Rsp And Rp Port Connection Guidelines; Console Port And Auxiliary Port Connection Guidelines - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual

RSP and RP Port Connection Guidelines

RSP and RP Port Connection Guidelines
This section contains detailed cabling and signal information for all interface and port connections to the
Route System Processor (RSP) or Route Processor (RP) cards. It also provides information for Ethernet
routing and equipment.
Ports labeled Ethernet, SYNC, CONSOLE, and AUX are safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits. SELV
Caution
circuits should only be connected to other SELV circuits.

Console Port and Auxiliary Port Connection Guidelines

The RSP/RP has two EIA/TIA-232 (formerly RS232) serial RJ-45 connection ports:
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Console port—RJ-45 interface for connecting a data terminal device to the router, which you need
to perform the initial configuration of the router.
Auxiliary port—RJ-45 interface for connecting a modem.
The console and auxiliary ports are asynchronous serial ports. Ensure that devices connected to
these ports are capable of asynchronous transmission.
RSP Console Port and Auxiliary Ports
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