Termination Techniques
Network Platform Summary
Common Applications Using Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling
Application Cabling System Cabling System Recommended Cabling System
Required (Min) Performance Cabling System Performance
PBX Class A Cat 1 100 KHz Class C Cat 3 16 MHz
Token Ring 16 Mbps Class D (1995) Cat 5 100 MHz Class D Cat 5e 100 MHz
TP-PMD (CDDI) Class D (1995) Cat 5 100 MHz Class D Cat 5e 100 MHz
ATM 155 Mbps Class D (1995) Cat 5 100 MHz Class D Cat 5e 100 MHz
ATM 1.2 GBps Class E Cat 6 250 MHz Class E Cat 6 250 MHz
ATM-1200/Cat 6
10G Base-T Class EA Cat6A 500 MHz Class EA Cat6A 500 MHz
Ethernet
Suspended Ceiling Area
Most common and cost effective pathways for running cable
are cable trays and catenary
Maintain pair twists at IDC Don’t untwist pairs any more than 12mm (0.5”) at IDC
Don’t unsheathe cable any more than 25mm (1”) at IDC
Maintain cable sheath close
to IDC
Maintain all wires sited to
IDC bottom
Untwisting of Wire Pairs
Preserve wire twists as closely as possible to the point of
mechanical termination
568A 568B
* Manufacturer’s recommendation
BREAK
TIA/EIA 568-C
ISO – Cabling Organizations
ISO is the international organization responsible
for the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI)
standards
TIA Engineering Committee TR-42
User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure
Nine Subcommittees:
– 42.1 Commercial Building Cabling
– 42.2 Residential
– 42.3 Pathways & Spaces
– 42.4 Outside Plant
– 42.5 Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations
– 42.6 Administration
– 42.7 Copper Components
– 42.8 Optical Fibre Components
– 42.9 Industrial
TIA/EIA-568-C Update (2008)
Noteworthy resolutions
OM3/OM4
Cat6/6A OM3/OM4
LC, SC, ST, FC RJ45 LC, SC, ST, FC
Data Center Structured Cabling System
9 Elements Comprise TIA-942
1. Computer room
2. Telecommunications room
3. Entrance room
4. Main distribution area
5. Horizontal distribution area
6. Zone distribution area
7. Equipment distribution area
8. Backbone cabling
9. Horizontal cabling
Data Center Cabling Spaces
Main Distribution Area Telecommunications Room
Horizontal Distribution Area
Entrance Room
Computer Room
Zone Distribution Area
TIA/EIA 606
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-B Update
Objective:
Label Standard with new and improved identifiers
Reconcile 606-A with TIA/EIA-942 Data Centre Standard
Example: AG19-L35:01-06/AP26-R18:04-09