Cisco Systems VIP-FE-TX/4E manual VIP Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Overview

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VIP Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Overview

The port adapters attach to the VIP motherboard. (See Figure 7.) Each port adapter contains the physical connections for the VIP interface types to connect to your network.

Figure 7 VIP with One FE-TX and One 4E Port Adapter (Product Number VIP-FE-TX/4E[=])

	Bus connector
Microcode	Port adapter
	handles not shown
Flash U17	U2
DRAM	U1
SIMMs
FE-TX in	4E in port
	adapter
port adapter	slot 1
slot 0

FAST ETHERNET

0

MII LINK RJ45

0 1 2 3

1	LINK
	3
0	2

ETHERNET-10BT

H4711

Following are the VIP port adapters by interface type:

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Ethernet 10BASE-T—4E

Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX—FE-TX

Synchronous serial—4T

Token Ring—4R

Following are the supported electrical interfaces:

•4E port adapter—10BASE-T Ethernet, using RJ-45

•FE-TX port adapter—IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX, using Media Independent Interface (MII) or RJ-45

•4T port adapter—synchronous serial (EIA/TIA-232, EIA-TIA-449, EIA-530, V.35, and X.21; determined by the cable), using DB-60, 60-pin mini-D-sub connectors

•4R port adapter—IEEE 802.5 Token Ring, using DB-9, 9-pin D-sub connectors

10VIP-FE-TX/4E Installation and Configuration