Connecting Pa-Pos-2Oc3 Interface Cables - Cisco PA-POS-2OC3 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Removing and Installing Port Adapters

Connecting PA-POS-2OC3 Interface Cables

To continue your PA-POS-2OC3 installation, you must connect the interface cables. The instructions
that follow apply to all supported platforms.
Optical fiber cables are not available from Cisco Systems; they are available from outside commercial
Note
cable vendors. For more information on the cables you should use with this port adapter, see the
and Connectors" section on page
To connect cables to the Cisco PA-POS-2OC3, attach either one duplex optical fiber cable or two simplex
optical fiber cables between the Cisco PA-POS-2OC3 interface port on your PA-POS-2OC3 and your
network. (See
Make sure that the receive (RX) cable goes to RX LC-type receptacle and transmit (TX) cable goes to
TX LC-type receptacle on the PA-POS-2OC3.
Figure 3-6
To external
OC-3 network
Warning Class 1 laser product. Statement 1008
Warning Invisible laser radiation may be emitted from disconnected fibers or connectors. Do not stare into
beams or view directly with optical instruments. Statement 1051
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Figure 3-6.)
Connecting Simplex or Duplex Optical Fiber Cables to the Cisco PA-POS-2OC3
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TX RX
1 duplex
connector
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POS 0
or
To external
OC-3 network
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TX RX TX
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POS 1
TX RX
2 simplex
connectors
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