A.5 apim-67 specifications – Cabletron Systems BRIM-A6 User Manual

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APIM-67 Specifications

BRIM-A6 User’s Guide

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A.5 APIM-67 SPECIFICATIONS

Physical Interface:

DS3

Media Type:

75 Ohm Coaxial Cable

Data Rate:

45 Mbps

Connector Type:

BNC

Typical Link Distance:

136 Meters

The APIM-67 conforms to the electrical characteristics specified by
ANSI T1.404-1989 Carrier-to-Customer Installation-DS3 Metallic
Interface Specification
, section 5.12 Grounding Arrangements. In
accordance with this specification, each channel (Transmit and
Receive) must be grounded at one end.

Cabletron Systems ships the APIM-67 with the following default
jumper settings:

Receive channel jumper - grounded

Transmit channel jumper - not grounded

Figure A-2 shows the location and default setting of each jumper. Refer
to Figure A-2 if you need to change the jumper settings to properly
connect the APIM-67 to another DS3 device.

Figure A-2

The APIM-67 Default Jumper Settings

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The APIM-67 does not use Cell Payload Scrambling.
Scrambling must be disabled on any DS3 device connected to
the APIM-67.

RECEIVE CHANNEL JUMPER (GROUNDED)

TRANSMIT CHANNEL JUMPER (NOT GROUNDED)

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