Cabling for Cisco Network Modules

Connection Type	Connector Type, Cable Color	Cable	Use with
Alarm Interface Connections
To alarm interface patch panels or main distribution frame	50-pin D	Micro DB-50 SCSI transition	NM-AIC-64
Analog Dialup
300 bps to 33.6 kbps analog dialup	RJ-11	RJ-11 straight-through	NM-8AM NM-8AM-V2 NM-16AM NM-16AM-V2
ATM
ATM to ADSL	RJ-45, light green	RJ-45 UTP category 3, 4, 5 or higher RJ-45 STP category 1, 1A, 9, or 9A	NM-1ATM-25
T3 ATM	BNC	BNC coaxial T3	NM-1A-T3 NM-1A-T3/E3
E3 ATM	BNC	BNC coaxial E3	NM-1A-E3 NM-1A-T3/E3
ATM, optical	Duplex or simplex SC	62.5-micron core with an optical loss of	NM-1A-OC3-POM NM-1A-OC3MM NM-1A-OC3SMI NM-1A-OC3SML NM-1A-OC3MM-EP NM-1A-OC3SMI-EP NM-1A-OC3SML-EP NM-1A-OC3MM-1V NM-1A-OC3SMI-1V NM-1A-OC3SML-1V
		0 to 9 dB Note: Maximum path length of 2 km (1.24 miles), all cables, end to end!
		50-micron core with optical loss of 7 dB Note: Maximum path length of2 km (1.24 miles), all cables, end to end!
		9-micron core Note: Maximum path length of 45 km (27.9 miles) for single-mode long (SML) reach and 15 km (9.3 miles) for single-mode intermediate (SMI) reach.
Circuit Emulation over IP (CEoIP)
T1/E1 CEoIP	RJ-48C	RJ-48 T1/E1 straight-through	NM-CEM-4TE1 Note: To connect to a 75-ohm unbalanced E1 network, use CAB-ADP-75-120!
Serial CEoIP	60-pin D, blue	Cisco Smart serial 12-in-1	NM-CEM-4SER
		Cisco Smart serial extended 12-in-1
Ethernet
Ethernet	RJ-45, yellow	10BASE-T Category 5 or above UTP	NM-1E
	DB-15	Attachment unit interface (AUI) cable	NM-4E NM-1E2W NM-2E2W NM-1E1R2W
Fast Ethernet, copper	RJ-45	100BASE-T Category 5 or above UTP	1FE1CE1U NM-1FE2CE1B NM-1FE2CE1U NM-16ESW NM-16ESW-1GIG NM-16ESW-PWR NM-16ESW-PWR-1GIG NM-CE-BP-20G-K9 NM-CE-BP-40G-K9 NM-CE-BP-80G-K9 NM-CE-BP-SCSI-K9 NMD-36ESW-PWR-2G NME-16ES-1G NME-16ES-1G-P NME-X-23ES-1G NM-CIDS-K9 NM-NAM
			NMD-36ESW NMD-36ESW-2GIG NMD-36ESW-PWR NME-X-23ES-1G-P NME-XD-24ES-1S-P NME-XD-48ES-2S-P NM-1FE-TX NM-1FE2W NM-1FE2W-V2 NM-2FE2W NM-2FE2W-V2 NM-1FE1R2W NM-1FE1R2W-V2 NM-1FE1CT1 NM-1FE2CT1 NM-1FE1CT1-CSU NM-1FE2CT1-CSU NM-1FE1CE1B NM-
Fast Ethernet, optical	SC	100BASE-T MMF	NM-1FE-FX NM-1FE-FX-V2
	SC	100BASE-T SMF	NM-1FE-SMF
Gigabit Ethernet, copper	RJ-45	1000BASE-T Category 5 or above UTP	NM-16ESW NM-16ESW-1GIG NM-16ESW-PWR NM-16ESW-PWR-1GIG NM-1GE (through GBIC) NME-WAE-302-K9 NME-WAE-502-K9 NME-WAE-522-K9 NMD-36ESW NMD-36ESW-2GIG
			NMD-36ESW-PWR NMD-36ESW-PWR-2G NME-16ES-1G NME-16ES-1G-P NME-AIR-WLC8-K9 NME-AIR-WLC12-K9 NME-AON-K9 NME-NAC-K9 NME-NAM-80S NME-X-23ES-1G NME-X-23ES-1G-P NME-XD-24ES-1S-P NME-XD-48ES-2S-P
Gigabit Ethernet, optical	SC, yellow	10-micron SMF	NM-1GE (through GBIC)
	SC, orange	62.5-micron MMF	NME-16ES-1G NME-16ES-1G-P NME-X-23ES-1G NME-X-23ES-1G-P NME-XD-24ES-1S-P NME-XD-48ES-2S-P
ISDN Connections
