Ordering Cables; Building Your Own Cables - Cisco 7300-6T3 Installation And Configuration Manual

T3 SMB Cables
After you connect the cables to a configured port on the line card, it takes up to 35 seconds to initialize
the line card and light the green LNK LED.

Ordering Cables

You must order cables separately with the 6T3 line card when you order a Cisco 7304 router. Cables are
not automatically included with the 6T3 line card. Be sure to specify the type of cable you want shipped
with your card (2CBLE-SMB-BNC-M [male] or 2CBLE-SMB-BNC-F [female]).

Building Your Own Cables

You can build your own cables for the 6T3 line card by using the cable components listed in
All three cables have an SMB connector at one end to connect to the 6T3 line card. The two
SMB-to-BNC cables in
other terminates in a female BNC connector. You can use the back-to-back cable for directly connecting
two closely-spaced 6T3 line cards back-to-back. These cables should be shielded and have SMB
connectors on both ends.
Note Back-to-back configurations, (6T3 line card serial-to-6T3 line card serial port
configurations) require a specially built SMB-to-SMB cable.
connector specifications. Or you can use the 2CBLE-SMB-BNC-M 10-foot (3.048 meters)
shielded cable and the 2CBLE-SMB-BNC-F 10-foot (3.048 meters) shielded cable
connected together.
You can order the SMB-to-BNC cables from Cisco as product numbers 2CBLE-SMB-BNC-F (female)
or 2CBLE-SMB-BNC-M (male) BNC terminations, respectively. Cisco does not sell the SMB-to-SMB
cable.
Table 1-3
Cable Configuration
SMB-to-BNC Male
SMB-to-BNC Female
SMB-to-SMB
Back-to-Back
Clear Channel 6-Port T3 (DS3) Line Card Installation and Configuration
1-6
Table 1-3 differ only in that one terminates in a male BNC connector, while the
Cable Connector Specifications
Line Card End
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051-124-9859-C9A
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ITT-Cannon
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Table 1-3 provides cable
Remote End RG-179 Cable
Radial R142076000 Double-shielded
(or equivalent) Harbour Ind. H6233-1
Amp 41360-4 (or equivalent)
(or equivalent)
Amp 413760-8 Double-shielded
(or equivalent) Harbour Ind. H6233-1
(or equivalent)
ITT-Cannon Double-shielded
051-124-9859-C9A Harbour Ind. H6233-1
(or equivalent)
Chapter 1 Overview
Table 1-3.
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