Mitel Sx 200 El/ml Technicians Handbook

Chapter 1
Introduction 

Introduction
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 IntroductionAbout This Handbook
Purpose of This Handbook
This handbook provides

Quick reference to maintenance commands

Abbreviated instructions for frequently used procedures

Programming aids

Troubleshooting flowcharts

Installation information.
Who This Handbook is For
This handbook is for a certified technician.
Symbols Used in This Handbook
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if you don’t avoid, 
could result in injury or death
Indicates a situation which, if you don’t avoid,...

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Important Safety Instructions
WARNING: Failure to follow all instructions may result 
in improper equipment operation and/or risk of 
electrical shock.
See MITEL
® document PN 56000950, Safety Instructions, for general 
safety information. The Safety Instructions document is packaged with 
each system.
Where You Can Find More Information
See the MITEL SX-200® EL/ML Technical Documentation for more 
information. 

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 IntroductionConfigurations
SX-200 EL System
The SX-200 EL system contains one control cabinet with the following 
components:

A Main Control Card IIIEL (MCC IIIEL) or Main Control Card IIIELx 
(MCC IIIELx) in slot 12

One Bay Control Card (BCC II or BCC III) in slot 9

One Bay Power Supply

Up to two Control Dual FIM Carriers (CFCII), Control Triple FIM 
Carriers (CFCIII), or Control Triple CIM (CTC) cards in slots 
10 and 11

Up to 1 PRI card in unused slots 10 or 11

Up to two T1 Trunk...

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A seven cabinet system with a MCC IIIEL card and two CFCIII cards 
provides a system for low traffic configurations such as a hotel/motel 
environment.
The SX-200 EL and the SX-200 ML systems use the SX-200 ELx 
cabinet for the main control cabinet and the peripheral cabinets. 
Located on the rear of the cabinet are connectors for T1 trunks (J5 and 
J6), connectors for PRI maintenance (J10 and J11), a printer port, a 
maintenance terminal, and the SFT (System Fail Transfer)...

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 IntroductionConnectivity from the Main Control Cabinet
The following cards with an interface module connect the main control 
cabinet to the peripheral bays. The Control FIM Carrier cards support 
fiber connectivity.The Control Triple CIM card and the PRI card support 
copper and fiber connectivity. 

Control Dual FIM Carrier card - allows the fiber connection of up to 
two peripheral bays

Control Triple FIM Carrier card - allows the fiber connection of up to 
three peripheral bays...

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If you provide three links to each bay

Maximum channel blocking ratio is 0.94.
Connectivity from the Peripheral Bays
Peripheral bays connect to the main control cabinet with the use of an 
interface module on the Peripheral FIM Carrier II card, Peripheral 
Interface Module Carrier card (PIMCC), BCC III, or PRI card. The 
Peripheral FIM Carrier II card supports a FIM. The PIMCC, BCC III, or 
PRI card support a FIM II or a CIM. A FIM II or CIM sits on a PIMCC 
when the peripheral...

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 IntroductionCabinet Configuration

The SX-200 EL system can have a maximum of seven bays.

The BCC III and the BRI card require LIGHTWARE 18 Release 2.0 
or greater. The BCC III, BRI card, PRI card, and Control Triple CIM 
card require the SX-200 ELx cabinet. 

In a main control cabinet: a FIM II or a CIM never goes on a
BCC III, a FIM II or a CIM can go on a PRI card. 

For CLASS line functionality on the ONS/CLASS Line card, you 
must install a DSP module (single) on the BCC III in the...

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LIGHTWARE 17 supports one digital bay with two T1 trunk cards 
and the other digital bays with one T1 trunk card to total a max of 7. 

If a T1 trunk card is installed in slot 10 of a bay, you cannot install a 
peripheral interface cards in slot 5; if a T1 trunk card is installed in 
slot 11, you cannot install a peripheral interface card in slot 6. T1 
cards in slots 10 and 11 are seen by the software as slots 5 and 6.

The two T1 links from the T1/E1 module on a BCC III card...