Appendix D Cables; Console Cable; Ethernet Twisted Pair Cable - HP FlexFabric 12900 series Installation Manual

Appendix D Cables

This chapter describes cables used for connecting network ports.
Table 50 Cable description
Cable

Console cable

Ethernet twisted pair cable

Optical fiber
SFP+ cable
QSFP+ cable
QSFP+ to SFP+ cable
NOTE:
Use the Ethernet twisted pair cable to connect only the management Ethernet port of the 12910 AC switch.
Console cable
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to the
serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 52 Console cable
Ethernet twisted pair cable
An Ethernet twisted pair cable consists of four pairs of insulated wires twisted together. It mainly transmits
analog signals and is advantageous in transmitting data over shorter distances. The maximum
transmission distance is 100 m (328.08 ft).
Port type
RJ-45 Ethernet port at one
end and DB-9 port at the
other end
RJ-45 Ethernet ports
SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ ports
SFP+ ports
QSFP+ ports
QSFP+ port at one end and
SFP+ port at the other end
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Application
Connects the console port of the switch to the
console terminal
Connects RJ-45 Ethernet ports to transmit data
Connects the fiber ports to transmit data
Connects SFP+ ports to transmit data
Connects QSFP+ ports to transmit data
Connects QSFP+ port at one end and SFP+ port
at the other end