Appendix E: Cable and Wire Guidelines and Specifications
Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications
Table 39 on page 183 lists the specifications for the cables that connect to management ports and the wires that connect to the alarm relay contacts.
Table 39: Cable and Wire Specifications for Routing Engine Management and Alarm Interfaces
| Cable | Cable/Wire | Maximum | Router |
Port | Specification | Supplied | Length | Receptacle |
Routing Engine | One | 6 ft (1.83 m) | ||
console or | serial cable |
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| |
auxiliary |
| with |
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interface |
| connectors |
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Routing Engine | Category 5 cable | One | 328 ft (100 m) | |
Ethernet | or equivalent |
| autosensing | |
interface | suitable for | with |
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| connectors |
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| |
| operation |
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Alarm relay | Wire with gauge | No | None | — |
contacts | between |
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| and 2.08 mm2) |
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