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Cisco XR 12410 and Cisco XR 12810 Router Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Horizontal Cable Management Bracket
Ports and connectors on the line card front panels provide interfaces for external
connections. Line cards communicate with the RP and exchange packet data with
each other through the switch fabric cards.
Caution Any unoccupied card slot in the line card and RP card cage must have a blank
filler panel installed to meet electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements
and to ensure proper air flow through the chassis. Also, if the front panel of a line
card does not completely fill the card slot opening, a narrow card filler panel must
be installed to meet the EMC requirements.
A cable management bracket on the front panel of each line card helps to organize
the interface cables connected to that line card.
Note The Cisco XR 12410 and Cisco XR 12810 Routers support online insertion and
removal (OIR), allowing you to remove and replace a card while the router
remains powered on.
Horizontal Cable Management Bracket
Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers include a horizontal cable management bracket
that works with individual line card cable management brackets to organize
interface cables entering and exiting the router.
The horizontal cable management bracket is directly above the line card and
RP card cage (
Figure 1-16 ). Network interface cables connecting to the line cards
are fed across the bracket, and then down through the openings to the individual
line card cable management bracket. This system keeps cables out of the way and
free of sharp bends.
Caution Excessive bending of interface cables can damage the cables.