Routing Engine Interface Cable And Wire Specifications For Mx Series Routers - Juniper MX480 Hardware Manual

Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications for MX Series
Routers
Table 93 on page 209 lists the specifications for the cables that connect to management ports and the wires
that connect to the alarm relay contacts.
NOTE: In routers where the Routing Engine (RE) and Control Board (CB) are integrated into a
single board, a CB-RE is known as Routing and Control Board (RCB). The RCB is a single FRU
that provides RE and CB functionality.
Table 93: Cable and Wire Specifications for Routing Engine and RCB Management and Alarm Interfaces
Cable
Port Specification
Routing Engine RS-232
console or (EIA-232) serial
auxiliary cable
interface
Routing Engine Category 5
Ethernet cable or
interface equivalent
suitable for
100Base-T
operation
Alarm relay Wire with
contacts gauge between
28-AWG and
14-AWG (0.08
and 2.08 mm
Cable/Wire Maximum
Supplied Length
1.83-m length 1.83 m
with
RJ-45/DB-9
connectors
One 4.57-m 100 m
length with
RJ-45/RJ-45
connectors
No None
2
)
Router
Receptacle
RJ-45 female
RJ-45
autosensing
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