How To Install Or Remove A Physical Layer Interface Module (Plim); Installing A Plim - Cisco ASR 14000 Series Installation Manual
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Chapter 4
Installing and Removing MSCs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
Steps
To remove the PCMCIA card, follow these steps:
Step 1
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket
on the front (PLIM) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Step 2
Using the screwdriver, loosen the captive screw at the bottom of the PCMCIA slot door on the faceplate
of the card.
Step 3
While lifting the hinged PCMCIA slot door up, press the release button for the card slot to disengage the
card from the card.
Carefully pull out the far-left removable PCMCIA flash card.
Step 4
Step 5
Place the removed PCMCIA card on an antistatic mat, or place it in an antistatic bag if you plan to return
it to the factory.
If the PCMCIA card slot is to remain empty, close the door to keep dust out, and tighten the captive screw
Step 6
with the screwdriver. Otherwise, install the new PCMCIA card.
What to Do Next
If you intend to install a new PCMCIA card, see the
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module
(PLIM)
This section contains the following procedures:
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Installing a PLIM
This section describes how to install a PLIM in the Cisco ASR 14000 series 8-slot line card chassis. For
more detailed information on PLIMs, see the Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router 8-Slot Line Card Chassis
System Description.
A physical layer interface module (PLIM) is paired with an MSC through the midplane of the chassis.
A PLIM provides the ability to choose several interfaces.
a 16 x OC-48c/STM-16c packet-over-SONET [POS]).
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Installing a PLIM
Removing a PLIM
Verifying the Installation of a PLIM
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module (PLIM)
"Installing a PCMCIA Card" section on page
Figure 4-32
Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router 8-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
shows a typical PLIM (in this case
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