Grounding Cable Specifications | 58
MX204 Router Cabinet Requirements and Specifications | 58
MX204 Router Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance | 60
MX204 Router Rack Requirements | 61
MX204 Network Cable and Transceiver Planning | 63
Calculating Power Budget and Power Margin for Fiber-Optic Cables | 63
Calculating Power Budget for Fiber-Optic Cable | 63
Calculating Power Margin for Fiber-Optic Cable | 64
CB-RE and RCB Interface Cable and Wire Specifications for MX Series Routers | 65
Understanding Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation, and Dispersion | 66
Signal Loss in Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable | 66
Attenuation and Dispersion in Fiber-Optic Cable | 67
MX204 Management and Console Port Specifications and Pinouts | 68
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for MX Series CB-RE or RCB Auxillary and Console Ports | 68
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for an MX Series CB-RE or RCB Management Port | 69
MX204 Power Planning | 70
Power Consumption for an AC-Powered MX204 Router | 70
Power Requirements for MX204 Components | 70
Calculating System Thermal Output | 71
Power Consumption for a DC-Powered MX204 Router | 72
Power Requirements for MX204 Components | 72
Calculating System Thermal Output | 73
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