Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide - Ipland

Chapter 3
Installing the Switch
Attaching the Interface Cables
Step 5
If you are cabling an optical X2 transceiver, perform the following substeps. If you are cabling a CX4
X2 transceiver, go to Step 6.
Note
Before removing the dust plugs and making any optical connections, observe the following guidelines:
• Always keep the protective dust plugs on the unplugged fiber-optic cable connectors and the
transceiver optical bores until you are ready to make a connection.
• Always inspect and clean the SC connector end-faces just before making any connections. Refer to
the Tip on this page for a pointer to a fiber-optic inspection and cleaning white paper.
• Always grasp the SC connector housing to plug or unplug a fiber-optic cable.
a. Remove the dust plugs from the optical network interface cable SC connectors. Save the dust plugs
for future use.
b. Inspect and clean the SC connector’s fiber-optic end faces. Refer to “Cleaning the Fiber-Optic
Connectors” section on page B-38.
c. Remove the dust plugs from the X2 transceiver optical bores.
d. Immediately attach the network interface cable SC connectors to the X2 transceiver. (See
Figure 3-44 for cabling an optical X2 transceiver.)
Figure 3-44
Cabling an Optical 10-Gigabit X2 Transceiver
X2 transceiver
SC connector
TX
RX
Network interface
cable
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