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Appendix A System Specifications

Peripheral Specifications

Note EIA/TIA-232 and EIA/TIA-449 existed as recommended standards RS-232 and RS-449 before the

Electronics Industries Association (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) accepted

them as standards.

Network Management Terminal

StrataView Terminal

A Cisco WAN Manager workstation is required for managing an IGX network. Refer to the

Cisco WAN Manager Installation publication for setup instructions and specifications for the Cisco

Network Management Terminal. The Cisco WAN Manager Installation publication has all the necessary

information for obtaining network alarm, control, and statistics from IGX switch software for

Cisco WAN Manager.

Control Terminal

Table A-1 lists the control terminals requirements.

Table A-1 Control Terminal Requirements

Parameter Requirement

IGX Port Used Control terminal port on the SCM card is used to interface with a

local control terminal

Code Standard 7- or 8-bit ASCII; 1 or 2 stop-bits; even, odd, or no

parity

Interface EIA/TIA-232 DCE

Data Rate All standard asynchronous data rates from 300 to 19200 bps,

independently software-selectable

Supported Terminals VT-100, or equivalent, recommended

Cable Required Straight-through EIA/TIA-232 cable