Appendix A

Cables and Pin Assignments

This appendix provides cable and connector specifications for all SmartEdge® 400 cables and connectors.
• Management Access Cables
• System Management Cables
• Traffic Card Cables

Note In the descriptions that follow, the term, controller card, refers to the Cross-Connect Route
Processor (XCRP) or the XCRP Version 3 (XCRP3) Controller card, unless otherwise noted.
The term, Gigabit Ethernet, applies to any Ethernet traffic card that supports a port speed of 1 Gbps
or greater; unless explicitly stated, the speed of any Gigabit Ethernet port is 1 Gbps.

Management Access Cables

A management access cable connects a console terminal, management workstation, or modem to a port on
a controller card or the chassis. Table A-1 lists the cables for the system management ports.

Table A-1 Cable Specifications for Management Access Cables

Maximum Length1

Name Description System Connectors Cable Connector Feet Meters

Craft console cable RS-232 DB-9 female DB-9 male 35.0 10.7

Ethernet crossover cable Category 5 shielded twisted-pair RJ-45 female RJ-45 male 328.1 100.0

Ethernet straight cable Category 5 shielded twisted-pair RJ-45 female RJ-45 male 328.1 100.0

1. The maximum cable length for RS-232 cables is for any baud rate.

Pin assignments for the following cables are provided:

• Craft Console Cable
• Ethernet Crossover Cable
• Ethernet Straight Cable

Cables and Pin Assignments A-1

Management Access Cables

Craft Console Cable

This cable connects a local Craft console to the Craft 2 port on a controller card. The cable is constructed
as a straight-through connection between a DB-9 male connector at the system end and a DB-9 female
connector at the computer terminal end. Table A-2 lists the pin assignments.

Table A-2 Craft Console Cable Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Name1 Signal Function Notes

1 DCD (input) Received Line Signal Detector Not used

2 TXD (output) Transmitted Data SmartEdge router output

3 RXD (input) Received Data SmartEdge router input

4 DSR (input) DCE Ready Not used

5 – Signal Ground –

6 DTR (output) DTE Ready Not used

7 CTS (input) Clear to Send Not used

8 RTS (output) Request to Send Not used

9 RI (input) Ring Indicator Not used

1. The direction, input or output, is with respect to the controller card: input describes data flowing into
the controller card; output describes data being transmitted by the controller card.

Ethernet Crossover Cable

This shielded cable connects the Ethernet port on a PC to the Ethernet port on a controller card. Both ends
of the cable are terminated in standard RJ-45 eight-pin modular plugs. Table A-3 lists the pin assignments.

Table A-3 Ethernet Crossover Cable Pin Assignments

One End Other End

Pin Signal Name Pin Notes

1 Tx (+) 3 –

2 Tx (–) 6 –

3 Rx (+) 1 –

4 – – No connection

5 – – No connection

6 Rx (–) 2 –

7 – – No connection

8 – – No connection

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Ethernet Straight Cable

This shielded cable connects the Ethernet port on a controller card to a LAN hub. Both ends of the cable
are terminated in standard RJ-45 eight-pin modular plugs. Table A-4 lists the pin assignments, which are
for both ends of the cable.

Table A-4 Ethernet Straight Cable Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Name Notes

1 Tx (+) –

2 Tx (–) –

3 Rx (+) –

4 – No connection

5 – No connection

6 Rx (–) –

7 – No connection

8 – No connection

System Management Cables

System management cables provide control of or access to the state of the system. A connection to a system
with a system management cable is optional. Only the external timing cable is supported in this release.
Table A-5 lists the cable specifications for the external timing cable.

Table A-5 Cable Specification for External Timing Cable

Maximum Length
1
Interface Description Chassis Connectors Cable Connector Feet Meters

External Timing Shielded twisted-pair DB-9 female DB-9 male None –

1. The chassis connectors are located on the rear of the chassis.

An external timing cable provides a connection from an external synchronization source, such as a building
integrated timing supply (BITS) or synchronization supply unit (SSU), to a SmartEdge router. Two cables
are normally used to connect a SmartEdge chassis to primary and secondary inputs on the external
equipment.

Note A connection from the SmartEdge chassis to control the timing of another SmartEdge router or any
other external equipment is not supported in this release.

