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Cisco uBR-3x10 RF Switch Hardware Installation and Cabling Guide
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Chapter 4 Cabling the RF Switch With the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS Cable Interface Line Cards
Connecting the RF Cables (MC16x, MC28C Line Cards)
Cabling the Output Cables (CABLE PLANT to HUB)
This section describes cabling the RF switch for output (from the RF switch CABLE PLANT to the cable
headend equipment).
The output cables are connected to the CABLE PLANT section of the RF switch. The CABLE PLANT
header blocks are wired in the opposite sequence to the CMTS and PROTECT header blocks (see
Figure 4-14 on page 4-21. Use the same installation and connection procedures as described in these
sections:
• Installing the Header Blocks on the Cisco uBR 3x10 RF Switch, page 4-9
• Connecting the RF Cables (MC16x, MC28C Line Cards), page 4-15
Equipment
• 7 cable bundles (10m), MCX connector to F-connector—multicolor, CAB-RFSW-3X10-10T
• 14 single cables
• 7 header blocks (installed)
Table 4-5 Upconverter Output Cables to the Working Plant on the RF Switch (for MC16x Line
Cards)
Color UPx Output RFS–CMTS LC Slot (DS) D
Gray 15 1F–cable plant 8/0–working (DS)
Gray 13 2F–cable plant 8/1–working (DS)
Gray 11 3F–cable plant 7/0–working (DS)
Gray 9 4F–cable plant 7/1–working (DS)
Gray 7 5F–cable plant 6/0–working (DS)
Gray 5 6F–cable plant 6/1–working (DS)
Gray 3 7F–cable plant 5/0–working (DS)
Gray 1 1P F–protect (1P) 5/1–protect (DS)
Table 4-6 Upconverter Output Cables to the Working Plant on the RF Switch (for MC28C Line Cards)
Color
UPx
Output
RFS
CMTS LC Slot (DS) D Color
UPx
Output
RFS
CMTS LC Slot (DS) D
Brown 16 1M 8/0—working(DS1) Brown 8 5M 6/0—working (DS1)
Gray 15 1F 8/0—working(DS0) Gray 7 5F 6/0—working (DS0)
Brown 14 2M 8/1—working(DS1) Brown 6 6M 6/1—working (DS1)
Gray 13 2F 8/1—working(DS0) Gray 5 6F 6/1—working (DS0)
Brown 12 3M 7/0—working(DS1) Brown 4 7M 5/0—working (DS1)
Gray 11 3F 7/0—working(DS0) Gray 3 7F 5/0—working (DS0)
Brown 10 4M 7/1—working(DS1) Brown 2 1PM 5/1—protect (DS1)
Gray 9 4F 7/1—working(DS0) Gray 1 1PF 5/1—protect (DS0)
