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

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HAPTER 4: INSTALLING MODULES
Figure 4-5 shows the three types of removable backplates that the Cuda
12000 uses.
Figure 4-5 Cuda 12000 Removable Backplates
If you are installing a DOCSIS or EuroDOCSIS module in any slot, 2 through
12, you must first install a DOCSIS module backplate on the back of the
selected slot.
Slot 1 comes DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS ready. Slot 1 has a permanently fixed DOCSIS
module backplate mounted with eight F-type connectors. Table 4-2 shows the
upstream and downstream ports used for each CMTS module.
Table 4-2 DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS Module Ports
CMTS Module
Upstream
Ports
Downstream
Ports
1x4 DOCSIS R1 - R4 F1
1x4 DOCSIS SpectraFlow R1 - R4 F1
1x6 DOCSIS SpectraFlow with Spectrum Management R1 - R6 F1 & F2
1x4 EuroDOCSIS R1 - R4 F1
1x4 EuroDOCSIS SpectraFlow R1 - R4 F1
1x4 EuroDOCSIS SpectraFlow with Spectrum
Management
R1 - R4 F1 & F2
Fiber
Module
Backplate
DOCSIS
Module
Backplate
Blank
Backplate
R1
F1
R2
R5
R3
R6
R4
F2