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5. Cross-Connecting
Cross-Connecting Between DCE and DTE
When cross-connecting a patch module to another patch module, you can monitor the patch module’s DCE
signals through its MON patch cavity. See
Chapter 4
for more information. You CANNOT monitor the patch
module’s DTE signals through its MON patch cavity. The patch module’s LEDs are connected to the DCE
signals only. The circuits between each individual patch module’s DCE and DTE signals are broken.
To cross-connect a patch module to another patch module:
1. Connect one end of a patch cord to the first patch module’s DCE patch cavity.
2. Connect the opposite end of the same patch cord to the second patch module’s DTE patch cavity (see
Figure 5-1).
E
XAMPLE OF
C
ROSS
-C
ONNECTING
In this example, patch module 1’s DCE patch cavity is connected, via a patch cord, to patch module 3’s DTE
patch cavity.
Patch-Cord Connection
Figure 5-1. Patch cord connection.
