Table 89: RJ-45 Connector Pinout for the Routing Engine ETHERNET Port
Pin
Signal
1
TX+
2
TX–
3
RX+
4
Termination network
5
Termination network
6
RX–
7
Termination network
8
Termination network
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for MX Series Routing Engine AUX and CONSOLE
Ports
The ports on the Routing Engine labeled AUX and CONSOLE are asynchronous serial interfaces that accept
an RJ-45 connector. The ports connect the Routing Engine to an auxiliary or console management device.
Table 90 on page 206
describes the RJ-45 connector pinout.
Table 90: RJ-45 Connector Pinout for the AUX and CONSOLE Ports
Pin
Signal
1
RTS
2
DTR
3
TXD
4
Ground
5
Ground
6
RXD
Description
Request to Send
Data Terminal Ready
Transmit Data
Signal Ground
Signal Ground
Receive Data
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