topic How to implement the Telecom data model in Telecommunications Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/telecommunications-questions/how-to-implement-the-telecom-data-model/m-p/328252#M189 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am attempting to implement the Telecommunications Data Model to document the fiber optics network for a small university campus and have a couple of questions since I don't have a telecommunications background.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A lot of our connections are through patch panels.&nbsp; How are input ports and output ports designated?&nbsp; Are input ports the frontside, and output ports the backside? Is it the other way around? Does it matter?&nbsp; Or is it some other arrangement?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Most of our fiber optic runs go through a patch panel and are patched to a transceiver.&nbsp; What object in the model does a transceiver correspond to?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cheryl</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:59:28 GMT CherylTrine 2014-06-03T17:59:28Z How to implement the Telecom data model https://community.esri.com/t5/telecommunications-questions/how-to-implement-the-telecom-data-model/m-p/328252#M189 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am attempting to implement the Telecommunications Data Model to document the fiber optics network for a small university campus and have a couple of questions since I don't have a telecommunications background.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A lot of our connections are through patch panels.&nbsp; How are input ports and output ports designated?&nbsp; Are input ports the frontside, and output ports the backside? Is it the other way around? Does it matter?&nbsp; Or is it some other arrangement?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Most of our fiber optic runs go through a patch panel and are patched to a transceiver.&nbsp; What object in the model does a transceiver correspond to?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cheryl</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:59:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/telecommunications-questions/how-to-implement-the-telecom-data-model/m-p/328252#M189 CherylTrine 2014-06-03T17:59:28Z