MX10008 Alarm and Management Cable Specifications and Pinouts

The console port (labeled CON) on the RCB panel is an RS-232 serial interface that uses an RJ-45 connector to connect to a console management device. The default baud rate for the console port is 9600 baud.

Table 1 provides the pinout information for the RJ-45 console connector.

Note:

If your laptop or PC does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin and you want to connect your laptop or PC directly to an MX10008 router, use a combination of the RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter and a USB to DB-9 plug adapter. You must provide the USB to DB-9 plug adapter.

Note:

We no longer include a DB-9 to RJ-45 cable or a DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter with a CAT5E copper cable as part of the device package. If you require a console cable, you can order it separately with the part number JNP-CBL-RJ45-DB9 (DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter with a CAT5E copper cable).

Table 1: Console Port Connector Pinouts for the MX10008 Router

Pin	Signal	Description
1	RTS Output	Request to send
2	DTR Output TOD Output for PTP applications	Data terminal ready Time of day for Precision Time Protocol (PTP). You can use DTR pins as a TOD universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) by using breakout cables.
3	TxD Output	Transmit data
4	Signal Ground	Signal ground
5	Signal Ground	Signal ground
6	RxD Input	Receive data
7	DCD Input TOD Output for PTP applications	Data carrier detect Time of day for PTP. You can use DCD pins as a TOD UART by using breakout cables.
8	CTS Input	Clear to send

The following Juniper Networks USB flash drives have been tested and are officially supported for the USB port in the MX10008 router:

• RE-USB-1G-S—1-gigabyte (GB) USB flash drive

• RE-USB-2G-S—2-GB USB flash drive

• RE-USB-4G-S—4-GB USB flash drive

CAUTION:

Any USB memory product not listed as supported for the MX10008 router has not been tested by Juniper Networks. The use of any unsupported USB memory product could expose your device to unpredictable behavior. Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center (JTAC) can provide only limited support for issues related to unsupported hardware. We strongly recommend that you use only supported USB flash drives.

CAUTION:

Remove the USB flash drive before upgrading Junos OS or rebooting an MX10008 router. Failure to do so could expose your device to unpredictable behavior.

Note:

USB flash drives used with the MX10008 router must support USB 2.0 or later.

The 1000BASE-T RJ-45 management ports use an RJ-45 connector to connect either to the control plane and management network in an MX10008 router, or to a management device for out-of-band management.

Table 2 provides the pinout information of the RJ-45 management port connector.

Table 2: RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinouts for the MX10008 Router

Pin	Signal	Description
1	TRP1+	Transmit/receive data pair 1
2	TRP1–	Transmit/receive data pair 1
3	TRP2+	Transmit/receive data pair 2
4	TRP3+	Transmit/receive data pair 3
5	TRP3–	Transmit/receive data pair 3
6	TRP2–	Transmit/receive data pair 2
7	TRP4+	Transmit/receive data pair 4
8	TRP4–	Transmit/receive data pair 4

The Routing and Control Board (RCB) contains two RJ-45 connectors for building-integrated timing supply (BITS) external clock support. Table 3 provides the pinout information of the RJ-45 management port connectors

Table 3: External Clock Pinouts

Pin	Description	Direction
A1	PortA, Rx, Ring	Input
A2	PortA, Rx, Tip	Input
A3	Reserved	–
A4	PortA, Rx, Ring	Output
A5	PortA, Rx, Tip	Output
A6	Reserved	–
A7	Reserved	–
A8	Reserved	–
B1	PortB Rx, Ring	Input
B2	PortB Rx, Tip	Input
B3	Reserved	–
B4	PortB Rx, Ring	Output
B5	PortB Rx, Tip	Output
B6	Reserved	–
B7	Reserved	–
B8	Reserved	–