Cabling Flashcards
RG-6
Very thick version of a coaxial cable; used by the ISP to get internet to your home
RG-59
Used inside your home; composite video or outlet to cable modem
F-type connectors and BNC connectors
Screw on connectors for coaxial; BNC you lock and turn to put in
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
Much cheaper; no metal in shielding; media of choice because of cost and ease of use
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
Metal shielding that helps minimize EMI; costs more; can go 100m or about 300 feet
RJ45
This the connector type for ethernet networks
RJ11
6 pin connector used for phones; only 2 pins are used; voip or cable networks could use this
Bandwidth
Theoretical measure of how much data could be transferred from a source to its destination
Throughput
Actual measure of how much data transferred from a source to its destination
CAT 3
Standard: 10BASE-T (T is for Twisted pair)
10 Mbps
100 Meters
CAT 5 (Fast Ethernet)
100BASE-TX
100 Mbps
100 meters
Cat 5e (Gigabit Ethernet)
1000BASE-T
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)
100 meters
CAT 6
can either be 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) or 10 Gbps
100 meters or 55 meters
Cat 6a
10GBASE-T
10 Gbps
100 Meters
CAT 7
10GBASE-T
10 Gbps
100 meters
Straight-Through Cable (Patch Cable)
Contains the exact same pinout on both ends of the cable
What wiring scheme is mainly used for straight-through patch cables?
T568B
What is the color scheme for T568B?
orange white, orange, green white, blue, blue white, green, brown white, brown
If you want to connect a switch to another switch, what kind of cable do you use?
Crossover cable