Line Card Cable Management; Cable Management Tray - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual

Line Card Cable Management

Line Card Cable Management
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers include a cable-management system that organizes the interface cables
entering and exiting the router, keeping them out of the way and free of sharp bends.
The cable-management system consists of the following separate components:
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The illustrations in this section show one type of line card, but the line card cable-management
Note
procedures in this section are the same regardless of the specific line card.
Excessive bending of interface cables can damage the cables.
Caution

Cable Management Tray

A cable-management tray is mounted at the top of the Cisco ASR 9010 Router chassis for routing
interface cables to the RSP and line cards.
cable-management tray. The tray has a hinged cover that can be raised for greater access to the cable
management dividers.
Figure 2-40
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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
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A cable-management tray mounted on the Cisco ASR 9010 Router chassis. See the
Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
A cable-management bracket that attaches to a line card.
Cable management brackets that attach to the sides of the router chassis (Cisco ASR 9006 Router
only)
Example Cable Routing through the Cisco ASR 9010 Router Cable Management Tray
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Hinged cover (shown in the raised position)
Chapter 2 Installing Line Cards in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
for more information.
Figure 2-40 shows a typical cable routing through the
2 Cable bundle routed through the tray
Cisco ASR 9000