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Chapter 33 Connecting Cisco IP VSAT Satellite WAN Network Modules
How to Install, Connect, or Replace the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module
How to Install, Connect, or Replace the NM-1VSAT-GILAT
Network Module
This section contains the following procedures, each of which may or may not be required, depending
on which tasks your satellite service provider performs for you:
•
Installing the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module in the Router Chassis, page 33-10
•
Connecting the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module to the ODU, page 33-10
•
Connecting the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module to the External Power Supply, page 33-12
•
Replacing the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module in the Router Chassis, page 33-14
Installing the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module in the Router Chassis
To install the NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module in the router chassis, see the “
Installing Cisco
Network Modules in Cisco Access Routers
” chapter of the
Cisco Network Modules Hardware
Installation Guide
.
Connecting the NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module to the ODU
This section describes how to connect the NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module to the ODU.
Shielded RG-6, RG-11, or both types of RF cables are used to connect the NM-1VSAT-GILAT
network module to the ODU. Typically, a satellite service provider installation technician installs the
ODU, connects RG-11 cables to the dish antenna, and runs the RG-11 cables to the area near the router.
The technician also typically terminates the RG-11 cables and adds short RG-6 cables, which are then
connected to the NM-1VSAT-GILAT network module in the router.
6
EN
On
The router’s Cisco IOS software
recognizes the network module.
Normal indication. No action required.
Off
The router’s Cisco IOS software does not
recognize the network module.
Verify that the network module is properly
installed in the router chassis. See the
“
Installing Cisco Network Modules in Cisco
Access Routers
” chapter.
1.
ODU = outdoor unit.
2.
VSAT = very small aperture terminal.
3.
DVB = Digital Video Broadcasting.
4.
The
receive
direction at the remote VSAT is called the
outbound
direction from the hub. See the
“Outbound and Inbound Directions in a Satellite
Communications Network” section on page 33-7
.
5.
LNB = low noise block converter.
6.
RF = radio frequency.
7.
SSPA = solid state block converter and power amplifier.
8.
The
transmit
direction at the remote VSAT is called the
inbound
direction to the hub. See the
“Outbound and Inbound Directions in a Satellite
Communications Network” section on page 33-7
.
Table 33-2
NM-1VSAT-GILAT Network Module LED Descriptions (continued)
Figure
Ref.
LED
State
Meaning
Possible Causes and Corrective Actions