A cable consists of two individually shielded, twisted-wire pairs: one pair for the synchronization input and
another pair for the synchronization output. The nominal impedance of the DS-1 wire pairs is 100 ohms;
that of the E1 wire pairs is 120 ohms.
One end of the cable is terminated with a DB-9 male connector; the other end of the cable is left
unterminated for attachment to the wirewrap posts of the external equipment. Both of the DB-9 connectors
(PRIMARY and SECONDARY) on the rear panel of a SmartEdge chassis have identical pin assignments.

Cables and Pin Assignments A-3

System Management Cables

Note An adapter, available as an option, provides wirewrap pins to allow you to attach a cable without a
connector.

• For the DS-1 interface:

To bring a signal from external equipment that uses a DS-1 interface (BITS) into a SmartEdge system,
you must connect the DS-1 output of the external equipment to pins 2 and 6 of the DB-9 connector on
the rear panel of the SmartEdge chassis. The polarity of the signal does not matter. The SmartEdge
system accepts a standard BITS source transmitting a framed-all-ones pattern at the DS-1 rate of
1.544 Mbps.
• For the E1 interface:
To bring a signal from external equipment that uses an E1 interface (SSU) into a SmartEdge system,
you must connect the E1 output of the external equipment to pins 2 and 6 of the SSU DB-9 connector
on the rear panel of a SmartEdge chassis. The polarity of the signal does not matter. A SmartEdge
system accepts a standard synchronization source transmitting an HDB3-encoded, framed-all-ones
pattern at the E1 rate of 2.048 Mbps.
Table A-6 lists the pin assignments for either cable.

Table A-6 External Timing Cable Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Name1 Color Notes

1 Shield Bare Wire Frame ground connection

2 External equipment input (+) White Twisted pair with pin 6

3 – – No connection

4 External equipment output (+) White Twisted pair with pin 9

5 Shield Bare Wire Frame ground connection

6 External equipment input (–) Blue Twisted pair with pin 2

7 – – No connection

8 – – No connection

9 External equipment output (–) Orange Twisted pair with pin 4

1. The direction, input or output, is with respect to the controller card: input describes data flowing
into the controller card; output describes data being transmitted by the controller card.

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Traffic Card Cables

The following cables are described in this section:

• SONET and SDH Optical Traffic Card Cables
• ATM Traffic Card Cables
• DS-3, E3, and E1 Traffic Card Cables
• Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Traffic Card Cables

SONET and SDH Optical Traffic Card Cables

Table A-7 lists the cable specifications for the SONET and SDH optical traffic cards. In the table, IR, LR,
and SR abbreviations are used for Intermediate Reach, Long Reach, and Short Reach, respectively.

Table A-7 Cable Specifications for SONET and SDH Optical Traffic Cards

Maximum Length

Traffic Card Description Card Connector1 Cable Connector Miles Kilometers

OC-48c/STM-16c LR Single-mode fiber SC or FC female SC or FC male 24.9 40.0

OC-48c/STM-16c SR Single-mode fiber SC or FC female SC or FC male 1.2 2.0

OC-12c/STM-4c IR Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0

OC-3c/STM-1c IR Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0

Channelized OC-12/STM-4 to DS-3 Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0

Channelized OC-12/STM-4 to DS-1 Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0

Channelized STM-1 to E1 Single-mode fiber LC female LC male 9.3 15.0

1. The SC connectors are type SC/PC; cable and card connectors must match.

ATM Traffic Card Cables

Table A-8 lists the cable specifications for the ATM traffic cards.

Table A-8 Cable Specifications for ATM Traffic Cards

Connectors

Traffic Card Description Card Cable Maximum Length

Feet Meters

ATM DS-3 RG-59 coaxial, BNC female BNC male 450.0 137.2
75 ohms (rear of chassis)

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

Cables and Pin Assignments A-5

Traffic Card Cables

DS-3, E3, and E1 Traffic Card Cables

Table A-9 lists the cable specifications for the DS-3, E3, and E1 traffic cards.

