Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications

For management and service operations, you connect the Routing Engine to an external console or management network through ports on the craft interface. You can also connect the router to external alarm-reporting devices through the alarm relay contacts on the craft interface. (For more information, see Craft Interface.)

Table 17 lists the specifications for the cables that connect to management ports and the wires that connect to the alarm relay contacts.

Table 17: Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications

Cable Type	Cable Specification	Cable/Wire Supplied	Maximum Length	Router Receptacle
Routing Engine console or auxiliary interface	RS-232 (EIA-232) serial cable	One 6-ft (1.83-m) length with DB-9/DB-9 connectors	6 ft (1.83 m)	DB-9 male
Routing Engine Ethernet interface	Category 5 cable or equivalent suitable for 100BaseT operation	One 15-ft (4.92-m) length with RJ-45/RJ-45 connectors	328 ft (100 m)	RJ-45 autosensing
Alarm relay contacts	28-AWG to 14-AWG (0.09 to 2.09 mm2) wire	No	None	—