94Appendix A Technical specifications
The following table provides the X.21 cable pinouts. (The pair suffix A or B refers to an individual wire within a twisted pair.)
Table 33 X.21 cable pinouts
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2 | TXDA | Pair 1A | 2 |
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14 | TXDB | Pair 1B | 9 |
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3 | RXDA | Pair 2A | 4 |
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16 | RXDB | Pair 2B | 11 |
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15 | TXCA | Pair 3A | 6 |
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12 | TXCB | Pair 3B | 13 |
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17 | RXCA | Pair 4A | Pair 5A | Wires of pair 4 connect to |
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9 | RXCB | Pair 4B | Pair 5B | Wires of pair 4 connect to |
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24 | SCTEA | Pair 5A | Pair 4A | Wires of pair 4 connect to |
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11 | SCTEB | Pair 5B | Pair 4B | Wires of pair 4 connect to |
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4 | RTSA | Pair 6A | 3 |
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19 | RTSB | Pair 6B | 10 |
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5 | CTSA | Pair 7A | 5 |
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13 | CTSB | Pair 7B | 12 |
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6 | DSRA | Pair 8A | No conn | The term No conn means |
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22 | DSRB | Pair 8B | No conn | The term No conn means |
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