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Cisco NCS 540 Small Density Passive Cooled
Routers Overview
The Cisco NCS 540 Small Density Passive Cooled Router is temperature-hardened, fixed port, 2.5 rack unit
form-factor router. An IOS XR based cell site router, the router extends Cisco’s 5G Converged SDN Transport
to edge of the networks as a CSR/NID/CPE, with the smallest footprint, ever.
For more information about its features and benefits, see the Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Small
Density Router Data Sheet.
• Network Interfaces, on page 1
• Cisco NCS 540 Small Density Passive Cooled Router Features, on page 2
• Specification, on page 3
• Interface Naming, on page 3
• External Alarm Inputs, on page 3
• Console, on page 4
• Online Insertion and Removal, on page 4
• Supported Transceiver Modules, on page 4
Network Interfaces
The Cisco N540-6Z14S-SYS-D router has the following hardware features:
• 6 X 1G/10G SFP+ ports
• 6 X CSFP ports
• 4 X 1G SFP ports
• 4 X 1G Copper GE ports
Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Passive Cooled Small Density Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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