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Cisco Best Practices
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Implications of Poor Operational Practices
Poor Customer Experience
Frequent system downtime
Long repair time
Slow availability of new function
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High Availability – Average Cost of Impact
Average Cost / Hour of
Industry Application
Downtime (US$)
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Large ESD Charges Are Generated By:
Types of ESD Damage to Walking across
Electronic Products inadequate carpet
material:
Catastrophic: 1,500 - 35,000 volts
Sudden and complete crash
of the system Walking over untreated
vinyl floor:
Cumulative: 250 - 12,000 volts
Device failures /
silent failures Handling a vinyl envelope:
600 - 7,000 volts
Latent:
Failure over time Worker at an
ungrounded bench:
700 - 6,000 volts
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Electrical Current Types
First Type:
Current flows easily from / to
metals and people
Can be grounded
Second Type:
Electrical current does not flow
easily
Plastics CANNOT be
grounded
Typically very high charging
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Cisco Recommendations to
Manage ESD and Secure
Proper Grounding Installation
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1 Define the Areas Where Network
Products Are Handled or Installed
Store
Inspect
Network Operations Receive
Center
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2 Identify Control Level Based on Level of
Potential Exposure
Store
Mid Level II
Inspect
Network Operations Receive
Center Mid Level II
Low Level III
High Level I
High Level I
Mid Level II
Network
Operations
Center
Network Operations
Center
High Level I
High Level I
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4 Prepare the Location – Make Sure the
Building is Properly Grounded
Earth Ground
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5 Ground Work Stations Where Network
Products Are Physically Handled
Ground Point
Ground
Point
Ground
Point
Ground
Point
High Level I
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6 Prepare Rack Room – Connect Properly to
Earth Ground
Earth Ground
High Level I
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7 Ground Work Stations Areas When Physically
Handling Network Products
•Example of Good
(check mark)
workstation
High Level I
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8 Ground Network Products According to
Product Documentation Instructions
A - Grounding in an electronic equipment room with an existing grounding
grid beneath the floor
Building Steel
Columns Power Center
Network Product
Welded –
Bounding Strap
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9 Ground Network Products According to
Product Documentation Instructions
B - Grounding in an electronic equipment room without an existing
grounding grid beneath the floor
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10 Use Resistive Grounding and
Insulating Materials
100% Cotton Wheels Wrist Strap Foot Strap
High Level I
Mid Level II
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11 Provide Appropriate Ground Paths
to Avoid Generation and Accumulation of Static
High Level I
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12 Always Carry Sensitive Items
Inside ESD Bags
High Level I
Mid Level II
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Always Low Level III
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13 Always Place ESD-Sensitive Items on a
Protected ESD Surface
High Level I
Mid Level II
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Always Low Level III
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14 Touch ONLY If You Are Grounded or Your Body
Static Charge Has Been Neutralized
High Level I
Mid Level II
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15 Touch ONLY If You Are Grounded or Your Body
Static Charge Has Been Neutralized
High Level I
Mid Level II
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16 To Store or Ship, Always Pack Inside ESD
Bags and Corrugated Product Boxes
High Level I
Mid Level II
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Always Low Level III
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