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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICE
Level -II
Learning Guide # 3
Unit of Competence: Administer Network Hardware
Lo 3 - Color coding
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Working with twistedpair
• Twisted pair cable is most commonly used in
network installations
• The TIA/EIA organization defines two different
patterns, or wiring schemes, called T568A and
T568B
• Each wiring scheme defines the pinout, or order
of wire connections, on the end of the cable.
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Two types ofcables
• Using the T568A and T568B wiring schemes, two types of cables can be
created:
• Straight-through
• Crossover
The straight-through and crossover cables each have a specific use on the
network.
The type of cable needed to connect two devices depends on which wire
pairs the devices use to transmit and receive data.
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Construct and TerminateTwisted Pair Cables
• Identify and describe the cross-over and straight through cable pinouts and color codes
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Types of cables
•Two devices directly connected and using different
pins for transmit and receive are known as unlike
devices.
• They require a straight-through cable to exchange
data
• Devices that are directly connected and use the same
pins for transmit and receive, are known as like
devices.
• They require the use of a crossover cable to
exchange data.
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Tools Required
• CAT6e Cable - bulk Category 5, cable
• RJ-45 Ends
• Crimper for RJ-45
• Wire Cutters - to cut and strip the cable if necessary
• Cable Tester
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What is anEthernet cable?
• Inside the cable, there are 8 color coded wires.
• Wires are twisted into 4 pairs of wires, each pair
has a common color theme. One wire in the pair
being a solid or primarily solid colored wire and
the other being a primarily white wire with a
colored stripe.
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Internal Cable Structureand Color Coding
• Orange / Orange-white
• Green / Green-white
• Blue / Blue-white
• Brown / Brown-white
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About the RJ-45Ends
• The RJ-45 end is a 8-position modular connector
RJ-45 (Register Jack)Jack and Plug Pinout
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Ethernet Cable Pinouts
• A straight through cable
used to connect to a hub or switch, and
• A cross over cable
used to operate in a peer-to-peer fashion without a
hub/switch.
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Cross Over Cableare the same)
RJ45
Pin #
Wire Color Wire Diagram 10Base-T Signal
100Base-TX Signal
1000Base-T
Signal
1 White/Green Transmit+ BI_DA+
2 Green Transmit- BI_DA-
3 White/Orange Receive+ BI_DB+
4 Blue Unused BI_DC+
5 White/Blue Unused BI_DC-
6 Orange Receive- BI_DB-
7 White/Brown Unused BI_DD+
8 Brown Unused BI_DD-
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Standard, Straight-Through Wiring(both ends
RJ45 Pin
#(End 1)
Wire Color Wire
Diagram
RJ45 Pin#
(End 2)
Wire Color Wire
Diagram
1 White/Orange 1 White/Green
2 Orange 2 Green
3 White/Green 3 White/Orange
4 Blue 4 White/Brown
5 White/Blue 5 Brown
6 Green 6 Orange
7 White/Brown 7 Blue
8 Brown 8 White/Blue
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Cat5e cable
• 1000Mbpsdata capacity
• For runs of up to 90 meters
• Solid core cable ideal for structural installations
(PVC or Plenum)
• Stranded cable ideal for patch cables
• Terminated with RJ-45 connectors
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