Cisco Systems PA-2E3 manual Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-E3, Overview

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Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-E3

This chapter provides information on the PA-E3 serial port adapter and its use in Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers. This chapter includes the following sections:

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Overview, page 6-1

Removing a Port Adapter, page 6-2

Installing a Port Adapter, page 6-4

Overview

The PA-E3 can be installed in any of the available port adapter slots in Cisco uBR7200 series routers. Figure 6-1 shows a PA-E3 installed in port adapter slot 2 of a Cisco uBR7200 series router.

Figure 6-1 Cisco uBR7200 Series with a PA-E3 Port Adapter in Port Adapter Slot 2

PA-E3 port adapter

ENABLED			K	F	E3 SERIAL
			CL	FER RL
	RCVR	XMTR	R
		IS	F	LL
		A	OO
					15259

Depending on the circumstances, you might need to install a new port adapter or replace a failed port adapter in a Cisco uBR7200 series router. In either case, no tools are necessary; all port adapters available for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers connect directly to the router midplane and are locked into position by a port adapter retention clip (Cisco uBR7246) or lever (Cisco uBR7223). When removing and replacing a port adapter, you need an antistatic mat onto which you can place a removed port adapter and an antistatic container into which you can place a failed port adapter for shipment back to the factory.

Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-E3 6-1