Traffic Card Cables
Cables and Pin Assignments A-5
Traffic Card Cables
The following cables are described in this section:
• ATM Traffic Card Cables
• 10/100 Ethernet and Fast Ethernet-Gigabit Ethernet Cables
• SONET/SDH Traffic Card Cables
ATM Traffic Card Cables
Table A-7 lists the cable specifications for the ATM traffic cards.
10/100 Ethernet and Fast Ethernet-Gigabit Ethernet Cables
Cables for the 10/100 Ethernet and Fast Ethernet-Gigabit Ethernet (FE-GE) traffic cards are described in
the following sections:
• Cable Specifications
• Pin Assignments
Cable Specifications
Table A-8 lists the cable specifications for the Ethernet and FE-GE traffic cards.
Table A-7 Cable Specifications for ATM Traffic Cards
Connectors
Traffic Card Description Card Cable Maximum Length
Miles Kilometers
ATM OC-12c/STM-4c (any version) Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0
ATM OC-3c/STM-1c (any version) Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0
Table A-8 Cable Specifications for 10/100 Ethernet and FE-GE Traffic Cards
Connectors
Traffic Card Description Card Cable Maximum Length
Ethernet Feet Meters
10/100 Ethernet Category 5 shielded twisted-pair
Ethernet straight or crossover
1
1. See Table A-9 to determine which cable, straight or crossover, is suitable; the cable must be grounded at both ends.
RJ-45 female RJ-45 male 328.1 100.0
FE-GE: 10/100 ports Category 5 UTP braid shielded
#24 AWG solid jacket, with copper
braid, tin shielded for each port
MRJ21 female RJ-45 modular plug,
shielded, male
328.1 100.0
FE-GE: 100/1000 ports Category 5 shielded twisted-pair RJ-45 female RJ-45 male 328.1 100.0
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