Chapter 2 Router Hardware Description; Router Overview; Router Applications Overview - Cisco 1240 Hardware Installation Manual

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Router Hardware Description
This chapter describes the major hardware features of the Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router, including
the chassis and the internal and external connectors and ports. This chapter contains the following
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This chapter is intended to provided information about the router connector and ports. For instruction on
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installing the router, including connecting all network and other ports, see the chapter
Router.

Router Overview

Router Applications Overview

The Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router is designed for use in Field Area Networks (FANs) in North
American power distribution grids, and in regions with similar distribution grid architectures. A FAN
can also be referred to as a Neighborhood Area Network (NAN). The Smart Grid 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 also
enables distributed intelligence for converged smart grid applications, including:
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Exterior Hardware Features, page 2-4
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Interior Hardware Features, page 2-11
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Hardware Features Detailed Description, page 2-12
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
Demand Response (DR)
Distribution Automation (DA)
Integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), also known as Renewable Energy Sources
(RES) and Distributed Generation (DG)
Power asset management
Workforce automation
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