Making a BXM OC-3 or OC-12 Connection
Figure 14-2 Connecting Y-Cable Adapters to a T3 Port
T3 Trunk #1
Back Cards
Making a BXM OC-3 or OC-12 Connection
Each OC-3 or OC-12 line module provides ports with both a transmit and receiver connector for each
port. This procedure applies to OC-3 and OC-12 back cards, except that Y-Cabling redundancy is
supported only for the SMF cards.
Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
14-4
Y-Cables
BNC
LM-3T3
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X
PORT 1
PORT 1
T
X
R
X
PORT 2
PORT 2
T
X
R
X
PORT 3
PORT 3
T
X
LM–
3/T3
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
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Connecting Cables
R
X
T
X
R
X
T
X
R
X
T
X
LM–
3/T3