1-2 HN4000 Metro Ethernet Copper Access Switch Overview
HN4000 Hardware Installation Guide 920550-5020 Rev 14
1.2 HN4000 Metro Ethernet Copper Access Switch Overview
TheHN4000MetroEthernetCopperAccessswitchesarefullfeaturedhigh‐performanceaccess
devicesthatdeliverintegratedvoice,data,andvideoservices basedonEthernetaccessover
voice‐gradecopperpairs.
TheHN4000switchesprovidethefollowingfeatures:
❒ Mountsinastandard19inch,23inch,or600 mmrackorcabinet
❒ Front‐panelaccessible‐norearclearancerequiredforside‐exhaustmodels
❒ Dual‐feedpowerconnectors—poweredfromoneortwo‐48VDCpowersources.
❒ 40pairsof2BASE‐TLperswitch(IEEE803.3ahstandardforEthernettransportover
G.SHDSL)
❒ SupportfortheExtended‐RateSingle‐PairHigh‐SpeedDigitalSubscriber Line(E‐SHDSL)
transmissiontechnology
❒ Modularhigh‐speednetworkinterfaces
❒ NEBSLevel3/ETSIcertified
❒ In‐bandandout‐of‐bandNetworkManagement
❒ Dualversionsofthesystemsoftwareontheswitch
1.3 The TDR-Enabled HN4000e Switches
InadditiontotheHN4000 featuresdescribedabove,theHN4000eswitchesprovidethefollow‐
ingbuilt‐inlinetestingfacilities:
❒ TimeDomainReflectometer(TDR)
❒ atonegenerator(forpairdetection)
❒ open/shortcreation(forpairdetection)
Usingthebuilt‐inTDRfacilities,atechniciancanperformtestingattheswitchorfroma
remotelocation(NOC):
❒ Nophysicalwiringaccesseffortisrequired
❒ Simpleoperatorcommandsinitiatetests‐andreturnresults
❒ Targetedalgorithmsyield determinatetestresults–pin‐pointingproblems
❒ Issueresolutioncanproceedimmediately