Quidway AR 46 Series Routers Installation Manual.pdf - Index of

Chapter 1 Router Overview............................................................................. 

1-1 

1.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 

1-1 

1.2 Router Model and Structure ................................................................... 1-3 

1.2.1 AR 46-20........................................................................................ 

1-3 


1-4 


1-5 

1.3 System description ................................................................................. 1-7 

1.4 Introduction to General Modules ............................................................ 1-7 

1.4.1 RPU ............................................................................................... 1-8 

1.4.2 PWR............................................................................................... 

1-10 

1.4.3 FAN................................................................................................ 

1-12 

1.4.4 FIC ................................................................................................. 1-13 

Chapter 2 Installation Preparation ................................................................. 2-1 

2.1 General Site Requirements .................................................................... 2-1 

2.1.1 Temperature/Humidity Requirements ............................................ 2-1 

2.1.2 Cleanliness Requirements ............................................................. 2-1 

2.1.3 ESD Preventive Requirements ...................................................... 2-2 

2.1.4 Electromagnetic Environment Requirements................................. 

2-3 

2.1.5 Lightning Protection Requirements................................................ 

2-3 

2.1.6 Check Workbench.......................................................................... 

2-3 

2.2 Safety Recommendations ...................................................................... 2-4 

2.3 Check Router and Accessories .............................................................. 2-4 

2.4 Installation Tools and Meters and Equipment ........................................ 2-5 

Chapter 3 Router Installation.......................................................................... 

3-1 

3.1 Router Installation Flow .......................................................................... 3-1 

3.2 Install Cabinet......................................................................................... 

3-2 

3.3 Mount Router to a Specified Place......................................................... 

3-2 

3.3.1 Rack Mount Router ........................................................................ 3-2 

3.3.2 Bench-Mount Router...................................................................... 

3-3 

3.4 Install the General Modules.................................................................... 

3-3 

3.5 Connect the PGND................................................................................. 

3-3 

3.6 Connect Power Cord .............................................................................. 3-4 

3.6.1 Connect AC Power Cord................................................................ 

3-5 

3.6.2 Connect DC Power Cord ............................................................... 3-5 

3.7 Connect the Console Terminal............................................................... 

3-7 

3.8 Connect Router to LAN .......................................................................... 3-8 

3.9 Connect Router to WAN......................................................................... 

3-9 

3.9.1 Connect the AUX Port to Modem................................................... 

3-9 

3.10 Verify Installation .................................................................................. 3-10

Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration............................................................ 

4-1 

4.1 Boot a Router ......................................................................................... 4-1 

4.1.1 Establish Configuration Environment............................................. 

4-1 

4.1.2 Power on the Router ...................................................................... 4-4 

4.1.3 Startup Process ............................................................................. 4-5 

4.2 Router Configuration Fundamentals ...................................................... 4-8 

4.2.1 Basic Configuration Procedure ...................................................... 4-8 

4.2.2 Command Line Interface................................................................ 

4-9 

4.2.3 Slot Arrangement and Interface Numbering Rules ........................ 4-9 

Chapter 5 Software Maintenance ................................................................... 5-1 

5.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 5-1 

5.2 Boot Menu .............................................................................................. 5-1 

5.2.1 Boot Sub-menu .............................................................................. 5-2 

5.2.2 Boot Main Menu ............................................................................. 5-3 

5.3 Upgrading Program Files Using Xmodem Protocol................................ 

5-8 

5.3.1 Upgrading Boot ROM Program...................................................... 

5-8 

5.3.2 Upgrading application program...................................................... 

5-10 

5.4 Upgrading Application Program via Ethernet Port.................................. 

5-11 

5.5 Dealing with Missing of Router Password .............................................. 5-13 

Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance .................................................................. 6-1 

6.1 Prepare Tools ......................................................................................... 6-1 

6.2 Power Module Removal and Installation ................................................ 6-1 

6.2.1 Remove a Power Module............................................................... 

6-1 

6.2.2 Install a Power Module................................................................... 

6-2 

6.3 Fan Removal and Installation ................................................................. 6-2 

6.3.1 Remove a Fan ............................................................................... 6-2 

6.3.2 Install a Fan ................................................................................... 6-3 

6.4 RPU Removal and Installation ............................................................... 6-3 

6.4.1 Remove an RPU ............................................................................ 6-3 

6.4.2 Install an RPU ................................................................................ 6-4 

6.5 Replace SDRAM .................................................................................... 6-4 

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 7-1 

7.1 Troubleshooting of the Power System ................................................... 7-1 

7.2 Troubleshooting of the Configuration System ........................................ 7-1 

7.3 Troubleshooting of Application Software Upgrade ................................. 7-2 

Chapter 8 FIC ................................................................................................... 8-1 

8.1 FIC Categories ....................................................................................... 8-1 

8.2 Remove and Install FIC .......................................................................... 8-3

8.3 Troubleshooting...................................................................................... 

8-4 

8.4 RT-FIC-1FE/RT-FIC-2FE ....................................................................... 8-4 

8.4.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 8-4 

8.4.2 Interface Attributes......................................................................... 

8-4 

8.4.3 Panel and Interface LED................................................................ 

8-5 

8.4.4 Interface Cable............................................................................... 

8-5 

8.4.5 Connect Interface Cable ................................................................ 8-6 

8.5 RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX.................................................................. 

8-7 

8.5.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 8-7 


8-7 


8-8 

8.5.4 Interface Optical Fiber.................................................................... 

8-8 

8.5.5 Connect Interface Optical Fiber ..................................................... 8-9 

8.6 RT-FIC-1GE ........................................................................................... 8-10 

8.6.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 8-10 


8-10 

8.6.3 Panel and Interface LEDs .............................................................. 8-11 


8-11 

8.6.5 Connecting Interface Cable ........................................................... 8-12 

8.7 RT-FIC-2SAE/RT-FIC-4SAE/RT-FIC-8SAE........................................... 

8-12 

8.7.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 8-12 


8-13 



8-15 

8.7.5 Connecting the Interface Cable ..................................................... 8-18 

8.8 RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE ............................................................... 8-19 

8.8.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 8-19 


8-19 



8-20 

8.8.5 Connecting the Interface Cable ..................................................... 8-21 

8.9 RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM.................................................................... 

8-22 

8.9.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 8-22 


8-22 


8-22 


8-23 

8.9.5 Connect Interface Cable ................................................................ 8-23 

8.10 RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 and 

RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F ............................................... 8-24 

8.10.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-24 

8.10.2 Interface Attributes ....................................................................... 8-24

8.10.3 Panel and Interface LED .............................................................. 8-25 

8.10.4 Interface Cable............................................................................. 

8-27 

8.10.5 Internal DIP Switch ...................................................................... 8-30 

8.10.6 Connect Interface Cable .............................................................. 8-31 

8.11 RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1 and 

RT-FIC-1T1-F/RT-FIC-2T1-F/RT-FIC-4T1-F................................................ 

8-34 

8.11.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-34 

8.11.2 Interface Attributes ....................................................................... 8-34 



8-36 


8.12 RT-FIC-1CE3 ....................................................................................... 8-37 

8.12.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-37 




8-39 


8.13 RT-FIC-1CT3........................................................................................ 

8-40 

8.13.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-40 




8-41 

8.14 RT-FIC-4BS.......................................................................................... 

8-41 

8.14.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-41 


8.14.3 Internal DIP Switch ...................................................................... 8-42 



8-43 


8.15 RT-FIC-1AE3........................................................................................ 

8-44 

8.15.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-44 


8.15.3 Panel and Interface LEDs ............................................................ 8-45 


8-46 

8.15.5 Connecting Interface Cable ......................................................... 8-46 

8.16 RT-FIC-1AT3........................................................................................ 

8-47 

8.16.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-47 




8-48 

8.16.5 Connecting Interface Cable ......................................................... 8-48

8.17 RT-FIC-1ATM-25M............................................................................... 

8-49 

8.17.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-49 




8-50 

8.17.5 Connecting Interface Cable ......................................................... 8-51 

8.18 RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM /RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM/RT-FIC-1A 

TM-OC3SML ................................................................................................ 8-52 

8.18.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-52 



8.18.4 Interface Optical Fiber.................................................................. 

8-54 

8.19 RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL............................................................ 

8-55 

8.19.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-55 




8-57 


8.20 RT-FIC-1ADSL-I/2ADSL-I .................................................................... 8-58 

8.20.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-58 




8-59 


8.21 RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL/2G.SHDSL/4G.SHDSL ......................................... 8-60 

8.21.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-60 




8-61 


8.22 RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO........... 

8-62 

8.22.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-62 




8-63 


8.23 RT-FIC-E1VI......................................................................................... 

8-64 

8.23.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-64 




8-66


8.24 RT-FIC-T1VI ......................................................................................... 8-68 

8.24.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8-68 




8-69 


Appendix A Installation of B68 Cabinet......................................................... 

A-1 

A.1 Installation Requirement and Brief Procedure ....................................... A-1 

A.1.1 Spatial Planning Requirement ....................................................... A-1 

A.1.2 Brief Installation Procedure ........................................................... A-2 

A.2 Cabinet Installation on the Cement Floor............................................... 

A-3 

A.2.1 The Composition of Integrated Pressure Plate.............................. 

A-3 

A.2.2 Installation Flow ............................................................................. A-4 

A.2.3 Cabinet Positioning........................................................................ 

A-5 

A.2.4 Cabinet Leveling............................................................................ 

A-8 

A.2.5 Combined cabinet connection ....................................................... A-9 

A.2.6 Cabinet fixing................................................................................. 

A-11 

A.2.7 Insulation test ................................................................................ A-13 

A.3 Cabinet Installation on Antistatic Floor................................................... 

A-14 

A.3.1 Brief Introduction to Rack .............................................................. A-15 

A.3.2 Brief Introduction to Slide Rail ....................................................... A-17 

A.3.3 Installation Flow ............................................................................. A-17 

A.3.4 Rack positioning ............................................................................ A-18 

A.3.5 Rack installation ............................................................................ A-21 

A.3.6 Install slide rail ............................................................................... A-23 

A.3.7 Install Supporting Accessories of Antistatic Floor.......................... 

A-26 

A.3.8 Cabinet Leveling............................................................................ 

A-27 

A.3.9 Combined cabinet connection ....................................................... A-29 

A.3.10 Fixing the Cabinet........................................................................ 

A-31 

A.3.11 Insulation test .............................................................................. A-33 

A.3.12 Restoring the Floor ...................................................................... A-34

HUAWEI 

Quidway AR 46 Series Routers 

Installation Manual


Installation Manual 

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About This Manual 

Version 

The product corresponding to the manual is Quidway AR 46-20/46-40/46-80 Router. 

Related Manuals 

The following manuals provide more information about the Quidway AR 46 Series 

Routers. 

Manual 

Low-End-and-Mid-Range Series Routers 

Cable Manual 

VRP3 Operation Manual 

VRP3 Command Manual 

Content 

The manual introduces the connection of pins of all the cables 

related to the low-end and middle-range routers. 

The manual is a guide for the user to use VRP3.3 to perform the 

operations correctly. It is organized into the parts of getting started, 

system management, interface, link layer protocol, network 

protocol, routing protocol, multicast protocol security, VPN, 

reliability, QoS, MPLS and dial-up, as well as abbreviations used 

in the manual. 

The manual gives the user a detailed description of the operating 

commands in VRP3.3. It is organized into the parts of getting 

started, system management, interface, link layer protocol, 

network protocol, routing protocol, multicast protocol, security, 

VPN, reliability, QoS, MPLS and dial-up, as well as a command 

index. 

Organization of the Manual 

Quidway AR 46 Series Routers Installation Manual is organized as follows: 

Chapter 1 Router Overview This chapter briefly introduces the models of Quidway 

AR 46 Series Routers and the supported modules, as well as the features of the 

routers. 

Chapter 2 Installation Preparation This chapter describes the requirements on 

installation site, the safety recommendations before and during installation, and the 

required tools. 

Chapter 3 Router Installation This chapter covers the procedure for installing 

Quidway AR 46 Series Routers, power cord connection, AUX cable connection, 

Console cable connection and Ethernet cable connection.

Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration This chapter helps you get familiar with the 

basic knowledge of how to boot and configure Quidway AR 46 Series Routers, 

including startup of router, power-on, and initialization of system files, etc. 

Chapter 5 Software Maintenance This chapter introduces how to maintain Boot 

ROM menu and software of Quidway AR 46 Series Routers. 

Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance This chapter introduces how to replace the power 

module, fan, main control board and SDRAM of Quidway AR 46 Series Routers. 

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some problems that may arise 

and how to solve them. 

Chapter 8 FIC This chapter introduces Flexible Interface Card (FIC) of Quidway AR 46 

Series Routers from the aspects of appearance, panel and LED, installation of FICs, 

and connection of interface cable, etc. 

Chapter 9 Appendix This appendix introduces the installation of B68 cabinet. 

Intended Readers 

The manual is intended for the following readers: 

• Network engineers 

• Network administrators 

• Customers who are familiar with network fundamentals 

Conventions 

This manual uses the following conventions: 

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II. GUI conventions 

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Description 

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[ ] 

/ 

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brackets. For example, pop up the [New User] window. 

Multi-level menus are separated by forward slashes. For example, 

[File/Create/Folder]. 

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Description 

 

 

 

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, , or . 

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should be pressed concurrently. 

Press the keys in turn. For example, means the two keys should be 

pressed in turn. 

IV. Symbols 

Eye-catching symbols are also used in the manual to highlight the points worthy of 

special attention during the operation. They are defined as follows: 

Caution: Means reader be extremely careful during the operation. 

Note: Means a complementary description. 

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Table of Contents 


Chapter 1 Router Overview .......................................................................................................... 1-1 

1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 

1.2 Router Model and Structure............................................................................................... 1-3 

1.2.1 AR 46-20 ................................................................................................................. 1-3 



1.3 System description ............................................................................................................ 1-7 

1.4 Introduction to General Modules........................................................................................ 1-7 

1.4.1 RPU......................................................................................................................... 1-8 

1.4.2 PWR ...................................................................................................................... 1-10 

1.4.3 FAN .......................................................................................................................1-12 

1.4.4 FIC......................................................................................................................... 1-13 

Chapter 2 Installation Preparation............................................................................................... 2-1 

2.1 General Site Requirements ............................................................................................... 2-1 

2.1.1 Temperature/Humidity Requirements ..................................................................... 2-1 

2.1.2 Cleanliness Requirements ...................................................................................... 2-1 

2.1.3 ESD Preventive Requirements ............................................................................... 2-2 

2.1.4 Electromagnetic Environment Requirements.......................................................... 2-3 

2.1.5 Lightning Protection Requirements......................................................................... 2-3 

2.1.6 Check Workbench................................................................................................... 2-3 

2.2 Safety Recommendations.................................................................................................. 2-4 

2.3 Check Router and Accessories ......................................................................................... 2-4 

2.4 Installation Tools and Meters and Equipment ................................................................... 2-5 

Chapter 3 Router Installation ....................................................................................................... 3-1 

3.1 Router Installation Flow ..................................................................................................... 3-1 

3.2 Install Cabinet .................................................................................................................... 3-2 

3.3 Mount Router to a Specified Place .................................................................................... 3-2 

3.3.1 Rack Mount Router ................................................................................................. 3-2 

3.3.2 Bench-Mount Router ............................................................................................... 3-3 

3.4 Install the General Modules ............................................................................................... 3-3 

3.5 Connect the PGND ............................................................................................................3-3 

3.6 Connect Power Cord ......................................................................................................... 3-4 

3.6.1 Connect AC Power Cord......................................................................................... 3-5 

3.6.2 Connect DC Power Cord......................................................................................... 3-5 

3.7 Connect the Console Terminal .......................................................................................... 3-7 

3.8 Connect Router to LAN...................................................................................................... 3-8 

3.9 Connect Router to WAN .................................................................................................... 3-9 

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3.9.1 Connect the AUX Port to Modem............................................................................ 3-9 

3.10 Verify Installation ........................................................................................................... 3-10 

Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration ......................................................................................... 4-1 

4.1 Boot a Router..................................................................................................................... 4-1 

4.1.1 Establish Configuration Environment...................................................................... 4-1 

4.1.2 Power on the Router ............................................................................................... 4-4 

4.1.3 Startup Process....................................................................................................... 4-5 

4.2 Router Configuration Fundamentals.................................................................................. 4-8 

4.2.1 Basic Configuration Procedure ............................................................................... 4-8 

4.2.2 Command Line Interface......................................................................................... 4-9 

4.2.3 Slot Arrangement and Interface Numbering Rules ................................................. 4-9 

Chapter 5 Software Maintenance................................................................................................. 5-1 

5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 

5.2 Boot Menu.......................................................................................................................... 5-1 

5.2.1 Boot Sub-menu ....................................................................................................... 5-2 

5.2.2 Boot Main Menu ...................................................................................................... 5-3 

5.3 Upgrading Program Files Using Xmodem Protocol........................................................... 5-8 

5.3.1 Upgrading Boot ROM Program............................................................................... 5-8 

5.3.2 Upgrading application program............................................................................. 5-10 

5.4 Upgrading Application Program via Ethernet Port........................................................... 5-11 

5.5 Dealing with Missing of Router Password ....................................................................... 5-13 

Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance................................................................................................ 6-1 

6.1 Prepare Tools .................................................................................................................... 6-1 

6.2 Power Module Removal and Installation ........................................................................... 6-1 

6.2.1 Remove a Power Module........................................................................................ 6-1 

6.2.2 Install a Power Module............................................................................................ 6-2 

6.3 Fan Removal and Installation ............................................................................................ 6-2 

6.3.1 Remove a Fan......................................................................................................... 6-2 

6.3.2 Install a Fan.............................................................................................................6-3 

6.4 RPU Removal and Installation........................................................................................... 6-3 

6.4.1 Remove an RPU ..................................................................................................... 6-3 

6.4.2 Install an RPU ......................................................................................................... 6-4 

6.5 Replace SDRAM................................................................................................................ 6-4 

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 7-1 

7.1 Troubleshooting of the Power System............................................................................... 7-1 

7.2 Troubleshooting of the Configuration System ................................................................... 7-1 

7.3 Troubleshooting of Application Software Upgrade ............................................................ 7-2 

Chapter 8 FIC ................................................................................................................................. 8-1 

8.1 FIC Categories................................................................................................................... 8-1 

8.2 Remove and Install FIC ..................................................................................................... 8-3 

8.3 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 8-4 

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8.4 RT-FIC-1FE/RT-FIC-2FE................................................................................................... 8-4 

8.4.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................8-4 

8.4.2 Interface Attributes .................................................................................................. 8-4 

8.4.3 Panel and Interface LED ......................................................................................... 8-5 

8.4.4 Interface Cable........................................................................................................ 8-5 

8.4.5 Connect Interface Cable ......................................................................................... 8-6 

8.5 RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX ............................................................................................. 8-7 

8.5.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................8-7 

8.5.2 Interface Attributes .................................................................................................. 8-7 

8.5.3 Panel and Interface LED ......................................................................................... 8-8 

8.5.4 Interface Optical Fiber............................................................................................. 8-8 

8.5.5 Connect Interface Optical Fiber .............................................................................. 8-9 

8.6 RT-FIC-1GE..................................................................................................................... 8-10 

8.6.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 8-10 

8.6.2 Interface Attributes ................................................................................................ 8-10 

8.6.3 Panel and Interface LEDs ..................................................................................... 8-11 

8.6.4 Interface Cable...................................................................................................... 8-11 

8.6.5 Connecting Interface Cable................................................................................... 8-12 

8.7 RT-FIC-2SAE/ RT-FIC-4SAE/ RT-FIC-8SAE .................................................................. 8-12 

8.7.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 8-12 




8.7.5 Connecting the Interface Cable............................................................................. 8-18 

8.8 RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE ........................................................................................ 8-19 

8.8.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 8-19 




8.8.5 Connecting the Interface Cable............................................................................. 8-21 

8.9 RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM ............................................................................................. 8-22 

8.9.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 8-22 


8.9.3 Panel and Interface LED ....................................................................................... 8-22 


8.9.5 Connect Interface Cable ....................................................................................... 8-23 

8.10 RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 and RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F8-24 

8.10.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-24 

8.10.2 Interface Attributes .............................................................................................. 8-24 

8.10.3 Panel and Interface LED ..................................................................................... 8-25 

8.10.4 Interface Cable.................................................................................................... 8-27 

8.10.5 Internal DIP Switch.............................................................................................. 8-30 

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8.10.6 Connect Interface Cable ..................................................................................... 8-31 

8.11 RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1 and RT-FIC-1T1-F/RT-FIC-2T1-F/RT-FIC-4T1-F8-34 

8.11.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-34 





8.12 RT-FIC-1CE3................................................................................................................. 8-37 

8.12.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-37 





8.13 RT-FIC-1CT3 ................................................................................................................. 8-40 

8.13.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-40 




8.14 RT-FIC-4BS ................................................................................................................... 8-41 

8.14.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-41 


8.14.3 Internal DIP Switch.............................................................................................. 8-42 




8.15 RT-FIC-1AE3 ................................................................................................................. 8-44 

8.15.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-44 


8.15.3 Panel and Interface LEDs ................................................................................... 8-45 

8.15.4 Interface Cable.................................................................................................... 8-46 

8.15.5 Connecting Interface Cable................................................................................. 8-46 

8.16 RT-FIC-1AT3 ................................................................................................................. 8-47 

8.16.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-47 




8.16.5 Connecting Interface Cable................................................................................. 8-48 

8.17 RT-FIC-1ATM-25M ........................................................................................................ 8-49 

8.17.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-49 




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8.18 RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM/RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM/RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML ................... 8-52 

8.18.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-52 



8.18.4 Interface Optical Fiber......................................................................................... 8-54 

8.19 RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL..................................................................................... 8-55 

8.19.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-55 





8.20 RT-FIC-1ADSL-I/2ADSL-I.............................................................................................. 8-58 

8.20.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-58 





8.21 RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL/2G.SHDSL/4G.SHDSL .................................................................. 8-60 

8.21.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-60 





8.22 RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO.................................... 8-62 

8.22.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-62 





8.23 RT-FIC-E1VI .................................................................................................................. 8-64 

8.23.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-64 





8.24 RT-FIC-T1VI .................................................................................................................. 8-68 

8.24.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8-68 





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Appendix A Installation of B68 Cabinet ......................................................................................A-1 

A.1 Installation Requirement and Brief Procedure ..................................................................A-1 

A.1.1 Spatial Planning Requirement ................................................................................A-1 

A.1.2 Brief Installation Procedure.....................................................................................A-2 

A.2 Cabinet Installation on the Cement Floor..........................................................................A-3 

A.2.1 The Composition of Integrated Pressure Plate.......................................................A-3 

A.2.2 Installation Flow ......................................................................................................A-4 

A.2.3 Cabinet Positioning.................................................................................................A-5 

A.2.4 Cabinet Leveling .....................................................................................................A-8 

A.2.5 Combined cabinet connection ................................................................................A-9 

A.2.6 Cabinet fixing ........................................................................................................A-11 

A.2.7 Insulation test........................................................................................................A-13 

A.3 Cabinet Installation on Antistatic Floor............................................................................A-14 

A.3.1 Brief Introduction to Rack .....................................................................................A-15 

A.3.2 Brief Introduction to Slide Rail ..............................................................................A-17 

A.3.3 Installation Flow ....................................................................................................A-17 

A.3.4 Rack positioning....................................................................................................A-18 

A.3.5 Rack installation....................................................................................................A-21 

A.3.6 Install slide rail ......................................................................................................A-23 

A.3.7 Install Supporting Accessories of Antistatic Floor.................................................A-26 

A.3.8 Cabinet Leveling ...................................................................................................A-27 

A.3.9 Combined cabinet connection ..............................................................................A-29 

A.3.10 Fixing the Cabinet...............................................................................................A-31 

A.3.11 Insulation test......................................................................................................A-33 

A.3.12 Restoring the Floor .............................................................................................A-34 

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Chapter 1 Router Overview 


1.1 Introduction 

Quidway AR 46 Series Routers are next generation high-performance edge routers 

that are developed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Huawei 

Technologies). Compared with the traditional Low-and-Mid-Range Routers of Huawei 

Technologies, they allow of higher forwarding performance and a broader service 

range. Quidway AR 46 Series Routers offer a more perfect hardware design, 

supporting Flexible Interface Cards (FICs), hot swappable Power Supply Unit (PSU), 

and 1+1 power backup. Along with NE Series Routers, AR 46 Series can provide a 

complete solution for service providers and enterprise networking. 

