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Chassis Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the chassis and its components.
Unless otherwise specified, “chassis” refers to both Cisco NCS 4016 chassis and Cisco NCS 4009 chassis.
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About the Cisco NCS 4016 and Cisco NCS 4009 Chassis, on page 1
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Chassis Components, on page 4
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Safety Guidelines, on page 5
About the Cisco NCS 4016 and Cisco NCS 4009 Chassis
The Cisco NCS 4016 chassis contains an upper card cage and a lower card cage, where the Route Processor
Cards (RP), Line Cards (LC) and Fabric Cards (FC) are installed. The Cisco NCS 4009 chassis contains a
single card cage where the RPs and LCs are installed. The FCs are installed beneath this card cage. The
following table indicates the slots available for the supported cards:
NCS 4009
NCS 4016
Chassis
2
2
Route Processors
9
16
Line Cards
4
4
Fabric Cards
Both the NCS 4016 and NCS 4009 are rack mountable. It is compatible with the following standard rail
spacing:
• ANSI 19-inch or 23-inch
• ETSI
For the ANSI 19-inch rack, the minimum front opening must be 17.72 inches (450 mm) to allow for chassis
insertion.The installation kit includes different brackets for each type of rack.
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Hardware Installation Guide for the Cisco NCS 4000 Series
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Summary of Contents for NCS 4000 Series
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