M40e Multiservice Edge Router Hardware Guide
Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications for the M40e Router
Table 32: M40e Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications
Port
Cable Specification
Routing Engine console
RS-232 (EIA-232) serial cable
or auxiliary interface
Routing Engine
Category 5 cable or equivalent
Ethernet interface
suitable for 100Base-T operation
Alarm relay contacts
Wire with gauge between
24-AWG and 12-AWG (0.20 and
3.33 mm
Related
Documentation
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Attenuation and Dispersion in Fiber-Optic Cable on M Series, MX Series, and T Series
Routers on page 284
Calculating Power Budget for Fiber-Optic Cable for M Series, MX Series, and T Series
Routers on page 285
For management and service operations, you connect the Routing Engine to an external
console or management network. (For more information, see "M40e Routing Engine
Description" on page 26.)
Table 32 on page 288 lists the specifications for the cables that connect to management
ports and the wires that connect to the alarm relay contacts.
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Replacing Connections to the M40e Routing Engine Interface Ports on page 163
M40e Routing Engine Description on page 26
Cable/Wire Supplied
One 6-ft (1.83-m) length
with DB-9/DB-9
connectors
One 15-ft (4.57-m) length
with RJ-45/RJ-45
connectors
No
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Maximum
Router
Length
Receptacle
6 ft (1.83 m)
DB-9 male
328 ft (100 m)
RJ-45
autosensing
None
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