Cisco 6000 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 15

Chassis Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco NCS 6008 chassis.
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Chassis Overview
The Cisco NCS 6008 chassis is a mechanical enclosure that contains a chassis midplane and packet
interfaces on line cards cross-connected to each other through a switch fabric. The chassis has eight slots
at the front for Line Cards (LCs), two slots at the rear for Route Processor (RP) cards, and six slots at
the rear for Fabric Cards (FCs).
The Cisco NCS 6008 chassis has an integrated rack and does not require an external rack. It is bolted to
the facility floor. It contains its own power and cooling systems. Power systems are available using AC
or DC power.
The Cisco NCS 6008 chassis is a highly scalable routing system with redundancy and reliability features
that allow for nonstop operation even during service upgrades of equipment, with no single points of
failure in hardware or software. The routing system has the potential to expand from a single-chassis to
multichassis configuration for even greater routing capacity.
Note The installation of a Cisco NCS 6008 chassis may require space, floor loading, power, and cooling
modifications to a facility. Therefore, you should plan the site well in advance of the scheduled delivery
of the chassis system. For site preparation information, see the
Series Routers Site Planning
OL-29234-02
Chassis Overview, page 2-1
Chassis Components, page 2-4
Safety Guidelines, page 2-7
Guide.
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