Table A-9 Cable Specifications for DS-3, E3, and E1 Traffic Cards

Connectors Maximum Length

Traffic Card Description Card Cable Feet Meters

Channelized DS-3 RG-59 coaxial, 75 ohms BNC female (rear of chassis) BNC male 450.0 137.2

Clear-Channel DS-3 RG-59 coaxial, 75 ohms BNC female (rear of chassis) BNC male 450.0 137.2

Clear-Channel E3 RG-59 coaxial, 75 ohms BNC female (rear of chassis) BNC male 1,000.0 304.8

Channelized E1 AWG 28 (.32 mm), 34 pair, SCSI female SCSI male 655.0 199.6
shielded

Note For the clear-channel E3 and channelized E1 traffic cards, external equipment must be collocated
in the same building as the SmartEdge router.

The E1 cables for the Rx and Tx connectors are constructed with a 68-pin SCSI-3 male connector at the
SmartEdge chassis end and a 64-pin Amphenol male connector at the patch panel end. Table A-10 lists the
pin assignments for the E1 cables.

Table A-10 E1 Rx Connector Cable Pin Assignments

SmartEdge Connector (SCSI Male) Equipment Connector (Amphenol-64 Male)

Pin Signal Name Color Pin Notes

1 RRing1 White/tan 1 Twisted pair with pin 35

2 RRing2 White/brown 2 Twisted pair with pin 36

3 RRing3 White/pink 3 Twisted pair with pin 37

4 RRing4 White/orange 4 Twisted pair with pin 38

5 RRing5 White/yellow 5 Twisted pair with pin 39

6 RRing6 White/green 6 Twisted pair with pin 40

7 RRing7 White/blue 7 Twisted pair with pin 41

8 RRing8 White/violet 8 Twisted pair with pin 42

9 RRing9 White/gray 9 Twisted pair with pin 43

10 RRing10 Tan/brown 10 Twisted pair with pin 44

11 RRing11 Tan/pink 11 Twisted pair with pin 45

12 RRing12 Tan/orange 12 Twisted pair with pin 46

13 RRing13 Tan/yellow 13 Twisted pair with pin 47

14 RRing14 Tan/green 14 Twisted pair with pin 48

15 RRing15 Tan/blue 15 Twisted pair with pin 49

16 RRing16 Tan/violet 16 Twisted pair with pin 50

17 RRing17 Tan/gray 17 Twisted pair with pin 51

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Table A-10 E1 Rx Connector Cable Pin Assignments (continued)

SmartEdge Connector (SCSI Male) Equipment Connector (Amphenol-64 Male)

Pin Signal Name Color Pin Notes

18 RRing18 Brown/pink 18 Twisted pair with pin 52

19 RRing19 Brown/orange 19 Twisted pair with pin 53

20 RRing20 Brown/yellow 20 Twisted pair with pin 54

21 RRing21 Brown/green 21 Twisted pair with pin 55

22 RRing22 Brown/blue 22 Twisted pair with pin 56

23 RRing23 Brown/violet 23 Twisted pair with pin 57

24 RRing24 Brown/gray 24 Twisted pair with pin 58

25–34 Not connected Various 25–32 Not connected; maximum of 24 channels

35 RTip1 Tan/white 33 Twisted pair with pin 1

36 RTip2 Brown/white 34 Twisted pair with pin 2

37 RTip3 Pink/white 35 Twisted pair with pin 3

38 RTip4 Orange/white 36 Twisted pair with pin 4

39 RTip5 Yellow/white 37 Twisted pair with pin 5

40 RTip6 Green/white 38 Twisted pair with pin 6

41 RTip7 Blue/white 39 Twisted pair with pin 7

42 RTip8 Violet/white 40 Twisted pair with pin 8

43 RTip9 Gray/white 41 Twisted pair with pin 8

44 RTip10 Brown/tan 42 Twisted pair with pin 10

45 RTip11 Pink/tan 43 Twisted pair with pin 11

46 RTip12 Orange/tan 44 Twisted pair with pin 12

47 RTip13 Yellow/tan 45 Twisted pair with pin 13

48 RTip14 Green/tan 46 Twisted pair with pin 14

49 RTip15 Blue/tan 47 Twisted pair with pin 15

50 RTip16 Violet/tan 48 Twisted pair with pin 16

51 RTip17 Gray/tan 49 Twisted pair with pin 17

52 RTip18 Pink/brown 50 Twisted pair with pin 18

53 RTip19 Orange/brown 51 Twisted pair with pin 19

54 RTip20 Yellow/brown 52 Twisted pair with pin 20

55 RTip21 Green/brown 53 Twisted pair with pin 21

56 RTip22 Blue/brown 54 Twisted pair with pin 22

57 RTip23 Violet/brown 55 Twisted pair with pin 23

58 RTip24 Gray/brown 56 Twisted pair with pin 24

63–68 Not connected Various 57–64 Not connected; maximum of 24 channels

Cables and Pin Assignments A-7

Traffic Card Cables

Table A-11 lists the pin assignments for the E1 Tx connector.

