Cable Testing For Existing Category 5 Cable; Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling To Run 1000Base-T; Fiber Standards; Table B-3 Fiber Standards - SMC Networks TIGERSTACK II SMC8926EM Installation Manual

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Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable

Installed Category 5 cabling must pass tests for Attenuation, Near-End Crosstalk
(NEXT), and Far-End Crosstalk (FEXT). This cable testing information is specified in
the ANSI/TIA/EIA-TSB-67 standard. Additionally, cables must also pass test
parameters for Return Loss and Equal-Level Far-End Crosstalk (ELFEXT). These
tests are specified in the ANSI/TIA/EIA-TSB-95 Bulletin, "The Additional
Transmission Performance Guidelines for 100 Ohm 4-Pair Category 5 Cabling."
Note that when testing your cable installation, be sure to include all patch cables
between switches and end devices.

Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T

If your existing Category 5 installation does not meet one of the test parameters for
1000BASE-T, there are basically three measures that can be applied to try and
correct the problem:
1. Replace any Category 5 patch cables with high-performance Category 5e or
Category 6 cables.
2. Reduce the number of connectors used in the link.
3. Reconnect some of the connectors in the link.

Fiber Standards

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) has standardized various fiber
types for data networks. These are summarized in the following table.
ITU-T Description
Standard
G.651 Multimode Fiber
50/125-micron core
G.652 Non-Dispersion-Shifted
FiberSingle-mode, 9/125-micron core
G.652.C Low Water Peak
Non-Dispersion-Shifted Fiber
Single-mode, 9/125-micron core
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Table B-3 Fiber Standards

Application
Short-reach connections in the
1300-nm or 850-nm band.
Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for operation in the
1310-nm band. but can also be used
in the 1550-nm band.
Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for wavelength-division
multiplexing (WDM) transmission
across wavelengths from 1285 to
1625 nm. The zero dispersion
wavelength is in the 1310-nm region.