Appendix C Cable Specifications

Fiber-Optic Cables and Connectors

Fiber-Optic Cables and Connectors

Warning Because invisible radiation may be emitted from the aperture of the port when no fiber cable is connected, avoid exposure to radiation and do not stare into open apertures. Statement 1056

Warning Class 1 laser product. Statement 1008

Use a single-mode or multimode fiber-optic interface cable to connect your Cisco uBR7225VXR router to another router or switch. In general, multimode cables are gray or orange, and single-mode cables are yellow. For Ethernet and multimode fiber-optic connections, use one duplex SC-type connector (Figure C-5) or two simplex SC-type connectors. (See Figure C-6.)

Figure C-5 Duplex SC Cable Connector

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Figure C-6 Simplex SC Cable Connector

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Attach either one duplex fiber cable or two simplex fiber cables between the digital pulse terminator (DPT) port adapter and the device to which the DPT port adapter is connected. Observe the receive (RX) and transmit (TX) cable relationship shown in Figure C-7.

Figure C-7 Attaching Simplex or Duplex Fiber-Optic Cables

SONET/SDH with simplex or duplex SC connectors

RX TX

Simplex

Duplex

To network

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Cisco Systems UBR7225VXR specifications Fiber-Optic Cables and Connectors, Figure C-5 Duplex SC Cable Connector