BRX-XLR User Guide
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180-0145-001-R05
Table of Contents
1
General Description ......................................................................................................... 6
2
BRX-XLR Main Advantages ............................................................................................. 6
3
Bandwidth Performance and Placement Flexibility ...................................................... 6
3.1
Expected Bandwidth Improvement with BRX-XLR ............................................................ 6
3.2
Typical Increases in Customer Serving Area ................................................................... 10
3.3
BRX-XLR Placement Flexibility ......................................................................................... 11
3.4
Optimum Placement........................................................................................................... 13
3.5
BRX Cloud Calculator ........................................................................................................ 14
3.6
Miscellaneous Other Placement Guidelines .................................................................... 14
4
Technical Specifications ................................................................................................ 16
5
Packaging Information and Port Density ..................................................................... 17
5.1
BRX-XLR-1 and BRX-XLR-2 packaging ............................................................................ 17
5.2
BRX-XLR-8 packaging ....................................................................................................... 17
5.3
BRX-XLR-24 packaging ..................................................................................................... 18
6
Installation and Operating Guidelines .......................................................................... 20
6.1
General Requirements for the Outside Plant (OSP)......................................................... 20
6.2
POTS / Voice Lines ............................................................................................................. 21
6.3
Equipment Connection Diagram ....................................................................................... 21
7
Installation Procedure .................................................................................................... 23
7.1
Unpack ................................................................................................................................ 23
7.2
Overview of the BRX-XLR-1 and BRX-XLR-2.................................................................... 23
7.3
Overview of the BRX-XLR-8 enclosure ............................................................................. 24
7.4
Overview of the BRX-24S Chassis .................................................................................... 24
7.5
Step-by-step Installation Instructions .............................................................................. 25
7.6
Splicing Pairs ..................................................................................................................... 29
8
How to Mitigate the Impact of Disturbers ..................................................................... 29
8.1
Grounding and Bonding .................................................................................................... 29
8.2
Impulse Noise Protection .................................................................................................. 31
9
Troubleshooting Guidelines .......................................................................................... 32
10
Warranty and Customer Service ................................................................................... 37
11
Ordering Information ..................................................................................................... 38
Annex A ................................................................................................................................. 39
Annex B ................................................................................................................................. 42
Annex C ................................................................................................................................. 43
