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Cisco AS5350 Universal Gateway Chassis Installation Guide
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Overview
This chapter p rov id es an overview of the Cis co AS5350 universal gateway, a versatile data an d voice
communications platform that provides high performance, high density, and hot-swap capability in only
one rack unit.
The Cisco AS5350 is intended for small- to medium-size companies who require dense and scalable
solutions to create new multiserv ice access networks, replace existi ng gateway hardware, or expand and
enhance their current acces s offering. The Cisco A S5350 provides you with a cost -effective platform for
deploying the w i dest range of IP - based servic es .
This chapter includ es the following section s :
Chassis Components, page 1-1
Dial Feature Cards (DFCs), page 1-2
Power Supply, page 1-3
Chassis Specifications, page 1-3

Chassis Components

The chassis consists of the following components:
One modular chassis with motherboard, high-speed backplane and three DFC slots (see Figure 1-1
and Figure 1-2)
Building Integrated Timing System (BITS) interface port
Two Fast Ethernet (2FE) LAN ports
Two T serial ports for backhaul WAN support
Fast console auxiliary ports for local administrative access
An integral AC or D C pow er supply
Replaceable fan tray