Following are the main features of AR 46 Series Routers. 

I. Abundant FIC options 

Tens of FICs are available for Quidway AR 46 Series Routers. Therefore, the user is 

allowed of great flexibility in card selection and can save the network investment by 

selecting the needed FICs in a proper quantity. 

II. Provision of Ethernet access solution 

The electrical and fiber (multi-mode and single-mode) FE FICs available for the Router 

support PPPoE and PPPoEoA that can offer the Authentication, Authorization, and 

Accounting (AAA) services for Ethernet access, hence satisfying the requirements of 

government offices and enterprises in broadband access. 

III. Provision of ATM and DSL solution 

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is a simple but highly efficient broadband technology that 

achieves great data transmission capacity over the existing copper wiring by using the 

digital code modulation technology. The ADSL and G.HSDSL cards available for AR 46 

Series Routers allow the medium-to-small-sized enterprises to access the Digital 

Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) equipment via Public Switched 

Telephone Network (PSTN) and then the Internet. 

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) transmits, multiplexes, and switches information 

in cells. AR 46 Series Routers provide 25Mbps, 155Mbps, E3, and T3 ATM cards, 

supporting ATM Adaption Layer Type 5 (AAL5) and offering the traffic services like 

Constant Bit Rate (CBR), Variable Bit Rate (VBR) and Unspecified Bit Rate (UBR). 

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Hence, such routers are well-suited to the high-speed data service and the 

transmission of large packets, hence implementing the interconnection between the 

medium-and-small-sized enterprise networks and the ATM networks. 

IV. Provision of MPLS solution 

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), a combination of IP and ATM technologies, 

replaces the IP header with a short and length-fixed label as traffic identifier, based on 

which each router makes the forwarding decision. Thus, it provides faster forwarding 

speed, gets support from IP routed protocols and control protocols, and hence meet the 

requirements that various new applications put on the network. MPLS VPN is a VPN 

technology that implements the interconnection of private networks via Label Switched 

Paths (LSPs). As LSP is a tunnel across the public network on its own, MPLS has an 

intrinsic advantage in terms of VPN implementation. AR 46 Series Routers usually act 

as Label Edge Routers (LERs) to connect an MPLS domain with non-MPLS domain or 

connect MPLS domains of different service providers, implementing service 

classification, label distribution, encapsulation, and multi-label peel-off. 

V. Data security and reliability 

• Support NAT. Besides some basic functions, the NAT available for AR 46 can limit 

concurrent connections to a single user, and thus alleviate the negative impact 

caused by malicious resources occupation without compromising the normal 

network applications. NAT of AR 46 also provides the ALG (Application Layer 

Gateway) function to FTP and ICMP. 

• Support the authentication protocols such as PAP, CHAP, data RADIUS, and 

VoIP RADIUS. 

• Implement packet filter and firewall for preventing the intrusion from an external 

networks. 

• Support VPN (including GRE, L2TP, and MPLS) and provide IPSec, and IKE, 

hence ensuring the security of the private networks in an Internet environment. 

• Support the Backup Center and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) 

technologies, enhancing the robustness and reliability of the network by providing 

a backup scheme in case of communication line or device failures. So far, backup 

center supports backup load sharing. 

• Support hot swap of fans, interface cards, and power module to ensure high 

reliability. 

VI. Online software upgrading 

You are allowed to upgrade the application programs and Boot ROM programs, and 

add new features and functions on line as needed. 

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VII. Abundant fault isolation methods 

• You are available with the means to monitor the states of system configurations, 

system service channels, and system resources, as well as fault indication via 

console and network management host. In addition, logging function is provided 

for recording and outputting the abnormal information. 

• You are allowed to monitor the FIC running state and make the judgment by 

observing the LEDs on FIC panels. 

• You are also provided with the functions of in-service system test, out-of-service 

system test. In addition, loopback test and hardware key module self-test are 

allowed. 

VIII. Regulatory compliance 

AR 46 Series Routers are designed taking into full consideration the regulations and 

standards of China, North America, Europe, Europe, Australia, and Japan in EMC, 

safety, network access, and some other aspects. 

1.2 Router Model and Structure 

Quidway AR 46 Series Routers include Quidway AR 46-20, 46-40, and 46-80. These 

three models are similar in chassis structure and layout. All of them use the 

mid-backplane allowing front and rear card insertion and can be mounted in 19-inch 

standard racks. The following subsections will give you more details about these three 

models. 

1.2.1 AR 46-20 

(1) (2) (3) 

1) Main control unit (RPU) Slot0 2) FIC Slot1 

3) FIC Slot2 4) ESD-preventive wrist strap port 

Figure 1-1 Front panel of AR 46-20 

(4) 

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(1) (2) 

(3) (4) (5) 

1) Fan module 2) Grounding screw 

3) ESD-preventive wrist strap port 4) Power supply unit (PSU) 1 (PWR1) 

5) PWR2 

Figure 1-2 Rear panel of AR 46-20 

AR46-20 has three slots on the front panel, with slot 0 for the main control unit and slots 

1 and 2 for FICs. At the bottom right of the front panel is an ESD-preventive wrist strap 

port. 

Two PSUs, working in 1+1 backup mode can be horizontally installed in AR 46-20 from 

the rear of the chassis. The PSUs can be the ones providing DC or AC power supplies, 

and you may make selection as needed. The fan module is located at the left rear. Both 

PSU and fan module are hot swappable. At the bottom left of the rear panel is an 

ESD-preventive wrist strap port and at the top right is a grounding screw. 


(1) (2) (3) 

(4) (5) 

(6) 

1) RPU Slot0 2) FIC Slot1 

3) FIC Slot2 4) FIC Slot3 

5) FIC Slot4 6) ESD-preventive wrist strap port 


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(1) (2) 

(3) (4) (5) 


3) ESD-preventive wrist strap port 4) Power supply unit (PSU) 1 (PWR1) 

5) PWR2 


AR46-40 has five slots on the front panel, with slot 0 for the main control unit and slots 

1 through 4 for FICs. At the bottom right of the front panel is an ESD-preventive wrist 

strap port. 

Two PSUs, working in 1+1 backup mode, can be horizontally installed in AR 46-40 from 






(1) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) (6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10) 

(11) 

1) Holes for holding chassis 2) RPU Slot0 





11) ESD-preventive wrist strap port 


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(1) (2) 

(3) (4) (5) 


3) ESD-preventive wrist strap port 4) PWR1 

5) PWR2 


AR46-80 has nine slots on the front panel, with slot 0 for the main control unit and slots 

1 through 8 for FICs. At the bottom right of the front panel is an ESD-preventive wrist 

strap port. 

Two PSUs, working in 1+1 backup mode, can be horizontally installed in AR 46-80 from 





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1.3 System description 

Table 1-1 System description of AR 46-20/ 46-40/ 46-80 

Item 

AR 46-20 

description 

AR 46-40 

description 

AR 46-80 description 

FIC slot 2 4 8 

Fixed interface 

2 10/100Mbps 2 10/100Mbps 

2 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports 

Ethernet ports Ethernet ports 

1 AUX port 

1 AUX port 

1 AUX port 

1 console port 

1 console port 1 console port 

Processor 

733MHz 

Boot ROM 

1024KB 

SDRAM 

Default: 256MB 

Max: 512MB 

NVRAM 

512KB 

Flash 

32MB 

Dimensions (W x D x H) 

436.2 mm x 420 mm x 436.2 mm x 420 mm x 436.2 mm x 420 mm x 219.5 

130.5 mm 

130.5 mm 

mm 

Weight 28kg 18.7kg 18kg 

Rated voltage: 100-240V a.c.; 50/60Hz 

AC Max. voltage: 90-264V a.c.; 50/60Hz 

Max. current: 4.0A/2.0A/2.0A (AR 46-80/ 46-40/ 46-20) 

Input voltage 

Rated voltage: -48- -60V d.c. 

DC Max. voltage: -36- -72V d.c. 

Max. current: 9.0A/5.0A/4.0A(AR 46-80/ 46-40/46-20) 

Max. power 213W 126W 86W 

Operating temperature 0 ~ 40 o C 

Relative humidity 

10 ~ 90% (non-condensing) 

Note: 

SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) is also known as the memory that stores the 

communication data between the system and CPU. 

NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory) stores the abnormal alarm information 

Flash memory functions as the major file storage medium to store application program files, abnormal 

information, and configuration files. 

Boot ROM stores the boot program file. 

1.4 Introduction to General Modules 

The general modules of AR 46 Series Routers include RPU, PSU (PWR), FAN, and 

FICs, which will be described in the following subsections. 

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1.4.1 RPU 

I. Functions 

As the core of routers, RPU functions primarily to process protocols, forward low-speed 

packets, control interfaces, and detect faults. The state monitoring information, such as 

the operation states of FAN, PWR, and system can be shown directly via the LEDs on 

the RPU, or reported to the Daemon for the monitoring on the network management 

system. In addition, RPU also provides the hardware reset button RESET. 

Following are the functions of RPU. 

II. Appearance 

Figure 1-7 RPU 

III. LED and button 

Figure 1-8 Front panel of RPU 

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Table 1-2 RPU LED and button description 

RUN 

(green) 

ALM (red) 

RESET 

10/100BA 

SE-TX 

LED 

LED and button 

RPU 

FAN 

PWR1 

PWR2 

RPU 

FAN 

PWR1 

PWR2 

LINK (green) 

ACT (yellow) 

Description 

System operation LED. Blinking means the CPU is in normal operation, 

constant ON or OFF means the CPU has failed. 

FAN operation LED. Constant ON means the FAN is operating normally. 

PWR1 operation LED. Constant ON means PWR1 is operating normally, 

and constant OFF means PWR1 is no in place or has failed. 

PWR2 operation LED. Constant ON means PWR2 is operating normally, 

and constant OFF means PWR2 is no in place or has failed. 

System failure LED. ON means CPU has received an alarm signal for PWR 

or FAN(due to overheating, for example). 

FAN failure LED. ON means the FAN is no in place or its rotation is 

obstructed. 

PWR1 failure LED. ON means PWR1 has failed. 

PWR2 failure LED. ON means PWR2 has failed. 

RPU hardware reset button. 

OFF means the link is not connected and ON means the link is connected. 

OFF means no data is being transceived on the interface and blinking 

means data is being transceived. 

IV. Interface 

1) Console interface 

Table 1-3 Console interface attributes 

Attribute 

Connector 

Interface standard 

Baud rate 

Supported service 

Description 

RJ45 

RS232 

9600bps ~ 115200bps 

9600bps by default 

Connect to the ASCII terminal 

Connect to the serial interface of the local PC and run terminal emulation program on the 

PC 

Command Line Interface (CLI) 

2) AUX interface 

Table 1-4 AUX interface attributes 

Attribute 

Description 

Connector 


Baud rate 


RJ45 

RS232 

300 ~ 115200bps 

Modem dialup 

Backup 

3) Ethernet interface 

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The RPU provides two 10/100Base-TX Ethernet ports on its panel (Ethernet 0/0/0 at 

left and Ethernet 0/0/1 at right). Their attributes are listed in the following table. 

Table 1-5 Ethernet interface attributes 

Attribute 

Connector 

Interface type 

Supported frame 

format 

Operating mode 

RJ45 

MDI 

Ethernet_II 

Ethernet_SNAP 

10M/100Mbps auto-sensing 

Full duplex/Half-duplex 

Description 

1.4.2 PWR 

I. Functions 

The power supply system of Quidway AR 46 Series Routers can work in either 

single-power or dual-power mode. In dual-power mode, the two PWRs (either 

supplying DC or AC power) function in a redundant way (that is, loading sharing mode). 

The input interruption or failure of a PWR will not affect the operation of another PWR, 

and this operating PWR will provide all the power required by the system. 

Quidway AR 46 Series Routers provide two types of PWRs, i.e., AC PWR and DC 

PWR, both providing the output power of 350W. PWR has the functions of overcurrent 

protection and overvoltage protection. 

You can connect the PWR to the backplane by inserting it from the rear of router 

chassis. It is hot swappable and its switchover will not affect the ongoing system 

operation. 

Note: 

If you want to install an AR 46 Series Router in a communication equipment room, you should make sure 

that the power distribution cabinet can provide the lightning protection box or arrester against the current of 

20KA and above. 

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Figure 1-9 AC PWR 

Figure 1-10 DC PWR 

III. LED 

The following figure illustrates the front panel of AC PWR. 

Figure 1-11 Front panel of AC PWR. 

The following figure illustrates the front panel of DC PWR. 

Figure 1-12 Front panel of DC PWR. 

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Table 1-6 PWR LED description 

LED 

ALM (red) 

RUN (green) 

AC/DC OK (red) 

Description 

PWR failure LED. ON means PWR is not in place or has failed. 

PWR operation LED. Constant ON means PWR is operating normally, and OFF 

means PWR has failed. 

PWR input LED (only for AC PWR). Constant ON means the normal voltage (85 ~ 

264V) is inputting, and OFF means the voltage input is not normal. 

1.4.3 FAN 

I. Functions 

AR 46-20 and AR 46-40 are configured with six fans that are separated into three 

groups, and AR 46-80 is configured with eight fans that are separated into four groups. 

The two fans in a group are working in a redundant way. When all these fans are 

working normally, the operating temperature of the system can be maintained in the 

range of 0 to 55 o C. As the failure of a fan will not affect the operation of other fans, the 

system will still be able to operate in the normal temperature. The rotating speed of the 

fans is controlled by the RPU and is in the range of 50% to 100%. The FAN controller 

uses two parameters, i.e., low-temperature threshold and high-temperature threshold 

to control the rotation speed of the fans, with the former corresponding to 100% rotating 

speed and the latter corresponding to 50% rotating speed. The system will send out 

rotation stop alarm signals in case any fan fails. The alarm and state LEDs of FAN are 

located on the RPU front panel. 


The following figure shows the FAN appearance, taking AR 46-80 as an example. 

Figure 1-13 FAN (AR 46-80) 

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1.4.4 FIC 

I. Ethernet interface cards 

1-port 10 /100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (FE) interface card (RT-FIC-1FE) 

2-port 10/100Base-TX FE interface card (RT-FIC-1FE) 

1-port 10/100Base-FX Ethernet multi-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1MFX) 

1-port 10/100Base-FX Ethernet single-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1SFX) 

1-port 10/100/1000Base-FX Gigabitethernet single-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC) 

II. WAN interface cards 

2-port enhanced multiprotocol sync/async serial interface card (RT-FIC-2SAE) 



4-port ISDN BRI S/T interface card (RT-FIC-4BS) 

8-port enhanced asynchronous serial interface card (RT-FIC-8ASE) 


1-port channelized T1/PRI interface card (RT-FIC-1T1) 



1-port fractional T1 interface card (RT-FIC-1T1-F) 



1-port channelized E1/PRI interface card (RT-FIC-1E1) 



1-port fractional E1 interface card (RT-FIC-1E1-F) 



1-port channelized T3 interface card (RT-FIC-1CT3) 

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1-port channelized E3 interface card (RT-FIC-1CE3) 

1-port 34Mbps ATM-E3 interface card (RT-FIC-1AE3) 

1-port 44Mbps ATM-T3 interface card (RT-FIC-1AT3) 

1-port 25Mbps ATM interface card (RT-FIC-1ATM-25M) 

1-port ATM 155M multi-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM) 

1-port ATM 155M single-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM) 

1-port ATM 155M single-mode long-distance fiber interface card 

(RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML) 

1-port ADSL over PSTN interface card (RT-FIC-1ADSL) 


1-port ADSL over ISDN interface card (RT-FIC-1ADSL-I) 


1-port G.SHDSL interface card (RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL) 



III. Voice interface cards 

2-port voice subscriber circuit interface card (RT-FIC-2FXS) 

2-port voice AT0 analog trunk interface card (RT-FIC-2FXO) 



1-port E1 voice interface card (RT-FIC-E1VI) 

1-port T1 voice interface card (RT-FIC-T1VI) 

For more information about FICs, refer to “Chapter 8 FIC”. 

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Chapter 2 Installation Preparation 


2.1 General Site Requirements 

AR 46 Series Routers are intended for indoor use. To ensure the proper working of the 

routers and prolong their service life, the installation site should meet the requirements 

described in the following subsections. 

2.1.1 Temperature/Humidity Requirements 

To ensure normal operation and prolong the service life of the Router, the equipment 

room must maintain adequate temperature and humidity. Long-lasting high moisture is 

prone to degrade the performance of the insulating material, which may result in 

electric leakage, leading to metal erosion. If the equipment room is very dry, however, 

the insulating shim will contract, leading to loosening of the fastening screws. Apart 

from that, static electricity will be produced, which damages the Complementary 

Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) circuit on the Router. If the equipment is always 

very hot, the aging process of insulating materials will be accelerated, which will affect 

the reliability of the Router and even the operational lifetime. 

The following table lists the requirements of AR 46 Series Routers in temperature and 

humidity. 

Table 2-1 Temperature/Humidity requirements in the equipment room 

Temperature 

0 o C to 40 o C 10% to 90% 

Relative humidity 

Note: 

The values of the operating temperature and humidity in a router equipment refers to the values measured 

at the position 1.5m above the floor and 0.4m ahead of the router rack, given there are no protective 

boards in front or at the back of the router rack. 

2.1.2 Cleanliness Requirements 

Dust is harmful to the safe operation of the Router. Dust on the chassis may result in 

static absorption, thus causing poor contact of the metal connection components or 

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points. Especially under the condition of low indoor humidity, the dust is easier to be 

absorbed, which not only shortens the operational lifetime of the equipment, but also 

results in communication failure. 

There should not be explosive, conductive, magnetic and corrosive dust in the 

equipment room where Quidway AR 46 Series Routers are located, and the dust 

concentration should meet the following requirements: 

Table 2-2 Limitation on dust content in equipment room 

Mechanical active material Unit Content 

Dust particle 

Note: Dust particle Diameter ≥ 5µm 

particle/m³ 

≤3 x 104 

(No visible dust on desk in three 

days) 

Besides the dust specifications, the equipment room of the Router should also meet the 

rigorous requirements for the content of salt, acid and sulfide. These harmful gases 

could accelerate the metal erosion and the aging process of some parts. The specific 

limits of these harmful gases are given in the following table. 

Table 2-3 Harmful gas limits in an equipment room 

Gas Max. (mg/m 3 ) 

SO2 0.2 

H2S 0.006 

NH3 0.05 

Cl2 0.01 

2.1.3 ESD Preventive Requirements 

Despite careful considerations have been taken in preventing ESD in the design of the 

Router, excessive static electricity may bring enormous damage to the card circuits and 

even the entire Router. 

On the communication network connected to the Router, the static electricity is 

primarily introduced from the outside electrical fields, such as the outdoor high-voltage 

power cable and lightning, and from the inside system, such as indoor environment, 

floor material and the equipment frame. To avoid the damage caused by the static 

electricity, you should ensure that: 

• The equipment is well connected to earth. 

• The equipment room is dust-proof. 

• Keep adequate temperature and humidity. 

• Wear the ESD-preventive wrist strap and clothes when contacting the circuit 

board. 

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• Place the removed circuit board upward on the ESD-preventive workbench, or into 

a static shielded bag. 

• Hold the circuit board by the outer edge when observing or moving it, so as to 

avoid direct contact with the elements on it. 

2.1.4 Electromagnetic Environment Requirements 

All interference sources, no matter from the outside of the Router or the application 

system, or from the inside, will influence the Router negatively in the conduction 

patterns of capacitance coupling, inductance coupling, electromagnetic wave radiation, 

and common impedance (including grounding system) coupling. To prevent the 

interference, you should: 

• Take effective measures against electricity net interference with the power supply 

system. 

• Do not use the working ground of the Router together with the grounding or 

lightning protection grounding device of the power equipment. Separate them as 

far as possible. 

• Keep the Router far away from strong power wireless launchers, radar launchers 

and high frequency and high-current equipment. 

• Use electromagnetic shielding if necessary. 

2.1.5 Lightning Protection Requirements 

Despite careful considerations have been taken in lightning protection in the design of 

the Routers and measures have been adopted, excessive-degree of lightning may still 

damage the Routers. To achieve the best lightning protection effect, you are 

recommended to: 

• Keep the grounding wire of the PGND of the chassis in good contact with the earth 

ground. 

• Keep the grounding terminal of the AC power socket in good contact with the earth 

ground. 

• Add a lightning arrester for power supply onto the front end of the power input in 

order to protect the power supply from lightning strikes in a more effective way. 

• Add a special lightning protection facility at the input end of the signal cables in 

order to protect the signal cables led to the outdoors, such as ISDN cable, 

telephone cable, and E1/T1 cable, from lightning strikes in a more effective way. 

2.1.6 Check Workbench 

Following are the rules that you should observe when installing the Router: 

• Leave enough clearance at the air intake vents and air exhausting vents to ensure 

adequate ventilation of the router chassis. 

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• Make sure that the workbench has a good ventilation system. 

• Make sure that the workbench is stable enough and can support the weight of the 

Router and the installation accessories. 

• Make sure that the workbench has been well-grounded. 

2.2 Safety Recommendations 

When reading this manual, you should pay adequate attention to the following symbol 

and the contents beneath it. 

Caution 

appears throughout this manual in procedures that, if performed incorrectly, might harm you or damage 

the Router. 

When installing or working on a Router, you are recommended to: 

• Keep the Router far away from the heat sources and water/liquid. 

• Make sure that the Router has been correctly grounded. 

• Wear ESD-preventive wrist strap in the installation and maintenance, making sure 

that the strap have good skin-contact. 

• Do not hot swap the main control unit of the Router. 

• Connect the cables to the ports appropriate to them. Above all, do not insert the 

telephone cable (including the ISDN cable) into a serial port. 

• Use laser cautions. Do not directly stare into the radiation aperture of the laser or 

the fiber connector connected to it. 

• Adopt Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). 

2.3 Check Router and Accessories 

After having confirmed that the installation conditions comply with the requirements, 

please open the packing cases of the Router and check that the Router and the 

accessories are completely consistent with the Purchase Contract. The following table 

lists the parts and accessories that are essential to make an AR 46 Router function. 

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Table 2-4 AR 46 Series Routers and accessories 

Item Name Quantity Note 

1 

AR 46-20/4640/4680 

mainframe 

2 Main control unit 1 PCS - 

1 set Router mainframe 

3 PSU (AC or DC) 1/2 PCS To achieve redundancy, you must equip two PSUs. 

4 Fan 1 - 

5 FIC 0~2/4/8 

6 PGND wire 1 PCS - 

You are available with abundant FIC options, but you can 

equip AR 46-20 with only two pieces, AR46-40 with four, 

and AR 46-80 with eight at maximum. You must specify 

the ordered FIC type and quantity when place an order. 

7 Console cable 1 PCS - 

8 Technology documentation 1 SET 

Include printed documentation (Installation Manual for the 

Router) and CD-ROM documentation. 

9 Installation mechanical part 1 SET - 

10 Product package 1 SET 

Include foam shockproof material, an external package 

and plastic bags. 

11 External cable suite 1 SET 

Optional cables, including Ethernet cable, AUX cable, 

synchronous/asynchronous serial cable, E1 cable, optical 

cable, etc. You must specify the cable type and quantity 

when placing the order. Otherwise, they will not be 

provided. 

Caution: 

B68 cabinet is not included in the installation accessories, so you need to order it separately. 

Please contact your agent if you have any question or problem. 

2.4 Installation Tools and Meters and Equipment 

1) Tool 

• ESD-preventive wrist strap 

• Static shielding bag 

2) Cable 

• Grounding wire and power cord 

• Console cable 

• Optional cables 

3) Meter and equipment 

• HUB or LAN Switch 

• CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) or other DCE equipment 

• Console terminal (it could be a common PC) 

• Equipment related to the selected FICs 

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• Multimeter 

Caution: 

AR 46 Series is not equipped with any installation tools, meters, or devices, and the user has to prepare 

them. 

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Chapter 3 Router Installation 


3.1 Router Installation Flow 

Start 

Mount the cabinet(optional) 

Mount the Router to 

the specified location 

Install PWR and FAN 

Install RPU 

Connect the PGND wire 

Connect the power 

cord 

Connect the Router 

to the console terminal 

Verify installation 

Power on the Router 

Troubleshooting 

Normal 

YES 

NO 

Tum off the power swrtch 

Install FIC 

Connect the Router to lAN 

Connect the Router to WAN 

Venify installation 

End 

Figure 3-1 Installation flow of AR 46 Series Routers 

Caution: 

Before installing a router, make sure that: 

1) You have read Chapter 2 Installation Preparation carefully. 

