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Cisco XR 12410 and Cisco XR 12810 Router Installation Guide
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C H A P T E R
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Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco XR 12410 and Cisco XR 12810
Routers. It contains physical descriptions of the router hardware and major
components, and functional descriptions of the hardware-related features.
Physical and Functional Description of Router
The router chassis is a sheet-metal enclosure that houses router components.
All router models contain the following major components (
•
Blower module—Supplies cooling air to the router so it does not overheat.
See the
“Blower Module” section on page 1-33
for additional information.
•
Alarm display—Monitors various router functions such as power and CSC
and SFC status. See the
“Alarm Cards and Alarm Display” section on
for additional information.
•
Horizontal cable management bracket—Used to neatly route line card cables.
See the
“Horizontal Cable Management Bracket” section on page 1-31
for
additional information.
•
Line card and Route Processor card cage—Has 10 user-configurable slots that
support a combination of line cards and either one or two route processors
(RPs).