MX104 BITS Port Specifications
Cable Specifications
Port Pinouts
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The external Building-Integrated Timing Supply (BITS) clock interface port labeled
on the front panel of the router allows you to connect external clock signal
REF CLK IN
sources.
Two LEDs indicate link status on the port and function in the same way as the T1/E1 ports.
The clocking information is extracted from the input, but the data is discarded.
Cable Specifications on page 89
Port Pinouts on page 89
Table 62 on page 89
lists the specifications for the cables that connect to the
port.
CLK IN
NOTE:
The plastic connector at the end of the RJ-48 cable is physically
identical to an RJ-45 connector (see
that the cable pinouts match the pinouts described in
Figure 23: RJ-48 Connector for MX104 BITS Ports
Table 62: MX104 BITS Port Cable Specifications
Specification
Cable
Router receptacle
Table 63 on page 89
provides the pinout information for the RJ-48 connector for the
external clocking input port.
Table 63: BITS Port Pinouts
Pin
1
2
Chapter 9: Port Cable and Pinout Specifications
Figure 23 on page
Value
RJ-48 shielded cable
Autosensing RJ-48 connector
Description
EXT_CLKA_RRING_LINE
EXT_CLKA_RTIP_LINE
EXT
EXT REF
89). You must ensure
Table 63 on page
89.
Direction
Input
Input
89