LM-BCC Cabling
BPX Switch Cabling Summary B-3
Table B-5 Auxiliary and Control Port Pin Assignments
LAN Port Cabling
The LAN connection is used to connect one of the nodes in the network to a StrataView Plus NMS
workstation. See Table B-6 and Table B-7 for details.
Table B-6 LAN Port Cabling
Table B-7 LAN Port Pin Assignments
Modem Cabling
Refer to Appendix C, BPX Switch Peripherals, for modem cabling information.
Pin# Name Source Description
1 FG both Frame Ground
2 TxD DTE Transmit Data
3 RxD DCE Receive Data
4 RTS DTE Request to Send
5 CTS DCE Clear to Send
6 DSR DCE Data Set Ready
7 SG both Signal Ground
8 CD DCE Carrier Detect
20 DTR DTE Data Term Ready
Cable Parameter Description
Interface: Ethernet DCE port.
Suggested Cable: TBS
Cable Connector: DB-15, subminiature, male. Table B-7 contains a list of the port pin
assignments.
Max. Cable Length: 50 feet (15 m.) max. to interface adapter.
Pin # Name Pin # Name
1 Shield --- ---
2 Collision Presence + 9 Collision Presence -
3 XMT + 10 XMT -
4 Reserved 11 Reserved
5 RCV + 12 RCV -
6 Power return 13 Power (+12V)
7 Reserved 14 Reserved
8 Reserved 15 Reserved
