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Network Cabling

The document discusses network cabling and making CAT5e connections. It describes the different types of network cables including coaxial, fiber optic, and unshielded twisted pair (UTP). It focuses on CAT5e UTP cable, explaining its characteristics and uses. It provides step-by-step instructions for terminating CAT5e cable with an RJ45 connector, including stripping, arranging, and crimping the wires according to the TIA/EIA 568 wiring standards.

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Network Cabling

The document discusses network cabling and making CAT5e connections. It describes the different types of network cables including coaxial, fiber optic, and unshielded twisted pair (UTP). It focuses on CAT5e UTP cable, explaining its characteristics and uses. It provides step-by-step instructions for terminating CAT5e cable with an RJ45 connector, including stripping, arranging, and crimping the wires according to the TIA/EIA 568 wiring standards.

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Network Cabling

Making connections CAT 5e

Computer Network & Data Communication


Overview
 What cable types are available?
 How do cables work?

 How are cables used in networking?

 How are connections made?

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Learning Objectives
 List common cable types used in networking
 Describe how UTP cables are made
 Explain how UTP cables are used in Ethernet
networks
 Demonstrate the ability to make a working
patch cable
 Name the two wiring standards used for
wired Ethernet networks and their uses

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Common network cable types
 Coaxial cable

 Unshielded
twisted pair

 Fiber optic

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UTP characteristics
 Unshielded
 Twisted (why?) pairs of insulated conductors
 Covered by
insulating sheath

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UTP categories
Category 1 Voice only (Telephone)

Category 2 Data to 4 Mbps (Localtalk)

Category 3 Data to 10Mbps (Ethernet)

Category 4 Data to 20Mbps (Token ring)


Category 5 Data to 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet)
Category 5e Data to 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet)
Category 6 Data to 2500Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet)

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Cat5e cable
 1000Mbps data capacity
 For runs of up to 90 meters
 Solid core cable ideal for structural
installations (PVC or Plenum)
 Stranded cable ideal for patch cables
 Terminated with RJ-45 connectors

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RJ45 connector

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Making connections - Tools
 Cat5e cable
 RJ45 connectors
 Cable stripper
 Scissors
 Crimping tool

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Making connections - Steps
1. Strip cable end
2. Untwist wire ends
3. Arrange wires
4. Trim wires to size
5. Attach connector
6. Check
7. Crimp
8. Test

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Step 1 – Strip cable end
 Strip 1 – 1½” of insulating sheath
 Avoid cutting into conductor insulation

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Step 2 – Untwist wire ends
 Sort wires by insulation colors

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Step 3 – Arrange wires
 TIA/EIA 568A: GW-G OW-Bl BlW-O BrW-Br
 TIA/EIA 568B: OW-O GW-Bl BlW-G BrW-Br

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Step 4 – Trim wires to size
 Trim all wires evenly
 Leave about ½” of wires exposed

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Step 5 – Attach connector
 Maintain wire order,
left-to-right, with RJ45
tab facing downward

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Step 6 - Check
 Do all wires extend to end?
 Is sheath well inside connector?

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Step 7 - Crimp
 Squeeze firmly to crimp connecter
onto cable end (8P)

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Step 8 – Test
 Does the cable work?

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RJ-45 connectors

This is the
Jack
This is the
Connector

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TIA/EIA-568 Standard
 TIA/EIA-568 is a set of telecommunications standards
from the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA), an offshoot of the Electronic
Industries Alliance (EIA).
 The standards address commercial building cabling for
telecommunications products and services.

 TIA/EIA-568A
 TIA/EIA-568B

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Why used Standards ?

Keep Off Crosstalk 
 Crosstalk is any phenomenon by
which a signal transmitted on one
circuit or channel of a transmission
system creates an undesired effect in
another circuit or channel.
 Crosstalk is usually caused by
undesired capacitive, inductive,
or conductive coupling from one circuit, part
of a circuit, or channel, to another.

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Interconnecting Devices
Use straight-through cables for…
Use roll-over cables to…
•Switch to router
•Connect a terminal to a
•Switch to PC or server
console port
•Hub to PC or server

Use crossover cables for…


•Switch to switch
•Switch to hub
•Hub to hub
•Router to router
•PC to PC
•Router to PC

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568B pin assignments –
straight cable

Transmit Data
Tip +ve Transmit Data
Ring -ve

Receive Data
Tip +ve Receive Data
Ring -ve

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Cross Over cable – pin
assignments
568A

568B
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TIA/EIA-568

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TIA/EIA-568

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UTP vs STP
 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
 UTP is an unshielded twisted pair cable used in computer and
telecommunications mediums. Its frequency range is suitable for transmitting both
data and voice via a UTP cable. Therefore, it is widely used in the telephone,
computers, etc. It is a pair of insulated copper wires twisted together to reduce
noise generated by external interference. It is a wire with no additional shielding,
like aluminium foil, to protect its data from the exterior.
STP (Shielded twisted pair):

 A shielded twisted pair is a type of twisted pair cable that contains


an extra wrapping foil or copper braid jacket to protect the cable
from defects like cuts, losing bandwidth, noise, and signal to the
interference.
 It is a cable that is usually used underground, and therefore it is
costly than UTP. It supports the higher data transmission rates
across the long distance.
 We can also say it is a cable with metal sheath or coating that
surround each pair of the insulated conductor to protect the wire
from external users and prevent electromagnetic noise from
penetrating

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