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    CHAPTER 1-1 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 1 Overview This chapter describes the P A-4T port adapter and contains the following sections: • Port Adapter Overvie w , page 1-1 • Synchronous Serial Overvie w , page 1-2 • LEDs, page 1-3 • Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts, page 1-4 • Port Adapter[...]

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    1-2 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Synchronous Serial Overview Synchronous Serial Overview The P A-4T supports the follo wing interface types: EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, V .35, X.21, and EIA-530. EIA/TIA-232, which is by far the most common interface standard in the United States, s[...]

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    1-3 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Synchronous Serial Specifications Synchronous Serial Specifications The P A-4T provides up to four synchronous serial interf aces. Each interface allows a maximum bandwidth of 2.048 Mbps; the speed depends on the type of electrical interface used.[...]

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    1-4 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts The green enabled LED on the port adapter indicates that the motherboard is enabled and receiving power , and that the port adapter is ready for operation. The follo wing conditions must be met before the enabled LE[...]

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    1-5 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts The network end of the cable is an industry-standard connector for the type of electrical interface that the cable supports. For most interface types, the adapter cable for DTE mode uses a plug at the netw ork end, [...]

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    1-6 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts Figur e 1 -3 Ser ial P ort A dapter Cables Metric (M3) thumbscrews are included with each port adapter cable to allo w connections to de vices that use metric hardware. Because the 4T port adapter uses a special, hi[...]

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    1-7 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts Figur e 1 -4 EIA/TIA -232 Adapt er Cable Connectors EIA/TIA-449 Connections The router (VIP) end of all EIA/TIA-449 adapter cables is a high-density 60-pin plug. The opposite (network) end of the adapter cable provi[...]

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    1-8 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts X.21 Connections The router (VIP) end of all X.21 adapter cables is a high-density 60-pin plug. The opposite (network) end of the adapter cable is a standard DB-15 connector . Figure 1-7 shows the connectors at the [...]

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    1-9 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts T able 1 -3 EIA/TIA -232 Adapt er Cable Signals DTE Cable (CAB-232MT=) DCE Cable (CAB-232FC=) VIP End, HD 1 60-Position Plug 1. HD = high density. Network End, DB-25 Plug VIP End, HD 60-Position Plug Network End, DB[...]

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    1-10 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts T able 1 -4 EIA/TIA -449 Adapt er Cable Signals DTE Cable (CAB-449MT=) DCE Cable (CAB-449C=) VIP End, HD 1 60-Position Plug 1. HD = high density. Network End, DB-37 Plug VIP End, HD 60-Position Plug Network End, DB[...]

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    1-11 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts T able 1 -5 EIA -530 DTE Adapt er Cable Signals (CAB-530MT=) VIP End, HD 1 60-Position Plug 1. HD = high density. Network End, DB-25 Plug Signal Pin Pin Signal Shield ground 46 1 Shield ground TxD/RxD+ 11 —> 2[...]

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    1-12 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Cables, Connectors, and Pinouts T able 1 -6 V .35 Adapt er Cable Signals DTE Cable (CAB-V35FT= or CAB-V35MT=) DCE Cable (CAB-V35FC= or CAB-V35MC=) VIP End, HD 1 60-Position Plug 1. HD = high density. Network End, 34-Position Plug VIP End, HD 60-P[...]

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    1-13 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms This section discusses port adapter slot locations on the supported platforms. The illustrations that follo w summarize slot location co[...]

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    1-14 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms Figur e 1 -9 P ort A dapter Slots in the Cisco 7206 VIP Slot Numbering Figure 1-10 shows a partial vie w of a VIP motherboard with installed port adapters. With the motherboard oriented as sh[...]

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    1-15 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Identifying Interface Addresses Figur e 1 -1 1 Interf ace Slot Numbers—Cisco 7505 Shown Identifying Interface Addresses This section describes how to identify interf ace addresses for the P A-4T in supported platforms. Interface addresses speci[...]

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    1-16 PA-4T Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3560-02 Chapter 1 Overview Identifying Interface Addresses Cisco 7200 Series Routers Interface Addresses This section describes how to identify the interf ace addresses used for the P A-4T in Cisco 7200 series routers. The interface address is composed of a two-part number[...]