Channelized T1 PRI, without CSU	DB-15	DB-15 straight-through T1	NM-1FE1CT1 NM-1FE2CT1 NM-1CT1 NM-2CT1
Channelized T1 PRI, with CSU	RJ-48C, tan	RJ-48C to RJ-48C straight-through T1	NM-1FE1CT1-CSU NM-1FE2CT1-CSU NM-1CT1-CSU NM-2CT1-CSU
Channelized T1 PRI, with or without CSU	RJ-48S, tan	RJ-48S to RJ-48S straight-through T1	NM-1CE1T1-PRI NM-2CE1T1-PRI
Channelized E1 PRI, balanced	DB-15, tan	DB-15 to DB-15 120-ohm balanced E1	NM-1FE1CE1B
	DB-15 to twin-ax, tan	DB-15 to twin-ax 75-ohm balanced E1	NM-1FE2CE1B NM-1CE1B
	DB-15 to RJ-45, tan	DB-15 to RJ-45 120-ohm balanced E1	NM-2CE1B
	RJ-48S, tan	RJ-48S to RJ-48S straight-through 120-ohm balanced E1	NM-1CE1T1-PRI NM-2CE1T1-PRI
	RJ-48S to DB-15, tan	RJ-48S to DB-15 120-ohm balanced E1
	RJ-48S to twin-ax	RJ-48S to twin-ax 120-ohm balanced E1
Channelized E1 PRI, unbalanced	DB-15 to BNC, tan	DB-15 to BNC 75-ohm unbalanced E1	NM-1FE1CE1U NM-1FE2CE1U NM-1CE1U NM-2CE-1U
	RJ-48S to BNC, tan	RJ-48S to BNC 75-ohm unbalanced E1	NM-1CE1T1-PRI NM-2CE1T1-PRI
BRI S/T (external NT1)	RJ-45, orange	RJ-45 straight-through	NM-4B-S/T NM-8B-S/T
BRI U (built-in NT1)	RJ-45, red	RJ-45 straight-through	NM-4B-U NM-8B-U
Serial Connections
Synchronous serial	60-pin D, blue	Serial transition cable (EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA/TIA-530 DTE, V.35, X.21, NRZ/NRZI)	NM-4T NM-4A/S NM-8A/S
Asynchronous serial	68-pin D to 25-pin D	DB-68 to DB-25 EIA/TIA-232 octal	NM-16A NM-32A
	68-pin D to RJ-45	DB-68 to RJ-45 EIA/TIA-232 octal
Serial	60-pin D, blue	Cisco Smart serial 12-in-1	NM-16A/S
Serial surge protection		Cisco Product ID CAB-SS-SURGE
Fractional DS3 or below, to DSU	50-pin D, blue	DB-50 HSSI DTE	NM-1HSSI
Fractional DS3 or below, to another router		DB-50 HSSI null modem
Service Module Connections
To external storage array	68-pin D	68-pin low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI Note: 36-, 91- or 108-inch (274 cm) cables can be used, depending on the distance between the network module and the external storage array!	NM-CE-BP-SCSI
Token Ring Connections
Token Ring, shielded	DB-9	Token Ring lobe cable, shielded STP	NM-1E1R2W NM-1FE1R2W NM-1FE1R2W-V2
Token Ring, unshielded	RJ-45	Token Ring lobe cable, unshielded UTP
WAN Connections
T1/E1 WAN	RJ-48C/CA81A	RJ-48 T1/E1 straight-through	NM-4T1-IMA NM-8T1-IMA NM-4E1-IMA NM-8E1-IMA NM-HDV2-1T1/E1 NM-HDV2-2T1/E1
T3/DS3/E3 WAN	BNC connector	BNC T3/E3 coaxial	NM-1T3/E3 NM-1A-T3 NM-1A-E3 NM-1A-T3/E3
Wireless and Satellite Connections
To antenna	BNC	BNC indoor IF coaxial	NM-WMDA
To satellite dish	F-connector	75-ohm F-connector shielded RG-6	NM-1VSAT-GILAT
Voice Connections
Analog voice FXS/FXO	RJ-21	253PP10GYADI male-to-male (Graybar)	NM-HDA-4FXS
		253PC10GYADI male-to-female (Graybar)
		AT125-SM patch panel (Graybar)
		RJ-21 cable	EVM-HDA-8FXS/DID