Cisco ASR 5000 Series, Installation Manual

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Technical Specifications
▀ Interface Specifications
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SPIO Card Interfaces
Each interface on the SPIO card is described below. In each accompanying figure, the interface is shown in the same
orientation as the way it appears on the card.
Console Port
The Console port is an RJ-45 RS-232 interface used to access the command line interface. The interface communicates
at a baud rate of 9600 to 115,200 bps (115.2 Kbps). The default is 115,200 bps.
Table 89. SPIO Console RJ-45 Pinout
Pin Signal Description Signal Type
1 Clear to Send (CTS) Input
2 Data set Ready (DSR) Input
3 Receive Data (RX) Input
4 Signal Ground (SGND) N/A
5 Ready to Send (RTS) Output
6 Transmit Data (TX) Output
7 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Input
8 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Output
Console Cable Specifications
SPIO cards are shipped with a console cable assembly that includes a 7-foot (2 meter) serial cable with RJ-45
connectors on each end, and an RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter. Use the RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter to connect the console cable to a
terminal server or terminal emulation device such as a laptop computer. The cable’s pin-out is provided in the following
figure and table.