Cabletron Systems MCC-16 User Manual page 10

CONTENTS
APPENDIX B
B.1 Trunk Cabling.............................................................................. B-1
B.2 Lobe Cabling ............................................................................... B-2
B.2.1 Lobe Port ........................................................................ B-2
B.2.2 Station Port ..................................................................... B-2
B.3 Requirements And Recommendations ....................................... B-2
B.3.1 Network Performance Requirements.............................. B-3
B.3.2 Signal Interference.......................................................... B-3
B.3.3 Determining The Maximum Signal-Drive Distance ......... B-4
B.4 Cable Pinouts.............................................................................. B-4
B.4.1 Station Port Pins ............................................................. B-4
B.4.2 Lobe Port Pins ................................................................ B-5
B.4.3 RI Port Pins..................................................................... B-6
B.4.4 RO Port Pins................................................................... B-6
B.5 Connecting To An IBM Patch Panel ........................................... B-7
APPENDIX C
C.1 Twisted Pair Copper Cable ......................................................... C-1
C.1.1 UTP................................................................................. C-1
C.1.2 STP................................................................................. C-2
C.2 Fiber Optic Cable Specifications ................................................. C-3
C.2.1 Multimode ....................................................................... C-3
C.2.2 Single-Mode.................................................................... C-3
INDEX
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CABLING
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS