Refer to the document that
came with the POTS splitter for the additional connections.