2) The requirements described in Chapter 2 Installation Preparation have been met. 

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3.2 Install Cabinet 

AR 46 Series Routers can be mounted in B68 cabinet provided by Huawei 

Technologies. For details about B68 cabinet installation, refer to “Appendix B B68 

Cabinet Installation”. 

If you mount a router in a cabinet provided by some other manufacturer or do not mount 

it in a cabinet at all, you can skip this part. 

3.3 Mount Router to a Specified Place 

3.3.1 Rack Mount Router 

AR 46 Series Routers are designed to fit the 19-inch standard rack. The following table 

describes their dimensions. 

Table 3-1 AR 46 Series Router dimensions 

Model 

AR 46-20 (W x D x H) 436.2 x 420 x 130.5 



Dimensions (mm) 

Take the following steps to mount a Router. 

Step 1: Confirmation before mounting. 

Ensure the rack has been well fixed. The installation position for the Router has been 

well arranged and there is no obstacle inside the rack or around. Ensure the router is 

ready for installation and has been carried to a place near the rack and convenient for 

moving. 

Step 2: Fix the mounting brackets (attached with a fixed cabling rack) onto both sides of 

the chassis with a Phillips screwdriver. (Skip this step, if you do not fix the router on the 

rack.) 

Step 3: Lift the Router a little higher than the shelf or guides in the rack and put the 

Router on the shelf/guides and push it into the rack. (Since AR 46-80 Router is rather 

heavy, it needs two people to carry from both sides.) 

Step 4: Fix the Router in the rack by fixing the mounting brackets with the proper pan 

head screws and make sure the router is level and stable. (Skip this step, if you do not 

fix the router on the rack.) 

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(2) 

(1) 

(3) 

(1) (2) 

1) Mounting screws 2) Mounting brackets (carrying cabling racks) 

3) Guides 

Figure 3-2 Mount a Router on a rack 

3.3.2 Bench-Mount Router 

In most cases, 19-inch standard rack is not available. People mount the routers on 

clean bench more often. This mounting method is simple. Please pay attention to the 

following items: 

• Keep the workbench stable and well grounded. 

• Leave the clearance of 10cm around the Router for heat dissipation. 

• Never put heavy things on the Router. 

3.4 Install the General Modules 

The tasks of general module installation include the installations of RPU, PWR, and 

various FICs. For the installation procedures of RPU, PWR, and FAN, refer to “Chapter 

6 Router Hardware Maintenance”. For the installation procedures of FIC, refer to 

“Chapter 8 FIC”. 

3.5 Connect the PGND 

Warning: 

The normal connection of PGND wire for the Router is the essential safeguard against the lightning shocks 

and interference. Therefore, you must first correctly connect the PGND wire when installing and using the 

Router. 

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AR 46 Series Routers provide a separate PGND screw. You must securely connect the 

PGND to the ground, ensuring the faradism and leakage power to be channeled into 

the earth ground. Thus, the anti-EMI capability of the entire Router can be significantly 

improved. The PGND also provides protection against the high voltage of lightning 

shocks caused by external network lines like E1/T1 line and ISDN/PSTN line. 

The PGND screw is located at top right-rear of the chassis and identified by a 

grounding mark, as shown in the following figure: 

(1) 

1) Grounding screw 

Figure 3-3 PGND grounding screw of Router 

Connect the ground screw to the earth ground using a PGND cable, requiring a 

grounding resistance less than 5-ohm. If you install the Router in a 19-inch standard 

rack, you must also ground the rack. 

Warning: 

You must well ground the operating router (that is, securely connect the PGND in case the unreliable 

grounding results in damages on the Router and even the peer equipment in the lightning activity period. 

3.6 Connect Power Cord 

AR 46 Series Routers have AC-powered and DC-powered models. You can make your 

selection as needed. These models have the same features and functions, except for 

PWR type. 

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3.6.1 Connect AC Power Cord 

I. AC power supply 

AC power input range: 100 to 240V, 50/60Hz AC. 

The following figure shows the power socket of an AC-input Router. 

(1) 

(2) (3) 

1) Cable-retention clip 2) Power switch 

3) AC input 

Figure 3-4 Partial appearance of AC power socket 

II. Recommended AC power socket 

The user is recommended to use a 3-line single-phase power socket with a grounding 

terminal, which should be reliably connected to the ground in the building. Normally, the 

grounding terminal of the power supply system in a building was buried in the ground 

during the construction and cabling. The user must make sure that the power supply for 

the building has been well grounded before connecting the AC power cord. 

III. Connect AC Power Cord 

Step 1: Check that the PGND wire has been correctly connected to the ground. 

Step 2: Insert one end of the power cord accompanying the Router into the power 

socket on the Router’s rear panel, fix the cable onto the cable-retention clip with a cable 

strap, and connect the other end of the cable to the AC outlet that provides power 

supply. 

Step 3: Check that the POWER LED on the front panel of the Router is ON, which 

means the power cord connection is correct. 

3.6.2 Connect DC Power Cord 

I. DC power supply 

DC power input range: -48 to -60V DC 

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The following figure shows the power socket of a DC-input Router. 

(1) (2) 

1) Power switch 2) DC input 

Figure 3-5 Partial appearance of DC power socket 

II. Connect DC Power Cord 

Figure 3-6 DC power cord 

Table 3-2 DC power cord pinouts 

-48 power supply side Router side 

X2 (blue -48V lead) 

X1.A1 

X3 (black BGND lead) 

X1.A3 

Step 1: Check that the PGND wire has been correctly connected to the ground. 

Step 2: Connect one end of the DC power cord to the power socket on the rear panel of 

the router chassis and the other end to the –48V DC power supply. 

Warning: 

In case of wrong connection, carefully read the label on the DC power cord before making connection. 

Step 3: Check that the POWER LED on the front panel of the Router is ON, which 

means the power cord connection is correct. 

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3.7 Connect the Console Terminal 

I. Introduction to console port 

Each AR 46 Series Router provides an RS232-comliant asynchronous serial console 

port (CON), through which the user can configure the Router. For the console interface 

attributes, refer to the section “1.5.1 RPU”. 

II. Console cable 

Console cable is an 8-core shielded cable. At one end of the cable is a crimped RJ45 

connector that is to be plugged into the console port of the Router. At the other end of 

the cable are a DB9 (female) connector and a DB25 (female) connector. You can plug 

either of them into the serial port on the console terminal as needed. 

The following figure illustrates the console cable. 

Figure 3-7 Console cable 

III. Connect console cable 

Before you can configure the Router at the console terminal, connect the console cable 

in the following steps: 

Step 1: Select a console terminal. Console terminal can be a standard ASCII terminal 

possessing an RS232 serial port, or a regular PC, but the latter is often used. 

Step 2: Connect the cable. Power off the Router and console terminal, and connect the 

RS232 serial port to the console port on the RPU via a console cable. 

Power on the Router after verifying the installation. If the Router is working normally, 

the system will display the router boot information on the console terminal. For more 

information about that, refer to “Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration”. 

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3.8 Connect Router to LAN 

I. Introduction to Ethernet interface 

AR 46 Series Routers provide the fixed 100BASE-TX FE interface. For details of its 

attributes, refer to the section “1.5.1 RPU". 

II. Ethernet cable 

100BASE-TX Ethernet interface usually adopts the category 5 twisted-pair for 

connection, as shown in the following figure. 

Figure 3-8 Ethernet cable 

Ethernet cables fit into two categories, i.e., straight-through cables and crossover 

cables. 

• Straight-through cable: The wire sequences of the twisted pairs crimped in the 

RJ45 connectors at both ends are the same. It is used for connecting a terminal 

device (e.g., PC and router) to a HUB or LAN Switch. The cables delivered with 

the router are straight-through cables. 

• Crossover cable: The wire sequences of the twisted pairs crimped in the RJ45 

connectors at both ends are different. It is used for connecting two terminal 

devices (e.g., PC and router). Users can make it as needed. 

Note: 

When preparing network cables, please use shielded twisted-pair (STP) cables so long they are available 

for the sake of electromagnetic compatibility. 

III. Connect Ethernet cable 

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Caution: 

1) You must connect a cable to the interface with the appropriate mark. Misplugging is prone to impair the 

interface card and even damage the router mainframe. 

2) When connecting to a LAN Switch, insert the cable to the 10/100BASE-T port identified by MDIX. 

Follow these steps to connect an Ethernet cable, to the 10/100BASE-TX port on the 

RPU for example. 

Step 1: Use a crossover cable to connect the Router to a PC or another Router by 

connecting one end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the Router and the other end to 

the PC or the peer router. Use a straight-through cable to connect the Router to a HUB 

or LAN Switch by connecting one end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the Router 

and the other end to the HUB or the LAN Switch. 

Step 2: View the LED of 10/100BASE-TX port. If the link has been connected, the green 

LED will light. 

3.9 Connect Router to WAN 

AR 46 Series Routers provide various WAN interfaces and the one provided by the 

RPU is AUX interface, the connection of which will be described in details in the coming 

subsections. For the connection of the WAN interface on an FIC, refer to the relevant 

contents in “Chapter 8 FIC”. 

3.9.1 Connect the AUX Port to Modem 

I. Introduction to AUX interface 

AUX is an RS232-compliant asynchronous serial interface that can provide backup for 

a WAN interface. Usually, it functions to provide dial connection. In case of console 

failure, AUX can function as a console interface. For the AUX interface attributes, refer 

to the section “1.5.1 RPU”. 

II. AUX cable 

AUX cable is an 8-core shielded cable. At one end of the cable is an RJ45 connector 

that can be plugged into the console port of the Router. At the other end are DB9 (male) 

connector and DB25 (male) connector. You can plug either of them into the serial port 

of modem as needed. The following figure illustrates the AUX cable. 

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Figure 3-9 AUX cable 

III. Connect the AUX cable 

Follow these steps to connect the AUX cable. 

Step 1: Insert the RJ45 connector of the cable into the AUX port on the RPU. 

Step 2: Insert the DB25 or DB9 connector into the serial port of the analog modem. 

AUX port is usually used for remote configuration or dial-up backup. Therefore, you 

need to connect the local modem to the remote modem via PSTN and then to the 

remote equipment. For the configuration procedures, refer to VRP Operation Manual. 

3.10 Verify Installation 

During router installation, you must verify the installation each time you power on the 

Router, making sure that 

• Enough clearance has reserved around the Router for adequate dissipation and 

the cabinet is stable enough. 

• The correct power supply is used. 

• The connection of the PGND wire of the Router is correct and secure. 

• The connections with other devices, such as the console terminal, are correct. 

Note: 

It is very important for you to check the router installation, as the secure connection, well grounding, and 

use of the correct power supply are essential to the normal operation of the Router. 

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Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration 


4.1 Boot a Router 

4.1.1 Establish Configuration Environment 

When configuring a router for the first time, you can only use Console port or AUX port. 

This section introduces the local and remote configuration environment establishment 

for your reference 

I. Connect the Router to a configuration terminal 

To set up the local configuration environment, RJ45 connector of the console cable 

needs to be connected to the console port on the Router, and DB25 connector or DB9 

connector to the serial interface of a PC, as shown in Figure 4-1. 

RS232 serial port 

Quidw ay AR46-20 

PC 

Console port 

Console cable 

Figure 4-1 Local configuration through CON port 

II. Set the parameters of configuration terminal 

Step 1: Start the configuration terminal and set up a new connection 

If the configuration is performed through a PC, the terminal emulation program (such as 

Terminal of Windows3.1 and HyperTerminal of Windows95/98/NT) should be run in the 

PC to set up a new connection. As shown in Figure 4-2, enter a name for the new 

connection and press button. 

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Figure 4-2 New connection 

Step 2: Set terminal parameters 

Parameters of the HyperTerminal of Windows98 are set as follows: 

• Select a connection port. While implementing the local configuration, select the 

serial interface to be connected in the Connect Using box, as shown in Figure 4-3. 

Please notice that the selected serial interface should be consistent with the actual 

serial interface connected by the console cable. 

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Figure 4-3 Setting the connection port in the local configuration 

• Setting serial interface parameter. As shown in Figure 4-4, in the properties dialog 

box of the serial interface, the parameters are set as follows: Baud rate 9600, Data 

bits 8, Parity check None, Stop bits 1, and Flow control None. Click the 

button to return to the HyperTerminal interface. 

Figure 4-4 Setting serial interface parameters 

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• Set HyperTerminal properties. Select [Property/Settings] on the HyperTerminal 

and enter the property setting window, shown as Figure 4-5. Select VT100 or auto 

detection as terminal simulation type, press [Ok] and return to the HyperTerminal 

window. 

Figure 4-5 Setting terminal type 

4.1.2 Power on the Router 

I. Check before power-on 

Perform the following check items before powering on a router: 

• Whether the power cord and ground wire are correctly connected. 

• Whether the voltage of the power supply complies with the requirement of the 

Router. 

• Whether the console cable is correctly connected, whether the PC or terminal for 

configuration is started, and whether the settings are done. 

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Warning: 

Before switching on the power, locate the power switch in the equipment room, so that, in case of an 

electrical accident, power can be quickly turned off. 

II. Power on the Router 

Turn on the power switch of the Router. 

III. Check/Operate after power-on 

After powering on the Router, check 

• Whether the LEDs on the front panel are normal. 

For the meaning of indicators under normal operation, see the description in Section 

1.5 Versatile Module. 

• Whether the configuration terminal display is normal.For the local configuration, 

the booting interface displays on the configuration terminal after the Router is 

powered on (refer to “Section 4.1.3 Booting Process” in this manual). 

When booting (POST) is done, press . After the command line prompts 

, you can start configuration. 

4.1.3 Startup Process 

I. Self-test on SDRAM 

During the process of powering on the router or resetting the router, the configuration 

terminal yields the following output first: 

Do you want to go on checking sdram Yes or not(Y/N) 

This information asks if you want to check the SDRAM. If you press , the system 

will skip the SDRAM checking. 

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Note: 

SDRAM checking is the responsibility of testing personnel and consumes a lot of time. Generally, it is 

skipped. Normally, it takes 8 seconds to check 32M memory, so on and so forth. (About 2 seconds) after 

the prompt appears, press to start SDRAM checking. If the SDRAM is normal, the system yields the 

following output: 

test SDRAM...OK 

If you press no key during 5 seconds after that, the system responds the default setting (N/n) and exits 

from SDRAM self-test. 

II. Display system information 

And then, the following information displays on the screen: 

Starting... 

******************************************************* 

* * 

* Switching Routing Platform 8060 Bootrom, Ver 1.07 * 

* * 

******************************************************* 

Copyright(C) 2001-2005 by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD. 

Creation date: Jul 14 2003, 10:54:22 

CPU type : IBM750FX-DD2.2 

CPU L2 Cache : 512KB 

CPU Clock Speed : 625MHz 

BUS Clock Speed : 125MHz 

Memory Size : 256MB 

Press Ctrl+B to enter Boot Menu... 0 

If you press within 4 seconds, the system will enter Boot menu. Boot menu 

mainly provides application downloading and executing. For details about Boot menu, 

refer to Chapter 5. 

If you do not press, the system will take the next step. 

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Note: 

The system provides Boot ROM master system automatic updating function. Before executing an 

application, if it finds the Boot ROM master system version is different from that recorded in the Boot ROM 

chip, it will automatically update the Boot ROM master system and reset it. The following information will 

display: 

Update Bootrom...done! 

system will reboot... 

III. Select booting device and download applications 

If you do not press, the Boot ROM program will automatically select a booting 

device according to the configuration of a user and read the application files from the 

corresponding device into SDRAM. If a user configures to boot with Flash, the terminal 

screen will yield the following information: 

Auto-booting... 

Booting From Flash... 

The Boot File is < flash:/8060.bin > 

IV. Decompress Application 

If the application files read into the SDRAM pass the checking, they will be 

decompressed. And the terminal screen displays the following information: 

Begin 

Decompressing ............................................................ 

Packet Decompress is completed ! 

V. Initialize the system 

After decompression, the Boot ROM program ends and the depressed application will 

be executed. The terminal screen displays the following information: 

Booting... 

Be Sure The Baudrate Be Set To 9600bps! 

Be Sure The Baudrate Be Set To 9600bps! 

GT64260 Version->[B]. 

usrRoot() end 

leave BSP 

root begin... 

Init 28F128... 

Begin to start the system, please waiting ...... 

... ... 

... ... 

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line Con 0 is available. 

Press ENTER to get started. 

The above information indicates the system initialization is done and the router 

operates normally. You can press to enter the command line and start 

configuring the router. After you press , the terminal screen displays the 

following information: 

 

4.2 Router Configuration Fundamentals 

4.2.1 Basic Configuration Procedure 

In general, the configuration steps are as follows: 

Step 1: Before configuring a Router, the networking requirements have to be made 

specific and detail. They include networking purpose, the role of the Router in the 

network, the division of subnets, the type of the WAN and transmission medium, the 

network security policy and reliability. 

Step 2: Based on the above requirements, draw a clear and detail networking diagram. 

Step 3: Configure the WAN interface of the Router. Firstly, configure the physical 

operating parameters (such as synchronous/asynchronous serial interface, baud rate 

and synchronous clock) of the interface according to the transmission medium of the 

WAN. For the dial-up interface, you need to configure DCC parameters for it. Secondly, 

configure the link layer protocol encapsulated on the interface and the related operating 

parameters according to the type of the WAN. 

Step 4: Configure the IP addresses or IPX network number of all the interfaces of the 

Router according to the division of the subnets. 

Step 5: Configure the routes. If it is necessary to enable the dynamic routing protocol, 

configure the related operating parameters of the protocol. 

Step 6: If there is any special security requirement, perform the security configuration 

for the Router. 

Step 7: If there is any special reliability requirement, perform the reliability configuration 

for the Router. 

Refer to VRP3 Operation Manual for detailed introduction of the protocols or function 

configuration the Router. 

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4.2.2 Command Line Interface 

I. Characteristics of the command line interface 

The command line interfaces provided by Quidway AR 46 Series Routers include a 

series of configuration commands, through which a user can configure and manage the 

router. The command line interface has the following features: 

• Performs the local configuration through CON port. 

• Performs the local or remote configuration through the Telnet command, which 

can be used to directly log on and manage other Routers. 

• Users can enter at any time to get online help. 

• Provide prompt and help information for user’s convenience. 

• Provide network diagnostic tools, such as Tracet and Ping, to quickly diagnose the 

availability of the network. 

• Provide all kinds of detailed debugging information to diagnose network faults. 

• The command line interpreter adopts fuzzy search for the keywords of the 

command. Any conflict-free keyword will be interpreted. For example, for the 

display command, you can just enter . 

II. Command line interface 

Quidway AR 46 Series Router command line interface provides a rich set of 

configuration commands, which are grouped in system view. A group corresponds a 

view (see VRP3 Operation Manual for details). You can switch between different views 

through commands. Normally, only some specific commands can be executed in a 

certain view, although some common commands (such as ping, display 

current-configuration, and interface) can be used in every view. 

4.2.3 Slot Arrangement and Interface Numbering Rules 

Quidway AR 46 Router supports various interfaces, such as CON port, AUX port, 

Ethernet port, (synchronous/asynchronous) Serial port, Asynchronous port, and voice 

port (FXO/FXS). The interfaces are configured in the order of sequence number. 

1) Slot arrangement 

Figure 4-6 AR 46-20 Router slot arrangement 

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2) Interface numbering rule 

AR 46 interfaces are numbered in three dimensions. The rules are as follows: 

• The interfaces are numbered in the interface-type X/Y/Z format, in which, interface 

specifies the interface type (as serial, asynchronous, ethernet or ATM, etc.), X 

specifies the slot number, Y specifies the pinch board number (or is fixed as 0 

when there is no pinch board), and Z specifies the interface sequence number. 

• As shown in the above figure, different interfaces of an interface module share the 

same slot number X. 

• For every interface, Y starts from 0 and Z indicates the interface sequence (from 

left to right) on the interface module. 

• For example, 1FE and 2FE modules are installed in SLOT1 and SLOT2 of AR 

46-20 Router respectively. The Ethernet ports are arranged as follows: 

• Fixed Ethernet ports are Ethernet 0/0/0 and Ethernet 0/0/1; 

• Ethernet port of 1FE module is Ethernet 1/0/0; 

• Ethernet ports of 2FE module are Ethernet 2/0/0 and Ethernet 2/0/1. 

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Every interface is configured in special view. For details, refer to VRP3 Operation 

Manual Volume I (V3.X). 

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Chapter 5 Software Maintenance 


5.1 Overview 

The files managed by the Router are of 3 types: 

• Boot ROM program files 

• Application program files 

• Configuration files 

The maintenance of the Router involves mainly the three aforementioned types of files. 

Only the software maintenance functions listed in Boot menu, for example upgrading of 

Boot ROM files and application files, are discussed here. For details about other 

functions, see VRP3 Operation Manual. 

Caution: 

Upgrade the Router software sensibly and in a proper way. It is recommended to upgrade the software 

under the guidance of the technical support personnel. 

5.2 Boot Menu 

Boot main menu and Boot sub-menu will be used during the maintenance of the router 

software. Boot sub-menu can upgrade and start Boot ROM program. While Boot main 

menu upgrades and starts application program. 

Build up a configuration environment according to the section 4.1, and then boot the 

Router. The following information will be displayed on the terminal screen: 

Do you want to go on checking sdram Yes or not(Y/N) 

Enter and the following information will be displayed on the terminal screen: 

Press CTRL+A to Stop AutoBoot! 

Starting... 

Press in five seconds after “Starting...” pops up, then the system enters Boot 

sub-menu. 

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Note: 

1) In order to access the Boot sub-menu, you shall press within five seconds after the information 

“starting…” appears. Otherwise the system will directly enter Boot main menu if no error is found in system 

checks. 

2) If you do not press as required, then the system will check the code for Boot main system 

when Boot sub-system starts. If errors are found in checks or caused by other faults during checks, the 

system may enter Boot sub-system. Otherwise, it directly enters Boot main system. 

5.2.1 Boot Sub-menu 

The following information will be displayed on the terminal screen when the system 

enters Boot sub-system successfully. 

========================= 

| Modify Serial Interface Parameter | 

| Update LargeBootrom | 

| Boot main system | 

=========================================================== 

Enter your choice(1-3): 

I. Modifying serial port parameters 

Step 1: Enter in Boot sub-system and the system will begin to change baudrate of 

the serial port on RPU card, as will reduce the time to load necessary files. The system 

prompts the following information: 

================================================= 

|Note: Change The HyperTerminal's Baudrate Accordingly. | 

|----------------------------------------- | 

| 9600(Default) | 

| 19200 | 

| 38400 | 

| 57600 | 

| 115200 | 

================================================================ 

Enter Your Choice(1-5): 

The information indicates you to choose desired baudrate. By default, the baudrate is 

9600 bps. Step 2: Select a target item and press . When you select , the 

system prompts 

Enter your choice(1-5): 5 

Change The BaudRate On PC Side First! 

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Step 3: Select [File/Attributes] at HyperTerminal in the configuration PC and press 

in the dialog box. In the dialog box, change the baudrate to a desired 

value and press . Suppose the baudrate here is 38400. See 4.1.1 2 Setting 

parameters for configuration PC for details. 

Step 4: Disconnect the system and resume dialup, to make the new parameter take 

effect. 

The Current BaudRate is 115200 

Note: 

You should reset the HyperTerminal baudrate to the default value 9600bps when upgrading Boot ROM by 

changing rate downloading files, to prevent that no output information is prompted on the terminal screen 

after sytem startup or system restart. 

II. Upgrading Boot main system (LargeBootrom) through serial port 

Enter in Boot sub-system and choose to upgrade Boot main system via Xmodem. 

See 5.3.1 Upgrading Boot Main System, for more details. 

III. Starting Boot main system 

Enter in Boot sub-system and the system will then copy the files in Boot main 

system into SDRAM. It will also decompress and start the files. Then the system will 

start Boot main menu. 

5.2.2 Boot Main Menu 

The following is prompted on the terminal screen after the system enters Boot main 

system. 

******************************************************* 

* * 

* Switching Routing Platform 8060 Bootrom, Ver 1.07 * 

* * 

******************************************************* 

Copyright(C) 2001-2005 by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD. 

