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The Cisco RF Gateway 10 Remote Provisioning Utility (RPU-10) is a Windows-based tool that simplifies the initial provisioning of multiple RF Gateway 10 units in an operator's system.
Cisco RPU-10 is used for mass provisioning of the Cisco DS-48 and Cisco DS-384 line cards on Cisco RF Gateway 10. This provisioning involves setting up a large number of configuration parameters. The configuration parameters are usually listed in an Microsoft Excel sheet. Cisco RPU-10 application takes the configuration data from Microsoft Excel sheet, generates the equivalent commands for Cisco RF Gateway 10, and sends it to Cisco RF Gateway 10 using Telnet. Reboot is not required after provisioning.
Cisco RPU-10 can be used for new and previously configured Cisco RF Gateway 10 units. The Cisco RPU-10 mass provisioning utility performs these functions:
The following figure shows the components of Cisco RPU-10.
Figure 1-1 Cisco RPU-10 Components
The input Microsoft Excel sheet contains the configuration parameters for provisioning multiple Cisco DS-48 and Cisco DS-384 line cards on the Cisco RF Gateway 10. You may download it from the Cisco RPU-10 installation media.
The input Microsoft Excel sheet contains these worksheets:
Note The file name of the input Microsoft Excel sheet is case sensitive.