Fiber-Optic Interface Cables - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Installing Line Cards in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
10-Gigabit Ethernet XFP Modules
The 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 oversubscribed line card, 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card, and
8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 80 Gbps line rate card use single-mode fiber-optic cables. The maximum
distance for single-mode installations is determined by the amount of light loss in the fiber path. If your
environment requires the light to travel close to the typical maximum distance, you should use an OTDR
to measure the power loss.
See

Fiber-Optic Interface Cables

Depending on the line card (see
with LC-type connectors to connect an Ethernet interface on the line card in your
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router to another Ethernet interface, router, or switch.
Fiber optic cables are not available from Cisco Systems. They can be purchased from cable vendors.
Note
The following types of cables are used with line cards to connect your router to another router or switch:
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You can use two cables with simplex connectors, or one cable with dual, keyed connectors.
Because invisible laser radiation may be emitted from the aperture of the port when no cable is
Warning
connected, avoid exposure to laser radiation and do not stare into open apertures. Statement 70
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Table A-6 and Table A-7
Single-mode—Generally yellow in color.
Multimode—Generally gray or orange in color. Multimode cables are multifiber cables that carry
12 channels of fiber data.
Lucent connector (LC)—See
Simplex LC Cable Connector
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LC connector
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
for lists of supported XFP Transceivers.
Table 1-3), use a single-mode or multimode fiber-optic interface cable
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2 Spring-action disconnect latch
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Cabling Description
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