APPENDIX B

Connector Pin Assignments

This appendix lists the connector pin assignments for the Cisco Content Delivery Engines.
• Serial Console-Interface Connector Pin Assignments, page B-1
• Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments, page B-3
• Cable Pin Assignments, page B-6

Serial Console-Interface Connector Pin Assignments

The serial console-interface connector is a 9-pin, RS-232 D-type, DTE connector. A null modem cable
is required to connect a workstation running the Linux or Windows operating system. Table B-1 lists the
pin assignments for the serial console interface-connector.

Table B-1 RS-232 Connector Pin Assignments

Description Pin I/O Signal Name

Data carrier detect; input 1 In DCD
Receive data; input 2 In RXD
Transmit data; output 3 Out TXD
Data terminal ready; output 4 Out DTR
Interface signal ground 5 — GND
Data set ready; input 6 In DSR
Ready to send; output 7 Out RTS
Clear to send; input 8 In CTS
Ring indicator; input 9 In RI

Table B-2 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments

Description Pin I/O Signal Name

Request to Send; input 1 In RTS
Data Terminal Ready; output 2 Out DTR
Transmit data; output 3 Out TXD

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Table B-2 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments (continued)

Description Pin I/O Signal Name

Interface signal ground 4 — GND
Interface signal ground 5 — GND
Receive Data; input 6 In RXD
Ready to send; output 7 Out RTS
Data Set Ready; input 8 In DSR
Clear to Send; input 9 In CTS

Serial Port Connector

The CDEs have one standard serial port connector located on the back of the device.

Note The CDE280 Engine uses a KVM console or CIMC virtual console. For more information on
the KVM console, see the “KVM Console” section on page B-3

Figure B-1 shows the pin number assignments for the 9-pin, male D-shell serial port connector on the
back of the device. These pin number assignments conform to the industry standard for RS-232
communications.

Figure B-1 Serial Port Connector

1 5
205502

6 9

Table B-3 provides the RJ-45-to-DB-9 pinout information for the interconnections between the terminal
server and a CDE.

Table B-3 RJ-45 Connector to DB-9 Pinout

Signal Name/ Signal Name/

Function RJ-45 Pin RJ-45 DB-9 Pin Function
TXD 6 Yellow 2 RXD
RXD 3 Black 3 TXD
DSR 2 Orange 4 DTR
GND 5 Green 5 GND
DTR 7 Brown 6 DSR
RTS 1 Blue 7 CTS
CTS 8 Slate/Grey 8 RTS
GND 4 Red — GND

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Table B-3 RJ-45 Connector to DB-9 Pinout

Signal Name/ Signal Name/

Function RJ-45 Pin RJ-45 DB-9 Pin Function
— — White — —
— — Purple — —

KVM Console
The KVM cable provides a connection into the server, providing a DB9 serial connector, a VGA
connector for a monitor, and dual USB 2.0 ports for a keyboard and mouse. With this cable, you can
create a direct connection to the operating system and the BIOS running on the server.

Figure B-2 KVM Console

4
2 3
1

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1 Connector (to server front panel) 3 VGA connector (for a monitor)
2 DB-9 serial connector 4 Two-port USB 2.0 connector (for a mouse and
keyboard)

Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments

The Ethernet connector is an 8-pin, modular RJ-45 connector. Table B-4 through Table B-6 list the
Ethernet connector pin assignments.

Table B-4 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments for T568A

RJ-45 Wire Color Wire Diagram 10BASE-T 1000BASE-T

Pin (T568A) (T568A) 100BASE-T Signal
1 White/Green Transmit+ BI_DA+

2 Green Transmit– BI_DA–

3 White/Orange Receive+ BI_DB+

4 Blue Unused BI_DC+

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Table B-4 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments for T568A

RJ-45 Wire Color Wire Diagram 10BASE-T 1000BASE-T

Pin (T568A) (T568A) 100BASE-T Signal
5 White/Blue Unused BI_DC–

6 Orange Receive– BI_DB–

7 White/Brown Unused BI_DD+

8 Brown Unused BI_DD–

Table B-5 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments for T568B

RJ-45 Wire Color Wire Diagram 10BASE-T 1000BASE-T

Pin (T568B) (T568B) 100BASE-T Signal
1 White/Orange Transmit+ BI_DA+

2 Orange Transmit– BI_DA–

3 White/Green Receive+ BI_DB+

4 Blue Unused BI_DC+

5 White/Blue Unused BI_DC–

6 Green Receive– BI_DB–

7 White/Brown Unused BI_DD+

8 Brown Unused BI_DD–

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Fiber Connector Type

Table B-6 RJ-45 Crossover Cable Pin Assignments for T568B

RJ-45 Pin
End 1 Wire Color Diagram End 1 RJ-45 Pin End 2
1 White/Orange 3

2 Orange 6

3 White/Green 1

4 Blue 7

5 White/Blue 8

6 Green 2

7 White/Brown 4

8 Brown 5

Ethernet Port Connector

The CDEs come with an integrated dual-port Ethernet controller. This controller provides an interface
for connecting to 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps networks; it provides full-duplex (FDX)
capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet LAN.
To access the Ethernet port, connect a Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the
RJ-45 connector on the back of the device.

Note The 100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX Ethernet standard requires that the cabling in the network be
Category 5 or higher.

Figure B-3 shows the pin number assignments for the Ethernet RJ-45 port.

Figure B-3 RJ-45 Ethernet Port Connector

Activity LED Speed LED

(green) (green)
83195

8 1

Fiber Connector Type

The fiber connector type used to connect to the SE dual-fiber NIC cards is the GLC-SX-MM.

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Cable Pin Assignments

Note If you are using a TenGigabit network interface, you must use the Intel Transceiver Twinax
cable.

Cable Pin Assignments

Figure B-4 through Figure B-6 show the pin assignments for the cable connection for an RS-232 null
modem, RJ-45 straight-through cable, and RJ-45 crossover cable, respectively.

Figure B-4 Pin Assignments for RS-232 Null Modem

.

1 1
TXD
2 2
RXD
3 3
4 4
GND TO HOST
5 5
6 6 COMPUTER
7 7
8 8
9 9

DB-9 (Female) DB-9 (Female)

End view End view
5 1 5 1

211777
9 6 9 6

Figure B-5 Pin Assignments and Wiring for an RJ-45 Straight-Through Cable

1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8

White/Orange
Orange
White/Green
Blue
White/Blue
Green
211778

White/Brown
Brown

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Figure B-6 Pin Assignments and Wiring for an RJ-45 Crossover Cable

1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8

White/Orange
Orange
White/Green
Blue
White/Blue
Green

211779
White/Brown
Brown

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