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Cisco ASR 1006 Router Overview and Installation
This chapter describes the Cisco ASR 1006 Router and the procedures for installing the Cisco ASR 1006
Router on an equipment shelf or in equipment racks. It also describes how to connect interface and power
cables.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Cisco ASR 1006 Router Description, page 6-1
• Installation Methods, page 6-6
• General Rack Installation Guidelines, page 6-6
• Guidelines for an Equipment Shelf or Tabletop Installation, page 6-7
• Equipment Shelf or Tabletop Installation, page 6-8
• Rack-Mounting the Cisco ASR 1006 Router, page 6-10
• Attaching the Chassis Rack-Mount Brackets, page 6-11
• Installing the Cisco ASR 1006 Router in a Rack, page 6-14
• Attaching the Cable-Management Brackets, page 6-18
• Attaching a Chassis Ground Connection, page 6-19
• Connecting the Shared Port Adapter Cables, page 6-21
• Connecting the Console and Auxiliary Port Cables, page 6-22
• Connecting Power to the Cisco ASR 1006 Router, page 6-23
• Connecting a Terminal to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP Console Port, page 6-33
• Connecting the System Cables, page 6-35
• Attaching Cable Retention Bracket on AC Power Supply, page 6-36
Cisco ASR 1006 Router Description
The Cisco ASR 1006 Router supports full-width card modules. It is designed with a single midplane with
connectors on one interface midplane. The Cisco ASR 1006 Router supports:
• Three Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processors (SIPs)
• Twelve SPA slots
• Two embedded services processors (Cisco ASR1000-ESP10, Cisco ASR1000-ESP20, Cisco
ASR1000-ESP40, or Cisco ASR1000-ESP100)