Creation date: Jul 14 2003, 10:54:22 

CPU type : IBM750FX-DD2.2 

CPU L2 Cache : 512KB 

CPU Clock Speed : 625MHz 

BUS Clock Speed : 125MHz 

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Memory Size : 256MB 

Press Ctrl+B to enter Boot Menu... 0 

If you press at this time, the system will enter Boot main menu. 

Note: 

Press in four seconds after startup to enter Boot main menu. Otherwise the system will start host 

program in default mode. 

The system will first prompt the following information for you to enter Boot ROM 

password: 

password: 

If the password (the initial password 8060) is correct, the system shows the main menu 

as listed in the following. If you enter incorrect password for three times consecutively, 

the system will restarts. 

MAIN MENU 

============================================ 

| Boot With Default Mode | 

| Boot From Flash | 

| Enter Serial SubMenu | 

| Enter Ethernet SubMenu | 

| Modify Flash Ddescription Area | 

| Modify Bootrom Password | 

| Reboot 

=============================================================== 

Enter your choice(1-7): _ 

Note: 

To set Flash description area, enter when the system starts for the first time. 

If you use Flash for the first time and reading or writing Flash is required, Flash will be formatted first. Then 

the following informatio will be prompted: 

Formatting Flash, please waiting several minutes...done 

I. Starting host program in default mode 

Enter in Boot main menu and the system will first read Flash description area to get 

start flag (from Flash or from hardware disk) and start file names. Then it downloads 

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host program files to memory according to start flag and start file names. The system 

decompresses and starts the files, and the terminal will display: 

Boot With Default Mode 

Booting From Flash... 

The Boot File is < flash:/8060.bin > 

Note: 

The system will restart when errors occur in Flash description area data or start files. In this case, please 

enter Boot main menu to modify Flash description area data or to download start files. Currently the AR 46 

only supports starting Boot main menu from Flash. 

II. Starting application program from Flash 

Enter in Boot main menu and the system will first read Flash description area to get 

Flash start file names. Then it downloads host program files to memory according to 

start file names. The system decompresses and starts the files. The following 

information is prompted on the terminal screen: 

Booting from Flash 

Decompress Image..................................OK! 

Starting at ... 

III. Entering seial port sub-menu 

Enter in Boot main menu and the system will enter serial port sub-menu. The 

following information is shown on the terminal screen: 

Boot From Serial Port 

============================================== 

| Download Program To SDRAM And Run | 

| Download Program To Flash | 

| Change Boot Parameter | 

| Exit To Main Menu | 

=============================================================== 

Enter your choice(1-4): _ 

1) Downloading via serial port application files to memory and starting them 

Enter in serial port sub-menu and the system will download via serial port 

application files from the configuration PC to memory using Xmodem protocol. It then 

decompresses them and runs start file upon skipping to program ingress. Refer to 

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5.2.1 II. Upgrading Boot main system (LargeBootrom) through serial port, for loading 

details. 

2) Downloading via serial port application files to Flash 

Enter in serial port sub-menu and the system will download via serial port 

application files to Flash using Xmodem protocol. 

3) Modifying serial port parameters 

Enter in serial port sub-menu to modify baudrate of the serial port on RPU card. 

The following information is displayed: 

=============================================== 

|Note: Change The HyperTerminal's Baudrate Accordingly. | 

|------------------------------------------| 

| 9600(Default) | 

| 19200 | 

| 38400 | 

| 57600 | 

| 115200 | 

=============================================================== 

Enter Your Choice(1-5): 

The information indicates you to choose desired baudrate. By default, the baudrate is 

9600 bps. Select a target item and press . When you select , the system 

prompts 

Enter your choice(1-5): 5 

Change The BaudRate On PC Side First! 

Change baudrate of the configuration PC according to the prompts. Disconnect the 

system and resume dialup, to make the new parameter take effect. See 5.2.1 I. 

Modifying serial port parameters, for more details. 

4) Returning to Boot main menu 

Enter in serial port sub-menu to return to Boot main menu. 

IV. Entering Ethernet port sub-menu 

Enter in Boot main menu to turn to Ethernet port sub-menu. The following 

information is displayed: 

============================================= 

| Download Program To SDRAM And Run | 

| Download Program To Flash | 

| Change Boot Parameter | 

| Exit To Main Menu | 

| | 

=============================================================== 

Enter your choice(1-4): 

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1) Downloading via Ethernet port application files to memory and starting them 

Enter in Ethernet port sub-menu and the system will download via Ethernet port 

application files from the host to memory. It then decompresses them and runs start file 

upon skipping to program ingress. 

2) Downloading via Ethernet port application files to Flash 

Enter in Ethernet port sub-menu and the system will download via Ethernet port 

application files from the host to Flash. 

3) Modifying Ethernet port parameters 

Enter in Ethernet port sub-menu to modify baudrate of the Ethernet port. The 

following information is displayed: 

'.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; ^D = quit 

boot device : wancom0 ←Ethernet device name 

processor number : 0 

host name 

: host 

file name 

: c:/share/vxWorks←Host file name 

inet on ethernet (e) : 192.168.0.90 ←IP address of the 

Ethernet port on main control card 

inet on backplane (b) : 

host inet (h) : 192.168.0.91 ←Host IP address 

gateway inet (g) : 

user (u) : taotao ←FTP username 

ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh) : taotao ←FTP user password 

flags (f) 

: 0x0(FTP)/0x80(TFTP) ←File transfer type 

target name (tn) : 

startup script (s) : 

other (o) : 

4) Returning to Boot main menu 

Enter in Ethernet port sub-menu to return to Boot main menu. 

V. Modifying Flash description area 

Enter in Boot main menu and the system will read Flash description area data first. 

When data errors occur in Flash description area, the system prompts “data error in 

Flash description area!” and “data error in Flash description backup area!” Modify the 

parameters one by one when they are listed. 

The following information is shown on the terminal screen: 

FlashFileName=flash:/system.bin, modify the file name if needed. 

Please input correctly, e.g.: system.bin 

At this time you ought to enter Flash start file name. After you press , the 

system will write the new data into Flash description area. Then the following 

information is displayed: 

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Writing Flash...done 

Note: 

If you do not want to modify the parameters, just press . Then the information “Writing 

Flash...done” will not be prompted. 

VI. Modifying Boot BOM password 

Enter in Boot main menu and the following information will be displayed: 

old password: 

←Enter the old password 

New password: 

←Enter a new password 

Verify: 

←Acknowledge the new password 

Write password to Flash...OK 

Note: 

If you enter the old password in error or enter inconsistent password in acknowledgement, password 

modification will fail. The system then exits from this operation. 

VII. Rebooting the system 

Enter in Boot main menu to reboot the system. The following information is 

displayed on the terminal screen. 

Rebooting... 

5.3 Upgrading Program Files Using Xmodem Protocol 

5.3.1 Upgrading Boot ROM Program 

Detailed procedures: 

Step 1: Connect the configuration PC according to Figure 4-1. 

Step 2: Start the router and press in five seconds when the system prompts 

"Starting…" to enter Boot sub-menu. 

Step 3: Change the baudrate of the serial port on RPU card to increase loading rate. 

See 5.2.1 I. Modifying serial port parameters for more details. 

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Note: 

By default, the baudrate of RPU serial port is 9600bps. Skip this step if you do not want to modify it. 

Remember to reset the baudrate to 9600bps when file transfer is completed, if you have changed the 

baudrate. 

Step 4: Enter in Boot sub-menu and the system will first download program files 

from the configuration PC to memory using Xmodem protocol. The system begins to 

upgrade Boot Rom program if no error is found in system checks. The following 

information is shown on the terminal screen: 

Please Select File. 

XMODEM downloading ...CC 

Step 5: Select [Transfer/Send files] in HyperTerminal when the above information pops 

up. 

In [Send files] dialog box, select as Xmodem and enter program path and 

files name in . Then press . If the configuration PC is not ready yet, 

press to exit from loading program files. 

Figure 5-1 Setting parameters 

Step 6: The system prompts the following information after you press : 

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Figure 5-2 Loading program files using Xmodem 

When the loading is completed, the system prompts 

XMODEM downloading ...CC download successfully! 

Update Bootrom...done! 

Note: 

Upgrading may fail if errorous files are downloaded. Excluding the time to download program files, it takes 

10 seconds to upgrade Boot ROM program. 

5.3.2 Upgrading application program 

Downloading application files via serial port is easy but at low rate. 

Detailed procedures: 

Step 1: Connect the configuration PC according to Figure 4-1. 

Step 2: Change the baudrate of the serial port on RPU card to increase loading rate. 

See 5.2.1 I. Modifying serial port parameters, for more details. 

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Note: 

By default, the baudrate of RPU serial port is 9600bps. Skip this step if you do not want to modify it. 

Remember to reset the baudrate to 9600bps when file transfer is completed, if you have changed the 

baudrate. 

Step 3: Start the router and enter Boot main system. Press when the system 

prompts “Press Ctrl+B to enter Boot Menu... 3”. Input correct password and enter Boot 

main menu. 

Step 4: Select in Boot main menu to enter serial port sub-menu. 

Step 5: In serial port sub-menu, select to download application files and run them. 

Or select to download application files to Flash. 

Step 6: Select application files and Xmodem protocol in [Transfer/Send files] in 

HyperTerminal. See Step 5 in section 5.3.1 Upgrading Boot ROM Program. 

Step 7: Send files. See Step 6 in section 5.3.1 Upgrading Boot ROM Program. 

Step 8: If you have selected downloading application files to Flash, you need to return 

to Boot main menu after the system writes application files into Flash and select to 

start the router from Flash. 

5.4 Upgrading Application Program via Ethernet Port 

Through Ethernet port, you can upgrade application program at high rate using FTP or 

TFTP, but you need to prepare FTP Server or TFTP Server. Detailed procedures are as 

follows: 

I. Building up upgrade environment 

LAN/WAN 

Quidway AR46-20 

(FTP/TFTP Client) 

PC(FTP/TFTP Server) 

Figure 5-3 Building up FTP/TFTP upgrade environment 

Step 1: Connect Ethernet port 0/0/0 in RPU card to a PC with cross-over cable. 

Caution: 

Only Ethernet port 0/0/0 can be used in upgrading. 

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Step 2: Connect the console port of Router to an external console terminal (can be the 

external PC connected to an Ethernet interface), and configure the HyperTerminal with 

the reference of “II. Setting the parameters of PC and terminal” contained in the section 

4.1.1. 

Step 3: Copy the target application files to the designated directory and configure IP 

address for the PC Ethernet port. 

II. Runing TFTP Server or FTP Server 

Start TFTP server or FTP Server and set a path for the target files. For FTP Server, you 

should also set username and password. 

Note: 

FTP Server or TFTP Server is not attached with Quidway series routers, so you have to buy it separately 

and install it by youself. 

III. Configuring the Router 

Step 1: Start the router and press to enter Boot main menu. 

See 5.2.2 Boot Main Menu for more details. 

Select in Boot main menu to enter Ethernet port sub-menu. 

Select in Ethernet port sub-menu to set Ethernet port parameters. 

• For TFTP upgrade mode, you should set the following parameters: 

file name: The file name to be downloaded 

inet on ethernet (e): The IP address for the downloading port in the router, which is 

user-defined and should not be in conflict with other device addresses in the network. 

host inet (h): The IP address of TFTP Server 

flags (f): Enter 0x80 for TFTP mode. 

• For FTP upgrade mode, you should set the following parameters: 

file name: The file name to be downloaded 

inet on ethernet (e): The IP address for the downloading port in the router, which is 

user-defined and should not be in conflict with other device addresses in the network. 

host inet (h): The IP address of FTP Server 

user (u): username, which should be consistent with that at FTP Server. 

ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh); password, which should be consistent with that at 

FTP Server. 

flags (f): Enter 0x0 for TFTP mode. 

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Note: 

FTP username and password in Boot main menu should be consistent with those at FTP Server. 

Step 4: Select in Ethernet port sub-menu to download application files and start 

them. Or Select in Ethernet port sub-menu to download application files to Flash. 

The following information is shown on the terminal screen: 

Attached TCP/IP interface to wancom0. 

Loading... done 

writing Flash................................Done 

Step 5: Select in Ethernet port sub-menu to return to Boot main menu. Select 

in it to run the new files. Till now the upgrading ends. 

5.5 Dealing with Missing of Router Password 

If you forget about Boot ROM password or user password, please turn to technical 

support personnel for help. They will assist you start the routers and set new 

passwords. 

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Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance 


Caution: 

1) On a mounting screw of Quidway AR 46 series router chassis, there is an anti-dismantle seal of Huawei 

Technologies Co., Ltd. The seal must be kept intact before the sales agent performs maintenance on the 

switch. If necessary, a user can open the chassis only if he contacts the local agent for permission or 

follows the related rules. Otherwise, he will bear responsibility for possible damages 

2) Replace the hardware of Router sensibly and in a proper way under the guidance of the technical 

support personnel. 

3) Remember to wear ESD-preventive wrist strap and make it well contact with your skin. 

4) For the device to operate normally, use the SDRAM provided by Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. only. 

6.1 Prepare Tools 

• ESD-preventive wrist strap and ESD-preventive glove 

• Static shielding bag 

6.2 Power Module Removal and Installation 

AR 46 Series Routers support 1+1 redundant power system. The power modules are 

hot-swappable. 

6.2.1 Remove a Power Module 

Step 1: Remove the power cord connected to the power module to be removed and 

loosen the two captive screws in the top panel of the module. 

Step 2: Hold the handle of the module and gently pull the module out along the guides. 

Caution: 

If no power module has been installed, install the blank filler panel to keep air going and heat dissipation 

and prevent dust entering. 

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Figure 6-1 Power module removal 

6.2.2 Install a Power Module 

Step 1: Hold the handle of the power module panel, slowly push the module into the 

chassis along the guides until it well touches the rear power panel inside the power slot 

of the chassis. 

Step 2: Fasten the two captive screws in the power module panel. 

Step 3: Check if the power switch on the panel is ON. 

Step 4: Plug one end of the power cord shipped with the chassis into the socket in the 

power module and connect the other end to the power supply. 

Step 5: Check if the power status indicator on the RPU is normal. 

6.3 Fan Removal and Installation 

The fan is hot-swappable and used for exhausting air to cool the cards. The fan is 

installed vertically to the right side inside the integrated chassis. 

6.3.1 Remove a Fan 

Step 1: Loosen the two captive screws of a fan. 

Step 2: One hand holds the handle attached to the front of the fan and pull part of it out, 

while the other hand holds the bottom of the fan. 

Step 3: Pull the whole fan out after it completely stops rotating. 

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Caution: 

1) The fan is rather long, and therefore use one hand to hold the bottom of the fan while the other hand 

holds the handle attached to the front of the fan and pull it out slowly. 

2) When you pull out the fan, the fan is powered off. However, it may still rotate for a while for the sake of 

inertia. Be careful and do not put your finger into the rotating fan. 

Figure 6-2 Fan removal 

6.3.2 Install a Fan 

Step 1: Hold the handle attached to the front of the fan with one hand and hold the 

bottom with the other hand. Slowly insert the fan into the chassis along the guides until 

it well touches the rear panel. 

Step 2: Fasten the captive screws of the fan. 

Step 3: Check if the fan status indicator on the RPU is normal. 

6.4 RPU Removal and Installation 

6.4.1 Remove an RPU 

Step 1: Power off the switch. (If there are two power modules installed, turn both of 

them off. 

Step 2: Loosen the captive screws at both sides of the RPU. 

Step 3: Pull the handles at both side of the RPU outward and gently pull the RPU out 

along the guides until the whole card is separated from the chassis. 

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Figure 6-3 RPU removal 

6.4.2 Install an RPU 

Step 1: Power off the switch. (If there are two power modules installed, turn both of 

them off. 

Step 2: Align the corners of the far edge with the guides in RPU slot and push the RPU 

inside the router. At the same time, push the handles at both side of the RPU inward 

until it well touches the RPU panel. (At this time, the corner between the RPU handle 

and its panel cannot be smaller.) 

Step 3: Fasten the captive screws and fix the RPU on the router. 

Step 3: Check if the fan status indicator on the RPU is normal after powering on the 

switch. 

6.5 Replace SDRAM 

This section mainly introduces how to replace SDRAM. See the following flow. 

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Start 

Prepare tools 

Remove the RPU 

Locate the SDRAM 

on the RPU 

Remove the SDRAM 

Install a new SDRAM 

Install the RPU 

End 

Figure 6-4 SDRAM maintenance flow 

SDRAM is a component of Router’s mainboard, which can be upgraded and replaced 

as needed. In general, it needs to be upgraded in the following situations: 

• The SDRAM capacity needs to be increased when the user upgrades the 

application program. 

• The SDRAM capacity needs to be increased because the route table is too large 

to be maintained by the Router or other applications consume large memory. 

• The existing SDRAM is damaged. 

Caution: 

1) Do not touch the component on the surface of the SDRAM with bare hand. You can only take it at the 

non-conductive edge. You can only hold it by the non-conductive edge of the SDRAM, because the 

SDRAM is prone to the electrostatic damage due to improper operations. 

2) It feels hard while removing the SDRAM, but do not overexert during the operation. 

I. Remove an RPU 

SDRAM is located on the RPU. Before replacing SDRAM, remove the RPU (following 

the way introduced in Section 6.4 RPU Removal and Installation and make sure of the 

SDRAM location. 

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II. Remove the SDRAM 

Step 1: Press outward, the locking clips at both side of the SDRAM slot with an 

appropriate force, and the SDRAM will spring out from the slot. 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) Spring clip 

Figure 6-5 SDRAM removal and installation 

Step 2: Take the non-conductive edge of the SDRAM between thumb and index finger 

and pull it out from the slot. Put the SDRAM into an anti-static bag to avoid ESD 

damage. 

III. Install an SDRAM 

Step 1: Take out a new SDRAM. Hold the SDRAM by its top non-conductive edge and 

put it into an SDRAM slot in correct direction. 

Step 2: Exercise adequate pressure on the SDRAM and press it into the slot, and press 

the locking clip at both sides of the slot. When the force is appropriate, the locking clips 

will shut and the bumps at both ends of the clip will fit into the semicircular position 

holes at both sides of the SDRAM. 

IV. Install RPU 

For RPU installation method, refer to section 6.4 RPU Removal and Installation 

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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 


7.1 Troubleshooting of the Power System 

1) Fault 

POWER RUN LED is OFF or blinks. 

2) Troubleshooting 

Please check: 

• Whether the power switch of the Router is turned on. 

• Whether the power supply switch is turned on. 

• Whether the power cord of the Router is properly connected. 

• Whether the power supply meets the requirement of the Router. If DC power is 

used, please check the AC/DC OK LED. Steady on means the input voltage is 

normal (85-264V), off means the input voltage is abnormal. 

7.2 Troubleshooting of the Configuration System 

After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) of the Router, if the system operates normally, the 

start-up information should be displayed on the console terminal; if the configuration 

system has some fault, the terminal may display nothing or only illegible characters. 

I. Troubleshooting of “nothing being displayed on the terminal” 

1) Fault 

After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) of the Router, the terminal does not display any 

information. 


Step 1: please check: 

• Whether the power system is normal. 

• Whether the console cable is connected correctly. 

Step 2: If there's nothing wrong after all the items above have been checked, it is likely 

that there is something wrong with the console cable or the terminal (e.g., the 

HyperTerminal) parameters. Please check the cable or the parameters. 

II. Troubleshooting of “displaying illegible characters on the terminal” 

1) Fault 

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After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) of the Router, the console terminal displays 

illegible characters. 


Please verify whether the terminal (e.g., the HyperTerminal) parameter settings are as 

follows: 

Baud: 9600 

Data bits: 8 

Stop bit: 1 

Parity: None 

Flow control: None 

Terminal emulation: VT100 

If the parameter settings do not match the above values, please modify the 

configuration. 

7.3 Troubleshooting of Application Software Upgrade 

I. Fault 1 

1) Fault 

Start the Router, upgrade the VRP software with the TFTP approach, and the system 

displays the following prompt: 

DownLoad Program To Flash Through Net Port 

boot device 

: ErrDev 

unit number : 0 


file name 

: AR46.bin 

inet on ethernet (e) : 1.1.1.1 

host inet (h) : 1.1.1.2 

user (u) 

: user 

ftp password (pw) : password 

flags (f) 

: 0x80 

Loading... Loading Failed 


The fault occurs due to the wrong boot device 'ErrDev' using a wrong application. To 

solve the problem, just change “ErrDev” to “wancom” which is the application upgrade 

device of AR 46 Router. 

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II. Fault 2 

1) Fault 

Start the Router, upgrade the application software with the TFTP approach, and the 

following information is displayed: 


boot device 

: wancom 



file name 



host inet (h) : 1.1.1.2 

user (u) 

: user 


flags (f) 

: 0x80 


Subnet Mask: 0xffffffc0 

Attaching network interface lo0... done. 

Loading... Error code 2: Access violation 

tftpGet: Error occurred while transferring the file. 

A bad file or twisted pair doesn't link correctly!Loading Failed 


The problem occurs because the file to be downloaded does not exist or the network 

cable is not connected properly. To solve the problem, confirm that the file to be 

downloaded is under the TFTP root directory and the cable is connected properly. 

III. Fault 3 

1) Fault 




boot device 

: wancom 



file name 



host inet (h) : 1.1.1.3 

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user (u) 

ftp password (pw) 

flags (f) 

: user 

: password 

: 0x80 


Attaching network interface lo0... done. 

Loading... tftpGet: Error occurred while transferring the file. 

A bad file or twisted pair doesn't link correctly!Loading Failed 


The problem occurs because the IP address of the computer is not correctly configured. 

To solve the problem, make a correct configuration of the IP address. 

IV. Fault 4 

1) Fault 




boot device 

: wancom 



file name 



host inet (h) : 1.1.1.2 

user (u) 

: user 


flags (f) 

: 0x80 

Loading... Done 

1000 Bytes Downloaded.Crc Error! 


The problem occurs because the downloaded file is not the application of AR46 Router. 

To solve the problem, specify a correct application. 

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Note: 

You can find bar code labels containting the information of product and maintenance on the router chassis 

and FIC. If you want to have the device maintained, please feed the bar code of the faulty device to the 

agent. 

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Chapter 8 FIC 

Chapter 8 FIC 

8.1 FIC Categories 

Following are the FICs available for AR 46 Series Routers. 

• Ethernet interface cards 

1-port 10Base-TX/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (FE) interface card (RT-FIC-1FE) 

2-port 10Base-TX/100Base-TX FE interface card (RT-FIC-1FE) 

1-port 100Base-FX Ethernet multi-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1MFX) 

1-port 100Base-FX Ethernet single-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1SFX) 

1-port 10/100/1000Base-FX Gigabitethernet single-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC) 

• WAN interface cards 




4-port ISDN BRI S/T interface card (RT-FIC-4BS) 



6-port analog modem interface card (RT-FIC-6AM) 

12-port analog modem interface card (RT-FIC-12AM) 









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1-port channelized T3 interface card (RT-FIC-1CT3) 

1-port channelized E3 interface card (RT-FIC-1CE3) 

1-port 34Mbps ATM-E3 interface card (RT-FIC-1AE3) 

1-port 44Mbps ATM-T3 interface card (RT-FIC-1AT3) 

1-port 25Mbps ATM interface card (RT-FIC-1ATM-25M) 

1-port ATM 155M multi-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM) 

1-port ATM 155M single-mode fiber interface card (RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM) 

1-port ATM 155M single-mode long-distance fiber interface card 

(RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML) 








• Voice interface cards 





1-port E1 voice interface card (RT-FIC-E1VI) 

1-port T1 voice interface card (RT-FIC-T1VI) 

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8.2 Remove and Install FIC 

Caution: 

1) The shielding fingers on the front panel of FIC achieve special electromagnetic shielding effect for the 

whole Router. Please ensure their integrity when uninstalling or replacing an FIC and never damage them. 

2) If you do not want to install a new FIC after removing the old one, install a blank filter panel to keep off 

the dust and ensure the adequate ventilation of the Router. 

3) Quidway AR 46 Series Routers support on-line removal. Thus, you can remove or install FICs when the 

router is running without shutting down the power supply and removing the power cable. But you must first 

execute the remove slot command before removing FICs, otherwise, some unknown errors might occur. 

However, you do not need to execute the undo remove slot command when you reinstall the removed 

FICs. 

