Cabling A 10-Gigabit Ethernet Xfp Transceiver - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Installing Line Cards in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router

Cabling a 10-Gigabit Ethernet XFP Transceiver

Use this procedure to cable 10-Gigabit Ethernet XFP transceivers.
Before removing the dust plugs and making any optical connections, follow these guidelines:
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Step 1 Remove the dust plugs from the optical network interface cable LC connectors
dust plugs for future use.
Step 2 Inspect and clean the LC connector's fiber-optic end faces.
Step 3 Remove the dust plugs from the XFP transceiver module optical bores.
Step 4 Immediately attach the network interface cable LC connectors to the XFP transceiver module
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Always keep the protective dust plugs on the unplugged fiber-optic cable connectors and the
transceiver optical bores until you are ready to make a connection.
Always inspect and clean the LC connector end faces just before making any connections. See
Cleaning Fiber-Optic Connectors, page
Always grasp the LC connector housing to plug or unplug a fiber-optic cable.
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