ADC DSX-1 - Cross-Connects

ADCP-80-325 • Issue 4 • January 2001
Page 9
© 2001, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
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CROSS AISLE
PANEL
CROSS AISLE
PANEL
SEPARATE
TIE CABLES
OUT OUT
IN IN
Figure 5. Typical Cross-Aisle Panel Cabling
4.4 Cross-Connects
4.4.1 Cross-Connect Wire Type
Recommended cross-connect cable should be 24 AWG conductor with independent twisted
pairs and a binder wire all twisted together.
4.4.2 Cross-Connect Length
The DSX cross-connect wires add to the overall digital signal losses depending on the wire
length. To assure reliable signal levels, the recommended maximum cross-connect length
including cross-aisle cables is 85 feet as shown in Figure 6. Always cross-connect from OUT
to IN and IN to OUT.
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DSX JACK
CROSS AISLE PANEL
CROSS-
CONNECT
OUT OUT
IN IN
DSX JACK
OUT OUT
IN IN
CROSS-
CONNECT
TIE
CABLES
85.00 FT.
(25.90 M)
Figure 6. Typical Cross-Connect Tie Arrangement