4) If you unintentionally execute the remove slot command, you can cancel that operation by using the 

undo remove slot command. 

Before installing the FICs, please read Chapter 2 Installation Preparations carefully. 

I. Installation tools 

• ESD-preventive wrist strap 

II. Remove FIC 

Step 1: Place the Router with the front panel forward. 

Step 2: Remove the cables connected to the FIC. 

Step 3: Loosen the captive screws at both sides of the FIC. 

Step 4: Pull the ejector levers at both sides of the FIC outward, pull the FIC out of the 

slot along the guides until disengaging it totally from the slot. 

III. Install FIC 

Step 1: Place the Router with the front panel forward. 

Step 2: Align the remote edge of the FIC with the slot edge, push it into the slot, pull the 

ejector levers inward until it presses against the FIC panel (the angles thus formed 

between the FIC panel and the levers are the minimum angles). 

Step 3: Fix the FIC in the chassis by fastening the captive screws. 

Repeat these steps to install all the other FICs. 

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8.3 Troubleshooting 

The FICs available for AR 46 provide the LEDs on their panels so that the users can 

determine whether the installation of an FIC is correct by viewing the LED state. 

1) Generally, you can locate the problem by performing the following operations if an 

FIC is not working normally. 

• Check the interface cables, making sure that you have used the correct cables. 

• View the LEDs on the FIC panel, ensuring that the FIC is working normally. 

• Executing the configured display command, ensuring that the interface has 

accepted the configuration and is working normally. 

2) If anomalies occur due to the OIR of FIC without executing the remove slot 

command, you can perform the following operation. 

• Restart the router (sometimes the router automatically restarts), and check if the 

problem has been solved. 

8.4 RT-FIC-1FE/RT-FIC-2FE 

8.4.1 Introduction 

The FE interface cards, RT-FIC-1FE and RT-FIC-2FE, available for AR 46 are primarily 

used for the communications between the Router and LAN(s). 

Following are the differences between RT-FIC-1FE and RT-FIC-2FE. 

• RT-FIC-1FE provides one 10/100Mbps RJ45 Ethernet interface. 

• RT-FIC-2FE provides two 10/100Mbps RJ45 Ethernet interfaces. 

The RT-FIC-FE cards support: 

• The transmission distance of 100 meters if the category-5 twisted pairs are used. 

• The operation at the speeds of 100Mbps and 10Mbps, and autosensing. 

• Full duplex and half-duplex, with the former one in common use. 

8.4.2 Interface Attributes 

The following table describes the interface attributes of RT-FIC-1FE and RT-FIC-2FE. 

Table 8-1 RT-FIC-1FE/RT-FIC-2FE interface attributes 

Description 

Attribute 

RT-FIC-1FE 

Connector 

RJ45 

Connector number 1 2 

Cable 

Standard Ethernet cable 

RT-FIC-2FE 

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Attribute 


Supported frame format 

RT-FIC-1FE 

Full duplex/Half-duplex 

10M/100Mbps auto-sensing 

Ethernet_II 

Ethernet_SNAP 

Description 

RT-FIC-2FE 

8.4.3 Panel and Interface LED 

The following figure illustrates an RT-FIC-1FE panel. 

Figure 8-1 RT-FIC-1FE panel 

The following figure illustrates an RT-FIC-2FE panel. 

Figure 8-2 RT-FIC-2FE panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1FE/RT-FIC-2FE panel. 

Table 8-2 LED description of RT-FIC-1FE /RT-FIC-2FE 

LINK 

ACTIVE 


OFF means no data is being transceived on the interface and blinking means data is being 

transceived. 

8.4.4 Interface Cable 

I. Ethernet cable 

As shown in the following figure, Ethernet cable of RT-FIC-FE cards is a category-5 

twisted pair with RJ45 connectors. Pins 1 and 2 of the interface are at the transmitting 

terminal, and Pins 3 and 6 are at the receiving terminal. 

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II. Make Ethernet cable 

Ethernet cable uses the category-5 twisted pair composed of eight cores that are 

identified and grouped by their insulation layer colors. Usually a unicolor wire and the 

white/unicolor wire for it are in pairs. But sometimes, color dots are used to indicate 

which wires belong in pairs. 

Ethernet cables fit into two categories, i.e., straight-through cables and crossover 

cables. 

• Straight-through cable: The sequences of the twisted pairs crimped in the RJ45 

connectors at both ends are the same. It is used for connecting a terminal device 

(e.g., PC and router) to a HUB or LAN Switch. The cables delivered with the router 

are straight-through cables. 

• Crossover cable: The wire sequences of the twisted pairs crimped in the RJ45 

connectors at both ends are different. It is used for connecting two terminal 

devices (e.g., PC and router).Users can make it as needed. 

Note: 

1) When preparing network cables, please use shielded twisted-pair (STP) cables so long they are 

available for the sake of electromagnetic compatibility. 

2) The interface cables in the standard configuration of RT-FIC-FE cards are straight-through cables. 

8.4.5 Connect Interface Cable 

Step 1: If the Ethernet cable is a straight-through cable, plug one end of the cable into 

an Ethernet port on the RT-FIC-FE card, and another end to a HUB or LAN Switch. 

Step 2: Power on the Router and check the status of the LINK LED on the RT-FIC-FE 

panel. ON means that the link has been connected and OFF means that the link is not 

connected. In the latter case, check the line. 

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Caution: 

You must connect a cable to the interface with the appropriate mark. Misplugging is prone to impair the 


8.5 RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX 


RT-FIC-1MFX provides one 100Mbps Ethernet multi-mode fiber interface. 

RT-FIC-1SFX provides one 100Mbps Ethernet single mode fiber interface. 

The high reliability and sound transmission quality intrinsic to optical fibers enable 

RT-FIC-1MFX and RT-FIC-1SFX to easily accomplish the communications between 

the Router and a LAN. The interface can work in megabit full-duplex mode. 

Note: 

In terms of transmission mode, optical fibers fall into multi-mode optical fiber and single-mode optical fiber. 

1) Single-mode optical fiber has very thin core, and transmits only in single mode on a given wavelength. It 

features wide band and large transmission capacity. 

2) Multi-mode optical fiber can make the transmission in multiple modes on a given wavelength. In 

multi-mode, lights of different modes are transmitted at different speeds, resulting in phase distortion and 

hence limiting the transmission band. In terms of fiber core size, there are two types of multi-mode optical 

fibers, i.e., 62.5µm and 50µm, which are acceptable transmission media in ISO/IEC 11801 standard. 


The following table describes the interface attributes of RT-FIC-1MFX and 

RT-FIC-1SFX. 

Table 8-3 RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX interface attributes 

Attribute 

RT-FIC-1SFX 

Description 

Connector 

SC 

Connector number 1 

Optical fiber mode Single-mode Multi-mode 

RT-FIC-1MFX 

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Attribute 

RT-FIC-1SFX 

Description 

RT-FIC-1MFX 

Max. transmission distance 15km 2km 

Central wavelength 1310nm (1261~1360nm) 1315nm (1270~1360nm) 

Transmitting Min. -15dBm -20dBm 

optical power Max. -8dBm -14dBm 

Receiving Min. -31dBm -31dBm 

sensitivity Max. -8dBm -14dBm 


Full duplex 

100Mbps 

Supported frame format 

Ethernet_II 

Ethernet_SNAP 


Figure 8-4 RT-FIC-1MFX panel 

Figure 8-5 RT-FIC-1SFX panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on the card panel. 

Table 8-4 LED description of RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX 

LINK 

ACTIVE 

OFF means Rx link is disconnected, and ON means Rx link has been connected. 


transceived. 

8.5.4 Interface Optical Fiber 

RT-FIC-1MFX should be connected to multi-mode optical fiber and RT-FIC-1SFX to 

single-mode optical fiber. The optical interfaces of both cards are SC optical 

receptacles, so the optical fibers with SC connector should be selected. 

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Figure 8-6 Appearance of SC optical fiber connector 

Note: 

Optical fiber connector is defined by ITU recommendations as the passive component used to stably but 

not permanently connect two or more optical fibers. Optical fiber connectors are the passive components 

indispensable to the optical fiber communications system in the sense that they make it possible to 

perform the pluggable connections between optical channels. 

There are many types of optical fiber connectors, such as: 

1) FC: Round-shape threaded optical fiber connector 

2) ST: Round-shape plug-in optical fiber connector 

3) SC: Square optical fiber connector 

4) MT-RJ: Square transceiving optical fiber connector 

Note: 

The two types of optical fibers are optional, and you need to select the desired fibers when purchasing 

RT-FIC-1MFX and RT-FIC-1SFX, otherwise, they are not provided. 

8.5.5 Connect Interface Optical Fiber 

Caution: 

When connecting optical fiber, please note: 

1) Do not bend optical fiber with excessive stress. The bend radius should be no less than 10 cm. 

2) Ensure that the Tx terminal and the Rx terminal of the interface are connected correctly. 

3) Keep the sectional surface of optical fiber clean and free from dust. 

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Warning: 

Laser Danger! Do not observe the optical fiber connector connected with the laser in case the invisible 

laser radiation harms your eyes. 

Step 1: Find the Rx optical port and Tx optical ports on RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX. 

Insert one end of an optical fiber into the Rx optical port of RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX, 

and the other end into the Tx optical port of the peer device; insert one end of another 

optical fiber into the Tx optical port of RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX, and the other end 

into the Rx optical port of the peer device. 

Step 2: Power on the Router and check the status of the LINK LED on the 

RT-FIC-1MFX/RT-FIC-1SFX panel. ON means the Rx link has been connected and 

OFF means the Rx link is not connected. In the latter case, check the line. 

8.6 RT-FIC-1GE 


RT-FIC-1GE represents 1-port 10Base-T/100Base-T/1000Base-TX Ethernet interface 

cards. GE is the acronym of Gigabit Ethernet. RT-FIC-GE mainly functions to complete 

the communication between router and LAN. 

RT-FIC-GE supports the following features. 

• Transmission distance of up to 100 meters using category 5 twisted-pair cables. 

• Operating speeds of 1000Mbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps, as well as auto-sensing. 

• Full-duplex mode. 

The following figure shows the appearance of RT-FIC-1GE. 

Figure 8-7 Appearance of RT-FIC-1GE 


The interface attributes of RT-FIC-1GE are listed in the following table: 

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Table 8-5 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-1GE 

Attribute 

Description 

Connector 

RJ45 

Number of connectors 1 

Interface type 

MDI/MDIX 

Interface standard 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab 

Cable type 

Ethernet cable 


10/100/1000Mbps auto-sensing 

Full-duplex 

8.6.3 Panel and Interface LEDs 

The following figure shows the panel of RT-FIC-1GE. 

Figure 8-8 Panel of RT-FIC-1GE 

The following table lists the meanings of the LEDs on the panel of RT-FIC-1GE. 

Table 8-6 Meanings of LEDs of RT-FIC-1GE 

LINK OFF means the link is not connected. ON means the link is connected. 

ACT OFF means no data is being transceived. Blinking means data is being transceived. 


RT-FIC-1GE uses both crossover cables and straight-through cables for connection. 


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8.6.5 Connecting Interface Cable 

Step 1: Plug one end of the connection cable to the Ethernet interface of the router and 

connect the other end to the peer device. 

Step 2: Power on the router and check the status of the LINK LED on the panel. ON 

means the link is connected. OFF means the link is disconnected. Check the line in the 

latter case. 

8.7 RT-FIC-2SAE/ RT-FIC-4SAE/ RT-FIC-8SAE 


RT-FIC-2SAE/ RT-FIC-4SAE/ RT-FIC-8SAE stands for 2-/4-/8-port enhanced 

high-speed sync/async serial interface card. The cards functions mainly to transmit, 

receive, and process the data on the synchronous/asynchronous serial interface. They 

support both synchronous and asynchronous modes. In the former case, they support 

the DTE/DCE mode. 

I. Introduction to DTE and DCE 

An RT-FIC-SA card is usually connected to an external modem for the dialing purpose. 

In this case, an appropriate baud rate must be set. 

The synchronous serial interface can work in either DTE or DCE mode. Two devices 

directly connected should work as DTE and DCE respectively. The DCE device 

provides the synchronization clock and specifies communication rate, and the DTE 

device accepts the synchronization clock and communicates at the specified rate. 

The Router normally works as a DTE. To know whether the specific equipment 

connected with the Router is DTE or DCE, please refer to the manual shipped with the 

equipment. 

II. Speed and transmission distance of synchronous/asynchronous serial 

interface 

In different operating modes, the synchronous/asynchronous serial interface supports 

different electric signal specifications and baud rates. In addition, the maximum signal 

transmission distance not only depends on the specified baud rate but also the 

selected cable. The following table shows how the cable type, baud rate, and the 

maximum signal transmission distance related to each other. 

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Table 8-7 Speed and transmission distance of V.24 (RS232)/V.35/RS449/X.21/RS530 cable 

Baud rate (bps) 

V.24 (RS232) V.35/RS449/X.21/RS530 

Max. transmission 

distance (m) 

Baud rate (bps) 

2400 60 2400 1250 

4800 60 4800 625 

9600 30 9600 312 

19200 30 19200 156 

38400 20 38400 78 

64000 20 56000 60 

115200 10 64000 50 

- - 2048000 30 

Max. transmission distance (m) 

Note: 

When a V.24 cable is used, the baud rate of the RT-FIC-SA in synchronous mode shall not exceed 64 

Kbps. 


The interface attributes of RT-FIC-SAE are listed in the following table: 

Table 8-8 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-2SAE/ RT-FIC-4SAE/ RT-FIC-8SAE 

Description 

Attribute 

Synchronous 

Asynchronous 

Connector 

DB-28 

2 (RT-FIC-2SAE) 

Number of connectors 4 (RT-FIC-4SAE) 

8 (RT-FIC-8SAE) 

V.35, RS449, X.21, 

Interface standard and V.24 

RS530 

operating mode 

DTE, DCE DTE DCE 

RS232 

Minimum baud rate(bps) 1200 1200 300 

Maximum baud 

rate(bps) 

64k 4.096M 2.048M 115.2 

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Cable 

Attribute 

Services supported 

Synchronous 

V.24 (RS232) DTE cable 

V.24 (RS232) DCE cable 

V.35 DTE cable 

V.35 DCE cable 

X.21 DTE cable 

X.21 DCE cable 

RS449 DTE cable 

RS449 DCE cable 

RS530 DTE cable 

RS530 DCE cable 

1) DDN leased line 

2) Terminal access service 

Description 

Asynchronous 

1) Dialup through Modem 

2) Backup 

3) Async leased line 

4) Dumb terminal access 


The front panel of RT-FIC-2SAE is shown as follows: 

Figure 8-10 RT-FIC-2SAE front panel 



The meanings of the LEDs on RT-FIC-2SAE/ RT-FIC-4SAE are given in the following 

table: 

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Table 8-9 Meanings of LEDs of RT-FIC-2SAE / RT-FIC-4SAE 

LINK 

OFF means the link is not connected. ON means the link is connected. 

ACT 

OFF means no data is being transceived. Blinking means data is being 

transceived. 



On RT-FIC-8SAE, each link corresponds to a LED. ON means the link is connected. 

Blinking means data is being transceived. 


RT-FIC-SAE uses sync/async serial interface cable with DB28 connector. 

Before connecting to RT-FIC-2SA, confirm the line properties. There are ten optional 

cables depending on different line properties: 

V.24 (RS232) DTE cable: DB25 (male) connector at the network end 

• V.24 (RS232) DCE cable: DB25 (female) connector at the network end 

• V.35 DTE cable: 34PIN (male) connector at the network end 

• V.35 DCE cable: 34PIN (female) connector at the network end 

• X.21 DTE cable: DB15 (male) connector at the network end 

• X.21 DCE cable: DB15 (female) connector at the network end 

• RS449 DTE cable: DB37 (male) connector at the network end 

• RS449 DCE cable: DB37 (female) connector at the network end 

• RS530 DTE cable: DB25 (male) connector at the network end 

• RS530 DCE cable: DB25 (female) connector at the network end 

One end of the cables is connected to the router side via the DB-28 connector, and the 

connection of the other end of the cables varies with the network side to which it is 

connected. 

• V.24 DTE cable 

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Figure 8-13 V24 DTE cable 

• V.24 DCE cable 

Figure 8-14 V.24 DCE cable 

• V.35 DTE cable 

Figure 8-15 V.35 DTE cable 

• V.35 DCE cable 

Figure 8-16 V.35 DCE cable 

• X.21 DTE cable 

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Figure 8-17 X.21 DTE cable 

• X.21 DCE cable 

Figure 8-18 X.21 DCE cable 

• RS449 DTE cable 

Figure 8-19 RS449 DTE cable 

• RS449 DCE cable 

Figure 8-20 RS449 DCE cable 

• RS530 DTE cable 

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Figure 8-21 RS530 DTE cable 

• RS530 DCE cable 

Figure 8-22 RS530 DCE cable 

Note: 

The above ten types of cables are optional. You should order them together with the RT-FIC-SAE. 

Otherwise, they will not be provided. 

8.7.5 Connecting the Interface Cable 

Caution: 

Before connecting the RT-FIC-SAE, confirm the model of the equipment that is connected with the 

RT-FIC-SAE (that is, the sync/async mode, DTE/DCE mode of the peer, and so on), signaling criterion 

required by the access equipment, baud rate, and synchronous clock. 

Step 1: Check interface type of the peer device and choose the sync/async serial 

interface cable of correct type. 

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Step 2: Plug the DB-28 end of the connection cable to the corresponding DB-28 

interface in the RT-FIC-SAE. 

Step 3: Connect the other end of the RT-FIC-SAE cable to the following equipment: 

• If the WAN is a DDN, please connect the cable to the interface of the CSU/DSU. 

• If the WAN is a dialup line, please connect the cable to the serial interface of the 

analog Modem. 

Step 4: Power on the router, and check the status of the LINK LED of the RT-FIC-SAE. 

It is off when the line is faulty and signal is out of step. 

8.8 RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE 


I. Funcitons 

RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE stands for 8-/16-port enhanced asynchronous serial 

interface card. Function primarily to transmit, receive, and process the asynchronous 

serial data flows. But RT-FIC-ASE uses RJ45 connector and AUX cable. The maximum 

speed of each asynchronous serial interface can reach as fast as 115.2kbps, 

supporting terminal access service and asynchronous leased line. In addition, the 

asynchronous serial interface can serve as a dialup access server for the 

small-and-medium-sized ISPs. Or, it can interconnect with eight (RT-FIC-8ASE) or 16 

(RT-FIC-16ASE) LANs via the asynchronous dialup lines. 


The interface attributes of RT-FIC-8ASE and RT-FIC-16ASE are listed in the following 

table: 

Table 8-10 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE 

Connector 

Attribute 

Number of connectors 

Interface standard and 

operating mode 

Cable 

RT-FIC-8ASE 

RJ45 

8 (RT-FIC-8ASE) 

16 (RT-FIC-16ASE) 

RS232 

Minimum baud rate (bps) 300 

Maximum baud rate (bps) 115.2k 

Description 

RT-FIC-16ASE 

AUX cable 

RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE dumb terminal cable 

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Attribute 

Service supported 

RT-FIC-8ASE 

1) Dialup through Modem 

2) Backup 

3) Terminal access service 

4) Async leased line service 

Description 

RT-FIC-16ASE 


RT-FIC-8ASE front panel is shown in the following figure: 

Figure 8-23 RT-FIC-8ASE front panel 

RT-FIC-16ASE front panel is shown in the following figure: 

Figure 8-24 RT-FIC-16ASE front panel 

Each channel in RT-FIC-8ASE and RT-FIC-16ASE has only one LED. It is on when the 

link is connected, and it blinks when the link is active (i.e., transceiving data). 


There are two types of interface cables for RT-FIC-8ASE and RT-FIC-16ASE: One is 

AUX cable and refer to Chapter 4 Router Installation for its external appearance. The 

other is dumb terminal cable (RJ45-RJ45), which can be made on site with network 

cable. 

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Caution: 

AUX cable is optional. Users must order it together with the RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE. Otherwise, it 

will not be provided. As for dumb terminal cable, uses can make it on site by reference to 

“ Low-End-and-Mid-Range Series Routers Cable Manual ”. 

8.8.5 Connecting the Interface Cable 

Caution: 

When connecting the cables, observe the identifiers on the interfaces to avoid wrong connection and 

damage to the interface card and the router. 

Step 1: Check interface type of the peer device and choose the cable of correct type. 

Step 2: Connect one of the cable to the router and the other end to the peer device. 

• AUX cable 

Connect the end with DB25/DB9 connector to the network device, usually a Modem. 

• Dumb terminal cable 

Connect the end with RJ45 connector (female) to a standard network cable and then to 

a dumb terminal adapter. 

8ASE/16ASE dumb 

terminal cable 

Standard 

network cable 

Dumb terminal adapter 

Router 

Dumb 

adapter 

Figure 8-25 Connecting RT-FIC-8ASE/ RT-FIC-16ASE cable to a dumb terminal 

Step 3: Power on the router, and check the status of the LINK LED of the RT-FIC-SAE. 

It is off when the line is faulty and signal is out of step. 

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8.9 RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM 


RT-FIC-AM cards (including RT-FIC-6AM and RT-FIC-12AM) function to provide 

analog subscriber dial-in and dial-out services, supporting ITU-T V.32 and V.90 Modem 

protocols and the connection rate as high as 56 Kbps (if V.90 is supported). Among the 

two types of the cards, 

• RT-FIC-12AM supports 12 channels of analog subscriber dial-in and dial-out. 

• RT-FIC-6AM supports 6 channels of analog subscriber dial-in and dial-out. 

By installing RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM in an AR 46 Series Router, you can implement 

Remote Access Server (RAS) of ideal medium-density. 


The following table describes the interface attributes of RT-FIC-6AM and 

RT-FIC-12AM. 

Table 8-11 RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM interface attributes 

Attribute 

Connector 

Connector number 

Cable 

Maximum rate 

Supported protocol 


Description 

RJ45 

6 (RT-FIC-6AM) 

12 (RT-FIC-12AM) 

Telephone cable with ferrite core 

56kbps 

ITU-T V.90, K56flex, V.34 (33.6 kbps), V.FC, V.32 bis, V.32, V.22 bis, V.22A/B, 

V.23, V.21, Bell 212A a, Bell 103 

Modem dialup 


Figure 8-26 RT-FIC-6AM panel 

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Figure 8-27 RT-FIC-12AM panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on RT-FIC-6AMRT-FIC-12AM panel. 

Table 8-12 LED description of RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM 

ACT 

LINK 

OFF indicates that the link is idle and blinking indicates that there is data being 

transceived. 

OFF indicates that the link is not connected, ON indicates that the link is 

connected, and blinking indicates that the link is being set up. 


The interface cable of RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM is the telephone cable with ferrite 

core. 

Note: 

The standard equipping package of RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM includes the interface cables. 


Caution: 



2) You are recommended to install a special lightning arrester at the input end of the telephone line for the 

purpose of achieving a better lightning protection effect. 

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Step 1: Connect the telephone cable end with ferrite core to the RJ45 connector on 

RT-FIC-6AM/RT-FIC-12AM. 

Step 2: Connect the other end of the cable to PSTN. 

8.10 RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 and 

RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F 


I. RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 

RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 function to transmit, receive, and process E1 

data flows. In addition, they provide access to CE1, implementing the ISDN PRI 

function, so that one board can serve multiple purposes. 

II. RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F are fractional E1 (E1-F) cards. They are 

different from RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 primarily in the sense that: 

• The FE1 operating mode supported by the E1-F cards can form only a bundle. In 

other words, the time slots can only be bundled into one channel at the speed of 

nx64K, given n=1-31. However, an E1 card allows the arbitrary grouping of 31 

channels and multiple bundling operations. 

• The E1-F cards do not support PRI mode. 


The following table describes the interface attributes of 

RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 

and 

RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F. 

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Table 8-13 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1 and 

RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

Attribute 

RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC- 

1E1-F 

Description 

RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-2 

E1-F 

RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

Connector DB15 DB15 DB25 

Connector number 1 2 1 

Interface standard G.703, G.704 

Interface speed 2.048Mbps 

E1 75-ohm non-balanced coaxial cable 

E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

Cable 

120-ohm 4E1 adapter cable (RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F) 

75-ohm 4E1 adapter cable (RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F) 

Coaxial connector, network connector, 75-to-120-ohm adapter (with BNC connector) 


E1, CE1, ISDN PRI (only supported by RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1) 

FE1 (only supported by RT-FIC-1E1-F/ RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1-F) 

Backup 

Supported service Leased line access 

ISDN PRI (only supported by RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-4E1) 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1E1 panel. 

