Top Document: Data Communications Cabling FAQ Previous Document: 16.0 Cable Testers for Category 5 Next Document: 18.0 How Far Away Should Cable be Installed from an EMI Source See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge 17.1 Wiring Layout ......Wiring Closet.............. ....User Work Area.... [HUB]<=====>[PANEL]+=====+[BLOCK]+==============+[WALL]<=====>[STATION] Where ... HUB = concentrator PANEL = RJ-45 Modular Patch Panel BLOCK = Telco Splice Block (Typically 25-pair) Crossconnect: NorTel BIX1A, AT&T 110 and similar crossconnect blocks accommodate 4-pair, 25-pair or larger cables on the same mount. The same type of mount can be used for the voice field as well as data. Telephone-only (66) blocks are seldom used except for low-speed data circuits such as are used for IBM 3270 terminals. The newer types of crossconnect mentioned above cost about the same and accommodates growth much better. (The standard AT&T 110 and its BIX equivalent are rated at Cat 5). LOBE CABLE = Cable run from user wall plate to wiring closet WALL = User area wall face plate STATION = User workstation network adapter =====> = RJ-45 connector =====+ = Punch down termination (also called an insulation- displacement/displacing connector, or IDC). 17.2 Crossconnect Field Colors The color of label used on a crossconnect field identifies the field's function. The cabling administration standard (CSA T-528 & EIA-606) lists the colors and functions as: Blue Horizontal voice cables Brown Interbuilding backbone Gray Second-level backbone Green Network connections & auxiliary circuits Orange Demarcation point, telephone cable from Central Office Purple First-level backbone Red Key-type telephone systems Silver or White Horizontal data cables, computer & PBX equipment Yellow Auxiliary, maintenance & security alarms User Contributions:Top Document: Data Communications Cabling FAQ Previous Document: 16.0 Cable Testers for Category 5 Next Document: 18.0 How Far Away Should Cable be Installed from an EMI Source Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: pmac@fox.nstn.ca (Peter Macaulay)
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