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CONTENTS

Preface 17

Objectives 17

Audience 17

Organization 17

Document Conventions 18

Related Documentation 19

Cisco WAN Manager Release 11 19

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) Multiservice Switch Release 3 21

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E) Multiservice Switch Release 3 22

Cisco MGX 8950 Multiservice Switch Release 3 23

SES PNNI Controller Release 3 24

Cisco MGX 8830 Multiservice Switch Release 3 25

Cisco WAN Switching Software Release 9.3 26

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1) Edge Concentrator Switch Release 1 27

Cisco MGX 8250 Edge Concentrator Switch Release 1 28

Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Switch Release 1 29

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines 29

CHAPTER

1Product Overview 1

Introduction to the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 1

Cisco MGX 8950 Switch Compartment 3

Module Configurations 3

Standalone 4

Card Set Redundancy (Y-Cable) 4

APS Line Redundancy 4

1+1 Card and APS Line Redundancy—Intercard 5

1:1 APS Line Redundancy—Intracard 5

1:N Card Set Redundancy 6

Cisco MGX 8950 Modules Overview 6

System Hardware Components 7

Front Cards 8

AXSM 9

PXM45/B 13

RPM-PR 17

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RPM-XF 20

XM-60 22

Back Cards 24

MGX-1GE 25

MGX-1OC12POS-IR 27

MGX-XF-UI 28

MMF-8-155-MT/B 29

MMF-FE 30

PXM-HD 31

PXM-UI-S3 32

RJ45-4E/B 33

RJ45-FE 34

SMB-4-155 35

SMB-8E3 36

SMB-8T3 37

SMFIR-2-622/B 38

SMFIR-8-155-LC/B 39

SMFLR-1-2488/B 40

SMFLR-2-622/B 41

SMFLR-8-155-LC/B 42

SMFSR-1-2488/B 43

SMFXLR-1-2488/B 44

AC Power Supply Tray 45

Air Intake and Exhaust Plenums 47

APS Assembly 48

Cable Management Assembly 49

DC PEM 50

Lower and Upper Fan Trays 51

CHAPTER

2Preparing for Installation 1

Safety Requirements 1

Safety Guidelines 2

Maintaining Safety with Electricity 6

Preventing ESD Damage 7

General Maintenance Guidelines 8

Installation and Replacement Suggestions 9

Hot Swapping Cards and Modules 9

Card Installation Guidelines 9

Site Requirements 10

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Environmental 11

Seismic Anchoring 11

Shock 11

Vibration 12

Space 12

Temperature, Altitude, and Humidity 15

Ventilation 15

Power 17

AC Power 17

DC Power 18

Power Consumption Calculation Tables 19

Rack-Mounting 20

Required Tools and Equipment 21

Unpacking the Box 22

Verifying Contents 23

Inspecting for Damage 23

CHAPTER

3Installing a Cisco MGX 8950 1

Installation Checklist 1

Installation Procedures 5

Install Stability Plate for Seismic Anchoring 6

Ground the Frame Bonding Ground Connection for a Cisco-Supplied Rack 9

Measure Rack Space 11

Prepare for Rack Installation 12

Install the AC Power Supply Tray(s) 15

Remove the AC Power Supplies from the AC Power Tray 16

Install the AC Power Tray 17

Install the AC Power Supplies in the Trays 18

Install the Air Intake Plenum 18

Install the Lower Fan Tray 19

Install the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch—Without a Mechanical Lift 20

Prepare for Installation 20

Remove the Front Cards 20

Remove the Back Cards 22

Remove the Back Cards from an APS Assembly 22

Install the Switch in the Rack 23

Reinstall the APS Assembly 24

Reinstall the Back Cards 27

Reinstall the Front Cards 28

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Install the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch—with a Mechanical Lift 29

Install the Switch in a 19-Inch Rack 30

Install the Switch in a 23-Inch Rack 30

Install the Upper Fan Tray 31

Install the Exhaust Plenum 31

Install the DC PEM(s) 32

Install the Cable Management Assembly 33

Connect the Fan Tray Power Cables to the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 33

Connect the AC Power Supply Tray to the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 35

Connect the DC PEM to the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 39