Figure 8-28 RT-FIC-1E1 panel 




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The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1E1-F panel. 

Figure 8-31 RT-FIC-1E1-F panel 





The following table describes the LEDs on the card panels. 

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Table 8-14 LED description of 

RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FIC-2E1-F/RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

LINK 

ACTIVE 


OFF means no data is being transceived on the interface and blinking means data is 

being transceived. 


I. Interface cable of RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1 and RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F 

Interface cables of RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1 and RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F are 

G.703-compliant cables (also known as E1 cables). The cables are divided into two 

types, namely, 75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cables and 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair 

cables. 

• 75-ohm non-balanced coaxial cable 

As shown in the following figure, the DB15 plug (male) of the cable is to the Router and 

the BNC receptacles are to the network. 

Figure 8-34 E1 75-ohm non-balanced coaxial cable 

Note: 

You can select a pair of coaxial connectors with a BNC receptacle at each end for connecting two 75-ohm 

unbalanced coaxial cables with BNC connectors. The coaxial connectors are used for extending an E1 

75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cable. 

• 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

As shown in the following figure, the DB15 plug of the cable is to the Router and the 

RJ45 connector is to the network. 

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Figure 8-35 E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

Note: 

You can select a network connector with an RJ45 receptacle at each end for connecting two 120-ohm 

balanced twisted-pair cables. The network connector is used for extending an E1 120-ohm balanced 

twisted-pair cable. 

In addition, you are available with 75-to-120-ohm adapters. 

Note: 

E1 cable, coaxial connector, network connector, and 75-to120-ohm adapter are all optional accessories. 

You need to order them when purchasing E1/RT-FIC-2E1 or RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F, otherwise, 

they are not provided. 

II. Interface cable of RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

RT-FIC-4E1 and RT-FIC-4E1-F provide two types of 1-to-4 adapter cables, that is, 

120-ohm 4E1 adapter cable and 75-ohm 4E1 adapter cable. At one end of both these 

two types of cables is the DB25 connector used for connecting the Router, and at the 

other end are four DB15 connectors used for connecting E1 cables. You can distinguish 

these two types of cables by the main labels. The identifier printed on the main label of 

120-ohm 4E1 adapter cables is “4E1-120Ohm-CAB“ whereas the identifier of 75-ohm 

4E1 conversion cable is “4E1-75Ohm-CAB”. 

The two types of cables have a similar appearance, as illustrated in the following 

figures. However, the 75-ohm 4E1 adapter cable uses 8-core coaxial cables but the 

120-ohm 4E1 adapter cable uses four twisted-pair cables. 

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Figure 8-36 120-ohm 4E1 adapter cable 

Figure 8-37 75-ohm 4E1 adapter cable 

Note: 

Both 75-ohm 4E1 adapter cable and 120-ohm 4E1 adapter cable are required for 

RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F, but E1 cable is optional, so you need to order the E1 cable when purchasing 

an RT-FIC-4E1 or RT-FIC-4E1-F. Otherwise, it will not be provided. 

In addition, you are available with 75-to-120-ohm adapters. 

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8.10.5 Internal DIP Switch 

RT-FIC-E1 cards and RT-FIC-E1-F cards provide internal DIP switches, the setting of 

which decides the interface impedance and the grounding mode. 

Table 8-15 DIP switches and E1 interfaces of RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards 

Card 

RT-FIC- 

1E1/RT- 

FIC-1E1 

-F 

RT-FIC-2E1/RT-FI 

C-2E1-F 

RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

DIP switch S1 S1 S2 S1 S2 S3 S4 

The controlled E1 Interface Interface Interface Interfac Interfac Interfac 

Interface 3 

interface 

0 0 1 e 0 e 1 e 2 

By default, all the DIP switches for RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards are placed to the 

position of ON, as illustrated in the following figure: 

1 

on 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Figure 8-38 Default setting of DIP switches for RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards 

The following table explains the DIP switches of RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards and 

shows how to set them: 

Table 8-16 Description and setting of the DIP switches of RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards 

DIP switch 

Description 

Configuration of 

75-ohm impedance 

1BIT ON OFF 

2BIT ON OFF 

75-ohm/120-ohm 

3BIT ON OFF 

selection switch 

4BIT ON OFF 

5BIT 

ON 

OFF 

Configuration of 120-ohm 

impedance 

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DIP switch 

Description 

Configuration of 

75-ohm impedance 

Configuration of 120-ohm 

impedance 

6BIT 

7BIT 

8BIT 

RxRing grounding mode 


RxShield grounding 


RxShield grounding 

mode selection switch 

OFF: RxRing is grounded 

via capacitance. 

ON: RxRing is grounded 

directly. 

- 

- 

- 

ON: RxShield is grounded. 

OFF: RxShield is not grounded. 

OFF: RxShield is grounded via 

capacitance 

ON: RxShield is grounded directly. 

Caution: 

1) So far as the RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards are concerned, you are recommended to place the DIP 

switches BITs 1 through 8 to the ON position when connecting the cards to external 75-ohm cables, and 

BITs 1 through 8 to the OFF position when connecting the cards to external 120-ohm cables. The 

untrained personnel are disallowed to change the positions of the DIP switches. 

2) By default, all the DIP switches for RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards are placed to the ON position, that is, 

the impedance of E1 ports is 75-ohm. 


Caution: 



2) When the interface cables of RT-FIC-E1/RT-FIC-E1-F cards are led to the outdoors, you are 

recommended to install a special lightning arrester at the input end of the telephone line for the purpose of 

achieving a better lightning protection effect. 

I. Connect interface cable of RT-FIC-1E1/ RT-FIC-2E1 and 

RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1-F 

Step 1: Check the type of E1 cable, and set the DIP switches of the card correctly. 

Step 2: Plug the DB15 connector of E1 cable into the E1/FE1 port of the card. 

Step 3: Connect the other end of E1 cable to the network device. 

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1) When using a 75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cable, please do the following: 

• If there is no need to extend the E1 cable, directly connect the BNC connector of 

the 75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cable to the remote device. 

• If it is necessary to extend the E1 cable, connect the BNC connector of the 75-ohm 

unbalanced coaxial cable to a coaxial connector, then connect the other end of the 

coaxial connector to the remote device via a 75-ohm E1 trunk cable. 

Caution: 

The TX wire of the E1 coaxial cable must be connected to the RX wire of the remote device, and the RX 

wire of the E1 coaxial cable to the TX wire of the remote device. 

DB -15 

Router 

BNC 

BNC 

Network 

devices 

such as DDN 

75-ohm non-balanced coaxial cable 

Coaxial connector 

75-ohm E1 trunk cable 

Figure 8-39 Extend an E1 75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cable 

• If the remote network device has a 120-ohm port, you should use 75-to-120-ohm 

adapter or use a 120-ohm cable instead. 

2) When using a 120-ohm balanced twisted pair cable, please do the following: 

• If there is no need to extend the E1 cable, directly connect the RJ45 connector of 

the 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable to the RJ45 port on the remote device. 

• If it is necessary to extend the E1 cable, connect the RJ45 connector of the 

120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable to the network interface connector, and the 

other end of the network interface connector to the network device via a 120-ohm 

E1 trunk cable. 

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DB-15 

Router 

RJ-45 

RJ-45 

Network 

devices such 

as DDN 

Network interface connector 

120-ohm balanced twisted pair 

120-ohm E1 trunk cable 

Figure 8-40 Extend an E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

Step 4: Power on the Router, and check the status of the LINK LED on the card. An 

OFF LED means that the line has failed and the signal has not been synchronized. 

Check the line in this case. 

II. Connect interface cable of RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F 

Step 1: Select the 4E1/E1 cable appropriate to the type of the port on the remote device, 

and correctly set the DIP switches of the RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F. 

• If the impedance of the remote port is 75-ohm, select the E1 75-ohm unbalanced 

coaxial cable and 75-ohm 4E1 adapter cable, and set all the DIP switches on 

RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F to the ON position (that is, the port impedance is 

75-ohm). 

• If the impedance of the remote port is 120-ohm, select the E1 120-ohm balanced 

twisted-pair cable and 120-ohm 4E1 adapter cable, and set all the DIP switches on 

RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F to the OFF position (that is, the port impedance is 

120-ohm). 

Step 2: Insert the DB25 connector of the 4E1 adapter cable into the desired DB25 port 

on RT-FIC-4E1/RT-FIC-4E1-F port and tighten the thumbscrews. 

Step 3: Determine the sequence number of the DB15 connector at the other end of the 

4E1 adapter cable, and connect the connector to the E1 cable. 

Step 4: Connect the E1 cable to the peer device, with the reference of the section”8.9.6 

I Connect interface cable of RT-FIC-1E1/RT-FIC-2E1 and RT-FIC-1E1-F/RT-FIC-2E1- 

F”. 

Step 5: Power on the Router, and check the status of the LINK LED on the card panel. 

An OFF LED means that the line has failed and the signal has not been synchronized. 

Check the line in this case. 

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8.11 RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1 and 

RT-FIC-1T1-F/RT-FIC-2T1-F/RT-FIC-4T1-F 


I. RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1 

RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1 function to transmit, receive, and process T1 

data flows. In addition, they provide CT1 access, implementing the ISDN PRI function, 

so that one board can serve multiple purposes. 

II. RT-FIC-1T1-F/RT-FIC-2T1-F/RT-FIC-4T1-F 

RT-FIC-1T1-F/RT-FIC-2T1-F/RT-FIC-4T1-F are fractional T1 (T1-F) cards. They are 

different from RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1 primarily in the sense that: 

• The FT1 operating mode supported by the T1-F cards can form only a bundle. In 

other words, the time slots can only be bundled into one channel at the speed of 

nx64K or 56K, given n=1-24. However, a T1 card allows the arbitrary grouping of 

24 channels and multiple bundling operations. 

• The RT-FIC-T1-F cards do not support PRI mode. 


The following table describes the interface attributes of the RT-FIC-T1/RT-FIC-T1-F 

cards. 

Table 8-17 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-T1/RT-FIC-T1-F cards 

Attribute 

Description 

Connector 

RJ48 

1 (RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-1T1-F) 

Connector number 2 (RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-2T1-F) 

4 (RT-FIC-4T1/RT-FIC-4T1-F) 

Interface standard G.703/T1 102, G.704 


Cable 

T1 cable (100-ohm standard shielded cable) 


CT1, ISDN PRI (RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1) 

FT1 (RT-FIC-1T1-F/RT-FIC-2T1-F/RT-FIC-4T1-F) 

Backup 

Supported service Leased line access 

ISDN PRI (RT-FIC-1T1/RT-FIC-2T1/RT-FIC-4T1) 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1T1 panel. 

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Figure 8-41 RT-FIC-1T1 panel 





The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1T1-F panel. 

Figure 8-44 RT-FIC-1T1-F panel 


Figure 8-45 RT-FIC-2T1-F panel 

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Figure 8-46 RT-FIC-4T1-F panel 

Table 8-18 LED description of the RT-FIC-T1/RT-FIC-T1-F cards 

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Interface cables (T1 cables) for RT-FIC-T1/RT-FIC-T1-F cards are 100-ohm 

straight-through shielded cables, as shown in the following figure: 

Figure 8-47 T1 cable 

In addition, you may choose to extend the T1 cable by using a network interface 

connector that has an RJ45 receptacle at each end. 

Note: 

Both T1 cable and network interface connector are optional accessories. You should order them together 

with the RT-FIC-T1/RT-FIC-T1-F cards. Otherwise, they will not be provided. 


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Caution: 



2) In the event that the T1 cable is led outdoors, you are recommended to install a special lightning arrester 

at the input end of the T1 cable for the purpose of achieving a better lightning protection effect. 

Step 1: Insert one end of the T1 cable into the RJ48 connector of the card. 

Step 2: Connect the other end of the cable to the peer equipment. 

• Directly connect the T1 cable to the peer equipment if the cable is long enough. 

• Extend the T1 cable if it is not long enough, as shown in the following figure: 

T1 cable (100-ohm straight-through 

shielding network cable) 


RJ45 

Router 

DDN, etc 

RJ48 

Straight-through network cable 

Figure 8-48 Extend the T1 cable 


An OFF LED means that the line has failed, and you should check the line in this case. 

8.12 RT-FIC-1CE3 


The main functions of RT-FIC-1CE3 include: 

• Working in E3 mode, the card can transmit/receive and process the fast traffic of 

one E3 channel, as well as provide the accessing of E3 traffic. 

• Working in CE3 mode, the card can provide the subscribers with the low-speed 

accessing service at the speed of Nx64kbps, given N is smaller than or equal to 

128. 

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Note: 

E3 represents the tertiary group rate of E system in the TDM system, that is, 34.368Mbps.Through the 

demultiplexing processes of E23 and E12, an E3 channel can be channelized into 16 E1 lines, each 

supporting both the operating modes of E1 and CE1. E23 is used to indicate either E2-to-E3 multiplex or 

E3-to-E2 demultiplex, and E12 to indicate E1-to-E2 multiplex or E2-to-E1 demultiplex. “E23” and “E12” 

discussed here represent the demultiplex process. 


Table 8-19 RT-FIC-1CE3 interface attributes 

Attribute 

Connector 

SMB 


Interface standard G.703, G.704, G.751 


Cable 

E3 cable (75-ohm coaxial cable) 


E3 

CE3 

Supported service E3 leased line 

Description 


The following figure illustrates an RT-FIC-1CE3 panel. 

Figure 8-49 RT-FIC-1CE3 panel 


Table 8-20 LED description of RT-FIC-1CE3 

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The external interface provided by RT-FIC-1CE3 is two SMB sockets respectively for 

Tx (Transmit end) and Rx (Receive end). The interface adopts the 75ohm unbalanced 

transmission mode and uses a pair of 75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cables to connect 

the peer device. 

BNC connector 

SMB connector 

Figure 8-50 E3/T3 cable 

Note: 

1) RT-FIC-1CE3 and RT-FIC-1CT3 adopt the same type of cables, which are called E3/T3 cables in this 

manual. 

2) The standard equipping package of RT-FIC-1CE3 includes the appropriate interface cable. 


Caution: 

Some measures have been taken to protect RT-FIC-1CE3. To achieve better lightning protection effects, 

however, you are recommended to add a special lightning arrester at the input end of the E3/T3 cable if it 

is led outdoors. 

Step 1: Connect the SMB connector of an E3/T3 cable to the Tx port of RT-FIC-1CE3 

and another end to the Rx port of the peer equipment. 

Step 2: Connect the SMB connector of another E3/T3 cable to the Rx port of 

RT-FIC-1CE3 and another end to the Tx port of the peer equipment. 

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Step 3: Power on the Router, and check the status of the LINK LED on the 

RT-FIC-1CE3 panel. An OFF LED means that the line has failed and the signal has not 

been synchronized. Check the line in this case. 

8.13 RT-FIC-1CT3 


The main functions of RT-FIC-1CT3 include: 

• Working in T3 mode, the card can transmit/receive and process the fast traffic of 

one T3 channel, as well as provide the accessing of T3 traffic. 

• Working in CT3 mode, the card can provide the subscribers with the low-speed 

accessing service at the speed of Nx64kbps, given N is smaller than or equal to 

128. 

Note: 

T3 represents the tertiary group rate of T system in the TDM system, that is, 44.736Mbps.Through the 

demultiplexing processes of T23 and T12A, a T3 channel can be channelized into 28 T1 lines, each also 

supporting the operating mode of CT1. T23 is used to indicate either T2-to-T3 multiplex or T3-to-T2 

demultiplex, and T12 to indicate T1-to-T2 multiplex or T2-to-T1 demultiplex. “T23” and “T12” discussed 

here represent the demultiplex process. 


Table 8-21 RT-FIC-1CT3 interface attributes 

Attribute 

Connector 

SMB 




Cable 

T3 cable (75-ohm coaxial cable) 

Operating mode T3 

CT3 

Supported service T3 leased line 

Description 


The following figure illustrates an RT-FIC-1CT3 panel. 

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Figure 8-51 RT-FIC-1CT3 panel 


Table 8-22 LED description of RT-FIC-1CT3 

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RT-FIC-1CT3 and RT-FIC-1CE3 use the same type of interface cables and make the 

connection in the same way. For details, refer to the section “8.11 RT-FIC-1CE3”. 

8.14 RT-FIC-4BS 


RT-FIC-4BS functions primarily to transmit, receive, and process four channels of ISDN 

BRI S/T data flows. 

RT-FIC-4BS can work in dial mode and leased line mode. 


The following table describes the RT-FIC-4BS interface attributes. 

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Table 8-23 RT-FIC-4BS interface attributes 

Attribute 

Connector 

RJ45 


Cable 

ISDN S/T cable 

Protocol & standard ITU-T I.430, Q.921, Q.931 

ISDN dial-up 


ISDN leased line 

ISDN 

ISDN supplementary services 

Supported service Multi-user number 

Sub-address 

Backup 

Description 

8.14.3 Internal DIP Switch 

The purpose of the internal DIP switches in RT-FIC-4BS is to set the matched 

resistance of the ISDN BRI S/T interface. The setting of the switch (DIP S1) decides if 

the matched 100-ohm resistance on the ISDN BRI S/T interface is to be used. The 

following figure shows the default setting of the switches, in which case all the four 

channels of ISDN BRI S/T interfaces are using 100-ohm resistance. 

1 

on 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Figure 8-52 The default DIP switch setting of RT-FIC-4BS 

The following table gives meanings of the BIT settings of the DIP switch. 

Table 8-24 Configure the DIP switch of RT-FIC-4BS 

DIP switch Description Default Interface 

1, 2 BITs 

ON 

OFF 

Use 100-ohm matched 

resistance 

Not use 100-ohm matched 

resistance 

ON 0 

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DIP switch Description Default Interface 

3, 4 BITs 

5, 6 BITs 

7, 8 BITs 

ON 

OFF 

ON 

OFF 

ON 

OFF 


resistance 


resistance 


resistance 


resistance 


resistance 


resistance 

ON 1 

ON 2 

ON 3 


The following figure illustrates an RT-FIC-4BS panel. 

Figure 8-53 RT-FIC-4BS panel 


Table 8-25 LED description of RT-FIC-4BS 

Yellow LED 

at the left 

Green LED at 

the right 

OFF means the channel B1 is idle. ON means the channel B1 is occupied and data 

communication is ongoing. 

OFF means the channel B2 is idle. ON means the channel B2 is occupied and data 

communication is ongoing. 


The interface cable of RT-FIC-4BS is standard ISDN S/T cable, with pins 3 and 6 are Tx 

ends, and pins 4 and 5 are Rx ends. Both ends of the cable are RJ45 connectors. 

Green Yellow 

Yellow Green 

Red Black 

Black Red 

Figure 8-54 ISDN S/T cable 

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Note: 

The standard equipping package of RT-FIC-4BS includes the appropriate interface cable. 


Caution: 

1) When the interface cables of RT-FIC-4BS are led to the outdoors, you are recommended to install a 

special lightning arrester at the input end of the cables for the purpose of achieving a better lightning 

protection effect. 

2) You must connect the cable to the interface with the appropriate mark. Misplugging is prone to impair 

the interface card and even damage the router mainframe. 

Step 1: Identify the port that you will connect on RT-FIC-4BS. 

Step 2: Confirm the ISDN line type provided by your telecom carrier. 

Step 3: Connect the cable. 

• If the line is an ISDN U interface line, adapt it with NT1 by inserting one end of the 

S/T interface cable into the S/T port of NT1 and the other end to the BRI port of 

RT-FIC-4BS. 

• If the line is an ISDN S/T interface line, directly connect the cable to the BRI port of 

RT-4BS. 

8.15 RT-FIC-1AE3 


RT-FIC-1AE3 represents 1-port 34.368 Mbps ATM-E3 interface card. ATM is the 

acronym of Asynchronous Transfer Mode. 

RT-FIC-1AE3 functions to support: 

• Two ATM cell mapping modes: ATM Direct Mapping (ADM) and Physical Layer 

Convergence Protocol (PLCP); 

• Scrambling in data transmission; 

• Both line clock (when working as DTE interface) and internal clock (when working 

as DCE interface); 

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• Four types of test measures, namely, local cell loopback, local loopback, remote 

payload loopback, and remote line loopback. 

Note: 

You are allowed to equip a Quidway Series Router with RT-FIC-1AE3 to its full capacity. Yet, you are 

recommended to install only one RT-FIC-1AE3 on it, whatever its model is, to ensure the performance of 

some key services. 


Table 8-26 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-1AE3 

Attribute 

RT-FIC-1AE3 

Connector 

SMB 


Interface standard G.703, G.751, G.832, G.823 

Interface speed 34.368 Mbps 

Interface cable E3/T3 cable (75-ohm coaxial cables) 

Supported services 

ATM Traffic CBR (Constant Bit Rate), rt_VBR (Variable Bit Rate-Real Time), 

nrt_VBR (Variable Bit Rate-Non Real Time), UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1AE3 panel: 

Figure 8-55 RT-FIC-1AE3 panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1AE3 panel. 

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Table 8-27 Description of the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1AE3 panel 

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OFF means no data is being transceived and blinking means data is being 

transceived. 


External ports provided by RT-FIC-1AE3 are two SMB sockets respectively functioning 

as Tx end and Rx end for transmitting and receiving data. The ports adopt the 75-ohm 

unbalanced transmission mode and are connected to the peer device using a pair of 

75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cables. Several cable length options are available. 

BNC connector 

SMB connector 

Figure 8-56 Appearnce of E3/T3 cable 

Note: 

RT-FIC-1AE3 and RT-FIC-1AT3 modules use the same type of cables for connection, which are called 

E3/T3 cables in this manual. 


Caution: 

Some measures have been taken to protect RT-FIC-1AE3 module. To achieve better lightning protection 

effects, however, you are recommended to add a special lightning arrester at the input end of the E3/T3 

cable when leading it to the outdoors. 

Step 1: Connect the SMB connector of an E3/T3 cable to the Tx port of RT-FIC-1AE3 

and another end to the Rx port on the peer device; 

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RT-FIC-1AE3 and another end to the Tx port on the peer device; 

Step 3: Check the status of the LINK LED on the RT-FIC-1AE3 panel. OFF means the 

line has failed and the signal is out of synchronization. Check the line in this case. 

8.16 RT-FIC-1AT3 


RT-FIC-1AT3 represents 1-port 44.736Mbps ATM-T3 interface card. 

RT-FIC-1AT3 functions to support: 

• Two ATM cell mapping modes: ADM and PLCP; 




• Four types of test measures, namely, local cell loopback, local loopback, remote 

payload loopback, and remote line loopback. 

Note: 

You are allowed to equip a Quidway Series Router with RT-FIC-1AT3 to its full capacity. Yet, you are 

recommended to install only one RT-FIC-1AT3 on it, whatever its model is, to ensure the performance of 

some key services. 


Table 8-28 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-1AT3 

Attribute 

RT-FIC-1AT3 

Connector 

SMB 



Interface speed 

44.736 Mbps 

Interface cable 

E3/T3 cable (75-ohm coaxial cables) 

Supported services ATM Traffic CBR, rt_VBR, nrt_VBR, UBR 

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The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1AT3 panel: 

Figure 8-57 RT-FIC-1AT3 panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1AT3 panel. 

Table 8-29 Description of the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1AT3 panel 

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transceived. 


External ports provided by RT-FIC-1AT3 are two SMB sockets respectively functioning 

as Tx end and Rx end for transmitting and receiving data. The ports adopt the 75-ohm 

unbalanced transmission mode and are connected to the peer device using a pair of 

75-ohm unbalanced coaxial cables as shown in Figure 8-56. Several cable length 

options are available. 

Note: 

RT-FIC-1AE3 and RT-FIC-1AT3 modules use the same type of cables for connection, which are called 

E3/T3 cables in this manual. 


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Caution: 

Some measures have been taken to protect RT-FIC-1AT3. To achieve better lightning protection effects, 

however, you are recommended to add a special lightning arrester at the input end of the E3/T3 cable 

when leading it to the outdoors. 

