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Port Pinouts Refer to Table 15 on page 84, Table 17 on page 85, and Table 17 on
page 85 for the port pinouts of the 10/100/1000Base-T twisted-pair ports.
Table 1. Twisted-Pair Cable for the 10/100/1000Base-T Ports
Cable Type
10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps
Non-
PoE PoE PoE+ Non-
PoE PoE PoE+ Non-
PoE PoE PoE+
Standard TIA/EIA 568-
B-compliant Category 3
shielded or unshielded
cabling with 100 ohm
impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes No No Yes No No No No No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-
A-compliant Category 5
shielded or unshielded
cabling with 100 ohm
impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Yes Yes N o Yes Yes N o Yes No N o
Standard TIA/EIA 568-
B-compliant Enhanced
Category 5 (Cat 5e)
shielded or unshielded
cabling with 100 ohm
impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Yes Yes Ye s Yes Ye s Yes Ye s Yes Yes
Standard TIA/EIA 568-
B-compliant Category 6
or 6a shielded cabling.
Yes Yes Ye s Yes Ye s Yes Ye s Yes Yes