Appendix; Cable Specifications; Coaxial Cables - Cisco UBR7225VXR Hardware Installation Manual

Cable Specifications

This appendix contains cable and cable pinout information for the Cisco uBR7225VXR universal
broadband router.
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Note This appendix specifies pinouts only for the pins used. Pins not listed in the tables are not connected.

Coaxial Cables

The coaxial cable used to connect the Cisco uBR7225VXR universal broadband router at the headend
should be very high-quality cable.
We recommend that you use a headend-grade coaxial cable or a quad-shield coaxial cable to connect the
cable interface line cards to the hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network. The center conductor must be
straight and extend 1/8 inch (3.2 mm) beyond the end of the connector, and the connector should be
securely crimped to the cable. The following headend cables are recommended:
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Any of the three of the coaxial cables listed can be used to connect a Cisco cable interface line card to
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the HFC network; however, the consistent use of 59-series cable is preferred. If you connect a 59-series
cable to a cable interface line card that was previously connected using 6-series cable, the difference in
the center connector diameter might cause intermittent connectivity loss.
OL-17309-01
Coaxial Cables, page C-1
Console and Auxiliary Port Cables and Pinouts, page C-2
Fast Ethernet Port Cables and Pinouts, page C-4
Fiber-Optic Cables and Connectors, page C-6
59-series cable (preferred)—20 AWG (0.032 inch/0.81 mm diameter) silver plated, copper-clad,
steel center conductor; bonded foil inner shield; 95 percent braid second shield; nonbonded foil third
shield; 95 percent braid fourth shield.
59-series quad shield—20 AWG (0.032 inch/0.81 mm diameter) copper-clad steel center conductor;
bonded foil inner shield; 53 percent braid second shield; nonbonded foil third shield; 34–35 percent
braid fourth shield.
6-series quad shield—18 AWG (0.0359 inch/0.91 mm diameter) copper-clad steel center conductor;
bonded foil inner shield; 60 percent braid second shield; nonbonded foil third shield; 40–42 percent
braid fourth shield.
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