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Cisco 10000 Series Routers Line Card Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 17 Installing and Removing Line Cards

Installing SFP Modules or GBIC Modules

Depending on which half-height line card you have installed, go to one of the following sections:

• Installing an SFP Module or GBIC Module, page 17-27.

• Attaching Cables, page 17-32.

Installing SFP Modules or GBIC Modules

We recommend inspecting and cleaning optics before installation. See the Inspection and Cleaning

Procedures for Fiber-Optic Connections document and the Compressed Air Cleaning Issues for

Fiber-Optic Connections

for more information on cleaning optical devices.

The following information is in this section:

• Guidelines for Using SFP Modules or GBIC Modules, page 17-26

• Installing an SFP Module or GBIC Module, page 17-27

• Installing an SFP Module, page 17-28

• Installing a GBIC Module, page 17-30

Guidelines for Using SFP Modules or GBIC Modules

SFP modules from different manufacturers provide different methods for freeing the locking pin and

removing the SFP module. Figure 17-23 shows three module types.

Figure 17-23 Types of SFP Module Latches

• The SPF module has three types of latches, which are also the removal mechanism. See

Figure 17-23.

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Tab SFP module—Pulling the tab simultaneously releases the locking pin and pulls the

SFP module out of its receptacle.

1 Tab latch 3 Bale latch

2 Swing and slide latch

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