Step 1: Connect the SMB connector of an E3/T3 cable to the Tx port of RT-FIC-1AT3 

and another end to the Rx port on the peer device; 


RT-FIC-1AT3 and another end to the Tx port on the peer device; 

Step 3: Check the status of the LINK LED on the RT-FIC-1AT3 panel. OFF means the 

line has failed and the signal is out of synchronization. Check the line in this case. 

8.17 RT-FIC-1ATM-25M 


RT-FIC-1ATM-25M represents 1-port 25.6Mbps ATM interface card. 

RT-FIC-1ATM-25M functions to provide a high-speed uplink ATM interface for a router. 

It can support: 




• Three types of test measures, namely, local cell loopback, local loopback and 

remote line loopback. 

Note: 

You are allowed to equip a Quidway Series Router with RT-FIC-1ATM-25M to its full capacity. Yet, you are 

recommended to install only one RT-FIC-1ATM-25M on it, whatever its model is, to ensure the 

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Table 8-30 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-1ATM-25M 

Attribute 

RT-FIC-1ATM-25M 

Connector 

RJ45 



I.432.5 


25.6 Mbps 

Interface cable 

100 ohm twisted-pair 

Transmission distance 

100 meters 

Supported services 

ATM Traffic CBR, rt_VBR, nrt_VBR, UBR 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1ATM-25M panel: 

Figure 8-58 RT-FIC-1ATM-25M panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1ATM-25M panel. 

Table 8-31 Description of the LEDs on the RT-FIC-1ATM-25M panel 

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transceived. 


RT-FIC-1ATM-25M provides one RJ45 receptacle as the external port, which is 

connected using a 100-ohm twisted-pair cable, allowing the transmission distance of up 

to 100 meters. You may use category 5 unshielded twisted–pair (UTP-5) cables for 

connection to the peer device. Several cable length options are available. 

I. Cable appearance 

As shown in the following figure, interface cable used for RT-FIC-1ATM-25M is a 

category 5 twisted-pair cable with RJ45 connectors at both ends. In the connectors, 

pins 1 and 2 function to transmit data and pins 7 and 8 function to receive data. 

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Figure 8-59 Interface connection cable for RT-FIC-1ATM-25M 

II. Making cables 

Category.5 twisted–pair cable is composed of eight wires that are paired and identified 

by the colors of insulated layers. Within each pair, one wire is white and the other is 

coded using a unicolor. But sometimes, wires are also paired by color coded points. 

Table 8-32 RT-FIC-1ATM-25M connection cable pinouts 

RJ45 

Signal 

Cat.5 twisted 

pair 

Signal direction 

1 TX+ White (Orange) 7 

2 TX- Orange 8 

3 - White (Green) - 3 

4 - Blue - 4 

5 - White (Blue) - 5 

6 - Green - 6 

7 RX + White (Brown) 1 

8 RX - Brown 2 

RJ45 


Caution: 

Some measures have been taken to protect RT-FIC-1ATM-25M. To achieve better lightning protection 

effects, however, you are recommended to add a special lightning arrester at the input end of the 

RT-FIC-1ATM-25M connection cable when leading it to the outdoors. 

Step 1: Plug one RJ45 connector of a UTP-5 cable into the RJ45 port on 

RT-FIC-1ATM-25M and the other RJ45 connector into the RJ45 port on the peer 

device; 

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Step 2: Check the status of the LINK LED on the RT-FIC-1ATM-25M panel. OFF means 

that the line has failed, and you should check the line in this case. 

8.18 RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM/RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM/RT-FIC-1A 

TM-OC3SML 


ATM interface cards (including RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM, RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM, and 

RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML) function in the system primarily to provide ATM interfaces for 

the Router. They can: 

• Support two frame formats, namely, SDH STM-1 and SONET OC-3. 

• Allow scrambling in data transmission. 

• Support both line clock (used when working as DTE interface), and internal clock 

(used when working as DCE interface) 

• Support the test measures of local cell loopback, local payload loopback and 

remote loop. 

Note: 

For the ATM interface configuration procedures, refer to VRP3 Operation Manual I. 

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Table 8-33 Interface attributes of the ATM cards 

Attribute 

Optical 

connector 

fiber 


RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3M 

M 

SC 

RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3S 

M 

RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML 


SONET OC-3/SDH STM-1 


155Mbps 

Cable and the max. Multi-mode optical fiber Single-mode optical 

Single-mode optical fiber of 

transmission of 2km transmission fiber of 15km 

30km transmission distance 

distance 

distance 

transmission distance 

Transmitter LD LED LD 

Transmitting optical 

power 

Receiver sensitivity 

Central wavelength 


Min: -15dBm 

Max: -8dBm 

Min: -28dBm 

Max: -8dBm 

1310nm 

Min: -19dBm 

Max: -14dBm 

Min: -30dBm 

Max: -14dBm 

Min: -5dBm 

Max: 0dBm 

Min: -34dBm 

Max: -10dBm 

ATM Traffic CBR (Constant Bit Rate), rt_VBR (Variable Bit Rate-Real Time), nrt_VBR 

(Variable Bit Rate-Non Real Time), UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM panel. 

Figure 8-60 RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM panel 

The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM panel. 

Figure 8-61 RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM panel 

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The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML panel. 

Figure 8-62 RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML panel 


Table 8-34 LED description of the ATM cards 

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8.18.4 Interface Optical Fiber 

RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM uses multi-mode optical fibers and 

RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM/RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML use single-mode optical fibers. As all 

these three interface cards adopt SC optical fiber connectors, the connectors of the 

optical fibers must also be SC connectors. The external optical cable suite provides the 

users with optical cables of variable lengths. For the connector appearance, optical 

cable connection and the safety precautions, refer to the section 8.5.5 Connect 

Interface Optical Fiber”. 

Warning: 

Laser Danger! Do not stare at the optical fiber connector connected with the laser in case the invisible 

laser radiation harms your eyes. 

Caution: 

1) RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML adopts long-distance fiber interface, requiring a transmission at least longer 

than 25km. If the transmission distance is lower than 25km, the interface will be unable to receive signals. 

2) RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3MM should be connected with multi-mode optical fibers whereas 

RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SM/ RT-FIC-1ATM-OC3SML should be connected with single-mode optical fibers. 

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8.19 RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL 


ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber’s Loop) interface cards (including 

RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL) provide the users with the telephone line-based ADSL 

access that allow a LAN subscriber to reach the DSLAM (Digital Subscriber's Loop 

Access Multiplexer) of the exchange office through a regular analog subscriber line, 

and then access the ATM/IP backbone or Internet. Thus, high-speed data 

communications and Video on Demand (VoD) can be fulfilled. As ADSL uses the High 

Frequency (HF) band upper than 26 KHz for data transmission, its activities will not 

interfere the voice service (which occupies the Low Frequency (LF) band in the range 

of 0 to 4 KHz) implemented over the same line. Normally, the subscriber can be 

provided with a speed in the range of 32 Kbps to 8 Mbps (downlink rate) and a speed in 

the range of 32 Kbps to 1 Mbps (uplink rate). 

ADSL interface cards function in the system primarily to provide ADSL interfaces for the 

Router. They can: 

• Allow manual activation/deactivation of ADSL line, and support SAR loopback, 

which facilitates fault isolation. 

• Support interface standards of G. DMT, G. Lite, and T1.413 and the configuration 

of auto-sensing. 

• Support network lattice coding (except for G. Lite) on ADSL interfaces, enhancing 

the stability of ADSL connections. 

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Table 8-35 RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL interface attributes 

Attribute RT-FIC-1ADSL RT-FIC-2ADSL 

Connector 

Interface number 



Cable and the 

max. transmission 

distance 


RJ11 

1 (RT-FIC-1ADSL) 

2 (RT-FIC-2ADSL) 

In ADSL Full Rate mode (i.e., ITU-T 992.1 G.DMT/ANSI T1.413): 

The downlink speed can reach 8160Kbps, and the uplink speed can reach 896Kbps. 

ITU-T 992.1 G.DMT 

ITU-T 992.2 G.Lite 

ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 

The ADSL interface cable is telephone cable. 

In full rate, the transmission distance can be as far as 1.8 km, or 6000 feet (the maximum 

transmission distance depends on the line quality). 

ADSL access over the telephone line 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-1ADSL panel. 

Figure 8-63 RT-FIC-1ADSL panel 

The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-2ADSL panel. 

Figure 8-64 RT-FIC-2ADSL panel 


Table 8-36 LED description of RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL 

LINK 

ACT 

OFF means that the line is inactive, ON means that the line has been activated and has 

entered the data mode, and blinking means that the line is being activated. 



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RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL interface cables are regular telephone cables. 

Note: 

The standard equipping package of RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL includes the regular telephone 

cable(s).You can separately order an external splitter as needed. 


In G. Lite mode, no splitter is required. You can directly connect one end of the 

telephone cable to the Router and the other end to the PSTN, and simply connect the 

phone-set and the Router in parallel at the cable distribution box. 

In full rate mode, a splitter is required. Follow these steps to connect the cables: 

Step 1: Plug one end of a telephone cable into the ADSL port on the Router, and the 

other end into the inbound ADSL port on the splitter. 

Step 2: Connect the telephone to the phone port on the splitter with another telephone 

cable. 

Step 3: Connect the outbound ADSL port on the splitter to the PSTN with a third 

telephone cable. 

Router 

RJ11 port 

Splitter 

Phone por t 

PSTN 

D 

S 

L 

A 

M 

ADSL card 

Modem port 

Lineport 

Figure 8-65 Connect RT-FIC-1ADSL/RT-FIC-2ADSL 

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8.20 RT-FIC-1ADSL-I/2ADSL-I 


RT-FIC-1ADSL-I/2ADSL-I represents 1-port/2-port ADSL over ISDN interface cards. 

ADSL is the acronym of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber's Loop and ISDN is the acronym 

of Integrated Services Digital Network. RJ11 interfaces provided by RT-FIC-ADSL-I 

deliver the function of a WAN interface. They allow LAN subscribers to be directly 

connected to Digital Subscriber’s Loop Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) at central 

offices by using regular analog subscriber lines. From DSLAMs, they gain the access to 

an ATM/IP backbone or the Internet. In this way, subscribers may enjoy high-speed 

data communication and VoD services. RT-FIC-ADSL-I transmits data using the 

high-frequency band above 138KHz without affecting ISDN services. Normally, 

RT-FIC-ADSL-I can provide subscribers with a speed in the range from 32kbps to 

8Mbps (downlink rate) and a speed in the range from 32kbps to 1Mbps (uplink rate). 

RT-FIC-ADSL-I functions to support: 

• Manual ADSL line activation/deactivation and easy-to-use fault location tools; 

• G.992.1 interface standard and auto-sensing; 

• Trellis coding on ADSL interfaces, enhancing the stability of ADSL connections. 

Figure 8-66 Appearance of RT-FIC-2ADSL-I 


Table 8-37 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-ADSL-I 

Attribute RT-FIC-1ADSL-I RT-FIC-2ADSL-I 

Connector 

RJ11 

Number of connectors 1 2 

Interface standard G. 992.1 

Interface speed Downlink speed up to 8 Mbps; uplink speed up to 1024 kbps 

Interface cable Regular telephone cable 

Supported services ADSL access over ISDN lines 

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The following figures illustrate RT-FIC-1ADSL-I and RT-FIC-2ADSL-I panels: 

Figure 8-67 RT-FIC-1ADSL-I panel 

Figure 8-68 RT-FIC-2ADSL-I panel 

The following table describes the LEDs on RT-FIC-ADSL-I panels. 

Table 8-38 Description of the LEDs on RT-FIC-ADSL-I panels 

LINK 


ACT 


transceived. 


RT-FIC-ADSL-I use regular telephone cables for connection. 


When connecting RT-FIC-ADSL-I interface cables, you also need to install a splitter. 

Follow these steps to connect the cables: 

Step 1: Plug one end of a telephone cable into the RJ11 port of RT-FIC-ADSL-I on the 

Router and the other end into the inbound ADSL-I port on the splitter; 

Step 2: Connect the ISDN NT1 to the splitter using another telephone cable; 

Step 3: Connect the outbound ADSL-I port on the splitter to ISDN using a third 

telephone cable. 

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Router 

RJ11 port 

ISDN 

splitter 

ISDN 

NT1 

ISDN NT1 port 

ISDN 

D 

S 

L 

A 

M 

Modem port 

ADSL-I module 

Line port 

Figure 8-69 Connecting RT-FIC-ADSL-I 

8.21 RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL/2G.SHDSL/4G.SHDSL 


RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL/2G.SHDSL/4G.SHDSL represents 1-port/2-port/4-port Single-Pair 

High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line cards. G.SHDSL adopts the Trellis Coded Pulse 

Amplitude Modulation (TCPAM) approach and can provide the symmetric speed as 

high as 2.3 Mbps. Its transmission speed can automatically adapt to cable length and 

conditions. Compared with ADSL, G.SHDSL allows longer transmission distance and 

as such, can serve a wider range of applications. It can substitute for E1/T1 lines to 

provide high-speed data service access. However, as TCPAM uses the band starting 

from 0Hz for data transmission, G.SHDSL cannot share the same line with POTS or 

ISDN just like what ADSL has done. 

RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL/2G.SHDSL/4G.SHDSL function to support: 

• Manual G.SHDSL line activation/deactivation and easy-to-use fault location tools; 

• G.992.1 interface standard and auto-sensing. 


Table 8-39 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL/2G.SHDSL/4G.SHDSL 

Attribute RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL RT-FIC-2G.SHDSL RT-FIC-4G.SHDSL 

Connector 

RJ11 

Number of connectors 1 2 4 

Interface standard G.991.2 


In single-pair mode, supports the sending/receiving independent symmetric 

speed in the range from 192kbps to 2304kbps, with the step length of 8kbps. 

Interface cable Telephone cable 

Supported services G.SHDSL access over telephone lines 

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The following figures illustrate the RT-FIC-G.SHDSL panels: 

Figure 8-70 RT-FIC-1G.SHDSL panel 



The following table describes the LEDs on RT-FIC-G.SHDSL panels. 

Table 8-40 Description of the LEDs on RT-FIC-G.SHDSL panels 

LINK 


ACT 


transceived. 


RT-FIC-G.SHDSL use regular telephone cables for connection. 


Cable connection of RT-FIC-G.SHDSL is rather simple. Connect one end of a 

telephone cable to the RJ11 port of RT-FIC-G.SHDSL on the router and the other end to 

PSTN. 

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8.22 RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and 

RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO 


RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-4FXS, or 2/4-port voice subscriber circuit interface cards, 

function primarily to access and process 2/4 channels of regular analog phone, fax, or 

AT0 loop trunk of telephone exchange, and thereby to transmit voice signals over data 

communication networks. RT-FIC-2FXO/RT-FIC-4FXO, or 2/4-port voice AT0 analog 

trunk interface cards, function primarily to access and process 2/4 channels of regular 

subscriber lines of telephone exchange, and thereby to transmit voice signals over data 

communication networks. 

Caution: 

When connecting RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO or RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO, make sure that you are 

allowed to connect the AR 46 Series Routers to an IP network or some other WAN. 


The following table describes the Interface attributes of RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO 

and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO. 

Table 8-41 Interface attributes of RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO 

Attribute 

Connector 

Connector number 

Cable 


Dial-up mode 

Bandwidth 

Description 

RJ45 

2 (RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO) 

4 (RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO) 

Telephone cable with ferrite core 

ITU Q.512-compliant subscriber circuit interface (RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-4FXS) 

ITU Q.552-compliant loop trunk interface (RT-FIC-2FXO/RT-FIC-4FXO) 

ITU K.20-compliant overcurrent protection 

Support DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency), compliant with GB3378Not support pulse 

dial. 

300 ~ 3400Hz 

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Figure 8-73 RT-FIC-2FXS panel 

Figure 8-74 RT-FIC-2FXO panel 

Figure 8-75 RT-FIC-4FXS panel 

Figure 8-76 RT-FIC-4FXO panel 

Table 8-42 LED description of RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO/RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO 

LINK 

ACT 

OFF means that no connection has been set up, and ON means that the connection 

has been set up. 

OFF means the channel is idle and ON means there is call activity. 


The external interfaces of RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and 

RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO are standard RJ45 connectors. 

The interface cables for RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO 

are telephone cables with ferrite core, and both ends of which are RJ11 connectors. 

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Note: 

1) To ensure the consistency of the ports of interface cards, RJ45 and RJ11 connectors for FXO/FXS 

interface cards are compatible. Therefore, the actual performance of the cards will not be affected. 

2) The standard equipping packages for RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO 

include the regular telephone cables. 


Caution: 

1) When the interface cables of RT-FIC-2FXS/RT-FIC-2FXO and RT-FIC-4FXS/RT-FIC-4FXO are led to 

the outdoors, you are recommended to install a special lightning arrester at the input end of the cables in 

order to achieve a better lightning protection effect. 



3) To ensure the electromagnetic compatibility of the whole Router, please connect the cable to the Router, 

using the end with ferrite core. 

Step 1: Insert the ferrite core end of the cable into the desired RJ45 port on 

RT-FIC-FXS/ RT-FIC-FXO. 

Step 2: Connect the other end of the cable to the following equipment. 

• If you have installed RT-FIC-FXS, connect the other end of the cable to the 

phone-set, fax or AT0 loop trunk of telephone exchange. 

• If you have installed RT-FIC-FXS, connect the other end of the cable to the regular 

subscriber line of telephone exchange. 

8.23 RT-FIC-E1VI 


RT-FIC-E1VI is the 1-port E1 voice interface card intended for the processing of dense 

voice signals in a VoIP system. It can carry out the VoIP function and fulfill the 

compatible transmission of voice and data signals over E1 lines. 

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RT-FIC-E1VI adopts the composite structure of motherboard + daughter card. It can 

provide a CE1/PRI interface, accessing and processing 30 channels of voice signals. 


The following table describes the RT-FIC-E1VI interface attributes. 

Table 8-43 RT-FIC-E1VI interface attributes 

Attribute 

Description 

Connector 

DB15 


E1 


cE1 

ISDN PRI 


2.048Mbps 

E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

Cable 

75-to-120-ohm adapter (with BNC connector) 

Network connector 

R2 signaling 

DSS1 signaling 


IP Fax 

General VoIP features in VRP 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-E1VI panel. 

Figure 8-77 RT-FIC-E1VI panel 


Table 8-44 LED description of RT-FIC-E1VI 

LINK 

ACTIVE 




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RT-FIC-E1VI cable is the G.703-compliant 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable, with a 

DB15 connector at the router side and an RJ45 connector at the network end. 

Figure 8-78 E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

If the cable with 75-ohm impedance is needed, a 75-to-120-ohm adapter (with BNC 

connector at one end and RJ45 connector at the other end) illustrated in the following 

figure can be used. 

Figure 8-79 75-to-120-ohm adapter (with BNC connector) 

Note: 

1) For the convenience of extending the connection of E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable, you can 

use a network connector. 

2) E1 120-ohm balanced twisted pair cable, network connector, 75-to-120-ohm adapter are optional 

accessories, and you need to order them when purchasing RT-FIC-E1VI, otherwise, they are not provided. 


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Caution: 

1) When the interface cable of RT-FIC-E1VI is led to the outdoors, you are recommended to install a 

special lightning arrester at the input end of the cable in order to achieve a better lightning protection effect. 



Step 1: Insert the DB15 connector of the E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable into 

the DB15 port on RT-FIC-E1VI and tighten the thumbscrews. 

Step 2: Connect the RJ45 connector at the other end of the cable. 

• If the impedance of the peer port is 120-ohm, and if there is no need to extend the 

cable, 

Plug the RJ45 connector into the remote device directly. 

• If the impedance of the peer port is 120-ohm, but it is necessary to extend the 

cable, 

Use a network connector to extend the connection of the E1 120-ohm balanced 

twisted-pair cable, as illustrated in the following figure. 

DB -15 

Router 

RJ-45 

RJ-45 

Voice 

Device 

120-ohm balanced Network interface 

twisted pair cable connector 

120-ohm E1 

trunk cable 

Figure 8-80 Extend an E1 120-ohm balanced twisted-pair cable 

• If the impedance of the peer port is 75-ohm, 

Use a 75-to-120-ohm adapter for connecting the remote device. 

Step 3: Power on the Router, and check the status of the LINK LED on the RT-FIC-E1VI 

panel. An OFF LED means that the line has failed. Check the line in this case. 

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8.24 RT-FIC-T1VI 


RT-FIC-T1VI is the 1-port T1 voice interface card intended for the processing of dense 

signals in a VoIP system. It can carry out the VoIP function and fulfill the compatible 

transmission of voice and data signals over T1 lines. 

RT-FIC-T1VI adopts the composite structure of motherboard + daughter card. It can 

provide a CT1/PRI interface, accessing and processing 24 channels of voice signals. 


The following table describes the RT-FIC-T1VI interface attributes. 

Table 8-45 RT-FIC-T1VI interface attributes 

Attribute 

Description 

Connector 

DB15 


Cable 

RT-FIC-T1VI cable (100-ohm balanced STP) 

Network connector 


cT1 

ISDN PRI 


1.544Mbps 


DSS1 signaling 

General VoIP features in VRP 


The following figure illustrates the RT-FIC-T1VI panel. 

Figure 8-81 RT-FIC-T1VI panel 


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Table 8-46 LED description of RT-FIC-T1VI 

LINK 

ACTIVE 



transceived. 


The interface cable for RT-FIC-T1VI is T1VI cable, that is, 100-ohm balanced STP. One 

end of the cable is DB15 connector for connecting to RT-FIC-T1VI, and the other end is 

RJ45 connector for connecting to the voice device, as shown in the following figure: 

Figure 8-82 T1VI cable 

In addition, you may use a network connector to extend the T1VI cable. 

Note: 

Both T1VI cable and network connector are optional accessories. You should order them together 

withRT-FIC-T1VI, otherwise, they are not provided. 


Caution: 

1) When the T1VI is led to the outdoors, you are recommended to install a special lightning arrester at the 

input end of the cable in order to achieve a better lightning protection effect. 



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Step 1: Insert one end of the T1VI cable into the DB15 port of RT-FIC-T1VI. 

Step 2: Connect the other end of the cable to the peer equipment. 

• Directly connect the cable to the peer equipment if it is long enough. 

• Extend the cable if it is not long enough, as shown in the following figure: 

T1VI cable 


RJ45 

Router 

Voice 

device 

DB15 

RJ45 

Straight-through network cable 

Figure 8-83 Extend a T1VI cable 


An OFF LED means that the line has failed, and you should check the line in this case. 

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Appendix A Installation of B68 Cabinet 


A.1 Installation Requirement and Brief Procedure 

A.1.1 Spatial Planning Requirement 

Before installing the cabinet, you should firstly plan the available space. Enough 

maintenance operation space should be left to the front and rear door of the cabinet. 

Figure B-1 below shows single cabinet space map and figure B-2 is combined cabinet 

space map. 

(1) Internal wall or reference (2) Cabinet rear (3) Cabinet outline 

Figure A-1 Single cabinet space map (Unit: mm) 

A-1




(1) Internal wall or reference (2) Cabinet rear (3) Cabinet outline 

Figure A-2 Combined cabinet space map (Unit: mm) 

A.1.2 Brief Installation Procedure 

Based on the different kinds of equipment floors, the installation of B68 cabinet may be 

classified as that on cement floor and that on antistatic floor. The installation procedure 

of B68 cabinet is as shown in Figure B-3. 

Start 

Installation 

environment 

Cement 

floor 

Antistatic 

floor 

End 

Figure A-3 Installation flow chart of B68 cabinet 

A-2




Caution: 

1) Before the installation, field marking should be fully correct. Otherwise, rework may occur. 

2) Keep cautious on removing the cabinet to avoid damaging the boards and cables of the cabinet. 

3) Open the chassis and take out the cabinet. Remove the doors of both sides from the cabinet with a 

standard Phillips screwdriver and put them in safe area to avoid being damaged. Save the removed 

screws. 

4) After the installation, examine the cabinet completely. Solve quality problems timely once find any and 

clear the dirt created during the installation. 

A.2 Cabinet Installation on the Cement Floor 

Install the B68 cabinet on the cement floor with cabinet feet on the pressure plates. The 

pressure plates are the integrated pressure plate kits for B68 cabinet. Considering that 

the equipment floor may be uneven, the cabinet adopts the feet with height adjustment 

function. 

Caution: 

The feet have the insulation function, and the pressure plate components include insulating units. Make 

sure that the insulating units are correctly installed so that the whole set of equipment is insulated from the 

floor before the earth wire is connected, thus effectively satisfying the insulation requirement. 

