Chapter 1 Product Overview
Cable-Management System
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Cisco 12404 Internet Router Installation and Configuration Guide
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Cable-Management System
The Cisco 12404 Internet router is set up with two types of cable-management
systems:
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Line card cable-management bracket (
)—Attached to each line
card and routes the line card cables to the chassis cable management bracket.
These brackets keep the cables free of sharp bends and out of the way.
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Chassis cable-management bracket (
)—Attached to the chassis
and routes the line card cables away from the chassis.
Cable-management systems:
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Organize the interface cables on the line cards, RP, and clock and scheduler
cards as they enter and exit the system.
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Consists of two parts, a card cable-management bracket and a chassis
cable-management bracket.
Caution
Excessive bending in an interface cable can cause performance degradation.
Figure 1-15
RP and Line Card Cable-Management Bracket
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