Chapter 5
Cabling the RF Switch With the Cisco uBR7246VXR CMTS
Figure 5-13
1A-1H
Cabling the Protect Line Cards (VXR 5)
This section describes cabling the protect line cards from the Cisco uBR7246VXR router to the RF
switch.
Equipment
•
•
To cable the protect line cards, complete the following steps. Refer to
Connect the cables to the upstream connectors (US0–US3, US0–US3) on line card, LC1 in router 5.
Step 1
Secure the cables with cable wrap, as necessary, and run the cable bundles up the right side of the
Step 2
equipment rack.
Install the cables in the PROTECT header block in the order that they were mapped.
Step 3
Repeat
Step 4
Table 5-14
RF Switch Slots for the PROTECT Cards
VXR5–LC
US Ports
LC1
US0–US3
US0–US3
LC2
US0–US3
US0–US3
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Cisco uBR 3x10 RF Switch
P1A-P1H
2A-2H
4A-4H
6A-6H
8A-8H
3A-3H
5A-5H
7A-7H
Working CMTS
4 cable bundles—1 per router (F-connector to MCX connector—multicolor)
4 header blocks (installed)
Step 1
through
Step 3
for all the line cards in VXR5 (PROTECT).
RFS
2—PROTECT Slot
–
RFS-2—P2 (A–D)
RFS-2—P2 (H–K)
RFS-2—P1 (A–D)
RFS-2—P1 (H–K)
Connecting the Cables (Cisco uBR-MC28x Line Card)
RFS-2
RFS-1
P2A-P2H
7H-7A
5H-5A
3H-3A
8H-8A
6H-6A
4H-4A
Protect
VXR5–LC
US Ports
LC3
US0–US3
US0–US3
LC4
US0–US3
US0–US3
Cisco uBR-3x10 RF Switch Hardware Installation and Cabling Guide
1H-1A
2H-2A
Table 5-14
and
Figure
RFS
1—PROTECT Slot
–
RFS-1—P2 (A–D)
RFS-1—P2 (H–K)
RFS-1—P1 (A–D)
RFS-1—P1 (H–K)
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