A P P E N D I X A

Cabling Specifications and

Compliance Information

This appendix lists the port pinouts on the supervisor engines and the standards
compliance specifications.

Note Any pin not specifically listed is not connected.

This appendix contains the following sections:

• Supervisor Engines I and II Console Port, page A-2
• Supervisor Engine III Console and AUX Ports, page A-2
• Supervisor Engine II G and III G Console Ports and RSFC Console Ports,
page A-3
• Supervisor Engine Interface Ports, page A-4
• Cabling Considerations for GBICs, page A-7
• Standards Compliance Specifications, page A-9

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Supervisor Engines I and II Console Port

Supervisor Engines I and II Console Port

The console port on Supervisor Engines I and II is an EIA/TIA-232, data
communications equipment (DCE), DB-25 receptacle. Both data set ready (DSR)
and data carrier detect (DCD) are active when the system is running. The Request
To Send (RTS) signal tracks the state of the Clear To Send (CTS) input. The
console port does not support modem control or hardware flow control. Table A-1
lists the Supervisor Engine I and II console port pinouts.

Table A-1 Supervisor Engine I and II Console Port Pinouts

Pin Signal Direction Description

1 GND Ground
2 RxD —> Receive data
3 TxD <— Transmit data
4 CTS <— Clear to send
5 RTS —> Return to send
7 GND Ground
8 DTR —> Data terminal ready
20 DCD <— Data carrier detect

Supervisor Engine III Console and AUX Ports

Note The Supervisor Engine III auxiliary (AUX) port is currently not
supported.

You can connect the Supervisor Engine III console port to an ASCII terminal or
PC running terminal emulation software. Table A-2 lists the pinouts for the
asynchronous serial console port. In addition to the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable
provided in the console port accessory kit (shipped with your Catalyst 5000
family switch), you will need either an RJ-45-to-DB-9, RJ-45-to-D-subminiature
female, or RJ-45-to-D-subminiature male adapter (these adapters are provided in
the accessory kit).

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Supervisor Engine II G and III G Console Ports and RSFC Console Ports

Table A-2 Supervisor Engine III Console Port Pinouts

Console Port Console Device

Pin (signal) Connect to
1 is looped to pin 8
2 (DTR) DSR
3 (RxD) TxD
4 (GND) GND
5 (GND) GND
6 (TxD) RxD
7 (DSR) DTR
8 is looped to pin 1

Supervisor Engine II G and III G Console Ports and

RSFC Console Ports
You can connect the Supervisor Engine II G or III G console port to an ASCII
terminal or PC running terminal emulation software (console port) or IOS
software (RSFC console port). Table A-3 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous
serial console port. Table A-4 lists the pinouts for the RSFC console port.
In addition to the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable provided in the console port accessory kit
(shipped with your Catalyst 5000 family switch), you will need either an
RJ-45-to-DB-9, RJ-45-to-D-subminiature female, or RJ-45-to-D-subminiature
male adapter (these adapters are provided in the accessory kit).

Table A-3 Supervisor Engine II G and III G Console Port Pinouts

Console Port Console Device

Pin (signal) Connect to
1 is looped to pin 8
2 DTR (out)
3 TXD or RXD

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Table A-3 Supervisor Engine II G and III G Console Port Pinouts (continued)

Console Port Console Device

Pin (signal) Connect to
4 (GND)
5 (GND)
6 RXD or TXD
7 RTS/DCD (in)
8 is looped to pin 1

Table A-4 Supervisor Engine II G and III G RSFC Console Port Pinouts

Console Port Console Device

Pin (signal) Connect to
9 is looped to pin 16
10 DTR (out)
11 TXD or RXD
12 (GND)
13 (GND)
14 RXD or TXD
15 RTS (in)
16 is looped to pin 9

Supervisor Engine Interface Ports

This section describes the supervisor engine 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX,
1000BASE-SX, and 1000BASE-LX/LH interface ports.

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100BASE-TX Cabling Specifications

Table A-5 lists the cabling specifications for the 100-Mbps uplink modules.

Table A-5 Uplink Module Cabling Specifications

Specification Description
Cable type Category 5 UTP1
Transceiver speed 100 Mbps
Duplex mode Full and half
Maximum distance between 328 ft (100 m)
stations
1. UTP=unshielded twisted pair

100BASE-TX Ports
This section lists the supervisor engine 100BASE-TX port pinouts.

40-Pin MII Ports

Table A-6 lists the pinouts for the 40-pin MII Fast Ethernet ports.

Table A-6 40-pin MII Fast Ethernet Port Pinouts

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5V 21 +5V
2 MDIO 22 Common
3 MDC 23 Common
4 RxD<3> 24 Common
5 RxD<2> 25 Common
6 RxD<1> 26 Common
7 RxD<0> 27 Common
8 Rx_DV 28 Common

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Table A-6 40-pin MII Fast Ethernet Port Pinouts (continued)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

9 Rx_Clk 29 Common
10 Rx_Er 30 Common
11 Tx_Er 31 Common
12 Tx_Clk 32 Common
13 Tx_En 33 Common
14 TxD<0> 34 Common
15 TxD<1> 35 Common
16 TxD<2> 36 Common
17 TxD<3> 37 Common
18 Col 38 Common
19 CRS 39 Common
20 +5V 40 +5V

RJ-45 MDIX Ports

Table A-7 lists the pinouts for the RJ-45 MDIX Fast Ethernet ports.

