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Cisco 7600 Series Router SIP, SSC, and SPA Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Overview: Cisco 7600 Series Router Shared Port Adapters
2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA Overview
The 2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA LEDs are described in
Table 3-4
.
2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA Interface Specifications
The framer processes incoming and outgoing T3 (cbit, m13/m23, and unframe) and E3 (g751, g832, and
unframe) frames. The framer operates at T3/E3 line rates (44.2/34.0 Mbps) depending on which mode
it is configured in.
Packet data is transported with a user-configurable encapsulation (such as Point-to-Point Protocol [PPP]
or High-Level Data Link Control [HDLC]), and is mapped to T3 and E3 frames. The encapsulations add
transport overhead to the packet of data frames before transporting, and are stripped when a packet is
transported to the far end.
The T3/E3 SPA interface is compliant with ANSI and Telco standards. The interface also provides
support for Management Information Base (MIB) (RFC 2496) and T1.231.
2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA Cables and Connectors
The interface connectors on the 2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA are 75-ohm coaxial Siemax
types, with one connector and cable for transmit (TX) and one for receive (RX).
The following cables can be used with the 2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA. The cables have
BNC on one end and the Siemax connectors on the other.
•
CAB-T3E3-RF-BNC-M (T3 or E3 Cable, 1.0/2.3 RF to BNC-Male, 10 Feet )
•
CAB-T3E3-RF-BNC-F(T3 or E3 Cable, 1.0/2.3 RF to BNC-Female, 10 Feet )
•
CAB-T3E3-RF-OPEN (T3 or E3 Cable, 1.0/2.3 RF to BNC-Open end, 10 Feet )
Note
The Cisco cable part numbers are 72-4124-01 ( with male BNC end) and 72-4131-01 (with female BNC
end).
Figure 3-2
shows the connectors on the 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA, and
Table 3-5
describes the
signal descriptions for these connectors.
Table 3-4
2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA LEDs
LED Label
Color
State
Meaning
C/A
Off
Off
Port is not enabled by software.
Green
On
Port is enabled by software, and there is a valid E3 or T3 signal
without any alarms.
Amber
On
Port is enabled by software, and there is at least one alarm.
A/L
Off
Off
Port is not enabled by software.
Green
On
Port is enabled by software, loopback is off.
Amber
On
Port is enabled by software, loopback is on.
STATUS
Off
Off
SPA power is off.
Amber
On
SPA power is on and good, and the SPA is being configured.
Green
On
SPA is ready and operational.