Table A-11 E1 Tx Connector Cable Pin Assignments

SmartEdge Connector (SCSI Male) Equipment Connector (Amphenol-64 Male)

Pin Signal Name Color Pin Notes

1 TRing1 White/tan 1 Twisted pair with pin 35

2 TRing2 White/brown 2 Twisted pair with pin 36

3 TRing3 White/pink 3 Twisted pair with pin 37

4 TRing4 White/orange 4 Twisted pair with pin 38

5 TRing5 White/yellow 5 Twisted pair with pin 39

6 TRing6 White/green 6 Twisted pair with pin 40

7 TRing7 White/blue 7 Twisted pair with pin 41

8 TRing8 White/violet 8 Twisted pair with pin 42

9 TRing9 White/gray 9 Twisted pair with pin 43

10 TRing10 Tan/brown 10 Twisted pair with pin 44

11 TRing11 Tan/pink 11 Twisted pair with pin 45

12 TRing12 Tan/orange 12 Twisted pair with pin 46

13 TRing13 Tan/yellow 13 Twisted pair with pin 47

14 TRing14 Tan/green 14 Twisted pair with pin 48

15 TRing15 Tan/blue 15 Twisted pair with pin 49

16 TRing16 Tan/violet 16 Twisted pair with pin 50

17 TRing17 Tan/gray 17 Twisted pair with pin 51

18 TRing18 Brown/pink 18 Twisted pair with pin 52

19 TRing19 Brown/orange 19 Twisted pair with pin 53

20 TRing20 Brown/yellow 20 Twisted pair with pin 54

21 TRing21 Brown/green 21 Twisted pair with pin 55

22 TRing22 Brown/blue 22 Twisted pair with pin 56

23 TRing23 Brown/violet 23 Twisted pair with pin 57

24 RRing24 Brown/gray 24 Twisted pair with pin 58

25–34 Not connected Various 25–32 Not connected; maximum of 24 channels

35 TTip1 Tan/white 33 Twisted pair with pin 1

36 TTip2 Brown/white 34 Twisted pair with pin 2

37 TTip3 Pink/white 35 Twisted pair with pin 3

38 TTip4 Orange/white 36 Twisted pair with pin 4

39 TTip5 Yellow/white 37 Twisted pair with pin 5

40 TTip6 Green/white 38 Twisted pair with pin 6

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Table A-11 E1 Tx Connector Cable Pin Assignments (continued)

SmartEdge Connector (SCSI Male) Equipment Connector (Amphenol-64 Male)

Pin Signal Name Color Pin Notes

41 TTip7 Blue/white 39 Twisted pair with pin 7

42 TTip8 Violet/white 40 Twisted pair with pin 8

43 TTip9 Gray/white 41 Twisted pair with pin 8

44 TTip10 Brown/tan 42 Twisted pair with pin 10

45 TTip11 Pink/tan 43 Twisted pair with pin 11

46 TTip12 Orange/tan 44 Twisted pair with pin 12

47 TTip13 Yellow/tan 45 Twisted pair with pin 13

48 TTip14 Green/tan 46 Twisted pair with pin 14

49 TTip15 Blue/tan 47 Twisted pair with pin 15

50 TTip16 Violet/tan 48 Twisted pair with pin 16

51 TTip17 Gray/tan 49 Twisted pair with pin 17

52 TTip18 Pink/brown 50 Twisted pair with pin 18

53 TTip19 Orange/brown 51 Twisted pair with pin 19

54 TTip20 Yellow/brown 52 Twisted pair with pin 20

55 TTip21 Green/brown 53 Twisted pair with pin 21

56 TTip22 Blue/brown 54 Twisted pair with pin 22

57 TTip23 Violet/brown 55 Twisted pair with pin 23

58 TTip24 Gray/brown 56 Twisted pair with pin 24

63–68 Not connected Various 57–64 Not connected; maximum of 24 channels

Cables and Pin Assignments A-9

Traffic Card Cables

Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Traffic Card Cables

Cables for the Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet traffic cards are described in the following sections:
• Cable Specifications
• Pin Assignments

Cable Specifications
Table A-12 lists the cable specifications for the Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet traffic cards.

