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Installing the Cisco NCS 4216
Connecting T1/E1 cables
The physical layer interface for the Cisco NCS 4216 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.
Patch panels are required in order to connect the high-density interface connectors to individual T1/E1
Note
lines.
Installing the Cable Connectors
T1/E1 Cable Connectors
Figure 20: T1/E1 Cable Connector
One end of the cable (see the figure above) has a 68-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 68-pin connectors that attach to the rear of a 48-port RJ48 or DIN patch
panel.
T1/E1 Cable Connectors
One end of the cable (see Figure 3-22 ) has a 68-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 68-pin connectors that attach to the rear of a 48-port RJ48 or DIN patch
panel.
T1/E1 Pinouts
For information about the pinout of the cable connecting the T1/E1 interface to the rear of the patch panel,
see the T1/E1 Port Pinouts (RJ-48) section.
RJ48 Cable Pinouts
T1 lines from individual subscribers are attached to RJ45 connectors on the front of the 24-port patch panel.
Each RJ45 port accommodates an individual T1 subscriber line.
For the T1/E1 ports, see the T1/E1 Port Pinouts (RJ-48) section.
Connecting T1/E1 cables
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