Connect the Back Cards 43

Connect the Console Port 44

Connect Power to the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 45

Connect AC Power to the Switch 46

Connect DC Power to the Switch 49

Connect the External Clock 50

Connect the External Clock Using an RJ-45 Connection 51

Connect the External Clock Using a Wire-Wrap Adapter 51

Connect the Alarms 53

Connect the MP Connection 53

Connect the LAN1/2 Ports 54

Verify EMI Compliance 55

CHAPTER

4Maintaining the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 1

Swap a Primary or Redundant DC PEM with Power On 1

Remove and Install the Double-Height Front Cards 4

Remove the Double-Height Front Cards 4

Install the Double-Height Front Cards 5

Remove and Install the Single-Height Front Cards 7

Remove the Single-Height Front Cards 7

Install the Single-Height Front Cards 8

Remove and Install the Back Cards 8

Remove the Back Cards 9

Install the Back Cards 10

Remove the Center Guide Modules 11

Connect the Back Cards to the APS Connector 14

Install the APS Assembly into the Switch 16

Remove the Back Cards from an APS Assembly 16

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APPENDIX

ATechnical Specifications 1

Cisco MGX 8950 System Specifications 1

AXSM Specifications 2

PXM45 Specifications 3

RPM-PR Specifications 4

RPM-XF Specifications 5

APPENDIX

BCabling Summary 1

T3 Trunk Cabling 1

E3 Trunk Cabling 2

DC Power Cabling 2

AC Power Cabling 3

Control and Clock Cabling 3

Maintenance and Control Ports 3

Modem Cable 4

External Clock Input Cabling 4

T1/E1 Clock Cabling 4

Bits Clock Connector Pin Outs 5

External Alarm Cabling 5

Alarm Connector Pin Outs 6

Standard Cisco MGX 8950 Cables 7

Redundancy Y-Cable 8

APPENDIX

CEarthing and Bonding Recommendations 1

Scope 1

EC [3] Definitions 2

K.27 Definitions 3

Bonding Networks 5

Digital System Grounding 6

Bonding and Grounding the Cisco MGX 8950 8

Wiring a Mixed Ground System with Redundant Supplies 9

Conductor Characteristics for Carrying Current and Ensuring Low Voltage Drops 10

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FIGURES

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Figure 1-1 Component Locations for a Cisco MGX 8950 System—AC-Powered Version 1-2

Figure 1-2 AXSM Faceplate Example 1-10

Figure 1-3 Card Set Redundancy Configuration—AXSMs 1-12

Figure 1-4 1+1 Card and APS Line Redundancy Configuration—AXSMs 1-12

Figure 1-5 1:1 APS Line Redundancy Configuration—AXSMs 1-13

Figure 1-6 PXM45/B Faceplate 1-15

Figure 1-7 RPM-PR Faceplate 1-18

Figure 1-8 RPM-XF Faceplate 1-21

Figure 1-9 XM-60 Faceplate 1-24

Figure 1-10 MGX-1GE Faceplate 1-26

Figure 1-11 MGX-1OC12POS-IR Faceplate 1-27

Figure 1-12 MGX-XF-UI Faceplate 1-28

Figure 1-13 MMF-8-155-MT/B Faceplate 1-29

Figure 1-14 MMF-FE Faceplate 1-30

Figure 1-15 PXM-HD Faceplate 1-31

Figure 1-16 PXM-UI-S3 Faceplate 1-32

Figure 1-17 RJ45-4E/B Faceplate 1-33

Figure 1-18 RJ45-FE Faceplate 1-34

Figure 1-19 SMB-4-155 Faceplate 1-35

Figure 1-20 SMB-8E3 Faceplate 1-36

Figure 1-21 SMB-8T3 Faceplate 1-37

Figure 1-22 SMFIR-2-622/B Faceplate 1-38

Figure 1-23 SMFIR-8-155-LC/B Faceplate 1-39

Figure 1-24 SMFLR-1-2488/B Faceplate 1-40

Figure 1-25 SMFLR-2-622/B Faceplate 1-41

Figure 1-26 SMFLR-8-155-LC/B Faceplate 1-42

Figure 1-27 SMFSR-1-2488/B Faceplate 1-43

Figure 1-28 SMFXLR-1-2488/B Faceplate 1-44

Figure 1-29 Optional AC Power Supply Tray 1-45

Figure 1-30 AC Power Supply Faceplate 1-46

Figure 1-31 Air Flow Through the Cisco MGX 8950 System 1-47

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Figure 1-32 APS Assembly 1-48

Figure 1-33 Cable Management Assemblies 1-49

Figure 1-34 Cisco MGX 8950 DC PEM 1-50

Figure 1-35 Primary and Secondary DC PEMs 1-50

Figure 1-36 Fan Tray—Rear View 1-51

Figure 2-1 Backplane Inspection Check Points 2-9

Figure 2-2 Damaged Connectors on Card 2-10

Figure 2-3 Cisco MGX 8950 Switch Components 2-13

Figure 2-4 Air Flow Through Intake and Exhaust Vents for the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 2-16

