
Cabling the Connectors |
Cabling the Serial Connectors
The serial connectors provide the following options:
■The UNIVERSAL connector can be converted to a V.35, V.36, X.21,
■All serial connectors can function in either DTE or
The cables you use determine the serial connector function. Table
Table 1-2 Serial Connector Cabling Information
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V.35 | CSU/DSU device or | V.35 | DTE | V.35 to V.35 DCE cable | No. Easily obtained from |
modem |
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V.35 | CSU/DSU device or | UNIVERSAL | DTE | V.35 adapter cable | Yes (3C8035). |
modem |
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V.35 | IBM cluster controller | V.35 | V.35 to V.35 direct connect | No. See Chapter 2 for | |
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V.35 | IBM cluster controller | UNIVERSAL | UNIVERSAL to V.35 direct | Yes (3C8135). | |
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X.21 | CSU/DSU device or | UNIVERSAL | DTE | X.21 adapter cable | Yes (3C8021). |
modem |
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UNIVERSAL | DTE | UNIVERSAL to | No. See Chapter 2 for | ||
device or modem |
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UNIVERSAL | UNIVERSAL to | No. See Chapter 2 for | |||
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UNIVERSAL | DTE | UNIVERSAL to | Yes (3C8023). | ||
modem |
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DTE | No. Easily obtained from | ||||
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UNIVERSAL | UNIVERSAL to | Yes (3C8123). | |||
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Yes (3C8132). | |||||
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| connect cable |
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*If you cable the UNIVERSAL connector, you need to perform some software configuration. For more information, refer to the software guide.