CORNING EDGE 1U, Manual

Page 1: ...Connecting Harnesses MTP Jumper MTP Conversion Harnesses or Extender Trunk to the Front of MTP Adapter Panels Initial Mating 18 5 Recordkeeping 19 5 1 Hardware Labeling 19 5 2 Cable Jumper Labeling 23 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 24 6 1 Testing 24 6 2 Replace EDGE Module 25 6 3 Remove Trunk Cable 26 6 3 1 Cable in Keyhole Cradle 26 6 4 Changing the Polarity of an LC Uniboot Connector 26 6 5 C...

Page 2: ...cept where installation of another housing is unique only the 4U housing is illustrated 2 Carton Contents Housing either 1U 1U SP 2U or 4U rack height Mounting hardware kit either for rack or frame 1U SP 2U and 4U housings ONLY 2 Fiber management fingers 3 Tools and Materials Required 3 1 Tools Phillips screwdriver Reel stand 3 2 Materials Hook and loop straps Figure 1 EDGE Housings ...

Page 3: ...alled in the rack Step 3 Install screws into the rack through the mounting brackets Step 4 If installing a 2U or 4U housing slide the fiber management fingers onto the housing NOTE Installation of fiber management fingers is essential to ensure proper jumper management 4 2 InstallTrunk Cables The EDGE Trunk Cable is supplied with factory installed protection pulling grips Figure 3 to protect the c...

Page 4: ...n outlined on the reel Observe This End Up arrows on reels or boxes Ensure that all flange bolts are tight prior to loading a reel for pulling Changes in temperature and humidity can cause the wooden cardboard components of the reel to expand and contract allowing the flange bolts to loosen over time Loose flange bolts may cause the cable to become entangled and possibly damage the cable during in...

Page 5: ...t with the Pulling Grip NOTE This procedure assumes that a pull line has been placed in the duct route and that the equipment necessary to maintain the bend radius of the pulling grip is in position Step 1 If necessary remove the corrugated reel from its protective shipping box or pallet Step 2 Place the cable reel on a reel stand so that the pulling grip cable will pay off the top of the reel Fig...

Page 6: ... 3 Remove the cloth sleeve from around the grip Step 4 With the grip lying on a work surface grasp the coupler at the cable end of the trunk cable With a slight twisting motion pull the corrugated tube away from the coupler with your other hand Figure 7 Step 5 Slowly slide the tubing away from the coupler and its connector legs Figure 8 Step 6 Use the tabs on the furcation end of the coupler to se...

Page 7: ...f using an IBU vertical manager between frames extender trunks mounted to the CDF bracket on the back side of the frame must transition to the front using a pass through IBU system Step 1 Align bracket within the same height of the 4U housing Step 2 Install bracket using two 12 24 screws Figure 11 Allow enough clearance when routing trunks from the bracket into the housing to ensure bend radius is...

Page 8: ...in the top of the housing in an upside down orientation if desired or necessary to accommodate additional cables 4 4 1 InstallingTrunk Cable Using Keyhole Cradle Step 1 Remove the access or rear cover from the housing to reach the backplate Figure 1 Step 2 Open cradle provided inside the reel and press each trunk cable furcation plug into cradle Figure 12 double stack cradle or Figure 13 single st...

Page 9: ...te module or panel 4 4 2 InstallingTrunk Cable with Keyhole Adapter Step 1 Orient keyhole adapter to where leg side of trunk is near keyhole adapter release tabs Figure 14 Step 2 Align groove on furcation body with ridge in keyhole adapter Step 3 Once the groove is aligned slide down and back until furcation body is completely mounted on the keyhole adapter Step 4 Align keyhole adapter with mounti...

Page 10: ...esired or necessary the backplates must be turned 180 degrees before installing the cables Step 1 Remove existing backplates by removing the four screws Figure 15 Step 2 Turn the backplate 90 degrees as shown and reinstall the four screws Step 3 Insert cradle feet into backplate as shown in Figure 13 or Figure 14 for your cradle type Figure 15 Reorient Backplate ...

Page 11: ...lished in a location external to the housing the trunk plate may be removed to allow more room behind the housing Figure 16 Step 1 For 4U housing only Remove side panel from each side of the housing Step 2 Remove any screws holding the access panels to the housing Step 3 Remove any screws holding the trunk plate to the housing Figure 16 Remove Back Deck ...

Page 12: ...own opposite the module label Step 3 Starting with lower right corner Tray 1 slot A insert module from the rear until it locks into place Load all trays from right to left bottom to top in the housing as seen from the back Step 4 Loop slack as shown in Figure 17 leaving enough slack to pull out trays without violating the minimum bend radius Step 5 Repeat for all modules Step 6 Loosely capture fib...

Page 13: ...of the rack and use both hands to pull the tray out Step 1 Press latches down to open and lower front door Step 2 Using tabs on the side of the drawer lift and pull out drawer horizontally until reaching hard stops Figure 18 Step 3 Support the drawer and lower it to the angled position Remove rear access panel to allow easier access to mount the trunk cables and connect the trunk legs Figure 18 Lo...

