Serial and Ethernet Cables
The eight wires inside the Cat 5e and Cat 6 cables are twisted into four wire pairs.
Pair Pins
Pair 1 4
5
Pair 2 3
6
Pair 3 1
2
Pair 4 7
8
Two male RJ-45 plugs, correctly referred to as male 8-position modular connectors,
terminate a Cat 5e and Cat 6 cable.
l Port Pinouts
l Handling Fiber-Optic Cables
l Cable Management Best Practices
l Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention and Warning
USB Cables
When you create a direct serial connection to the ECM, you can use a USB cable instead
of a serial null modem cable. You must assemble the USB cable with a 5-pin Type A plug
on one end and a Mini-AB plug on the other end.
This table describes the cable to use when you connect the ECM to a PC.
Cable Sales Item
Number
Notes
IC150/USB/MINI-USB 1036000580 Type A (customer side) to Mini-AB
(equipment side); 1.5 m (4.92 ft) long
A USB connection requires a respective driver in the management PC.
You can obtain this driver from ADVA Optical Networking.
l Port Pinouts
l Handling Fiber-Optic Cables
l Cable Management Best Practices
l Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention and Warning
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