Appendix B Cable Specifications

Frame Relay Cabling

Frame Relay Cabling

T1 Cabling

Trunk cables connect the customer DSX-1 cross-connect point or T1 Channel Service Unit (CSU) to the MGX 8230 at the T1 back card. See to Figure B-1and Table B-3for details.

Cable Parameter

Description

Cable Type

Western Electric 22 AWG, ABAM individually shielded twisted

 

pair

 

(100 ohm balanced). Two pair per T1 line (1 transmit and 1 receive).

Cable Connector

RJ-48C male. (Figure B-1illustrates the RJ-48 connector pin out.)

Max. Cable Length

655 ft. (199.664 m) maximum between the MGX 8230 node and the

 

first repeater or CSU. Selection of cable length equalizers.

Table B-3 RJ-48C T1/E1 Connector Pin Assignments

 

 

Pin No.

Description

 

 

1

Transmit Tip

 

 

2

Transmit Ring

 

 

3

Transmit Shield

 

 

4

Receive Tip

 

 

5

Receive Ring

 

 

6

Receive Shield

 

 

Note Transmit direction is toward the T1 trunk.

 

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