VERSATEK VX-MD4024 - Maintenance Requirement; Tools and Equipment Requirements; System Spares; Dispatching Maintenance Personnel

2 — Operating and Maintaining the VX-MD4024
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2.1 Maintenance requirement
2.1.1 Tools and Equipment Requirements
Table 2-1 lists required tools and test equipment for the VX-MD4024 system maintenance.
Table 2-1 Required Installation Tools and Materials
Item Required
Purpose
Anti-static wrist strap
Protect the system from electrostatic discharge
damage
Hand tool
Screwdrivers for equipment removal and
replacement
Wire cutter/stripper
Prepare wires for electrical connections
Wire-wrap gun and bit
Removing and replacing the system
interconnection wires
Wires
System interconnections to external facilities
VF transmission and
signaling test sets
Testing faulty POTS
Fuse and alarm panel
For protection and simplifying troubleshooting
2.1.2 System Spares
Always keep spares for the DSLAM at each central office for replacement purposes. During the
system trouble-shooting procedures, certain cards at the central office and/or remote site will be
required to be replaced.
2.1.3 Dispatching Maintenance Personnel
Some procedures in this manual involve end-to-end system testing, for which technicians are needed
at each remote site. The remote VX-MD4024 system sites are normally unattended, however,
technicians should be dispatched when needed. The VX-MD4024 system maintenance efforts and
monitor the system for alarms during those on-site operations.