A.2.1 The Composition of Integrated Pressure Plate 

The integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet is shown in Figure B-4. The installations 

of the integrated pressure plate and cabinet feet are shown in Figure B-5. 

(1) Cabinet foot fixing connection trough (2) Pressure plate fixing connection hole 

Figure A-4 Diagram of integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet 

A-3




(1) Cabinet foot (2) Retaining nut of cabinet (3) Retaining nut of pressure plate 

(4) Bolt M12×70 (5) Spring washer Φ12 (6) Big flat washer Φ12 

(7) Insulation covering (8) Insulating washer of pressure plate (9) Expansion tube 

(10) Expansion nut (11) Integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet 

Figure A-5 Diagram of integrated pressure plates composition in B68 cabinet 

A.2.2 Installation Flow 

Cement floor installation procedure of the cabinet mainly includes such steps as 

locating the cabinet, leveling the cabinet, connecting the combined cabinet, fixing the 

cabinet and insulation test. The cabinet installation flow on the cement floor is shown in 

figure B-6: 

A-4




Figure A-6 Cabinet installation flow on the cement floor 

A.2.3 Cabinet Positioning 

I. Drawing lines (Determine the installation position of cabinet) 

According to the reference dimension and cabinet feet location dimension in the 

construction plane design diagram, determine the location of the cabinet installation 

hole, measure several marking-out points, mark out two lines which are parallel with 

the reference and whose spacing is 720mm. According to the design requirements, 

determine the installation hole location and cabinet foot location used for the first 

cabinet on the two lines. Then take the hole as the reference point and mark out the 

installation holes and cabinet foot location marks used for other cabinets one by one. In 

order to avoid the faults, after being marked out, all hole location lines should be 

measured again so as to ensure the proper dimension. Figure B-7 is the layout diagram 

of single-cabinet installation hole and cabinet foot location. Figure B-8 is the installation 

hole position and post position diagram of two cabinets. 

A-5




(1) M12 expansion bolt hole mark (2) Cabinet foot location mark (3) Cabinet outline 

(4) Rear of cabinet (5) Internal wall or reference 

Figure A-7 Layout diagram of single-cabinet installation hole and cabinet foot location (Unit: mm) 

(1) M12 expansion bolt hole mark (2) Cabinet foot location mark (3) Cabinet outline 


Figure A-8 Layout diagram of the installation hole position and post position diagram of two cabinets 

A-6




II. Drilling hole 

The pressure plate is installed on the floor with M12 expansion bolts. Generally, use a 

percussion drill with Φ16 bit to drill holes. 

When using the percussion drill, be sure to make the bit perpendicular to the floor. Hold 

the drill handle firmly with both hands to control the direction. Do not shake the drill to 

prevent damages to the floor or tilted holes. 

The depth of the hole should be within the range from 52mm to 60mm. Moreover, the 

depth of each hole should be the same. Clean the hole before measuring the net-depth. 

When a hole is drilled, use a dust collector to clean the dust. 

If it is difficult to position the drill bit because the floor is too hard and smooth, make a pit 

at the hole-mark with a punch to help position the bit. 

Marking-out and hole drilling jobs are the fundamental work for hardware installation. 

Any bad precision will cause great inconvenience for the follow-up jobs. Therefore, it is 

very important to ensure their quality. 

Caution: 

Keep the depth of drilling between 52mm and 60mm. Otherwise, the expansion bolt cannot be installed 

and fastened normally. 

III. Installing expansion bolts 

Prior to installation, clean the dust inside and outside the hole with dust collector and 

then measure the spacing of holes. If the inaccuracy is great, relocate and drill before 

installing expansion bolt. 

Take down the expansion tube and expansion nut, and put them into the hole vertically 

(in advance, the guide rib on the expansion nut has to be inserted into the guide trough 

of expansion tube), and then punch the expansion tube with rubber hammer until the 

whole expansion tube is completely driven into the floor. The following diagram is the 

diagram of expansion tube and expansion nut installation. 

A-7




(1) Expansion tube (2) Guide trough of expansion tube 

(3) Expansion nut (4) Guide rib of expansion nut 

Figure A-9 Installation diagram of expansion tube and expansion nut 

Caution: 

The guide rib of expansion nut must be inserted in advance into the guide trough of the expansion tube, or 

the expansion bolt cannot be installed and fastened normally. 

A.2.4 Cabinet Leveling 

I. Cabinet in-position 

Move the cabinet to the planned location with its feet aligning with the corresponding 

feet location marks. 

II. Leveling the cabinet 

Place two leveling rods perpendicular to two planes on the top of the cabinet to check 

the levelness. Turn the screw bolt on the foot and adjust the height of the cabinet so 

that the cabinet is on the level and all cabinets are aligned. Then fasten the retaining 

nut on the cabinet foot and cling the retaining nut to the bottom panel of the cabinet. 

The cabinet foot fastening is illustrated in figure B-10. 

A-8




(1) Retaining nut of cabinet (2) Cabinet foot 

(3) Retaining nut of pressure plate (4) Lower enclosure frame of cabinet 

Figure A-10 Diagram of cabinet pedestal fastening (on cement floor) 

A.2.5 Combined cabinet connection 

When only one cabinet is used, this section may be omitted; while the cabinets must be 

connected (after removing the top covers of cabinets as shown in Figure B-11) when 

two or more cabinets are combined. Rotate the combining boards on top of the cabinets 

to 180 degrees and then connect them with flat washer, spring washer, bolt and nut, as 

shown in Figure B-12. The original position of combining board is as shown in Figure 

B-11; the position of combining board after rotation is as shown in Figure B-12. 

A-9




(1) Cabinet front frame (2) Combining board 

(3) Bolt M16x10 (4) Cabinet top cover 

Figure A-11 Diagram of cabinet disassembly and assembly 

(1) Nut M8 (2) Flat washer 8 

(3) Spring washer 8 (4) Bolt M8x35 

(5) Combining board 

Figure A-12 Installing connecting plate for combined B68 cabinet 

A-10




Caution: 

The top covers of cabinets should be removed before the cabinets are connected and be installed after the 

combined cabinets are connected. 

A.2.6 Cabinet fixing 

I. Install integrated pressure plate 

Install the integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet according to Figure B-13 and press 

the pressure plate against the cabinet feet. Two pressure plates are required for one 

cabinet. 

Note: 

The pressure plate must be installed in the direction shown in Figure B-13. 

(1) Retaining nut of pressure plate (2) Cabinet M16 foot 

(3) Integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet 

Figure A-13 Diagram of pressure plate installation of B68 cabinet (on cement floor) 

A-11




II. Install insulating parts and fix pressure plate 

First put the insulating washer under the pressure plate and align it with the expansion 

bolt hole (one pressure plate needs 2 insulating washers). Then screw the M12×70 bolt 

into the expansion bolt hole through the pressure plate. Strictly, install the accessories 

(such as insulation covering and big flat washer) according to area A in Figure B-14. 

Fasten the bolt force moment to 45 Nm. 

(1) Retaining nut of pressure plate (2) Integrated pressure plate (3) Cabinet foot 

(4) Insulating washer of pressure plate (5) Bolt M12×35 (6) Spring washer Φ12 

(7) Big flat washer Φ12 (8) Insulation covering (9) Expansion tube 

(10) Expansion nut 

Figure A-14 Diagram of pressure plate fastening of B68 cabinet (on cement floor) 

1) Fasten retaining nut of pressure plate 

Fasten the retaining nut on the pressure plate according to area B in Figure B-14. 

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A.2.7 Insulation test 

Switch the multimeter to Mohm range and measure the resistance value between the 

fastening bolt M12×70 and the pressure plate. If the measured resistance is bigger than 

5 Mohm, it indicates that there is no conduction, and the installation is completed. 

Otherwise, it means that the cabinet is not insulated from the earth. In this case, all 

pressure plate parts should be removed to check whether the insulation covering or 

insulating washer is not installed or the insulating parts are damaged. Then reinstall the 

pressure plate and repeat the insulation test. Figure B-15 is the diagram of the 

single-cable installation on the cement floor. Figure B-16 is the diagram of installing two 

cabinets on cement floor. 

Figure A-15 Diagram of single-cable installation on the cement floor 

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Figure A-16 Diagram of installing two cabinets on the cement floor 

A.3 Cabinet Installation on Antistatic Floor 

When B68 cabinet is installed in the equipment room with the antistatic floor, the H800 

series racks are adopted. 

Caution: 

The cabinet feet have the insulation function, and the pressure plates include insulating units. Make sure 

that the insulating components are correctly installed so that the whole set of equipment is insulated from 

the floor before the earth wire is connected, thus effectively satisfying the insulation requirement. 

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A.3.1 Brief Introduction to Rack 

The rack is used to raise the cabinet for the convenience of the floor layout and cabling 

distribution. The rack is composed of the soldered steel sheets. Because the feet of the 

cabinet have insulation function and the pressure plate components include insulation 

parts, the whole equipment does not conduct with the earth before connecting the 

grounding wire, which satisfies the insulation requirement effectively. 

I. Number of rack in use 

The combined cabinet installation chooses racks in the N+1 form, which means that N 

cabinets on one row need N+1 racks for support, as illustrated by figure B-17. 

Figure A-17 Installation diagram of B68 cabinet on slide rail 

II. Shape of rack 

H800 series rack is as shown in Figure B-18. 

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(1) Upper rack (2) Lower rack 

(3) Floor installation hole (4) Slide rail connection hole 

(5) Height scale of antistatic floor 

Figure A-18 Outline diagram of H800 series rack (in mm) 

III. Install rack components 

There are four models of H800 series racks, three of which are height-adjustable and 

one is of fixed-height. The adjustable ranges of the models are listed in Table B-1. 

Table A-1 Height list of H800 series rack components 

Component 

Height of antistatic floor (mm) 

I 210-255 

II 256-345 

III 346-525 

IV 

Customized according to floor height (minimum height: 100mm) 

Note: 

The height of the antistatic floor refers to the distance between the upper plane of the antistatic floor and 

the cement floor. 

The components I, II and III of H800 series can be freely regulated in its setting range 

by moving oppositely the upper and lower racks. 

The IV component of H800 series is for the rack with the fixed height and is suitable for 

the ultra high and ultra low racks. The suitable lowest floor height of the component is 

100mm. 

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A.3.2 Brief Introduction to Slide Rail 

When slide rail is in use, the device can move along the slide rail to adjust position. The 

slide rail makes several brackets integrated with several cabinets so that the cabinets 

are kept horizontal and the connections are reinforced. The physical dimension of the 

slide rail is shown by figure B-19, in which the single length of the slide rail is of 600mm. 

The slide rails are configured according to the rule of each cabinet with two rails and 

are delivered together with racks. 

Figure A-19 Dimension diagram of slide rail (in mm) 

A.3.3 Installation Flow 

The cabinet installation flow on the antistatic floor includes such steps as locating the 

rack, installing the rack, installing the slide rail, installing the rack of antistatic floor, 

leveling the cabinet, connecting the combined cabinet, fixing the cabinet, insulation test 

and restoring the antistatic floor, as shown in the following diagram. 

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Figure A-20 Installation flowchart of B6B-2.2 cabinet (on antistatic floor) 

A.3.4 Rack positioning 

I. Determine the installation position of cabinet 

According to the reference dimension in the construction plan design, determine the 

installation location of the cabinet. 

II. Drawing lines 

According to the reference dimension and rack dimension in the construction plan 

design, determine the installation location of the rack. Measure several marking-out 

points, mark out two lines which are parallel with the reference and whose spacing is 

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760mm. According to the design requirements, determine the hole location of the first 

rack on the two lines. Then take the hole as the reference point and mark out the 

installation holes of other racks one by one. In order to avoid the faults, after being 

marked out, all hole location lines should be measured again so as to ensure the proper 

dimension. Figure B-21 is the installation hole position diagram of the rack and Figure 

B-22 is the installation hole position diagram of the single cabinet. Figure B-23 is the 

installation hole position diagram of two cabinets. Figure B-24 is the installation hole 

position diagram of multi- cabinets. 

Figure A-21 Installation hole position diagram of H800 series rack (in mm) 

(1) M12 expansion bolt hole mark (2) Mark of feet localization (3) Cabinet outline 


Figure A-22 Installation hole position diagram of single cabinet (in mm) 

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(1) M12 expansion bolt hole mark (2) Cabinet outline 


Figure A-23 Installation hole position diagram of two cabinets (in mm) 

(1) M12 expansion bolt hole mark (2) Cabinet outline 


Figure A-24 Installation hole position diagram of multi-cabinets (in mm) 

III. Drilling holes 

The racks are installed on the floor with M12 expansion bolts. Generally, use a 

percussion drill with Φ16 bit to drill holes. 

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When using the percussion drill, be sure to hold the bit perpendicularly to the floor. Hold 

the drill handle firmly with both hands to control the direction. Do not shake the drill to 

prevent damage of the floor or tilted holes. 

The depth of the hole should be within the range from 52mm to 60mm. The depth of 

each hole should be the same. Clean the hole before measuring the net-depth. When a 

hole is drilled, a dust collector is used to clean the dust. 

If it is difficult to position the drill bit because the floor is too hard and smooth, make a pit 

at the hole-mark with a chisel to help position the bit. 

Marking-out and hole drilling jobs are the fundamental work for hardware installation. 

Any bad precision will cause great inconvenience for the follow-up jobs. Therefore, it is 

very important to ensure their quality. 

Caution: 

Keep the depth of drilling between 52mm and 60mm. Otherwise, the expansion bolt cannot be installed 

and fastened normally. 

A.3.5 Rack installation 

I. Install expansion tube and expansion nut 

Prior to installation, clean the dust inside and outside the hole with dust collector and 

then measure the spacing of holes. If the inaccuracy is great, relocate and drill before 

installing expansion bolt. 

Take down the expansion tube and expansion nut, and put them into the hole vertically 

(in advance, the guide rib on the expansion nut has to be inserted into the guide trough 

of expansion tube), and then punch the expansion tube with rubber hammer until the 

whole expansion tube is completely driven into the floor. See Figure B-25 for the 

installation of expansion tube and expansion nut. 

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(1) Expansion tube (2) Guide trough of expansion tube 

(3) Expansion nut (4) Guide rib of expansion nut 

Figure A-25 Diagram of expansion tube and expansion nut installation 

Caution: 

The guide rib of expansion nut must be inserted in advance into the guide trough of the expansion tube, or 

the expansion bolt cannot be installed and fastened normally. 

II. Adjust rack height 

According to the floor height measured and the height silk-screen mark of antistatic 

floor on the rack, adjust all racks to the estimated height and fasten the tight-retaining 

bolt to 45 Nm with a torque spanner. Fasten the middle bolts, and then the side bolts, as 

shown in Figure B-26. 

III. Install and fix the rack 

Clean the floor and rack surface, align the rack installation hole with the corresponding 

expansion bolt according to Figure B-26 and fix the rack on the floor with the bolt, 

spring washer and big flat washer. The fastening force moment should be 45 Nm. 

The bolts used to fix the rack should be fastened in diagonally in sequence to reduce 

the stress between the bolts and rack. It is also for the convenience of adjusting the 

rack during the installation. Install other racks according to the above method. See 

Figure B-26 for the diagram of the connection between the rack and floor. 

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(1) Bolt M12×60 (2) Spring washer Φ12 

(3) Big flat washer Φ12 (4) Expansion tube 

(5) Expansion nut (6) Height-retaining bolt (both sides) 

(7) Height-retaining bolt (middle) (8) Height scale of antistatic floor 

Figure A-26 Diagram of the connection between the rack and floor 

Caution: 

When fixing the rack in Figure B-26, fasten the middle high-retaining bolt first and then the side ones. 

A.3.6 Install slide rail 

I. Install T nut 

Before the slide rail is installed, you should put the T nuts into the lower trough of the 

slide rails. The T nuts are used to fix the slide rails, and the floor bracket fixing plate. 

Each cabinet needs four T nuts in each of the slide rail (two of them are used for floor 

bracket assemblies). Otherwise, after the slide rail is installed, the T nuts cannot be 

installed. The outline of type T nut is shown in Figure B-27. There are four sets of floor 

bracket fixing plates for each cabinet, two on each of the slide rail. 

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Figure A-27 Shape of T nut 

1) Level and fix slide rail 

Fix the slide rail on the rack with T nut, flat washer, spring washer and bolt M12×20. The 

installation is shown in Figure B-28. 

Caution: 

The slide rail should be installed with the slide shield facing outward according to Figure B-28. 

First screw the bolt M12×20 with spring washer and flat washer (do not tighten the 

screws at this time, just make sure they will not drop down), then insert the bolts into the 

rack holes in sequence, then measure (in transverse and longitudinal directions) the 

segments of the slide rail with a horizontal ruler to check whether the bubble in the 

horizontal ruler is in the middle. The level can be adjusted by adding or removing the 

washers. If it is horizontal, screw tightly the bolts in sequence and measure the 

horizontality again, as shown in Figure B-29. If the horizontality changes, you should 

loosen the screws and adjust by adding or removing the washers. The process is the 

same as the above-described one. After the slide rail is installed, the following 

requirements should be met: 

• A single slide rail should be horizontal on longitudinal direction. 

• Two parallel slide rails should be horizontal in transverse direction. 

• The distance between the central lines of two parallel slide rails should be 

720mm!1mm. 

When checked with a straight line, multiple slide rails interconnected should also form a 

straight line. No gap or height difference should exist between the joints. 

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(1) Type T nut (2) Spring washer Φ12 (3) Flat washer Φ12 (4) Bolt M12×20 

(5) washer (6) Slide rail (7) Shield of slide rail 

Figure A-28 Diagram of fixing and level adjustment of slide rail and rack 

(1) Transverse measurement of horizontal ruler (2) Longitudinal measurement of horizontal ruler 

(3) Slide rail 

Figure A-29 Diagram of level measurement of slide rail 

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A.3.7 Install Supporting Accessories of Antistatic Floor 

The supporting accessories of antistatic floor are installed to support the antistatic floor 

around the cabinet. 

I. Install the floor bracket fixing plate and angle supports for slide rails 

Fasten the fixing plate and angle supports with bolt, plain washer and spring washer 

according to installation location. See Figure B-30. 

Caution: 

Make sure to differentiate the angle supports for the left slide rail and the right slide rail before installation. 

(1) Flat washer Φ12 (2) Spring washer Φ12 (3) Bolt M12×20 (4) T nut 

(5) Floor bracket fixing plate (6) Angle support for left slide rail (7) Angle support for right slide rail 

Figure A-30 Installation diagram of fixing-plates for floor bracket and angle supports for left and right slide 

rails 

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II. Install supporting angle plate of antistatic floor 

Fix the front and side supporting angle plates on the fixing plate of floor bracket and the 

angle supports of left and right slide rails with the M12×35 bolt, flat washer and spring 

washer, as shown in the following figure B-31. 

(1) Flat washer Φ12 (2) Spring washerΦ12 (3) Bolt M12×35 

(4) Nut M12 (5) Side supporting angle plate (6) Angle support of right slide rail 

(7) Angle support of left 

slide rail 

(8) Fixing plate of floor bracket (9) Front supporting angle plate 

Figure A-31 Diagram of front and side supporting angle plates installation 

III. Locate the front and side fixing angle plates 

Adjust the locations of the front and side fixing angle plates in vertical direction so as to 

make the upper surface of the plates to be at the same height of the lower surface of 

the antistatic floor blocks, then fasten the bolt M12×35. 

A.3.8 Cabinet Leveling 

I. Moving the cabinet into position 

Lift the cabinets on the slide rails one by one and align centers of the cabinet feet with 

the centers of the trough on the slide rails. Meanwhile align all cabinets. 

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II. Adjusting the cabinets 

Unfasten the retaining nuts of the cabinet and place a horizontal ruler in the two 

orthogonal directions on the top plane of the cabinet to check the levelness of the 

cabinet. If the cabinet is uneven, unfasten the retaining nuts of the cabinet on the feet 

with the spanner, and then rotate the screw bolt on the feet to adjust the height of the 

cabinet to make the cabinet horizontal. As shown in Figure B-32. 

(1) Cabinet post leveling nut M16 

Figure A-32 Diagram of cabinet leveling (on conductive floor) 

III. Locking cabinet post 

Meanwhile, align all cabinets, and then fasten the retaining nuts on the cabinet feet to 

cling the retaining nut to the bottom plane of the cabinet, as shown in Figure B-33. 

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(1) Retaining nut of the cabinet (2) Cabinet feet 

(3) Retaining nut of pressure plate (4) Lower enclosure frame of the cabinet 

Figure A-33 Diagram of cabinet pedestal fastening 

A.3.9 Combined cabinet connection 

The cabinets must be connected (after removing the top covers of cabinets as shown in 

Figure B-34) when two or more cabinets are combined. Rotate the combining boards 

on top of the cabinets to 180 degrees and then connect them with flat washer, spring 

washer, bolt and nut, as shown in Figure B-35. The original combining board is as 

shown in Figure B-34; the rotated combining board is as shown in Figure B-35. 

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(1) Cabinet front frame (2) Combining board 

(3) Bolt M16x10 (4) Cabinet top cover 

Figure A-34 Diagram of B68 cabinet disassembly and assembly 

(1) Nut M8 (2) Flat washer 8 

(3) Spring washer 8 (4) Bolt M8x35 

(5) Combining board 

Figure A-35 Installing combining board of B68 cabinet 

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Caution: 

The top covers of cabinets should be removed before the cabinets are connected and be installed after the 

combined cabinets are connected. 

A.3.10 Fixing the Cabinet 

I. Install the T nuts 

Before the cabinet is fixed, install the T nuts fixing the cabinet pressure plate into the 

upper trough of the slide rail. Two T nuts should be installed into the upper trough of the 

slide rail on each side under one cabinet (each pressure plate needs two T nuts). 

II. Install integrated pressure plate 

Install the integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet according to Figure B-36 and press 

the pressure plate on the cabinet feet. Two pressure plates are required for one 

cabinet. 

Caution: 

The pressure plate must be installed in the direction shown in Figure B-36. 

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(1) Retaining nut of pressure plate (2) Cabinet foot 

(3) Integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet 

Figure A-36 Diagram of pressure plate installation (on conductive floor) 

III. Install insulating parts and fix pressure plate 

First put the insulating washer under the pressure plate (Two insulating washers are 

required for one pressure plate) and align it with T nut in the upper trough of the slide 

rail. Screw the M12×35 bolt into T nut through the pressure plate. At the time, it should 

be noted that such related accessories as insulation covering and big flat washer must 

be installed according to part A in Figure B-37. Fasten the bolt force moment to 45 Nm. 

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(1) Retaining nut of pressure plate (2) Integrated pressure plate of B68 cabinet 

(3) Cabinet M16 feet (4) Insulating washer of pressure plate 

(5) M12×35 bolt (6) Spring washer Φ12 

(7) Big flat washer Φ12 (8) Insulation covering 

Figure A-37 Diagram of pressure plate fastening of B68 cabinet (on conductive floor) 

IV. Fasten retaining nut of pressure plate 

Fasten the retaining nut of pressure plate on the pressure plate according to part B in 

Figure B-37. Fasten the bolt force moment to 45 Nm. 

A.3.11 Insulation test 

Tune the multimeter to Mohm range and measure resistance value between the 

retaining bolt and the pressure plate. If the measured resistance is bigger than 5 Mohm, 

it indicates that there is no conduction, and the installation is completed. Otherwise, it 

means that the cabinet is not insulated from the earth. In this case, all pressure plate 

parts should be removed to check whether the insulation covering or insulating washer 

is not installed or the insulating parts are damaged. Reinstall the pressure plate and 

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repeat the insulation test. Figure B-17 is the diagram of the B68 cabinet installation on 

the slide rail. 

A.3.12 Restoring the Floor 

According to the actual site status, cut the antistatic floor around the cabinet and 

restore the floor. Figure B-38 is the diagram of the antistatic floor restoring installation 

and Figure B-39 is the effect diagram of B68 cabinet installation in the equipment room 

with the antistatic floor. 

Caution: 

The framework for the antistatic floor can be installed on the side supporting angle plates according to the 

actual circumstance, as shown in Figure B-38. 

(1) Framework of antistatic floor (2) Side supporting angle plate 

Figure A-38 Diagram of antistatic floor recovery 

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Figure A-39 Effect diagram of B68 cabinet installation in the equipment room with antistatic floor 

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