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Chapter 4 Cabling the RF Switch With the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS Cable Interface Line Cards
RF Cable Assemblies
RF Cable Assemblies
The following sections describe the coaxial cables, header blocks, and F-connector assemblies required
to support N+1 redundancy in networks using the RF switch when the Vecima HD4040 series IF-to-RF
upconverter is used and the Cisco uBR10012 CMTSs chassis is populated with either the
Cisco uBR10-LCP2-MC16x line cards or the Cisco uBR10-LCP2-MC28x.
Note Although you may construct and implement your own cabling system according to the specifications
outlined here, We recommend using the Cisco N+1 redundancy cabling solution designed specifically
for this CMTS feature (Cisco part numbers CAB-RFSW-3X10-T and CAB-RFSW-3X10-10T for pre
assembled, terminated cable bundles).
• Custom cables or cable components such as header blocks, crimping tools, or connectors are
available from custom cable fabricators such as WhiteSands Engineering (telephone: 1 800 586
7377), or at the following URL:
http://www.whitesandsengineering.com/
WhiteSands Part Numbers:
Header blocks—MCXHEADERBK
MCX connectors—MCXFP (dual-shielded)
Adapters, MCX female connector to F female connector—MCXF/FF
F-connectors—ASFP (dual-shielded)
Crimper for F and MCX connectors—ACT-483
Stripper for MCXFP—CPT-7538-125 (dual-shielded)
Stripper for ASFP—CPT-7538 (dual-shielded)
Connectors for quad-shielded cables—MCXFPQ MCX
Adapters, MCX female connectors to F female connectors—MCXF/FF
Stripper for F-connectors (quad-shielded)—CPT-7538Q
Stripper for MCX connector (quad-shielded)—CPT-7538-200Q
For more information on Vecima HD4040 series IF-to-RF upconverters, go to the following URL:
http://www.vecimanetworks.com/
Coaxial Cables
The cables approved for use in the Cisco N+1 redundancy solution, are Mini Precision RG59 95% tinned
copper braid with 100% foil shield. This cable is SDI rated with a 1 MHz to 3 GHz rating.
• CAB-RFSW-3X10-10T (bundled cable kit: 10-m, RFS to HUB, MCX to F)
• CAB-RFSW-3X10-T (bundled cable kit: 1.2-m, RFS to UPx, MCX to F)
• CAB-RFSW520TIMM (bundled cable kit: 1-m, MCX to MCX)
Figure 4-3 and Figure 4-4 on page 4-5 show header blocks that are cabled using the Cisco cable kit
CAB-RFSW-3X10-10T.
Note The header block shown in Figure 4-3 on page 4-5 is cabled for a Cisco uBR-MC16x card; the header
block in Figure 4-4 on page 4-5 is cabled for the Cisco uBR-MC28x card.
