[c-nsp] CAB-HD8-ASYNC extension cables?

[Andrew Girling]

On Aug 19, 2008, at 12:21 AM, Kevin Graham wrote:

>> The connector on the cards are (Micro)D68F (also used by SCSI-3
>
>> devices). You would be looking for a D68M-D68F cable to extend the
>> connection.
>
> [...oops. sorry Brian, you were right...]
>
> Thanks, I didn't have one on hand to check. Do you happen to know if  
> the
> pinout is consistent w/ the HD68's used in the CAB-OCTAL? (Could be  
> very
> useful for sparing...)

Unfortunately, I'm not sure, and the pinout on the HD8-ASYNC has been  
hard to track down online.

>
>> ...though I'd admit the D68 extension is a tidier solution in the
>> rack :).
>
> That's the idea. Even with clean cable management, its still better to
> get that fanout as far from central panels as needed.
>
>> I was also able to come up with vendors that make custom length
>> CAB-HD8-ASYNC compatible cables
>
> If going that approach, it'd be even cooler to get something in a
> cassette format to go right next to the MPO breakouts...

Cisco does recommend a vendor that provides 1RU breakouts in 32 and 48  
port configurations, which you feed using D68M-D68M cables:

 > Q. Are cable management solutions available for asynchronous ports?
 > A. Components Express Inc. offers patch panel solutions for the  
HWIC-8A and HWIC-16A. These patch panels connect to the high-density  
asynchronous connectors and break out into individual RJ-45 jacks for  
each asynchronous port

I have not found any vendors providing a cassette format, but I  
certainly see the appeal there.
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