CHAPTER 6
Cable Requirements
Cables Connecting the EX8200 Switch to Management Devices
Related
Documentation
Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc.
Cables Connecting the EX8200 Switch to Management Devices on page 99
Understanding EX8200 Switch Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation, and
Dispersion on page 100
Table 42 on page 99 lists the specifications for the cables that connect the Switch Fabric
and Routing Engine (SRE) module (in an EX8208 switch) or the Routing Engine (RE)
module (in an EX8216 switch) to a management device.
Table 42: Cable Specifications for Switch-to-Management-Device
Connections
Port on SRE
Module or RE
Cable
Module
Specification
Console (CON)
RS-232 (EIA-232)
port (9600 baud)
serial cable
Management
Category 5 cable
(MGMT) Ethernet
or equivalent
port
suitable for
(10/100/1000)
1000Base-T
operation
Connecting an EX Series Switch to a Management Console on page 178
Connecting an EX Series Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band Management on page 183
Cable/Wire
Maximum
Supplied
Length
One 6-foot
6 feet
(1.83-meter) length
(1.83 meters)
with RJ-45/DB-9
connectors
One 15-foot
328 feet
(4.57-meter) length
(100 meters)
with RJ-45
connectors
Switch
Receptacle
RJ-45
RJ-45
autosensing
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