NAB Port and Cabling Specifications

This section provides details on Ethernet port cabling specifications for the Network Acceleration Blade (NAB) NAB-0401ET that is supported by the Solace PubSub+ 3530.

The NAB-0401ET supports up to four GigE interfaces through RJ-45 connectors only. It occupies slot 1/6 in a Solace PubSub+ 3530.

Faceplate LEDs

As shown in the figure below, NAB-0401ET has two faceplate LEDs on each of the four RJ-45 Ethernet ports to indicate their link and activity statuses as reported by NAB-0401ET:

  • the green link LED indicates network connectivity when on
  • the yellow activity LED indicates receive activity when blinking

Ethernet Port Locations on NAB-0401ET

NAB Ports and LEDs

Electrical GigE Wiring Specifications

The NAB-0401ET has four RJ-45 ports. Connect to these ports with CAT‑5e unshielded twisted pair cable. Cross-over or straight‑through Ethernet cables are supported.

In all cases cable length should not exceed 330 feet (100 meters).