Preface

Audience

This guide is intended for network or hardware technicians responsible for installing, connecting, and configuring the Cisco Remote-PHY solution and associated equipment at the cable head end or distribution hub. The network or hardware technicians should be familiar with the base operating parameters and service offerings of the cable plant where they intend to install this equipment.


Warning

Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment. Statement 1030

Purpose

This document describes in detail the Cisco Coaxial Media Converter and the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V-RPHY line card in the Cisco Remote-PHY solution.

This document does not provide detailed information on the other network components in the Cisco Remote-PHY solution.

Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

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Elements in square brackets are optional.

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An ellipsis (three consecutive nonbolded periods without spaces) after a syntax element indicates that the element can be repeated.

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A vertical line, called a pipe, indicates a choice within a set of keywords or arguments.

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Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

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Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

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Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.

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Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

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Reader Alert Conventions

This document uses the following conventions for reader alerts:


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Related Documentation

In addition to this document, the following documents and resources provide additional information related to the Cisco Remote-PHY solution.

Release Notes

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

Installation Guide

Command Reference

Configuration Guide

Licensing Information

MIB Information

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, at: http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​c/​en/​us/​td/​docs/​general/​whatsnew/​whatsnew.html.

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Feature Information for the Cisco Remote-PHY Solution

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​ITDIT/​CFN/​. An account on http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​ is not required.


Note

The below table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Table 1 Feature Information for the Cisco Remote-PHY Solution

Feature Name

Release

Feature Information

Cisco Remote-PHY Solution

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)CX

The Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V-RPHY line card and Cisco CMC were introduced.