F5 ARX-500, Hardware Reference Manual

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Chapter 3
System Specifications
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ARX-4000 Cable Requirements
The following table lists the required power cords and cables.
All cables are customer-supplied except the AC power cord and console
cable.
Table 3.10 ARX-4000 Required Cables and Power Cords
Qty. Cord/Cable Used on... Specification
4 AC power cords AC/DC power supplies You can choose from the
following types of cables
shipped with the switch:
• 20 A/250 VAC or
• 15 A/120 VAC
Both types have IEC-320
type connectors.
1 Console cable
(flat, crossover)
with
RJ-45-to-DB9
adapter Console port 100BASE-T Category 5
unshielded twisted pair
(UTP); 24 AWG
1 PCI-E
interconnect
cable Control plane to data
plane
1 Ethernet cable for
connection to
10/100/1000
Mbps Ethernet
management port
(RJ-45 connector) Management interface
12 Ethernet cables
for connection to
100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet
(RJ-45
connectors)
Gigabit Ethernet ports
a
100/1000BASE-T
Category 5/6, unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable;
24 AWG
2 Fiber-optic cables
for connection to
10-Gbps Ethernet
X2
MSA-compliant
form factor
10-gigabit Ethernet
ports 10GBASE-SR (gigabit
Ethernet) fiber cable:
Short-reach multi-mode
fiber (MMF) with duplex
SC-style connectors.
Distances up to 300m on
50/125um MMF, or 33m
on 62.5/125um MMF.