Appendix C Ports and LEDs

Ports

Console port

Every 5120 EI or 5120 SI switch provides one console port on the front panel.Table 15 Console port specifications

Item

Specification

Connector type

RJ-45

 

 

Compliant standard

EIA/TIA-232

 

 

Transmission baud rate

9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps

 

 

 

Provides connection to an ASCII terminal.

Service

Provides connection to the serial port of a local or remote

(through a pair of modems) PC running terminal emulation

 

 

program.

 

 

10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port

Table 16 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port specifications

Item

Specification

Connector type

RJ-45

 

 

 

10 Mbps, half/full duplex

Interface standard

100 Mbps, half/full duplex

1000 Mbps, full duplex

 

 

MDI/MDI-X, auto-sensing

 

 

Max transmission distance

100 m (328.08 ft)

 

 

Transmission medium

Category-5 (or above) twisted pair cable

 

 

Standards

IEEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab

 

 

SFP port

All 5120 EI and 5120 SI switches have 1000Base-X SFP ports. For the SFP transceiver modules available for the 5120 EI switches, see “GE SFP transceiver modules.” For the SFP transceiver modules available for the 5120 SI switches, see “SFP transceiver modules and SFP Stacking Kit (only for the 5120 SI switches).”

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