Cisco ASR 5000, Installation Manual

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This adapter provides a serial port on a laptop or workstation that does not have one. It draws power from the
USB port.
Figure 35: USB to Console Port Interconnection
Connecting to the Console Port
The following instructions assume that you are using the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable with the RJ-45-to-DB-9
serial (EIA-232) adapter shipped with the SPIO to connect to the Console port. Use these components to
connect to a workstation running a communications application that can access the workstation's serial
port, such as Minicom for Linux
®
or HyperTerminal
®
for Windows.
Important
To connect to the Console port, follow the instructions below.
Step 1 Connect the RJ-45 end of the cable to the port labeled Console on the SPIO.
Step 2 Connect one end of the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable into the DB-9 adapter.
Step 3 Connect the DB-9S (female) end of the cable assembly to the DB-9P (male) serial port on the workstation.
Step 4 Configure the communications application on the workstation to support the following settings: 115200 bps, 8 data bits,
no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
Connecting to a BITS Timing Source
The SPIO can be optionally equipped with a BITS interface that derives a 1544 kHz (SONET T1 framing)
or 2048 kHz (SDH E1 framing) clock signal from an external Building Integrated Timing Supply to synchronize
line card timing. The BITS source derives its timing from a primary reference source (PRS), such as a Stratum
1 clock or Global Positioning System (GPS) signal.
Connection to the BITS is via a BNC coaxial cable (E1) or 3-pin wire-wrap connector (T1).
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Cabling the Switch Processor Input/Output Line Card
Connecting to the Console Port