Auxiliary And Control Port Cabling; Lan Port Cabling; Table 32-4 Auxiliary And Control Port Cabling; Table 32-5 Auxiliary And Control Port Pin Assignments - Cisco BPX-BXM-155-8DX Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 32 BPX Switch Cabling Summary

Auxiliary and Control Port Cabling

The auxiliary and control ports are used to connect one of the nodes in the network to a control terminal,
StrataView NMS workstation, or modem connections for remote alarm reporting or system monitoring.
Refer to Table 32-4 and Table 32-5 for details on this cable.

Table 32-4 Auxiliary and Control Port Cabling

Cable Parameter
Interface:
Suggested Cable:
Cable Connector:
Max. Cable Length:

Table 32-5 Auxiliary and Control Port Pin Assignments

Pin#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
20

LAN Port Cabling

The LAN connection is used to connect one of the nodes in the network to a Cisco WAN Manager NMS
workstation. See Table 32-6 and Table 32-7.

Table 32-6 LAN Port Cabling

Cable Parameter
Interface:
Suggested Cable:
Cable Connector:
Max. Cable Length:
Release 9.3.0, Part Number 78-10674-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
Description
RS-232 DCE ports.
24 AWG, 25-wire. A straight-through RS-232 cable is used for a
terminal or printer connection. A null modem cable may be needed
when interfacing with modems on either port.
DB-25, subminiature, male. Table 32-5 contains a list of the port pin
assignments.
50 feet (15 m)
Name Source
FG both
TxD DTE
RxD DCE
RTS DTE
CTS DCE
DSR DCE
SG both
CD DCE
DTR DTE
Description
Ethernet DCE port.
TBS
DB-15, subminiature, male.
Table 32-7 contains a list of the port pin assignments.
50 feet (15 m.) max. to interface adapter.
Description
Frame Ground
Transmit Data
Receive Data
Request to Send
Clear to Send
Data Set Ready
Signal Ground
Carrier Detect
Data Term Ready
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