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The Cisco RF Switch provides maximum reliability for the Cisco uBR10012. See Figure 2. The Cisco uBR10012 contains seven active
line cards and one standby line card.
Figure 2. N+1 Redundancy on the Cisco uBR10012
The Cisco RF Switch also enables a fully redundant N+1 system configuration for the Cisco uBR7246VXR. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. N+1 Redundancy on the Cisco uBR7246VXR
With Cisco IOS
®
Software, each Cisco RF Switch delivers redundancy by sharing configuration and state information from "working" line
cards to "protect" line cards. If a working line card fails, a protect line card assumes traffic responsibilities. The Cisco Hot Standby
Connection-to-Connection Protocol (HCCP) maintains all necessary DOCSIS or Euro-DOCSIS state information-including service
identifier (SID), service flow, and Media Access Control (MAC) and IP information that enable a standby line card to completely replace
an active card when needed. HCCP automatically detects:
• Software or hardware failure, including an external upconverter failure
• Cable wiring failures
• Interface shutdowns
• Line card online insertion and removal (OIR)
• Manual switchover
The Cisco uBR system controls the Cisco RF Switch and external upconverters through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
messages that switch the upstream or downstream frequency on a protect line card as needed. The Cisco RF Switch also offers an SNMP
Ethernet interface that allows operators to control the unit without a Cisco uBR10012 or uBR7246VXR.
An external RF switch (instead of a line card with internal wiring that would operate as an RF switch) better addresses future scalability.
The external Cisco uBR 3x10 RF Switch can be stacked and used for multiple scenarios and different densities. The external design allows
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