Router Overview; Router Applications Overview - Cisco 1240 Hardware Installation Manual

Router Hardware Description
This chapter describes the major hardware features of the Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router
(CGR 1240 or router), including the chassis and the internal and external connectors and ports. This
chapter contains the following sections:
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Router Overview

This chapter contains information about:
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This chapter does not describe how to install the router or make network connections.
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The topics in this section include
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Router Applications Overview

The Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router is a ruggedized communication platform, designed for use in
Field Area Network (FAN) power distribution grids that require outdoor, pole-mounted routers. The
FAN is a distribution system in which power generation and transmission are linked to the power
consumers.
The router provides an end-to-end communication network that enables increased power grid efficiency
and reliability, reduced energy consumption, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The router can be
leveraged across applications including:
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Router Overview, page 3-1
Hardware Features Detailed Description, page 3-12
The router chassis, internal components, connectors, ports, and hardware specifications
How and when to use the router hardware features
Mounting–For pole mounting instructions, see the
Installing–For instructions on how to install the router, including making network and power
connections, see the "Installing the Router"
Router Applications Overview, page 3-1
Hardware Compliance, page 3-2
Router Hardware Overview, page 3-2
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
C H A P T E R
"Mounting the Router"
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