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About This Guide

About This Guide

The Cisco 6130 NI-2 digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) with NI-2 (network interface, Version 2) is a member of the Cisco 6000 family with NI-2.

This preface explains objectives, audience, and organization of the Cisco 6130 DSLAM with NI-2 User Guide and defines typographical conventions.

Document Objective

This book provides general information about Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM systems with NI-2 network interface modules. This guide contains descriptions of Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM system components, system requirements, system specifications, and configuration specifications for several Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM installations.

The Cisco 6130 NI-2 designation is a product reference for a Cisco 6100 series DSLAM with NI-2 network interface module that runs Cisco IOS software.

To install, configure, and operate a Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM, refer to its appropriate companion publications. For information about companion publications, see the "Companion Publications" section in this preface.

Audience

This book is intended for use by central office (CO) facility technicians and maintenance personnel who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining a Cisco 6130 NI-2 DSLAM system. You should be familiar with telco products and networking systems.

Document Organization

The Cisco 6130 DSLAM with NI-2 User Guide is organized as follows:

Document Conventions

This publication uses the conventions listed in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3.


Table 1: Font Conventions
Convention Definition Sample

Times bold

Text font used for any argument, command, keyword, or punctuation that is part of a command that the user enters in text and command environments.

Enter the UNIX route command.

Times italic

Text font used for publication names and for emphasis.

Refer to the Cisco 6130 with NI-2 User Guide for examples.

Courier

Font used for screen displays, prompts, and scripts.

Are you ready to continue? [Y]

Courier bold

Font used to indicate text the user enters in examples of command environments.

Login: root
Password: <password>


Table 2: Command Syntax Conventions
Convention Definition Sample

Vertical bar ( | )

Separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements.

offset-list {in | out} offset

Square brackets ([ ])

Indicate optional elements.

[no] offset-list {in | out} offset

Braces ({ })

Indicate a required choice.

offset-list {in | out} offset

Braces within square brackets ([{ }])

Indicate a required choice within an optional element.

[{letter\number}Enter]

Boldface

Indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as shown.

[no] offset-list {in | out} offset

Italics

Indicate arguments for which you supply values.

Note In contexts that do not allow italics, arguments are enclosed in angle brackets (< >).

offset-list {in | out} offset


Table 3: Note, Caution, and Warning Conventions
Convention Description
Note

Means (reader) take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the guide.

Caution

Means (reader) be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

Means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, you must be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. To see translated versions of the warning, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety document that accompanied the device.

Companion Publications

The following are companion publications to the Cisco 6130 DSLAM with NI-2 User Guide:

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 6100 Series System

Cisco IOS is the software that operates Cisco 6000 family NI-2 systems. Use the following Cisco IOS publications:

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Cisco Connection Online (CCO) is the Cisco Systems primary, real-time support channel. Maintenance customers and partners can self-register on CCO to obtain additional information and services.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, product documentation, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.

CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously: a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and it is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.

You can access CCO in the following ways:

For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.


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