Kingston Technology KND2415TX Appendix B Cabling Guidelines, UTP Cable Type, UTP Cable Wiring

Appendix B Cabling Guidelines 11

Appendix B Cabling Guidelines

UTP Cable Type

When installing network cables, the following table shows appropriate cabling guidelines for 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet architecture.

Table B-1 Network Cable Guidelines

(NOTE: All UTP cables come in both solid and stranded lament. Solid lament cables are more rigid and usually intended for trunk cabling. Stranded lament cables are more pliable and generally targeted for patch cables. For proper termination, use the correct RJ-45 connector, as they differ for each type of cable.)

UTP Cable Wiring

UTP cables are wired based on one of two standard pin congurations: Straight- Through and Cross-Over. 100BASE-TX uses only Category-5 UTP cables with four pairs of wire as illustrated below in Tables B-2 and B-3.

Straight-Through Conguration

Cross-Over

Conguration

Table B-2 Straight-Through Wiring Table B-3 Cross-Over Wiring

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