Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction........................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 About This Guide.............................................................................................................................7
1.3 Terminology.....................................................................................................................................7
Section 2: C21 Overview .......................................................................................................................8
2.1 General Description.........................................................................................................................8
2.1.1 Chassis Attributes 9
2.1.2 Chassis Density ................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.3 Specifications/Compliance ................................................................................................. 9
2.1.4 Parts List............................................................................................................................ 9
Section 3: Installation Considerations.................................................................................................. 10
3.1 Unpacking...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Standard Chassis Contents ................................................................................................. 11
3.1.2 Optional Module Configurations........................................................................................... 11
3.2 Inspection...................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Installation Guidelines.................................................................................................................... 12
3.4 Location and Space Planning ........................................................................................................ 12
3.5 Tools and Equipment..................................................................................................................... 12
Section 4: General C21 Installation Instructions................................................................................... 13
4.1 Dimensions.................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 Removing the C21 Front and Rear Access Panels ........................................................................ 13
4.3 C21 Mounting Bracket Options ...................................................................................................... 14
4.4 Mounting the C21 Chassis on the Rack......................................................................................... 14
4.6 C21 Fiber Cable Routing................................................................................................................ 15
4.6.1 Cable routing to the C21 Chassis......................................................................................... 15
4.6.1.1 Top-down Fed Fiber Cable:........................................................................................... 15
4.6.1.2 Bottom-Up Fed Fiber Cable:.......................................................................................... 15
4.6.2 Cable routing within the C21 Chassis................................................................................... 16
4.6.2.1 Routing Fiber Direct to Patch Plates.............................................................................. 16
4.6.2.2 Routing Fiber to Modules .............................................................................................. 17
4.6.2.3 Routing/Terminating Fiber to Splice Tray....................................................................... 17
4.7 Grounding and Bonding................................................................................................................. 19
4.7.1 Bonding ............................................................................................................................... 19
4.7.2 Grounding to B-Bond........................................................................................................... 19
