AppendixB
MakingaNetworkCable
Networkcablesareusedtotransferdatabetweentwodevicesorterminals.Network
cablesareclassiedasfollows:
lByconnectiontype:straight-throughcablesandcrossovercables.
Astraight-throughcableisusedforconnectinganetworkcardandaswitch(including
aHUBandotherdevices).Acrossovercableisusedforconnectingtwoswitches
(includingHUBs)ortwonetworkcards.
lByphysicaltype:shieldedcablesandunshieldedcables.
Note:
Shieldedcablesandunshieldedcablesarepreparedinasimilarway.Theprocedure
forpreparinganunshieldedcableisusedasanexample.
AnunshieldedcableconsistsoftwounshieldedRJ45connectorsandfourpairsof
eight-coretwistedpairs,seeFigureB-1.
FigureB-1ComponentsofanUnshieldedCable
1.Connector2.Twistedpair3.Cablejacket
ForpinnumbersofanRJ45connector,seeFigureB-2.
B-1
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