Table A-7 RJ-45 MDIX Fast Ethernet Port Pinouts

Pin Signal Direction Description

1 RxD+ <— Receive data +
2 RxD– <— Receive data –
3 TxD+ —> Transmit data +
4 NC No connection
5 NC No connection
6 TxD– —> Transmit data –
7 NC No connection
8 NC No connection

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Cabling Considerations for GBICs

100BASE-FX, 1000BASE-SX, and 1000BASE-LX/LH Ports

(SC Fiber-Optic Connectors)
Use SC fiber-optic connectors (see Figure A-1) to connect to the 100BASE-FX
(two port), 1000BASE-SX, and 1000BASE-LX/LH ports. Use MT-RJ fiber-optic
connectors (see Figure A-2) to connect to 100BASE-FX (four port) ports. Always
keep caps and plugs on the fiber-optic connectors on the cable and the switch
when they are not in use.

Figure A-1 Single-Mode and Multimode SC-Type Fiber-Optic Connector

H2214

Figure A-2 MT-RJ Fiber-Optic Connector

17957

Cabling Considerations for GBICs

The Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) is a hot-swappable input/output device
that plugs into a Gigabit Ethernet or EtherChannel module, linking the module
with the fiber-optic network. For more information on GBICs, see the
“Connecting Gigabit Ethernet Modules” section on page 3-23.

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Cabling Considerations for GBICs

Table A-8 provides cabling specifications for the GBICs that you install in the
Gigabit Ethernet module. Note that all GBIC ports have SC-type connectors, and
the minimum cable distance for all GBICs listed (multimode fiber [MMF] and
single-mode fiber [SMF]) is 6.5 feet (2 m). The minimum cabling distance for the
ZX GBIC is 6.2 miles (10 km) with 8-dB attentuators installed at both ends of the
link and 24.9 miles (40 km) without attenuators.

Table A-8 GBIC Port Cabling Specifications

Core Modal
Wavelength Size Bandwidth
GBIC (nm) Fiber Type (micron) (MHz/km) Cable Distance
SX1 850 MMF 62.5 160 722 ft (220 m)
62.5 200 902 ft (275 m)
50.0 400 1640 ft (500 m)
50.0 500 1804 ft (550 m)
LX/LH 1300 MMF2 62.5 500 1804 ft (550 m)
50.0 400 1804 ft (550 m)
50.0 500 1804 ft (550 m)
SMF (LX/LH) 9/10 - 32,810 ft (10 km)
ZX3 1550 SMF 9/10 - 43.5 miles
SMF4 8 - (70 km)
62.1 miles
(100 km)
1. MMF only.
2. Mode-conditioning patch cord (CAB-GELX-625 or equivalent) is required. Using an ordinary
patch cord with MMF, 1000BASE-LX/LH GBICs, and a short link distance (less than 100 meters)
can cause transceiver saturation resulting in an elevated bit error rate (BER). In addition, when
using the LX/LH GBIC with 62.5-micron diameter MMF, you must install a mode-conditioning
patch cord between the GBIC and the MMF cable on both the transmit and receive ends of the
link. The mode-conditioning patch cord is required for link distances greater than 984 ft (300 m).
For link distances less than 300 m, a patch cord is not required.
3. A maximum of 12 ZX GBICs are supported in a switch chassis.
4. Dispersion-shifted single-mode fiber-optic.

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Standards Compliance Specifications

Note The mode-conditioning patch cord (CAB-GELX-625 or equivalent)

is required to comply with IEEE standards. The IEEE found that link
distances could not be met with certain types of fiber-optic cable
cores. The solution is to launch light from the laser at a precise offset
from the center by using the mode-conditioning patch cord. At the
output of the patch cord, the LX/LH GBIC is compliant with the
IEEE 802.3z standard for 1000BASE-LX. For more information, see
the “Patch Cord (1000BASE-LX/LH Uplink Port Only)” section on
page 2-5.

Standards Compliance Specifications

Table A-9 lists standards compliance specifications.

Table A-9 Standards Compliance Specifications

Specification Description
Compliance CE1 Marking
Safety UL2 1950, CSA3-C22.2 No. 950, EN460950, IEC5 950,
TS6 001, AS/NZS7 3260
EMI8 FCC9 Class A (47 CFR10, Part 15), ICES11-003 Class A,
EN55022 Class A, CISPR22 Class A, AS/NZS 3548
Class A, and VCCI12 Class A with UTP13
EN55022 Class B, CISPR22 Class B, AS/NZS 3548
Class B, and VCCI Class B (Japan) with FTP14 cables
1. CE = European Compliance
2. UL = Underwriters Laboratory
3. CSA = Canadian Standards Association
4. EN = European Norm
5. IEC = International Electrotechnical Commission
6. TS = Technical Specification
7. AS/NZS = Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
8. EMI = electromagnetic interference
9. FCC = Federal Communications Commission

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10. CFR = Code of Federal Regulations

11. ICES = Interference-Causing Equipment Standard
12. VCCI = Voluntary Control Council for Information Technology Equipment
13. unshielded twisted-pair
14. foil twisted-pair

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