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Appendix E Cables
This chapter describes cables used for connecting interfaces on the cards.
Table 68 Cable description
Cable Port type Application
Console cable
Console port at one end and 9-pin
serial port at the other end
Enables users to perform debugging,
configuration, maintenance,
management, and software loading
on the device.
USB console cable
USB console port at one end and
USB port at the other end
PoE external power frame
monitoring cable 9-pin serial port at one end and
RJ-45 port at the other end Enables users to monitor the status of
the PoE external power frame.
Ethernet twisted pair cable RJ-45 Ethernet ports Transmits data.
InfiniBand cable MATE copper ports Transmits data.
Optical fiber XFP/SFP+/SFP/CFP/QSFP+ ports Transmits data.
SFP+ DAC cable SFP+ ports Transmits data.
QSFP+ DAC cable QSFP+ ports Transmits data.
QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable
QSFP+ port at one end and SFP+
port at the other end
Transmits data.
NOTE:
•
For information about the console cable and USB console cable, see " Connecting your switch to the
network ."
• For information about the PoE external power frame monitoring cable, see " Installing FRUs ."
Ethernet twisted pair cable
An Ethernet twisted pair cable consists of four pairs of insulated wires twisted together. It mainly transmits
analog signals and is advantageous in transmitting data over shorter distances. The maximum
transmission distance is 100 m (328.08 ft).
RJ-45 connector
An Ethernet twisted pair cable connects network devices through the RJ-45 connectors at the two
ends. Figure 71 shows the pinouts of an RJ-45 connector.