Figure 2-5 Schematic of AC Plug Wiring 2-18

Figure 3-1 Stability Plate Dimensions 3-7

Figure 3-2 Installing a Cisco Cabinet over the Stability Plate 3-8

Figure 3-3 Frame Bonding Connection in Cisco-Supplied Rack 3-10

Figure 3-4 Component Locations in a Cisco MGX 8950 Switch 3-12

Figure 3-5 Mounting Rail Distances 3-13

Figure 3-6 Rack Mounting Dimensions, Front View 3-14

Figure 3-7 Removing an AC Power Supply 3-16

Figure 3-8 AC Power Supply 3-17

Figure 3-9 AC Power Supply Tray—Front View 3-18

Figure 3-10 Lower Fan Tray Air Flow Direction 3-19

Figure 3-11 Front Card Extractor Lever 3-21

Figure 3-12 Connecting the Back Card to the APS Connector 3-25

Figure 3-13 Installing Two Back Cards in the APS Connector 3-26

Figure 3-14 Fan Tray 3-31

Figure 3-15 DC-PEMs Installed in Back of the Air Intake Module 3-32

Figure 3-16 Cable Management Assembly at the Back of the System 3-33

Figure 3-17 Fan Power Cable 3-34

Figure 3-18 Fan Power Connections (AC-Powered Node Shown) 3-35

Figure 3-19 Interconnect Cable for AC 3-36

Figure 3-20 AC Interconnect Cable Connections for Primary and Secondary Power Supplies 3-38

Figure 3-21 Interconnect Power Connections for AC 3-39

Figure 3-22 Cable Assembly for System Power 3-40

Figure 3-23 DC Interconnect Cable Connections (Detailed) 3-42

Figure 3-24 Power Interconnect Connections for DC 3-43

Figure 3-25 Routing Data Cables 3-44

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Figure 3-26 Workstation Connection to the Console Port 3-44

Figure 3-27 Terminal Server Connection to the Console Port 3-45

Figure 3-28 AC Power Cable (North America)) 3-46

Figure 3-29 AC Power Cable IEC 309 Plug (International) 3-46

Figure 3-30 AC Power Tray Cable (International) 3-47

Figure 3-31 AC Power Connections (with redundant power supply) 3-48

Figure 3-32 DC-PEM 3-49

Figure 3-33 Terminal Block on the DC PEM 3-50

Figure 3-34 Optional RJ-45 to Wire-wrap 3-51

Figure 3-35 Removing the Pin Cover from the Adapter 3-52

Figure 3-36 Inserting the Cable through the Pin Cover 3-52

Figure 3-37 Wires Wire-Wrapped to Pins 3-52

Figure 3-38 Modem Connection to the Maintenance Port 3-54

Figure 3-39 Ethernet Connection to the LAN 1 Port 3-55

Figure 4-1 DC PEM Faceplate 4-2

Figure 4-2 Terminal Block on the DC PEM 4-3

Figure 4-3 Extractor Lever 4-5

Figure 4-4 Protective Cover Removal 4-6

Figure 4-5 Center Guide Module 4-11

Figure 4-6 Removal of the Center Guide Module 4-12

Figure 4-7 Center Guide Module Support Bracket 4-13

Figure 4-8 Connecting the Back Card to the APS Connector 4-14

Figure 4-9 Installing Two Back Cards in the APS Connector 4-15

Figure B-1 DC Power Connections B-3

Figure B-2 Null Modem Cable B-4

Figure C-1 Star and Mesh Topology Examples C-5

Figure C-2 Mixed Grounding System C-9

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TABLES

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Table 1 Font Conventions 1-18

Table 2 Cisco WAN Manager Release 11 Documentation 1-19

Table 3 WAN CiscoView Release 3 Documentation 1-20

Table 4 Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) Multiservice Switch Release 3 Documentation 1-21

Table 5 Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E) Multiservice Switch Release 3 Documentation 1-22

Table 6 Cisco MGX 8950 Multiservice Switch Release 3 Documentation 1-23

Table 7 SES PNNI Controller Release 3 Documentation 1-24

Table 8 Cisco MGX 8830 Multiservice Switch Release 3 Documentation 1-25

Table 9 Cisco WAN Switching Software Release 9.3 Documentation 1-26

Table 10 Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1) Edge Concentrator Switch Release 1 Documentation 1-27

Table 11 Cisco MGX 8250 Edge Concentrator Switch Release 1 Documentation 1-28

Table 12 Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Switch Release 1 Documentation 1-29

