AT&T 76450 manual DS1 Cross-Connect Wire

Common Systems Connection Standards	AT&T Services, Inc
Date: August 31, 2007	ATT-TP-76450, Issue 9

6.4 DS1 Cross-Connect Wire

DS1 Cross-Connect Wire (Violet/Red) shall be special high twist Wire to mitigate spectrum interference with DSL Wire (Violet/Blue).

6.5 DSL Cross-Connect Wire

DSL Cross-Connect Wire (Violet/Blue) with Different turns than DS1(Violet/Red), used to mitigate spectrum interference.

6.6 Electrical Ethernet Cabling Standards

Electrical Ethernet cabling shall be a minimum Category 5E using either RJ21X connectors or RJ45 connectors.

6.7 Electrical Jumper (Cross-Connect) Standards

Jumpers for Electrical Ethernet cross-connects shall be a minimum Category 5E using RJ 45 connectors.

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6.8 Data Patch Panels

Data patch panels shall be Electrical (10Base T, 100Base T, 1000Base T) Ethernet Patch Panels and Skeleton Bays for both Network Element and Ethernet Distributing Frame (EDF) bays. These patch panels shall have a minimum Category 5E rating.

6.9 Media Converter

Media converters shall be optical range extenders for the limited Electrical Ethernet signal.

6.10 Central Office Copper Wire and Cable Flammability Ratings

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