Copper Media Flashcards
What is RG-6?
Coaxial cable - normally used by cable companies to connect their service to homes.
What is an F-Type connector?
A connector mainly used on coaxial cables to connect to a cable box or wall jack.
What is a Twinaxial Cable?
Similar to coaxial cable but uses two inner conductors to carry the data instead of just one.
What is RJ-11 used for?
Phone networks.
What is RJ-45 used for?
Data networks.
What is the standard of CAT5?
100BASE-TX.
What is the bandwidth of CAT5?
100 mbps.
What is the distance of CAT5?
100 meters.
What is the standard for CAT5e?
1000BASE-TX.
What is the bandwidth of CAT5e?
1000 mbps.
What is the distance of CAT5e?
100 meters.
What is the standard for CAT6?
1000BASE-T / 10GBASE-T.
What is the bandwidth of CAT6?
1000 mbps / 10 gbps.
What is the distance of CAT6?
100 meters / 55 meters.
What is the standard for CAT6a?
10GBASE-T.
What is the bandwidth of CAT6a?
10 gbps.
What is the distance of CAT6a?
100 meters.
What is the standard for CAT7?
10GBASE-T.
What is the bandwidth of CAT7?
10 gbps.
What is the distance of CAT7?
100 meters.
What is the standard for CAT8?
40GBASE-T.
What is the bandwidth of CAT8?
40 gbps.
What is the distance of CAT8?
30 meters.
What is a Straight Through Cable (Patch Cable)?
Contains the exact same pinout on both ends of the cable.
What cable pinout does a Straight Through Cable use?
568B.
What is a Straight Through Cable used for?
Used to connect a DTE to a DCE.
What is Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)?
Endpoint devices that connect to a piece of data communications equipment (laptops, desktops, servers, and routers.
What are examples of Data Communications Equipment (DCE)?
Switches, modems, hubs, and bridges.
When do you use a Crossover Cable?
When connecting a DCE to a DCE, or a DTE to a DTE.
What cable do you use when connecting a switch to a switch?
Crossover Cable.
What is Medium Dependent Interface Crossover (MDIX)?
A automated way to electronically simulate a crossover cable connector even if using a straight-through cable.
What cable pinout does a Crossover cable use?
568A / 568B.
What is a Plenum Cable?
A special coating put on a UTP or STP cable that provides fire-retardant chemical layer to the outer insulating jacket.
What is the pin layout for T-568A?
Green white / Green / Orange White / Blue / Blue White / Orange / Brown White / Brown
What is the pin layout for T-568B?
Orange White / Orange / Green White / Blue / Blue White / Green / Brown White / Brown
