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Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 109
5.5.4 Cable Requirements
Table 5.14 lists the cables required for the 9960 control frame. These cables must be
ordered separately, and the quantity depends on the type and number of channels and
ports. ExSA™ (ESCON
®
), FICON™, and fibre-channel cables are available from Hitachi Data
Systems.
Table 5.14 Cable Requirements
Cable Function
PCI cable Connects 9900 to CPU power control interface.
FICON™ interface cables Connects mainframe host systems, channel extenders, or FICON™ directors to 9900 ports.
Single mode cables:
Yellow in color with SC- and LC-type connectors.
8-10 micron. Most common is 9-micron singlemode.
Multimode cables:
Orange cables with SC and LC-type connectors.
50/125 micron and 62.5 micron multimode.
ExSA™ (ESCON
®
)
interface cables
Connects mainframe host systems, channel extenders, or ESCON
®
directors to 9900 ports.
Multimode cables:
Commonly called jumper cables.
Use LED light source.
Plug directly on CHA cards.
Orange cables with black duplex connectors.
Contain 2 fibers (transmit and receive).
62.5 micron (up to 3 km per link).
50 micron (up to 2 km per link).
Mono/Single mode cables:
Required on XDF links between ESCDs or IBM
®
9036 ESCON
®
remote control extenders.
Use laser light source.
Yellow in color with gray duplex connectors.
8-10 micron. Most common is 9 micron.
Fibre cables Connects open-systems to 9900 ports. Fibre cable types are 50 / 125 micron or 62.5 / 125 micron
multimode.
SC-type connector is required for 1 Gbps port.
LC-type connector is required for 2 Gbps port.
Phone cable with RJ11
connector
Connects phone line to 9900 SVP for Hi-Track
®
.
10BaseT cable
with RJ45 connector
Connects Remote Console PC to 9900 subsystem.
10Base2 cable (RG58)
with BNC connector
Connects Remote Console PC to 9900 subsystem, and allows connection to multiple 9900s (up to
eight) without using a hub. Requires a transceiver.