SEE ALSO
PTX5000 Craft Interface Description | 19
Connecting the PTX5000 to an External Alarm-Reporting Device | 278
PTX5000 Management Interface Cable Specifications
Table 72 on page 193
lists the specifications for the cables that connect to the management ports on
the Control Board.
Table 72: Cable Specifications for Routing Engine Management
Port
Cable Specification
Routing Engine
RS-232 (EIA-232) serial
console or auxiliary
cable
interface
Routing Engine
Category 5 cable or
Host/Ethernet
equivalent suitable for
interface
10/100-Mbps/1-Gbps
operation
(X) GE0 through (X)
Ports are reserved for
GE0 interfaces
future use.
GE4 interface
Port is reserved for future
use.
SEE ALSO
PTX5000 Control Board Description | 131
Connecting the PTX5000 to a Management Console or Auxiliary Device | 275
Connecting the PTX5000 to a Management Ethernet Device | 276
Cable Supplied
Maximum Length
One 6-ft (1.83-m)
6 ft (1.83 m)
length with RJ-45
connectors
One 15-ft (4.57-m)
328 ft (100 m)
length with RJ-45/
RJ-45 connectors
None
328 ft (100 m)
None
328 ft (100 m)
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Router
Receptacle
RJ-45
RJ-45
SFP+
SFP