3Com MSR 30 Network Router User Manual


 
138 CHAPTER 3: MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTERFACE MODULES
When a BSV interface works in network mode, it uses a crossover ISDN S/T
interface cable for connection, with pins 3 and 6 for data transmission and pins 4
and 5 for data receiving. At one end of the cable is an RJ-45 plug for connecting
the BSV interface and at the other end of the cable is an RJ-45 receptacle for
connecting a TE device.
Figure 158 Crossover ISDN S/T cable
Connecting the Interface
Cable
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CAUTION:
If outdoor cabling is involved, you need to install a special lightning arrester at
the input end of the ISDN BRI S/T interface cable to avoid lightning strike.
When connecting the interface cable, pay attention to the mark on the
interface to avoid wrong insertion, which may damage the interface card or
even the router host.
Step 1: Identify the operating mode of the BSV interface. If the interface is to be
connected to an ISDN network, it should operate in user mode; if the interface is
to be connected to a TE device, such as a digital phone or another BSV interface in
user mode, the interface should operate in network mode.
Step 2: Connect the cable.
1 To connect the module to an ISDN network, identify the type of the ISDN line
provided by your telecommunications service provider.
If it is an ISDN U interface line, use an NT1 for conversion. Insert one end of the
S/T interface cable into the S/T interface on the NT1 and the other end to a BSV
interface on the MIM-2BSV/MIM-4BSV.
If it is an ISDN S/T interface line, directly connect the cable to a BSV interface on
the MIM-2BSV/MIM-4BSV.
2 To connect the module to a TE device, use a crossover S/T interface cable. Connect
the RJ-45 plug at one end of the cable to the MIM-2BSV/MIM-4BSV interface, the
RJ-45 receptacle to the straight-through S/T interface cable, and then the
straight-through cable to the TE device.