Table A-12 Cable Specifications for Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Traffic Cards

Connectors1

Traffic Card Description Card Cable Maximum Length

Ethernet Feet Meters

10/100 Ethernet Category 5 shielded twisted-pair RJ-45 female RJ-45 male 328.1 100.0
Ethernet straight or crossover2

4-Port Gigabit Ethernet, first or second version Feet Meters

SX GBIC transceiver Multimode fiber 62.5/125 μm SC female SC male 1,804.4 550.0

Multimode fiber 50/125 μm SC female SC male 656.2 200.0

Miles Kilometers

LX GBIC transceiver Single-mode fiber 10/125 μm SC female SC male 6.2 10.0

LX70 GBIC transceiver Single-mode fiber 10/125 μm SC female SC male 43.5 70.0

Feet Meters
3
TX transceiver 4-pair, Category 5 shielded twisted-pair RJ-45 RJ-45 328.1 100.0

GE3, GE1020 Feet Meters

SX SFP transceiver Multimode fiber 62.5/125 μm LC female LC male 1,640.4 500.0

Multimode fiber 50/125 μm LC female LC male 656.2 200.0

Miles Kilometers

LX SFP transceiver Single-mode fiber 9/125 μm LC female LC male 6.2 10.0

ZX SFP transceiver Single-mode fiber 10/125 μm LC female LC male 43.5 70.0

10GE Feet Meters

SR XFP transceiver Multimode fiber 50/125 μm LC female LC male 984.4 300.0

Miles Kilometers

LR XFP transceiver Single-mode fiber 9/125 μm LC female LC male 6.2 10.0

ER XFP transceiver Single-mode fiber 9/125 μm LC female LC male 24.9 40.0

1. The SC connectors on the card are type SC/PC; cable and card connectors must match.
2. See Table A-13 to determine which cable, straight or crossover, is suitable; the cable must be grounded at both ends.
3. To comply with GR-1089 intrabuilding lightning surge requirements, intrabuilding wiring must be shielded, and the shield for the wiring must be grounded
at both ends.

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 Traffic Card Cables

The choice of an Ethernet straight or crossover cable for a port on the 10/100 Ethernet traffic card depends
on the equipment to which it is being connected; see Table A-13.

Table A-13 Cable Options for the 10/100 Ethernet Traffic Card

Configuration Cable Type

Port is connected to a router. Straight

Port is connected to a switch. Crossover

Port is connected to a 10/100 Ethernet traffic card in Crossover

another SmartEdge router.

Note The 10/100 Ethernet traffic card wiring is cross-connected like a switch or hub; this condition is
denoted with the label “X” by each port.

Pin Assignments
Pin assignments for the 10/100 Ethernet traffic card are included in this section:
• 10/100 Ethernet Crossover Cable
• 10/100 Ethernet Straight Cable

10/100 Ethernet Crossover Cable

Both ends of this shielded and grounded cable are terminated in standard RJ-45 eight-pin modular plugs.
Table A-14 lists the pin assignments.

Table A-14 10/100 Ethernet Crossover Cable Pin Assignments

One End Other End

Pin Signal Name Pin Notes

1 Rx (+) 3 –

2 Rx (–) 6 –

3 Tx (+) 1 –

4 – – Termination network

5 – – Termination network

6 Tx (–) 2 –

7 – – Termination network

8 – – Termination network

Cables and Pin Assignments A-11

Traffic Card Cables

10/100 Ethernet Straight Cable

Both ends of this shielded and grounded cable are terminated in standard RJ-45 eight-pin modular plugs.
Table A-15 lists the pin assignments, which are for both ends of the cable.

Table A-15 10/100 Ethernet Straight Cable Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Name Notes

1 Rx (+) –

2 Rx (–) –

3 Tx (+) –

4 – Termination network

5 – Termination network

6 Tx (–) –

7 – Termination network

8 – Termination network

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