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Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 594 and 694 Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 5 WAVE Interface Modules

Network Adapter Cabling Requirements

Gigabit Ethernet—Copper

The Interface Module ships with two types of cables: crossover and straight-through. When you connect

the WAVE inline network adapter, the cable that you use depends on the link speed (Gigabit Ethernet or

Fast Ethernet) and the types of devices (DCE or DTE) being connected.

Note You must retain the same link speed from one end of the connection to the other end. Inline adapter

interfaces are able to autonegotiate link speeds. If you configure any of your connecting interfaces for

Fast Ethernet (whether on a switch or a router), your WAVE inline adapter uses Fast Ethernet. If you

configure any of your connecting interfaces for Gigabit Ethernet, your WAVE inline adapter uses Gigabit

Ethernet. Speed and duplex settings are port specific so that two inline ports can negotiate different

speeds independently.

If you are connecting a WAVE inline appliance between two devices using Gigabit Ethernet, you can use

either straight-through cables, crossover cables, or any combination of the two cable types, regardless of

the type of device. However, for consistency, we recommend that you use straight-through cables for all

Gigabit Ethernet connections.

Table 5-5 shows the cable requirements for WAVE appliance and non-WAVE appliance connections

when you are using Gigabit Ethernet end to end.

3 Speed — Off No link is detected.

Green On 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection.

Yellow On 1 Gigabit Ethernet connection.

Table 5-4 Inline Network Adapter LEDs (continued)

LED Name Color State Description

Table 5-5 Cable Requirements for WAVE Connections Using Gigabit Ethernet

Connection Required Cable

Switch to switch (no WAVE) Crossover or straight-through

Switch to router (no WAVE) Crossover or straight-through

Router to router (no WAVE) Crossover or straight-through

Switch to WAVE and

WAVE to Router

Crossover or straight-through

Switch to WAVE and

WAVE to Switch

Crossover or straight-through

Router to WAVE and

WAVE to Router

Crossover or straight-through

WAVE to WAVE Crossover or straight-through