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8373-A2-GZ40-20

June 2000

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Hotwire

®

 8373/8374 RADSL Cards

Installation Instructions

Document Number 8373-A2-GZ40-20

June 2000

What is a Hotwire 8373/8374 RADSL Card?

A Hotwire

®

 Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL) card is a circuit card 

assembly that contains 12 ports, an interface to the Network Service Provider 
(NSP), and a processor. The processor controls the RADSL ports and forwards 
the packet traffic to and from the uplink and RADSL interfaces.

When the RADSL card is used in a Hotwire Digital Subscriber Line Access 
Multiplexer (DSLAM) or 8820 GranDSLAM chassis and connected to a Hotwire 
5620 Remote Termination Unit (RTU) or 6371 DSL Router, it provides high-speed 
Internet or intranet access over traditional twisted-pair telephone wiring.

RADSL 
Card 

Chassis Type

Uplink Interface Type

8373

8610/8810 DSLAM or 
8820 GranDSLAM

Ethernet

8374

8820 GranDSLAM

ATM via SAR childcard

Summary of Contents for Hotwire 8373

Page 1: ...e processor controls the RADSL ports and forwards the packet traffic to and from the uplink and RADSL interfaces When the RADSL card is used in a Hotwire Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSL...

Page 2: ...Each Hotwire chassis is shipped with one of the following installation documents Refer to one of the above installation documents to Install and set up the Hotwire DSLAM or GranDSLAM chassis Install...

Page 3: ...nsure that the components are facing up 3 Carefully slide the card into the slot Gently but firmly push the card until it engages its mating connectors on the backplane 4 Verify that the OK SYSTEM ind...

Page 4: ...n Blinking Off Packets are being transmitted LED blinks on and off about five times per second Inactive RX Green Blinking Off Packets are being received LED blinks on and off about five times per seco...

Page 5: ...RADSL card has placed cells on the bus LED blinks on and off 2 4 times per second Inactive RX Green Blinking Off RADSL card has received cells from the bus LED blinks on and off 2 4 times per second...

Page 6: ...g Approvals Safety Certifications Refer to the equipment s label for approvals on product Power The RADSL card contains a DC to DC converter that requires 48V power input The 48V power is distributed...

Page 7: ...a company representative Within the U S A call 1 800 870 2221 Outside the U S A call 1 727 530 2340 Document Feedback We welcome your comments and suggestions about this document Please mail them to T...

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