APPENDIX E
TX Matrix Plus Cable Specifications
TX Matrix Plus Routing Engine Interface Cable Specifications
Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc.
TX Matrix Plus Routing Engine Interface Cable Specifications on page 443
TX Matrix Plus Alarm Relay Contact Wire Specifications on page 444
For management and service operations, you connect the Routing Engine to an external
console or management network through ports on the corresponding TXP-CB.
NOTE: For troubleshooting only, you can access a T1600 router by connecting
a CIP on the router to an external management device. However, you manage
the routing matrix through external management devices connected to the
TXP-CBs on the TX Matrix Plus router.
The control plane connections between the T1600 routers and the TX Matrix Plus router
are provided by UTP Category 5 Ethernet cables between the RJ-45 ports on the TXP-CIPs
in the TX Matrix Plus router and the LCC-CBs in the T1600 routers. The maximum length
supported is 100 m. The UTP Category 5 cables do not have to be the same length. The
cable wiring is straight-through (not crossover).
Table 65 on page 443 lists the specifications for the cables that connect to management
ports.
Table 65: Cable Specifications for Routing Engine Management Interfaces
Cable
Port
Specification
Routing Engine
RS-232
console or
(EIA-232) serial
auxiliary
cable
interface
Routing Engine
Category 5 cable
Ethernet
or equivalent
interface
suitable for
10/100-Mbps/1-Gbps
operation
Maximum
Cable Supplied
Length
One 6-ft
6 ft (1.83 m)
(1.83-m) length
with RJ-45
connectors
One 15-ft
328 ft (100 m)
(4.57-m) length
with
RJ-45/RJ-45
connectors
TX Matrix Plus
Router
Receptacle
RJ-45
RJ-45
autosensing
443
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