Chapter 1 Cisco 12010, Cisco 12410, and Cisco 12810 Series Router Overview
Physical and Functional Description of Router
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Cisco 12010, Cisco 12410, and Cisco 12810 Router Installation and Configuration Guide
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Physical and Functional Description of Router
The router chassis is a sheet-metal enclosure that houses router components.
Each Cisco 12010 series router is designed so that two systems can fit in most
standard 75-inch racks. All router models contain the following major
components (
):
•
Blower module—Supplies cooling air to the router so it does not overheat.
See the
“Blower Module” section on page 1-33
for additional information.
•
Alarm display—Monitors various router functions such as power and CSC
and SFC status. See the
“Alarm Cards and Alarm Display” section on
for additional information.
•
Horizontal cable management bracket—Used to neatly route line card cables.
See the
“Horizontal Cable Management Bracket” section on page 1-32
additional information.
•
Line card and Route Processor card cage—Has 10 user-configurable slots that
support a combination of line cards and either one or two route processors
(RPs). See the
“Line Card and Route Processor Overview” section on
for additional information.
•
Switch fabric and alarm card cage—Located behind the air filter door, this
card cage contains 7 slots for the switch fabric card set, and two slots for
alarm cards. The switch fabric card set is made up of five switch fabric cards
(SFCs) and two clock scheduler cards (CSCs). See the
Alarm Card Overview” section on page 1-9
for additional information.
•
Power Entry Modules—Either two AC power entry modules (PEMs) or two
DC PEMs provide power to the router. See the
Subsystems” section on page 1-5
for additional information.
•
Chassis backplane (not shown)—Distributes power to the chassis
components.
Summary of Contents for 12010 series
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