Cisco Catalyst 2950 Hardware Installation Guide

Appendix B Connectors and Cables
Connector Specifications
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10/100 Ports
The 10/100 Ethernet ports use standard RJ-45 connectors and Ethernet pinouts
with internal crossovers, as shown by an X in the port name. These ports have the
transmit (TD) and receive (RD) signals internally crossed so that a twisted-pair
straight-through cable and adapter can be attached to the port. Figure B-1 shows
the pinout.
When connecting 10/100 ports to other devices, such as servers, workstations, and
routers, you can use a two or four twisted-pair, straight-through cable wired for
10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX. Figure B-8 shows the two twisted-pair,
straight-through cable schematics. Figure B-10 shows the four twisted-pair,
straight-through cable schematics.
When connecting the ports to other devices, such as switches or repeaters, you can
use a two or four twisted-pair, crossover cable. Figure B-9 shows the two
twisted-pair, crossover cable schematics. Figure B-11 shows the four twisted-pair,
crossover cable schematics.
You can use Category 3, 4, or 5 cabling when connecting to 10BASE-T devices.
You must use Category 5 cabling when connecting to 100BASE-TX devices.
Note Use a straight-through cable to connect two ports only when one port is
designated with an X. Use a crossover cable to connect two ports when both ports
are designated with an X or when both ports do not have an X.

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Specifications

General

Forwarding Bandwidth	8.8 Gbps
Switching Capacity	13.6 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	6.6 Mpps
Weight	3.6 kg
RAM	16 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Dimensions	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Status Indicators	system
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C
Ports	24 x 10/100 Ethernet ports
MAC Address Table Size	8, 192 entries
Power Supply	Internal 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz