
10CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE ROUTER 5000 FAMILY
Table 9 lists the attributes of the Router 5012 synchronous/asynchronous serial port.
Table 9 Synchronous/Asynchronous Serial Port Specifications
| Description | Attribute | Synchronous | 
 | Asynchronous | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Connector type | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| Interface | V.24 | V.35 | 
 | |
| standard and | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| operating mode | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | DTE, DCE | DTE | DCE | 
 | 
| Minimum baud | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 300 | 
| rate (bps) | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Maximum baud | 64 k | 2.048 M | 2.048 M | 115.2 k | 
| rate (bps) | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Services | Leased line backup | 
 | 
 | Modem  | 
| supported | Terminal Access | 
 | 
 | Backup | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | ||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | Dumb terminal | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | access | 
| Protocols | 
 | 
 | PPP | |
| supported | Protocol (PPP) | 
 | 
 | Serial Line | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | Multilink PPP (MP) | 
 | 
 | Internet Protocol | 
| 
 | Link Access | 
 | 
 | (SLIP) | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | Procedure, | 
 | 
 | MP | 
| 
 | Balanced (LAPB) | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC)
X.25 
Frame Relay
Router 5232 Hardware The Router 5232 has four fixed ports and three slots. Figure 3 illustrates the front panel of the Router 5232.
Figure 3 Front Panel of the Router 5232
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