
| Table of Contents | 
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 | About This Guide | xvii | 
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 | Objectives | xvii | 
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 | Audience | xvii | 
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 | Documentation Conventions | xviii | 
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 | List of Technical Publications | xix | 
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 | Obtaining Documentation | xxvi | 
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 | Documentation Feedback | xxvi | 
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 | Requesting Technical Support | xxvii | 
| Part 1 | MX240 Router Overview | 
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| Chapter 1 | Router Overview | 3 | 
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 | Router Description | 3 | 
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 | Component Redundancy | 4 | 
| Chapter 2 | Hardware Components | 5 | 
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 | Router Chassis | 5 | 
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 | Midplane | 8 | 
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 | Dense Port Concentrators (DPCs) | 8 | 
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 | DPC Components | 10 | 
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 | Host Subsystem | 11 | 
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 | Switch Control Board (SCB) | 11 | 
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 | SCB Slots | 12 | 
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 | SCB Redundancy | 12 | 
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 | SCB Components | 13 | 
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 | SCB LEDs | 13 | 
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 | Routing Engine | 14 | 
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 | Routing Engine Components | 14 | 
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 | Routing Engine Interface Ports | 16 | 
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 | Routing Engine Boot Sequence | 16 | 
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 | Cable Management System | 17 | 
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 | Craft Interface | 17 | 
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 | Alarm LEDs and Alarm Cutoff/Lamp Test Button | 18 | 
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 | Host Subsystem LEDs | 19 | 
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 | Power Supply LEDs | 19 | 
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 | DPC LEDs | 20 | 
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