Page 14: ...detents Step 1 Open housing front door and pull out tray Figure 20 step 1 Step 2 For the initial mating remove dust caps from LC or MTP connectors on the jumpers cables by pulling on the dust cap while holding the connector body housing shroud see page 12 Figure 16A For the initial mating do not clean or scope connectors Corning CleanAdvantage connectors are shipped with an optimized dust cap to m...

Page 15: ...of four MTP panels Adapter panels may be installed from the front or back of the EDGE housing During the initial installation it is recommended to install all panels and all trunk cables into the panels from the rear of the housing Install panels and trunk cables tray by tray starting with Tray 1 slot A Additional panels and trunks should be installed with the same recommendations always working f...

Page 16: ...andard Recommended Procedure 003 794 AEN Issue 14 March 2020 Page 16 of 27 4 8 1 Connecting MTPTrunk Cable to Rear of MTP Adapter Panel Initial Mating Figure 21 Install MTPTrunk Cables into Adapter Panel ...

Page 17: ...ON Scoping Corning CleanAdvantage connectors increases the risk of adding contamination to the system CleanAdvantage technology is designed for mating connectors without cleaning or scoping before the initial installation Step 2 Mate the MTP connector s into the rear of the adapter s Figure 21 Step 3 Repeat for the remaining adapters and connectors for a single panel For each panel group trunk leg...

Page 18: ...ess for the first use Step 3 Mate the connectors in the adapters Figure 23 If MTP adapter is equipped with shutter lower the shutter first then mate the connectors Step 4 Route the connected cable either to the right or to the left of the housing All cables should route in the same direction Do NOT cross cables in opposite directions Store the cables or legs in the fiber clips at the front of the ...

Page 19: ...itions in the suggested coding are accounted for to identify housing chassis trays and modules 5 1 Hardware Labeling Hardware components come pre labeled for identification and promote a consistent labeling scheme Users must provide their own label maker and media for the frame or cabinet and hardware Labeling is best supported with use of adhesive backed label makers with media up to 0 5 inch in ...

Page 20: ...nal fastening to remain in place This label may be written on but use of a label maker is better Label card supports adhesive backed label media and printed labels may be easily adhered or removed for moves adds changes Hardware labeling involves a 5 step process that identifies the local and remote site Use the suggested code in Figure 25 and the following steps to map your location User should p...

Page 21: ...Frame or Cabinet at the top and bottom Figure 26 Frame Cabinet Label Location Step 2 Housing Chassis Location Figure 27 Identify location within the Frame or Cabinet in rack units from the bottom by locating theTop Left corner of the housing chassis Print two labels and adhere one to the front chassis door using the crop mark for alignment Adhere the second label to the label card on the inside of...

Page 22: ...ocation of tray within the housing chassis Trays come pre labeled 01 to 12 from the bottom to the top of the chassis Figure 28 Tray Label Location Step 4 Module Location with Fiber or Port Range Figure 29 Each tray comes pre labeled A through D to identify Module position within the tray Figure 29 Module Label Location ...

Page 23: ...abels on each end of the fiber near the termination point identifying the specific local id and the remote id the jumper is patching to It is important to follow suite with previous defined code indicating rack or cabinet id patch panel id and more specifically the individual port or fiber termination location One should cross reference the recommended guidelines in ANSI TIA 606 A 1 Proper labelin...

Page 24: ...cal Power Meter and Test Kits for testing the MTP connections Follow the Fluke Networks manual which can be found on line at http download flukenetworks com Download Asset MultiFiberPro_9827313_ENG_A_W PDF A sample test procedure can be seen in Figure 31 Figure 31 Testing MTP Connectors Figure 31 provided by Fluke Corporation and used with their permission ...

Page 25: ... connector out Figure 32 If jumper is equipped with MTP connector simply grasp connector body and pull connector out of the adapter NOTE only LC connectors shown in Figure 30 Press lever on right side of module and pull module out Step 3 Unplug MTP connector s in rear of module Step 4 Reverse process to install new module or panel if upgrading the network Figure 32 Replace EDGE Module ...

Page 26: ...le per the directions in Section 4 4 Step 1 Pull back on both latches while pushing cradle in opposite direction Lift cradle and cable up Step 2 Open cradle door Step 3 Lift furcation plug out of the cradle Figure 33 RemoveTrunk Cable in Keyhole Cradle 6 4 Changing the Polarity of an LC Uniboot Connector In some applications it may be desirable to reverse the polarity of the LC Uniboot Connector T...

Page 27: ...t number CLEANER PORT LC MTP connector and adapter cleaning use cleaning tool part number 2104466 01 b Always keep dust caps on connectors and adapters when not in use c Ensure dust caps are clean before reuse d When troubleshooting clean the connector before re mating especially for test equipment patch cords jumpers Be sure to clean both connectors that are being mated Corning Optical Communicat...