HP 7500 Series - Appendix D Cables; Ethernet Twisted Pair Cable; RJ-45 Connector; Cable Pinouts

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Appendix D Cables
This chapter describes the cables available for connecting ports on MPUs and LPUs.
Table 85 Cable description
Cable Port t
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Ethernet twisted pair cable RJ-45 Ethernet ports Connects RJ-45 Ethernet ports to transmit data
Optical fiber
XFP/SFP+/SFP/CFP/QSFP+
ports
Connects the fiber ports to transmit data
SFP+ cable SFP+ ports Connects SFP+ ports to transmit data
QSFP+ cable QSFP+ ports Connects QSFP+ ports to transmit data
QSFP+ to SFP+ cable
QSFP+ port at one end, and
SFP+ port at the other end
Connects a QSFP+ port to an SFP+ port
Ethernet twisted pair cable
An Ethernet twisted pair cable consists of four pairs of insulated wires twisted together. It mainly transmits
analog signals and is advantageous in transmitting data over shorter distances. The maximum
transmission distance is 100 m (328.08 ft).
RJ-45 connector
An Ethernet twisted pair cable connects network devices through the RJ-45 connectors at the two
ends. Figure 57 sh
ows the pinouts of an RJ-45 connector.
Figure 57 RJ-45 connector pinout diagram
Cable pinouts
EIA/TIA cabling specifications define two standards: 568A and 568B for cable pinouts.
• Standard 568A—pin 1: white/green stripe, pin 2: green solid, pin 3: white/orange stripe, pin 4:
blue solid, pin 5: white/blue stripe, pin 6: orange solid, pin 7: white/brown stripe, pin 8: brown
solid.
PIN #8
PIN #1