Cable Specifications
Cable Types and Specifications
Cable
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
100BASE-FX
Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments
Caution: DO-NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45
For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must
have two pairs of wires. Each wire pair is identified by two
different colors. For example, one wire might be red and the other,
red with white stripes. Also, an RJ-45 connector must be attached
to both ends of the cable.
Caution: Each wire pair must be attached to the RJ-45 connectors
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Type
Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm
UTP
Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP
50/125 or 62.5/125
micron core
multimode fiber
Half duplex
Full duplex
port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors
that conform with FCC standards.
in a specific orientation.
C
Max. Length
100 m (328 ft.)
100 m (328 ft.)
412 m (1,351.4 ft.) SC
2 km (1.24 miles) SC
ABLES
Connector
RJ-45
RJ-45