3Com Router Module Guide
Chapter 4
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OFF means no data is being transmitted or received. Blinking means
data is being transmitted and/or received.
The following figure shows the Router 8-Port Enhanced Serial FIC panel:
Figure 4-9
Router 8-Port Enhanced Serial FIC front panel
On the Router 8-Port Enhanced Serial FIC panel, each link corresponds to a LED. ON
means a link is present; blinking means data is being transmitted and/or received.
4.3.4 Interface Cable
The FIC-SAE cards use synchronous/asynchronous serial interface cables with DB-28
connectors.
Before connecting an FIC-SAE card, identify the line properties and then select the
proper interface cable from the following ten cable options:
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V.24 (RS232) DTE cable: DB-25 plug at the network end
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V.24 (RS232) DCE cable: DB-25 receptacle at the network end
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V.35 DTE cable: 34PIN plug at the network end
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V.35 DCE cable: 34PIN receptacle at the network end
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X.21 DTE cable: DB-15 plug at the network end
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X.21 DCE cable: DB-15 receptacle at the network end
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RS449 DTE cable: DB-37 plug at the network end
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RS449 DCE cable: DB37 receptacle at the network end
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RS530 DTE cable: DB-25 plug at the network end
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RS530 DCE cable: DB25 receptacle at the network end
All these cables use a DB-28 connector to connect the router, but the connector at the
network end varies with the type of the to-be-connected network.
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V.24 DTE cable
Figure 4-10
V24 DTE cable