
ACB-100 Audio Control Board
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Document IM-ACB-100-2.5
4.3 Copper CEPT Network Interface
For the copper conductor interface version of the CEPT trunk a CBL-110-A cable connects to the female DB-50
connector on the rear of the ACB card. The CBL-110 cable has three individual multi-conductor cables; (i) four (4)
shielded twisted pair, (ii) six (6) unshielded twisted pairs, and (iii) four (4) unshielded twisted pairs with a cable
shield. Only one of the cables (four unshielded twisted pair with cable shield) is used with the ACB card. The pin
outs for a mating male connector on a CBL-110 cable is shown in the following wiring table. Only the Tx and Rx
CEPT connections are used for this application. Signals indicated are from the board’s perspective.
The maximum distance between ACB cards for a 22 gauge (unshielded) twisted pair is 8,200 ft (2.5 km).
4.4 Fiber Optic CEPT Network Interface
The fiber optic CEPT interface version of the audio control board is provided with four ST type fiber optic
connectors. These are marked for each of CEPT 1 and CEPT 2 as Tx (Transmit) and Rx (Receive) from the board’s
perspective.
The maximum signal strength power loss in a fiber optics CEPT link must not exceed 12 db. The length of cable,
number of connectors, and number of patch panels determines the loss of signal strength in fiber optic cables.
With only one pair of connectors between ACB cards for a 62.5/125 multimode fiber optic cable the maximum
distance between ACBs is 8,500 ft (2.6 km).
Typically, every connector reduces the signal by 0.3 db, and every 3,300 ft (1 km) of cable reduces the signal by
3.2 db, assuming a perfect connection. You should allow for some extra margin for field-grade connections.