Chapter 2. Physical Layer Cabling: Twisted Pair
Chapter Outline
2-3 Unshielded Twisted-Pair Cable
2-4 Terminating CAT6/5e/5 UTP Cables
2-5 Cable Testing and Certification
2-6 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Copper
2-7 Troubleshooting Cabling Systems
Networks
Objectives
• Describe the six subsystems of a structured cabling system
• Define horizontal cabling
• Define UTP and STP
• Define the categories of UTP cable
• Describe the difference in the T568A and T568B wire color order
• Describe the procedure for placing RJ-45 plugs and jacks on twisted-pair cable
• Describe how to terminate twisted-pair cable for computer networks
• Define the basic concepts for planning a cable installation ...
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