Modeling the Growth of Jumpers on the Main Distributing Frame
S. Halfin, Charles J. McCallum, Martha Segal · Bell System Technical Journal · 1972
The buildup of dead jumpers in the Main Distributing Frame (MDF) plays a central role in MDF problems; for example, a recent survey ranked dead jumpers as the number two problem on a list of the most frequently reported MDF problems. In this paper, two models are proposed to quantify the buildup of both live and dead jumpers and to investigate the factors influencing the buildup. These models provide tools for the analysis and comparison of possible solutions to the buildup problem.