MX204 Cooling System

Fan Trays

The chassis monitors the temperature of the router components. When the router is operating normally, the fans function at lower than full speed. If a fan fails or the ambient temperature rises above a threshold, the speed of the remaining fans is automatically adjusted to keep the temperature within the acceptable range. If the ambient maximum temperature specification is exceeded and the system cannot be adequately cooled, the Routing Engine shuts down the system by disabling output power from each power supply.

The router has three fan modules (or fan trays) that install in the rear of the router. Each fan modules contain one counter-rotating fan. The fan modules are hot-insertable and hot-removable field-replaceable units (FRUs) (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: Fan Module

1 — Captive screw

2 — Latch

Airflow

The router has front-to-back (AIR OUT) cooling system (see Figure 2). Air is pulled through the front the chassis toward the fan tray, where it is exhausted out of the system.

Figure 2: Airflow Through the Router

Power Supply Cooling System

The power supply modules are self-cooling and are located in the rear of the router. Each power supply module has it’s own built-in fan that cools the power supply module. The exhaust for the power supply modules are also located on the rear of the chassis.