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CAT5/5e/6 Cable / RJ-45 Connector

RJ 45:
(RJ xx: telephone connection interfaces, registered with the FCC, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.)
Pins: looking at the wiring end of a plug with the latch down, pin 1 is on the left.

CAT6 essentially obsoletes the CAT5 standard and will obsolete the CAT5e standard. CAT6 was introduced with the
publication of the TIA standard 568-B2-1 (June 20, 2002). The bandwidth is more than doubled from 100MHz to
250MHz and the connector insertion loss and the crosstalk is improved.

CAT5: 4 Twisted Pairs at 24 AWG

pair 1: blue
pair: 2 orange
pair: 3 green
pair: 4 brown
(twisted about 3 times per inch)

Straight Ethernet Cable Cross-Cable

Ethernet uses only pair 3 (green, on pins 1 and 2), and pair 2 (orange, on pins 3 and 6).

EIA/TIA specifies RJ-45 (ISO 8877) connectors for UTP cable (unshielded twisted pair).

Impedance: 100 Ohms

Max length of a segment: 100 meters/330 feet
Frequency rating: 100MHz
Capacitance 13.5 to 17 picofarads per foot
Attenuation 23 to 67dB per 1000 feet

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Crosstalk 32 to 51 dB at 1000 feet

CAT 5 Cable Specifications:

Frequency Max. Attenuation per 1000 Resistance per 1000 ft/ Capacitance Impedance
ft/ 304 m 304 m

4 MHz 13 dB 28,6 ohms 14 pF/ft 100 ohms

10 MHz 20 dB 28,6 ohms 14 pF/ft 100 ohms

20 MHz 28 dB 28,6 ohms 14 pF/ft 100 ohms

100 MHz 67 dB 28,6 ohms 14 pF/ft 100 ohms

CAT 3, 4, 5, 5e, 6, 7 Cable Specifications:

Category Type Spectral B/W Length LAN Applications Notes

Cat3 UTP 16 MHz 100m 10Base-T, 4Mbps Telephone Cables

Cat4 UTP 20 MHz 100m 16Mbps Rarely Used

Cat5 UTP 100MHz 100m 100Base-Tx,ATM, CDDI LAN

Cat5e UTP 100MHz 100m 100Base-T LAN

Cat6 UTP 250MHz 100m 1000Base-T LAN

Cat7 ScTP 600MHz 100m 1000Base-T LAN

CAT 5, 5e, 6 Detailed Cable Specifications:

CAT 5 CAT 5e CAT 6

Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz 250 MHz

Attenuation (Min. at 100 MHz) 22 dB 22 dB 19.8 dB

Characteristic Impedance 100 ohms ± 15% 100 ohms ± 15% 100 ohms ± 15%

NEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) 32.3 dB 35.3 dB 44.3 dB

PS-NEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) no specification 32.3 dB 42.3 dB

ELFEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) no specification 23.8 dB 27.8 dB

PS-ELFEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) no specification 20.8 dB 24.8 dB

Return Loss (Min. at 100 MHz) 16.0 dB 20.1 dB 20.1 dB

Delay Skew (Max. per 100 m) no specification 45 ns 45 ns

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CAT5 Connection Table - RJ 45 -

RJ 45 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Code
EIA/TIA- Pair 3T 3R 2T 1R 1T 2R 4T 4R
568-A

Color wt/gn gn wt/or bl wt/bl or wt/br br

Code
EIA/TIA- Pair 2T 2R 3T 1R 1T 3R 4T 4R
568-B

Color wt/or or wt/gn bl wt/bl gn wt/br br

T568B is identical to T568A except that pairs 2 (orange) and 3 (green) are swapped.

ATTENTION !! The different USOC (Universal Service Order Code) Standard:

RJ 45 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Pair 4T 3T 2T 1R 1T 2R 3R 4R

Color Code
wt/br wt/gn wt/or bl wt/bl or gn br
USOC

ISDN BRI RJ45 Standard (574616-MO97):

RJ 45 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Pair Tx+ Rx + Rx - Tx -

Cat5 Wiring Standards, Listed

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10Base- 100Base- 100Base- 100Base- 1000Base-

AT&T 258A,
EIA/TIA T TX T4 T2 T
Pin EIA/TIA
568A 10Mbps 100Mbps 100Mbps 100Mbps 1Gbps
568B
Cat3 Cat5 Cat3 Cat3 Cat5+

1 white/green white/orange TX+ TX+ TX D1+ BI DA+ BI DA+

2 green/white orange/white TX- TX- TX D1- BI DA- BI DA-

3 white/orange white/green RX+ RX+ RX D2+ BI DB+ BI DB+

4 blue/white blue/white na na BI D3+ na BI DC+

5 white/blue white/blue na na BI D3- na BI DC-

6 orange/white green/white RX- RX- RX D2- BI DB- BI DB-

7 white/brown white/brown na na BI D4+ na BI DD+

8 brown/white brown/white na na BI D4- na BI DD-

BI=BI directional data RX=Receive Data TX=Transmit Data

10BaseT and 100BaseT Cross Cable

Pin Color Code Color Code Pin

1 White/Orange White/Green 1

2 Orange Green 2

3 White/Green White/Orange 3

4 Blue Blue 4

5 White/Blue White/Blue 5

6 Green Orange 6

7 White/Brown White/Brown 7

8 Brown Brown 8

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