How to calculate power requirements for NE40E router?

Phenomenon Description:

While Commencing the Hardware installation at one of the sites the customers were not able to arrange the exact power requirements as mentioned in the Installation manual NE.
Alarm Information: No Alarms found. Cause Analysis:

The full load power consumption mentioned in the product installation manual is 3000W where as customers can not arrange such a huge quantity.
Handling Process: 1. 2. 3. First we can inquire for the Maximum Hardware configuration of the router Then in the manual we can search for the Power requirement for each and every LPU. Add the power of each and every LPU together.

Calculations in Tabular format have been attached with this case.

NE4 0E
S.No. Board Power Qty Total Remarks

(Watt )

(Watt)
NE40E (Installation Manual), Page 1-23

Switch Fabric Unit D

25

100

Considering Main Processing Board does not includes SFU power calculations 4 QTY has been considered NE40E (Installation Manual), Page 1-36 NE40E (Installation Manual), Page 1-33 NE40E (Installation Manual), Page 1-34 NE40E (Installation Manual), Page 1-21 There are some other Accessories like Fan, LCD panel and Backplane. (This value has been taken in

2 3 4 5 6

2*10GBase LAN-XFP Optical Interface LPU B 10-port GbE SFP Optical Interface LPU A 1*10GE LAN Singlemode 1310nm 10km-LC Optical Interface LPU A Switch and Route Processing Unit A
Misc

230 160 190 70

760

2 2 2 2
1

460 320 380 140

760

Approximation)

Total Divided by Minimum possible Voltage ( 38 V):

2060

54.210526

Amps

Suggestions and summary: It is suggested to have a Memo Signed by the customers. Keywords:

Calculate power requirements