External Plant

External plant structure

in
Local telephone
exchange

Basic Diagram for Telephone Exchange

Power
Plant

Switch
Room

Eng
/Alt
Battery-A

Battery-B

OMC

MDF

Extnl.
plant

Telephone Network

External plant
It comprises equipment from MDF to rosset
of the telephone such as
1. U/G cable section : MDF to Distribution
BOX
2. O/H line section : DP to subs premises
3. Internal wiring

PILLARS
One exchange can have any number
of pillars that are necessitated based
on the topography of that exchange
external plant
U/G cables that connect the MDF and
pillars are called as Primary cables.
U/G cables that connect the pillar
and the DPs in that pillar area are
called as Distribution cables.

DP
A DPs capacity can be 1,2,5,10,20 or 50
pairs.
Each DP is given a 4 digit number, in
which the first 2 digits indicate the pillar
number in which that DP is working.
Through a Drop wire ,the connection is
extended into customer premises.
Distribution point is the last point in local
Cable network from where subscriber line
is connected

DP

Main Distribution Frame

MDF will have two sides ie Line &
Exge sides.
All cable copper pairs supplying
services through user telephone lines
are terminated at the Line side of the
MDF .
( 100 pairs / tag block ).
Exchange side cables are terminated
at Exge side of the MDF.
Line side and exge side are
interconnected by jumper wires.

Main Distribution
Frame( MDF)

Customer Premises equipment

( CPE )
It is any equipment / terminal located
at Subs premises .
for ex : telephone instruments ,
switches / routers , set top boxes and
Network terminals.