Types Of Serial Cables - Cisco 1605-R How To Use Manual

Serial Cards
Connecting Serial WAN Interface Cards to a Network
The 1-port and 2-port serial WAN interface cards use a universal high-density 60-pin
receptacle. The serial cable attached to this receptacle determines the port's electrical
interface type and mode (DTE or DCE).

Types of Serial Cables

Six types of serial cables (also called serial adapter cables or serial transition cables) are
available from Cisco Systems:
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EIA/TIA-232 serial cable assembly
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EIA/TIA-449 serial cable assembly
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V.35 serial cable assembly
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X.21 serial cable assembly
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EIA/TIA-530 serial cable assembly
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EIA/TIA-530A serial cable assembly
For more information on serial cable assemblies, refer to the hardware installation guide
that accompanied your router package.
All serial cables provide a universal plug at the interface card end. The network end of each
cable provides the physical connectors most commonly used for the interface. For example,
the network end of the EIA/TIA-232 serial cable is a DB-25 connector, the most widely
used EIA/TIA-232 connector.
All serial interface types except EIA-530 are available in DTE or DCE format: DTE with a
plug connector at the network end and DCE with a receptacle at the network end. V.35 is
available in either mode with either gender at the network end. EIA-530 is available in DTE
only.
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