[c-nsp] T3 attenuation cable

[Chris Boyd]

You should be able to pick up a 75 ohm BNC attenuator locally.  Pomona
Electronics is a big supplier of these in the USA.

Must be a pretty common problem.  Googling "BNC 75 ohm attenuator" got
me this hit from Cisco:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/7206/fru/12884att.htm

--Chris

On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 09:27, Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> we're back to the usual problem - T3 by the local carrier, very short
> cable span, and the signal seems to be too "hot" for the PA-2T3+ we're
> using (if we complain about CRC errors, and they plug their measuring
> equipment between their ADM and our router, the errors are gone...).
> 
> So I think it's time to experiment with attenuation cables, and try
> to reduce the signal a bit, as it might just overdrive the receiver.
> 
> This is where cisco-nsp comes into place: does one of you have a 
> recommendation where to *get* such a cable in Europe, preferrably
> Germany?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> gert
>