Audience; Document Organization - Cisco 7246 - uBR Router Hardware Installation Manual

The guide contains procedures to unpack, install, and connect the Cisco uBR7200 series router hardware
that enables your cable television (CATV) headend or distribution hub to support digital data and
Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services. The guide includes procedures to characterize your cable plant to ensure
that data services are reliably supported over the cable infrastructure.

Audience

This guide is intended for cable system installers and technicians who physically install and connect the
Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router and associated equipment at the cable headend or
distribution hub. Cable system installers and technicians should be familiar with their cable plant base
operating parameters and service offerings.
The guide provides limited configuration information. After following applicable procedures in this
guide, refer to the
for related Cisco publications that more completely address configuration.
Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment.
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Document Organization

This hardware installation guide is organized into the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter Title
Chapter 1, "Cisco uBR7200 Series
Overview"
Chapter 2, "Preparing the
Cisco uBR7200 Series Router for
Installation"
Chapter 3, "Installing the
Cisco uBR7200 Series Router"
Chapter 4, "Connecting the
Cisco uBR7200 Series Router to the
Cable Headend"
Chapter 5, "Maintaining the
Cisco uBR7200 Series Router"
Chapter 6, "Troubleshooting"
Appendix A, "Cisco uBR7200 Series
Router Specifications"
Appendix B, "RF Specifications"
Appendix C, "Cable Specifications"
Appendix D, "Industry-Standard Wiring
Plans"
Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Router Hardware Installation Guide
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"Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request" section on page xvii
Description
About Cisco uBR7200 series chassis and components.
Safety considerations, tools, and other equipment required to prepare your site.
Installing the chassis and connecting the power and network interface cables.
Connecting the Cisco uBR7200 series router to a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC)
network and describe configuring and measuring downstream and upstream
portions of the HFC network.
Basic hardware maintenance instructions.
Troubleshooting hardware installations.
System specifications.
Recommended RF settings at the headend for both Data-over-Cable Service
Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) and EuroDOCSIS networks.
Cable and cable pinout information for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers.
The telephone industry color-code schemes for 25-pair wires including the pin
numbers, optical fibers, and small wire pairs.
Preface
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