Copper Considerations Flashcards
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Twisted Pair Cable
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- Copper cable used extensively for telephone and data networks
- One pair of insulated wires twisted together forms a balanced pair
- Pair carries same signal, but with different polarity
- This enables receiver to distinguish signal more effectively
- Completed with insulating jacket
- Most is UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
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Shield Twisted Pair (STP)
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- Less susceptible to interference and cross talk
- Required for some Ethernet standards and in environments with high interference
- Screened cable: had thin foil shield around all pairs. Designated as (ScTP) or Foiled/Unshielded twisted pair (F/UTP) or foiled Twisted Pair (FTP)
- Fully shielded has braided outer screen and foil shielded twisted pairs. Referred to as Shielded/foiled twisted pair(S/FTP)
- Must used screened or shielded connectors
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Categories of Cable Standards
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- Categories of Twisted Pairs to simplify cable selection
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Cat 3
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Cable Type: UTP Network Application: 10BASE-T Max Distance 100m Frequency: 16 MHz Connector: RJ-45
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Cat 5
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Cable Type: UTP Network Application: 100BASE-TX Max Distance 100m Frequency: 100 MHz Connector: RJ-45
- Not longer used or available
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Cat 5e (Class D)
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Cable Type: UTP or F/UTP Network Application: 1000BASE-T Max Distance 100m Frequency: 100 MHz Connector: RJ-45
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Cat 6 (Class E)
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Cable Type: UTP, F/UTP or U/FTP Network Application: 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T Max Distance 100m or 55m Frequency: 250 MHz Connector: RJ-45
- Can support 10Gbps, but over short distances (55m)
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Cat 6a (Class Ea)
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Cable Type: UTP, F/UTP, U/FTP, or S/FTP Network Application: 10GBBASE-T Max Distance 100m Frequency: 500 MHz Connector: RJ-45
- Bulkier than 5e, but with more installation requirements
- Utilized for Health Care facilities, or horizontal connections to WAPs
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Cat 7 (Class F)
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Cable Type: S/FTP or F/FTP Network Application: 10GBBASE-Tv Max Distance 100m Frequency: 600 MHz Connector: GG45-TERA
- Always Screened/Shielded
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Cat 8/8.1 (Class I)
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Cable Type: U/FTP or F/FTP Network Application: 40GBASE-T Max Distance 30m Frequency: 2000 MHz Connector: RJ-45
- Intended for Datacenter use for short patch cables runs
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Cat 8.2 (Class II)
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Cable Type: F/FTP or S/FTP Network Application: 40GBBASE-T Max Distance 30m Frequency: 2000 MHz Connector: GG45-TERA
- Intended for Datacenter use for short patch cables runs
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RJ-45
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Registered Jack
- Used with 4-pair (8 wire) cables
- Also referred to as 8P8C
- Used for Ethernet Twisted pair cabling
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RJ- 11
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- Smaller and used with 2 or 3 pair UTP
- Room for 6 wires but 4 are most commonly used
- Innermost pair typically carries dial tone and voice circuit
- Used for telephone systems
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Copper Termination Standards
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- Each conductor in 4 pin data cable is color coded
- Each pair is assigned a color (Blue, Orange, Green or Brown)
- First pair has color striped with white, second is solid color
- Two main standards: T568A and T568B
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T568A
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Pin 1: Green/White Pin 2: Green Pin 3: Orange White Pin 4: Blue Pin 5: Blue/White Pin 6: Orange Pin 7: Brown/White Pin 8: Brown