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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
Appendix
Power Cabling
DC Power Cabling
Table B -13 lists DC power cable and connector recommendations for each MGX switch and media
gateway system. Typically, Cisco does not provide power cabling for DC-powered systems.
TableB-12 AC Power Cable and Plug Requirements—MGX 8830 and MGX 8830/B
Cable Parameter Description
Cable Provided with 8 feet (2.3 meters) of 3-conductor wire with plug.
Plug (customer end) •20A NEMA L6-20P, twist lock plug (United States)
•NEMA5-15P 125V/15 A 3-prong plug, grounding type (North America)
•15A NEMA 5-15 (domestic U.S. and Canada)
•13 A 250 Vac BS1363, 3-prong fused plug (UK and Ireland)
•CEE 7/7 (Continental Europe)
•AS3112 (Australia and New Zealand)
•CEI23-16/VII (Italy)
•125V/15A (North America)
TableB-13 DC Power Cabling Recommendations
Switch Name DC Cable Wiring DC Cable Connection
MGX 8850
(PXM1E/PXM45) and
MGX 8850/B
Three conductor, 6 AWG (10 square mm) or larger, solid or stranded
copper wire with insulation rating for 140°F (60°C) minimum with
wire insulation stripped back 0.25 in (6.35 mm) at the chassis
connector end.
Panduit terminal lug (part
number LC AS6-10-L) or
equivalent to fit
no. 10-32 screws.
MGX 8950 Three conductor, 6 AWG (10 square mm) recommended wire gauge,
min. 60 degrees Celsius insulation rating, copper conductors only.
Panduit LC AS6-10-L terminal lug or equivalent to fit no. 10-32
screws.
Panduit terminal lug (part
number LC AS6-10-L) or
equivalent to fit
no. 10-32 screws.
MGX 8830 and
MGX 8830/B
Three conductor, 10 AWG recommended wire gauge, solid or stranded
copper wire with insulation rating for 140°F (60°C) minimum with
wire insulation stripped back 0.25 in (6.35 mm) at the chassis
connector end.
EURO Block.
MGX 8880 Media
Gateway
Three conductor, 6 AWG (10 square mm) or larger, solid or stranded
copper wire with insulation rating for 140°F (60°C) minimum with
wire insulation stripped back 0.25 in (6.35 mm) at the chassis
connector end.
Panduit terminal lug (part
number LC AS6-10-L) or
equivalent to fit
no. 10-32 screws.