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B. 2.1 converter cables, B.2.2 crossover cables, B.2.1 converter cables – IBM SG24-4817-00 User Manual

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B.2.1 Converter Cables

Some early ATM 25-Mbps adapters, such as the IBM TURBOWAYS 25 ATM
adapter (P/N 04H7370), use a pre-standard pin assignment schema based on the
token-ring network cabling standard. To make these adapters compatible with
the Forum-compliant ports of the 8285 switch, it is necessary to use a
token-ring-to-ATM converter cable, available from IBM as P/N 10H3904. The
pinouts for this cable are shown in Table 40.

Table 40. Pin Assignments for Converter Cable (P/N 10H3904)

Signal

Port Pin

Adapter Pin

RD

+

1

4

RD

2

5

TD

+

7

3

TD

8

6

B.2.2 Crossover Cables

The 8285 ports are designed to connect user devices and require a
switch-to-switch crossover cable to connect to other ATM switches, just as a
10Base-T hub does. The pinouts for this cable are shown in Table 41.

Table 41. Pin Assignments for Switch-to-Switch Crossover Cable

Signal

Port Pin

Adapter Pin

RD

+

1

7

RD

2

8

TD

+

7

1

TD

8

2

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