Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Hardware Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Rack-Mounting the System
- Installing Modules
- Cabling the System
- Powering On and Powering Off
- Configuring Network Access
- System Specifications and Compliance
- Martek Power Supply
- Wiring Diagrams
- Glossary
- Index
Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch Installation Guide
System Overview 15
System Overview
The Cuda 12000 is intended for installation at your cable head-end site, or at
your distribution hub, where it switches and routes IP traffic between your
cable plant, IP backbone, and external networks.
The Cuda 12000 requires a -48 VDC power source for proper operation.
The Chassis and Modules
The Cuda 12000 offers a modular architecture that supports the following
modules:
■ Management Module
■ DOCSIS Modules
- 1x4 DOCSIS Module
- 1x4 DOCSIS SpectraFlow Module
- 1x6 DOCSIS SpectraFlow Module with Spectrum Management
■ EuroDOCSIS Modules
- 1x4 EuroDOCSIS Module
- 1x4 EuroDOCSIS SpectraFlow Module
- 1x4 EuroDOCSIS SpectraFlow Module with Spectrum Management
■ Egress Modules
- Octal 10/100 Ethernet SpectraFlow Module
- Gigabit Ethernet SpectraFlow Module
- Packet over SONET (POS) SpectraFlow Module
■ Cuda Protocol Analyzer (CPA) Module - refer to the Cuda Protocol
Analyzer User’s Guide for more information.
DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) is a CableLabs
®
standard for inter operability with DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1-based cable
modems. EuroDOCSIS (European Data Over Cable Service Interface
Specification) is a CableLabs
®
and tComLabs
®
standard.
DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS modules serve as CMTS interface modules with
your HFC network using upstream and downstream ports. Upstream ports