Cisco Systems PA-FE-FX Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-FE Port Adapters, Installation Overview

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Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-FE Port Adapters

This chapter provides information on the PA-FE-TX and PA-FE-FX port adapters and their use in Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers. This chapter contains the following sections:

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Installation Overview, page 5-1

Removing a Port Adapter, page 5-2

Installing a Port Adapter, page 5-4

Installation Overview

You might need to install a new port adapter in a Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router or replace a failed port adapter in the field. In either case, no tools are necessary; all port adapters available for the Cisco uBR7200 series connect directly to the router midplane and are locked into position by a port adapter lever (Cisco uBR7223) or retention clip (Cisco UBR7246). 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.

Note Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers support online insertion and

removal (OIR); therefore, you do not have to power down the routers when removing and replacing a PA-FE.

When a port adapter slot is not in use, a blank port adapter must fill the empty slot to allow the router to conform to EMI emissions requirements and to allow proper airflow across the port adapters. If you plan to install a new port adapter in a slot that is not in use, you must first remove a blank port adapter.

The PA-FE-TX and PA-FE-FX can be installed in any of the available port adapter slots in a Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router. Figure 5-1 shows a PA-FE-TX installed in port adapter slot 2 of a Cisco uBR7200 series router.

Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-FE Port Adapters 5-1