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SFC-6901 User Guide (v1.0) Contents • i

Contents

Introduction 9

Related Publications ...................................................................................................................................9

Documentation Conventions .....................................................................................................................9

Interface Elements ....................................................................................................................................9

User Entered Text .................................................................................................................................. 10

Referenced Guides ................................................................................................................................ 10

Menu Sequences ................................................................................................................................... 10

Important Instructions .......................................................................................................................... 10

Contacting Technical Support ................................................................................................................. 10

Before You Begin 11

Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 11

Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 11

Gearbox Overview .................................................................................................................................... 12

What is 2SI Sampling? ........................................................................................................................... 12

Hardware Overview 13

Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 13

Main PCB ................................................................................................................................................ 13

Connections on the Rear Module ........................................................................................................... 14

Physical Installation 15

Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 15

Working with Fiber Optic Connectors ................................................................................................... 15

Removing the Blank Plates from the Rear Panel .................................................................................. 16

Installing the Rear Module into the openGear Frame ......................................................................... 16

Installing the SFC-6901 Card into an openGear Frame ....................................................................... 16

Gearbox Cabling 19

Cabling the SFC-6901 for a De-multiplexing Mode .............................................................................. 19

Physical Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Cabling the SFC-6901 for a Multiplexing Mode .................................................................................... 19

Physical Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 20

Getting Started 21

Launching DashBoard ............................................................................................................................. 21

Accessing the SFC-6901 Interfaces in DashBoard ................................................................................ 21

Gearbox Setup 23

Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................... 23

Configuring the SFC-6901 for De-multiplexing ..................................................................................... 23

Configuring the SFC-6901 for Multiplexing ........................................................................................... 24

Bypassing the Gearbox 27

Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 27

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