Table 1-1 Cisco MGX 8950 Slot Assignment 1-3

Table 1-2 Cisco MGX 8950 Module Support 1-6

Table 1-3 Cisco MGX 8950 Front Cards and MGX Release Support 1-8

Table 1-4 AXSMs, Interfaces, and Supported Back Cards 1-9

Table 1-5 AXSM LEDs 1-11

Table 1-6 PXM45/Bs, Interfaces, and Supported Back Cards 1-14

Table 1-7 PXM45/B LEDs 1-16

Table 1-8 RPM-PRs, Interfaces, and Supported Back Cards 1-17

Table 1-9 RPM-PR LEDs 1-19

Table 1-10 RPM-XF LEDs 1-22

Table 1-11 Back Card Information 1-24

Table 1-12 MGX-1GE Transceiver Information 1-25

Table 1-13 Switch AC Power Supply Requirements 1-46

Table 2-1 Vibration Conditions 2-12

Table 2-2 Rack Space Requirements 2-13

Table 2-3 CO and PE Operating Environment Requirements 2-15

Table 2-4 Power Specifications 2-17

Table 2-5 Power Consumption Calculation for Cisco MGX 8950 Switch Components 2-19

Table 2-6 Tool and Equipment Requirements Checklist 2-21

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Table 3-1 Installation Checklist—Cisco MGX 8950 System 3-2

Table 3-2 AC Power Cable Connections 3-36

Table 3-3 Interconnect Power Connections for DC 3-40

Table 3-4 Terminal Settings 3-45

Table A-1 Cisco MGX 8950 System Specifications A-1

Table A-2 AXSM Physical Specifications A-2

Table A-3 PXM45 Specifications A-3

Table A-4 RPM-PR Physical Specifications A-4

Table A-5 RPM-XF Specifications A-5

Table B-1 Trunk Cables B-1

Table B-2 T3 Connector Pin Assignments B-1

Table B-3 E3 Trunk Cables B-2

Table B-4 E3 Connector Pin Assignments B-2

Table B-5 DC Power Wiring B-2

Table B-6 AC Power Cables B-3

Table B-7 Maintenance and Control Port Cabling B-3

Table B-8 Maintenance and Control Port Pin Assignments B-4

Table B-9 External Clock Cabling B-4

Table B-10 RJ48 BITS Clock Connector Pin Outs B-5

Table B-11 External Alarm Cabling B-5

Table B-12 Network Alarm Pin Assignments B-5

Table B-13 PXM-UI-S3 Pin Assignment on the Alarm Connector B-6

Table B-14 Standard Cables Available from Cisco B-7

Table B-15 Y-Cable Product Names for Applicable Cards B-8

Table C-1 Ground Point Descriptions for Mixed Grounding C-10

Table C-2 Wire Gauge for Current Loads over Copper Wire Lengths C-11

Table C-3 Resistance for Each Gauge of Copper Wire C-11

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Preface

This preface describes the objectives, audience, and organization of the Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware

Installation Guide. It also defines the conventions that are used to present instructions and information

throughout the guide.

Objectives

The Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install the Cisco MGX 8950 switch

and its related components. After completing the installation procedures covered in this guide, refer to

the appropriate related documents to configure your Cisco MGX 8950 system. For a list of related

documents, see the “Related Documentation” section on page 19.

Audience

The Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide is intended for use by installers, operators, network

designers, and managers who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the Cisco

MGX 8950. A familiarity with network systems is recommended.

Organization

The Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide includes the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” provides an overview of the Cisco MGX 8950 switch and its related

components.

• Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation,” provides the procedures to complete and the considerations

to keep in mind prior to installing a Cisco MGX 8950 and its related components.

• Chapter 3, “Installing a Cisco MGX 8950,” provides the procedures for installing a Cisco MGX

8950 as a stand-alone unit or in a rack. It also provides procedures for removing and installing

related components.

• Chapter 4, “Maintaining the Cisco MGX 8950 Switch,” provides maintenance procedures for the

Cisco MGX 8950 switch.

• Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,” provides the technical specifications relevant to the Cisco

MGX 8950, its processor and service modules, and the applications and services that it provides.

• Appendix B, “Cabling Summary,” provides specifications for Cisco MGX 8950 cabling.

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Document Conventions

• Appendix C, “Earthing and Bonding Recommendations,” provides earthing and bonding

recommendations for the Cisco MGX 8950.

Document Conventions

This publication uses the document conventions listed in this section. Font conventions are shown in

Table 1.

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manual.

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