Appendix A. Electrical Interfaces
Table A-1
shows the commonly used electrical interfaces for WAN connections. Each link in a 2-port or 4-port ICP
can be individually configured to EIA-232, EIA-449, EIA-530, or V.35. The 8-port ICP provides EIA-232 only. If
you select another value for an 8-port board, it will be ignored.
Note: The Freeway is always Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), while modems are Data Communications
Equipment (DCE).
Table A-1. Commonly Used Electrical Interfaces
Signal Name
Source
EIA-232
EIA-530
EIA-449
V.35
Mnemonic
Pin
Mnemonic
Pins
(A/B)
Mnemonic
Pins
(A/B)
Mnemonic
Pins
Shield
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
A
Transmitted
Data
DTE
BA
2
BA
2 / 14
SD
4 / 22
Received Data DCE
BB
3
BB
3 / 16
RD
6 / 24
104
R / T
Request to
Send
DTE
CA
4
CA
4 / 19
RS
7 / 25
105
C
Clear to Send
DCE
CB
5
CB
5 / 13
CS
9 / 27
106
D
DCE Ready
(DSR)
DCE
CC
6
CC
6 / 22
DM
11 / 29
107
E
DTE Ready
(DTR)
DTE
CD
20
CD
20 / 23
TR
12 / 30
108
H
Signal Ground
-
AB
7
AB
7
SG
19
102
B
Receive Line
Signal Detect
(DCD)
DCE
CF
8
CF
8 / 10
RR
13 / 31
109
F
Transmit
Signal Element
Timing
DCE
DB
15
DB
15 / 12
ST
5 / 23
114
Y/AA
Receive Signal
Element
Timing
DCE
DD
17
DD
17 / 9
RT
8 / 26
115
V / X
Local
Loopback
DTE
LL
18
LL
18
LL
10
141
L
Remote
Loopback
DTE
RL
21
RL
21
RL
14
140
N
Ring Indicator DCE
CD
22
-
-
-
-
125
J
25