Router User Manual

ERX 8.0.x Hardware Guide

Cabling I/O Modules

This section ill ustrates the com mon connector types u sed with ERX

I/O mod ules. F

or information about the connectors on the different

line modules, see the ER X Mod ule Guide .

BNC Connector

Figure 29: I/O

Module with BNCs

CT3

I/O

Port 0

Port 1

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HSSI Connectors

The HSSI I/O module uses a standard 50-pin HSSI connector.

CAUTION:

Do not terminate HSSI connections with SCSI connectors. Although

SCSI connectors look very similar to HSSI connectors, using SCSI conne ctors on

HSSI connections can lead to data loss.

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