Connecting Cables To Sfp Modules; Connecting T1/E1 Cables; Installing The Cable Connectors - Cisco ASR 903 Installation Manual

Installing the Cisco ASR 903 Router
Step 1
Confirm that the router is powered off.
Step 2 Connect one end of the cable to the Gigabit Ethernet port on the router.
Step 3
Connect the other end to the BTS patch or demarcation panel at your site.

Connecting Cables to SFP Modules

For information on connecting cables to Cisco optical and Ethernet SFP interfaces, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

Connecting T1/E1 cables

The physical layer interface for the Cisco ASR 903 Router T1/E1 port is a customer-installed high-density
connector. The high-density connector has thumbscrews which should be screwed into the interface when the
cable is installed.
Note
Patch panels are required in order to connect the high-density interface connectors to individual T1/E1 lines.

Installing the Cable Connectors

16 x T1/E1 Cable Connectors
The 16 x T1/E1 interface module requires a patch cable (see
cable (see the figure below ) has a 100-pin connector that plugs into the T1/E1 interface module. Use the
thumbscrews on either side of the connector to secure the cable to the interface.
The other end of the cable has two 50-pin Telco connectors that attach to the rear of a 24-port RJ45 patch
panel. Both connectors are identical: one is for Transmit (TX) and the other is for Receive (RX).
Cisco ASR 903 and ASR 903U Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
Connecting Cables to SFP Modules
Recommended Patch Panel). One end of the
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