RuggedCom RX1512 manual WAN Ports BNC, Copper Ethernet Ports, 1. RJ45 Twisted-Pair Copper Ports

3. Installation

3.6. WAN Ports: BNC

The RX1512 supports optional E1 WAN ports with BNC connectors. The Tx and Rx connections are labelled on the line module. See the illustration below for the connection configuration.

RxTx

RTIP TTIP

Chassis Chassis

Figure 3.13. RJ45 T1/E1 Pin Configuration

3.7. Copper Ethernet Ports

The RuggedBackbone™ RX1512 can be ordered with up to 10/100Base-TX ports that allow connection to standard CAT-5 UTP cable with RJ45 male connectors. All copper Ethernet ports feature auto-negotiation, auto-polarity, and auto-crossover functions. The female RJ45 connector can accept and take advantage of screened (commonly known as “shielded”) cabling.

3.7.1. RJ45 Twisted-Pair Copper Ports

Female RJ45 connectors are available on LMs that support 10/100Base-T and on LMs and SMs that support 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet. See the illustration and table below for pin configuration and assignment.

		RJ45 Pin	10/100Base-Tx	10/100/1000Base-
				Tx
		1	RX+	A+
		2	RX-	A-
		3	TX+	B+
		4	NC	C+
		5	NC	C-
		6	TX-	B-
Figure 3.14. RJ45	Ethernet Pin	7	NC	D+
Configuration		8	NC	D-

Table 3.3. RJ45 Ethernet Pin Assignment

3.7.2. Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-TX Cabling Recommendations

The IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet standard defines 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet communications over distances of up to 100 meters using 4 pairs of CAT-5 (or higher) balanced, unshielded twisted-pair cabling. For wiring guidelines, system designers and integrators should refer to the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TIA/EIA-568-A wiring standard for minimum cabling performance specifications required for proper Gigabit Ethernet operation. To ensure reliable, error-free data communications, new and pre-existing communication paths should be verified for TIA/EIA-568-A compliance. The table: Cabling Categories and 1000Base- TX Compliance summarizes the relevant cabling standards as they apply to 100Base-TX connections.

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