MAX TNT Hardware Installation Guide B-1
Cabling and Connector Specifications
MAX TNT units support a variety of interfaces. Each interface has its own specifications and
cabling requirements.
Serial port specifications
The serial port uses a standard DE-9 female connector that conforms to the EIA RS-232
standard for serial interfaces. All MAX TNT models use the RS-232 pinouts listed in
Table B-1.
Serial port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Ethernet interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
T1/PRI interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
E1/PRI interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Serial WAN (SWAN) cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15
IDSL cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-20
ADSL cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25
SDSL cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
Table B-1. Serial port and cabling pinouts
DE-9 pin number RS-232 signal name Function I/O
1 DCD Data Carrier Detect O
2 RD Serial Receive Data O
3 SD Serial Transmit Data I
4 DTR Data Terminal
Ready
I
5 GND Signal Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready O
7 RTS Request to Send I
8 CTS Clear to Send O