Twinax Cabling Schemes - IBM 5500 Operational, Installation, And Maintenance Manual

Twinax Cabling Schemes

Use this section to understand and troubleshoot the different twinax cabling
schemes. Identify the cabling scheme you are using in Figure 35 and follow
the debug sequence as shown.
Figure 35: Twinax Cabling Schemes
Twinax cable standards
Using Port Tester
Troubleshooting twinax cable
problems
Advanced troubleshooting
Step-by-step cable debugging
Checking cables using a current probe
Advance TDR procedure
IBM Cabling System tests
Step-by-step cable debugging
UTP cabling standards
Using Port Tester
Resolving UTP cabling problems
Sources for Related Cable Information
Twinax Cabling
See "Twinax Cable Standards" on
page 96
See "Using the Port Tester" on
page 97
See "Troubleshooting Twinax
Cable Problems" on page 100
See "Advanced Troubleshooting"
on page 103
See"Step-by-Step Cable
Debugging" on page 105
See "Steps to Check Cable Using
a Current Probe" on page 109
See "Advanced Time Domain
Relfectometry (TDR) Procedure"
on page 113
IBM Cabling System
See "IBM Cabling System Tests"
on page 124
See "Step-by-Step Cable
Debugging" on page 105
UTP Cabling
See "UTP Cabling Standards" on
page 134
See "Using the Port Tester" on
page 97
See "Resolving UTP Cabling
Problems" on page 138
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