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Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Installation and Configuration
Release 1.1.31, Part Number 78-11215-03 Rev. B0, May 2001
AppendixB Cable Specifications AC Power Cabling
AC Power Cabling
Either Cisco Systems or the c ust om er can p r ovide th e AC power cord. See Table B-12 for the power
cords that Cisco can supply. In addition , y o u can sp eci al -o rde r AC cab le s w it h ot he r pl ugs o r d iffere nt
lengths. If you want to construct the power cord, it must mate with an IEC320 (C-14) 10/15A male
receptacle on the back of the AC power m odule.
Control and Clock Cabling
This section describes the cabl es t hat ca n connect to the PXM-UI card.

Maintenance and Control Ports

The Maintenance (or Modem) port a nd the C ontro l ( or C onso le) port c onnec t a n MGX 8 230 to a n ASCI I
terminal, workstation, or modem for remote ala rm reporting or system monitoring. Refer to Table B-1 3
for a description of the cabling and Table B-14 for the pinout of the associated RJ45 connector.
TableB-12 AC Power Cables
Cable Parameter Description
Cable Provided with 8 feet (2.3 m) of 3-conductor wire with plug.
Plug (customer end) 20 A NEMA L620, 3-prong plug (domestic U.S.)
Need 15A NEMA 5-15 for US and Canada.
13 A 250 Vac BS1363, 3-prong fused plug (UK, Ireland)
CEE 7/7 (Continental Eur ope)
AS3112 (Australia/New Zealand)
CEI23-16/VII (Italy)
125V/15A North America
TableB-13 Maintenance and Control Port Cabling
Cable Parameter Description
Interface EIA/TIA-232both are DTE ports.
Suggested Cable 24 AWG, 8-wire. A straight-through EIA/TIA-232 cable provides a terminal
or printer connection. For a n in terface with modems on eith er p o rt , a null
modem cable may be necessary.
Cable Connector RJ45, subminiature, male. Table B-14 contains a list of the port pin
assignments.
Max. Cable Length 50 feet (15 m)