1. Installation
1-2
April
2002
4821-A2-GN20-00
Cables Required
shows all the cables that may be required for your installation.
Table 1-1.
Cable Descriptions
Connector Name
Connector and Cable
For Connecting . . .
DSL PORTS 1–24
DSL PORTS 25–48
50-pin RJ21X Telco-type
straight connector and
50-wire cable. Two cables
required for 48 ports.
Up to 24 DSL ports to Main
Distribution Frame,
punchdown block, or splitters.
DOWNLINK GigE (RJ45)
8-position modular plug and
8-wire Category 5 or better
twisted pair cable.
An upstream BitStorm 4800 to
a downstream BitStorm 4800,
or the BitStorm 4800 to an
adjunct server.
DOWNLINK GigE (SFP)
Duplex modular plug and
fiber optic cable. Socket
requires a 1000BaseX SFP
transceiver, not supplied.
An upstream BitStorm 4800 to
a downstream BitStorm 4800,
or the BitStorm 4800 to an
adjunct server.
UPLINK GigE (RJ45)
8-position modular plug and
8-wire Category 5 or better
twisted pair cable.
A downstream BitStorm 4800
to an upstream BitStorm 4800,
or the subtending or only
BitStorm 4800 to the Wide
Area Network (WAN) via an
Ethernet switch.
UPLINK GigE (SFP)
Duplex modular plug and
fiber optic cable. Socket
requires a 1000BaseX SFP
transceiver, not supplied.
A downstream BitStorm 4800
to an upstream BitStorm 4800,
or the subtending or only
BitStorm 4800 to the WAN via
an Ethernet switch.
MGMT
8-position modular plug and
8-wire Category 5 or better
unshielded twisted pair
(UTP) cable.
The BitStorm 4800 to a
Network Management System
over a Local Area Network
(LAN) employing 10BaseT or
100BaseT.
CONSOLE
(4800 and 4804
Management Modules)
DB9 plug connector and
shielded cable. The other
connector depends on the
serial port on your terminal
or PC, but normally is a DB9
socket.
The Management Module to a
terminal or a PC with a
terminal emulation program.
MODEM
(4800 and 4804
Management Modules)
DB9 socket connector and
shielded cable. The other
connector depends on your
modem, but normally is a
DB25 plug.
The Management Module to
an external modem. The
connector can also be used to
connect a terminal or PC.
ALARM
(4800 and 4804
Management Modules)
8-position modular plug and
8-wire cable.
The Management Module to
an alarm system.
V.35/X.21
(4804 Management
Module)
DB25 socket with V.35,
EIA-530-A, or X.21 adapter
or adapter cable.
The subtending or only
BitStorm 4800 to the WAN via
a CSU or router.