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Appendix A Cabling Summary

Frame Relay Cabling

Table A-8 E1 Connector Pin Assignments

Pin No.	Description

1	Transmit, tip

2	Transmit, pair shield

3	Receive, tip

4	Receive, pair shield

9	Transmit, ring

11	Receive, ring

Note Transmit direction is toward the E1 trunk.

X.21 Port Connectors

The X.21 ports use DB-15 female connectors (DCE type according to ISO 4903.) (See Table A-9.)

Table A-9 Pinouts for X.21 DB-15 Connectors

Pin No.	Name	Signal Function	Polarity	Signal Source

2	TA	Transmit data	+	DTE

9	TB		-

4	RA	Receive data	-	DCE

11	RB		-

6	SA	Clock	+	DCE

13	SB		-

5	IA	Indication	+	DCE

12	IB		-

3	CA	Control	+	DTE

10	CB		-

8	SG	Signal ground

1	FG	Frame ground

HSSI Port Connectors

The HSSI (High-Speed Serial Interface) port uses a female SCSI-II connector (connector type according to ANSI/TIA/EIA-613). (See Table A-10.)

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MGX 8220 specifications

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Cisco Systems MGX 8220 manual Hssi Port Connectors, Dte, Dce

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Pin No.

X.21 Port Connectors

Pin No.

Name

Signal Function

Polarity

Signal Source

DTE

DCE

HSSI Port Connectors

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MGX 8220 specifications