Making An Ethernet Twisted Pair Cable - HP 7500 Series Installation Manual

Table 87 RJ-45 MDI interface pinouts
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Table 88 RJ-45 MDI-X interface pinouts
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
To ensure normal communication, the pins for sending data on one port should correspond to the pins for
receiving data on the peer port. When both of the ports on the two devices are MDI or MDIX, a crossover
Ethernet cable is needed. A cross-over cable connects devices of the same type. When one port is MDI
and the other is MDIX, a straight-through Ethernet cable is needed. A straight-through cable connects
devices of different types.
If an RJ-45 Ethernet interface with MDI/MDIX autosensing enabled can automatically negotiate pin roles.
The 7500 RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces support MDI/MDIX. By default, MDI/MDIX is enabled on a port.

Making an Ethernet twisted pair cable

1. Cut the cable to length with the crimping pliers.
2. Strip off an appropriate length of the cable sheath. The length is typically that of the RJ-45
connector.
3. Untwist the pairs so that they can lay flat, and arrange the colored wires based on the wiring
specifications.
10Base-T/100Base-TX
Signal Function
Tx+ Send data
Tx- Send data
Rx+ Receive data
Reserved N/A
Reserved N/A
Rx- Receive data
Reserved N/A
Reserved N/A
10Base-T/100Base-TX
Signal Function
Rx+ Receive data
Rx- Receive data
Tx+ Send data
Reserved N/A
Reserved N/A
Tx- Send data
Reserved N/A
Reserved N/A
1000Base-T
Signal
BIDA+
BIDA-
BIDB+
BIDC+
BIDC-
BIDB-
BIDD+
BIDD-
1000Base-T
Signal
BIDB+
BIDB-
BIDA+
BIDD+
BIDD-
BIDA-
BIDC+
BIDC-
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Function
Bi-directional data cable A+
Bi-directional data cable A-
Bi-directional data cable B+
Bi-directional data cable C+
Bi-directional data cable C-
Bi-directional data cable B-
Bi-directional data cable D+
Bi-directional data cable D-
Function
Bi-directional data cable B+
Bi-directional data cable B-
Bi-directional data cable A+
Bi-directional data cable D+
Bi-directional data cable D-
Bi-directional data cable A-
Bi-directional data cable C+
Bi-directional data cable C-