Dual-Port Serial PIM

The Dual-Port Serial PIM (Figure 24) provides a physical connection to serial network media types through two serial interface ports.

The Dual-Port Serial PIM provides the following key features:

• Onboard network processor
• Autoselection of operation modes based on data terminal equipment (DTE) or data communication equipment (DCE) cables
• Local and remote loopback diagnostics
• Configurable clock rate for the transmit (Tx) clock and receive (Rx) clock

For pinouts of cable connectors for serial PIMs, see Serial PIM Cable Specifications.

For alarms, see the configuring and monitoring alarms information in the J-series Services Router Administration Guide.

For installing and removing a PIM, see Replacing a PIM.

Status LEDs indicate port status. Table 28 describes the meaning of the LED states.

Table 28: Status LEDs for Serial Ports