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Chapter3 Installing the Cisco ASR 903 Router
Connecting the Cisco ASR 903 Router to the Network
Connecting Cables to SFP Modules
For information on connecting cables to Cisco optical and Ethernet SFP interfaces, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_installation_guides_list.html.
Connecting T1/E1 cables
The physical layer interface for the Cisco ASR 903 Router T1/E1 port is a customer-installed
high-density connector. The high-density connector has thumbscrews which should be screwed into the
interface when the cable is installed.
Figure 3-27 shows the T1/E1 cable connector and Figure3-28 shows the connection between the T1/E1
interface and the patch panel.
Note A patch panel is required in order to connect the high-density interface connector to individual T1/E1
lines.
Figure3-27 T1/E1 Cable Connector

Installing the Cable Connector

One end of the cable has a 100-pin connector that plugs into the T1/E1 interface module. Use the
thumbscrews on either side of the connector to secure the cable to the interface.
The other end of the cable has two 50-pin Telco connectors that attach to the rear of a 24-port RJ45 patch
panel. Both connectors are identical: one is for Transmit (TX) and the other is for Receive (RX).
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