Chapter 4
Cabling the RF Switch With the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS Cable Interface Line Cards
Prepopulated custom cables for this configuration, or cable components such as header blocks, crimping
Note
tools, or connectors, are available from custom cable fabricators such as WhiteSands Engineering
(1-800-JUMPERS).
Coaxial Cables
The cables approved for use in the Cisco N+1 redundancy solution, are Mini Precision RG59 95% tinned
copper braid with 100% foil shield. This cable is SDI rated with a 1 MHz to 3 GHz rating.
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In Europe only, the Cisco uBR10-MC5X20H card must use quad-shielded cables. In all other regions,
Note
the Cisco uBR10-MC5X20H card can use dual-shielded or quad-shielded cables.
The Cisco uBR10-MC5X20S and U can use dual-shielded or quad-shielded cables in all regions.
These coaxial cables are approved for use in the Cisco N+1 redundancy solution. The 5-and 10-cable
bundle features individual coaxial cables enclosed in an external sheath. Each cable is a different color.
Note
The header block shown in
OL-1984-06
CAB-RFSW520TIMM (dual-shielded cable kit: 1-m cable, MC5X20S/U to RFS, two 10-bundle,
one 5-bundle, and 4 headers)
CAB-RFSW520TPMF (dual-shielded cable kit: 3-m MCX to F cable, two 10-bundle, one 5-bundle)
CAB-RFSW520QTIMM (quad-shielded cable kit: 1-m cable, MC5X20S/U/H to RFS, five 5-bundle,
and 4 headers)"
CAB-RFSW520QTPMF (quad-shielded cable kit: 3-m MCX to F cable, five 5-bundle)
Figure 4-5 on page 4-8
RF Cable Assemblies for Cisco uBR10-MC5X20S/U/H Line Cards
is cabled for a Cisco uBR-MC5X20S/U/H card.
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