Cables and Pin Assignments
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A p p e n d i x A
Cables and Pin Assignments
This appendix provides cable and connector specifications for all SmartEdge
®
1200 cables and connectors
for the following cables:
• Transceiver-Based Gigabit Ethernet Traffic Card Cables
Management Access Cables
A management access cable connects a console terminal, management workstation, or modem to a port on
a controller card or the chassis. Table A-1 lists the cables for the system management ports.
Pin assignments for the following cables are provided:
Note
In the descriptions that follow, the term, controller card, refers to any version of the
Cross-Connect Route Processor (XCRP) Controller card (XCRP, XCRP3, XCRP4), unless
otherwise noted.
The term, Gigabit Ethernet, applies to any Ethernet traffic card that supports a port speed of
1 Gbps or greater; unless explicitly stated, the speed of any Gigabit Ethernet port is 1 Gbps.
Table A-1
Cable Specifications for Management Access Cables
Maximum Length
1
1. The maximum cable length for RS-232 cables is for any baud rate.
Name
Description
System Connectors
Cable Connector
Feet
Meters
Craft console cable
RS-232
DB-9 female
DB-9 male
35.0
10.7
Ethernet crossover cable
Category 5 shielded twisted-pair
RJ-45 female
RJ-45 male
328.1
100.0
Ethernet straight cable
Category 5 shielded twisted-pair
RJ-45 female
RJ-45 male
328.1
100.0
