Cisco cBR Series Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Router
The Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Router (Cisco cBR-8) is a 13 rack unit (RU) chassis. It supports
multiple card modules and is designed with back-to-back midplanes; a front facing Digital Midplane and a
rear facing RF Midplane.
The front card modules plug into the Digital Midplane and the associated Physical Interface Card (PIC) plugs
into the rear of the chassis. All permanent connections to the Cisco cBR-8 chassis are made at the rear.
Figure 1: Chassis Front View
Front Power Entry Bezel3Line Cards1
Supervisor Cards2
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What is a Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Router
Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Router

Cisco cBR Series Specifications

General

Category	Network Router
Modular Design	Yes
Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
Model Examples	cBR-8, cBR-4
Product Series	cBR Series
Purpose	Converged Broadband Router
DOCSIS Support	DOCSIS 3.1
Redundancy	Yes
Management	Cisco Prime
Product Family	cBR Series
Downstream Frequency Range	Up to 1.2 GHz
Upstream Frequency Range	Up to 204 MHz
Modulation Schemes	QAM
Power Supply	Redundant AC or DC power supplies
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C
Storage Temperature	-40°C to 70°C
Humidity	5 to 95% noncondensing