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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Overview: Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Shared Port Adapters
4-Port Serial Interface SPA Overview
4-Port Serial Interface SPA Overview
The following sections describe the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA:
•
4-Port Serial Interface SPA LEDs, page 3-6
•
4-Port Serial Interface SPA Interface Specifications, page 3-7
•
4-Port Serial Interface SPA Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts, page 3-8
4-Port Serial Interface SPA LEDs
The 4-Port Serial Interface SPA has three types of LEDs: two LEDs for each port on the SPA, and one
STATUS LED, as shown in
.
Figure 3-3
4-Port Serial Interface SPA Faceplate
describes the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA LEDs.
Table 3-4
2-Port and 4-Port Channelized T3 Serial SPA Connectors
Connector Label
Meaning
TX
Transmitted signals appear on the center contact, and the outer shield is ground
for the 75-ohm RG-59 coaxial cable you attach to the TX Siemax connector.
RX
Received signals appear on the center contact, and the outer shield is ground for
the 75-ohm RG-59 coaxial cable you attach to the RX Siemax connector.
0
1
ACTIVE
CD/
LB
3
AC
TIVE
CD/ LB
2
ACT
IV
E
CD/
LB
ACT
IV
E
CD
/ L
B
ST
AT
US
SPA-4XT-SERIAL
250158
1
2
3
1
ACTIVE LED
3
STATUS LED
2
CD/LB (Carrier Detect / Loopback) LED
Table 3-5
4-Port Serial Interface LEDs
LED Label
Color
State
Function
ACTIVE
Off
Off
The SPA port is not enabled by the
field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
The SPA port does not have any frame activity
on RX/TX Layer 1.