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What is structured
wiring?
What is Cat5 cable
What is Cat6
cable?
How to wire Cat5
cabling.
What is Metro Ethernet? (EOC- Ethernet
Over Copper)
One of the new technical
terms to describe the cabling necessary to allow integration of
audio, video, data and voice throughout the home.
Beware of contractors that
will advertise "cat5 wiring" who are simply using a single cat5 to
connect all locations. This type of wiring, although it may be
"cat5" will not enable the features of true structured wiring. True
structured wiring requires multiple cables and the knowledge to
terminate and interconnect these wires to produce the desired
results.
Structured wiring incorporates two
category 5 cables and two RG6 cables in each room of the home. One
category 5 is for telephone and one for computer networking. The RG6
is used to distribute video in both directions, in or out of the
room. All wiring is routed back to a hub panel, where connections
are made to each room.
Additional wiring can be used to
provide audio and infrared capability in each room. This cabling
consisting of a 4/16 or 4/14 cable to carry audio to wall speakers
in each room and a category 3 cable to provide infrared to change
CDs or radio stations and volume.
This combination of wires enables any
combination of technology to be routed in or out of any room in the
house. Having all wires labeled and available in a hub, makes
changing the configuration very easy and convenient.
To complete the recipe of wires, add
one category 3 to a location for a motion sensor and an RG59 with
22/4 shielded cable for cameras.
This makes it possible to program an
automation system to control lighting, heating, A/C and security.
- Whenever you enter a room, the
light will go on if it is after sunset, and shut off 10 minutes
after you leave.
- Children can be monitored on any
TV in the house.
- CD music or radio tuner can be
listened to in any room with volume control and selection
capability from any room.
- Pick up any telephone to:
- Change the thermostat
setting
- Answer or unlock the door
- Shut off any individual
light or all the lights in the house
- Open or close the blinds
- Announce the presence and light
the way for a visitor as they enter the driveway
- Automatically turn the heat down
when no one is in the house and raise it back when you arrive
- Call ahead and turn the heat up
or down
- Unlock your door from the office
for a contractor
- Be paged when a child returns
home from school
- Automatically record activity
around the house when the alarm is armed
- Announce the delivery of mail
- Access files on any computer
from any other computer in the house
- Connect to the internet from any
room in the house
- Listen to different music in
each room
- Shut off all of the lights in
the house with one button
- Give the house a lived in look
when not at home
10BaseT Ethernet:
The most popular method of connecting computers
to each other in the home and office. Data
travels at 10 Mega-bits per second (and there
are 8 bits per byte, so 10Mb = 1.25 Mega Bytes/s).
The RJ-45 Plug at each end is like a phone jack,
but wider. The wire used is (generally) Cat-3 or
Cat-5. If you are running a 10BaseT network,
Cat-3 wire is cheaper and works fine. If you
have 100BaseT ethernet cards installed, Cat-5 wire
is better. These wires have pairs of wires
twisted together to reduce inductance, resistance,
etc.
Straight-through:
CRIMP 1 on both ends.
Used to hook computers to Hubs.
Cross-Over:
CRIMP 1 on one end and CRIMP 2 on the other.
Used to hook one hub into another hub.
Also used to directly connect two computers.
Tool:
You need a crimping tool which is made for
crimping RJ-45 jacks. Usually, you can find
one that can does RJ-11 and RJ-22 as well.
RJ-11 is the jack size for your telephone.
RJ-22 is the phone to headset wire.
RJ-45 = 8 wires (10 wide, only 8 used)
RJ-11 = 6 wire jack (with only 4 used)
RJ-22 = 4 wire jack
Cat3 is okay for 10BaseT
adequate for networks with up to several dozen computers sharing a DSL line
This wire is cheaper that cat5 wire
What is CAt6 cable?
Definition: CAT6 is an
Ethernet cable standard defined by the Electronic Industries
Association and Telecommunications Industry Association (commonly
known as EIA/TIA). CAT6 is the 6th generation of twisted
pair Ethernet cabling.
CAT6 cable contains four pairs of copper wire and unlike
CAT5, utilizes all four pairs. CAT6 supports Gigabit (1000 Mbps)
Ethernet and supports communications at more than twice the speed of
CAT5e, the other popular standard for Gigabit Ethernet cabling.
As with all other types of twisted pair EIA/TIA cabling, CAT6
cable runs are limited to a maximum recommended run rate of 100m
(328 feet).
Twisted pair cable like CAT6 comes in two main varieties, solid
and stranded. Solid CAT6 cable supports longer runs and works
best in fixed wiring configurations like office buildings.
Stranded CAT6 cable, on the other hand, is more pliable and
better suited for shorter-distance, movable cabling such as "patch"
cables.
CAT6 comes at a significantly higher price tag than CAT5 or
CAT5e, and today's applications simply can't take advantage of
CAT6's better performance. However, if wiring a home or building for
the long term, one may still consider using CAT6.
What is cat 5 wiring?
Title:
HowTo WireCAT5
Description
Here are the steps to wire
CAT5 Patch Cables – for most installations use Standard Patch Cable
A.
Steps
1)
Strip the cable jacket back about 3/4 of
an inch from the end of the cable
2)
Sort the pairs so they fit into the
connector in the order shown on the diagrams below
3)
Insert the pairs into the connector
4)
Crimp the pins with a crimp tool
5)
Repeat for other end and test cable
*Use stranded wire for category 5 patch cable
**DO NOT UNTWIST ANY PAIR MORE THAN 1/2 INCH
Standard Patch Cable A
EIA/TIA 568A Color Scheme
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# |
COLOR |
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1 |
White-Green |
Ethernet |
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2 |
Green |
Ethernet |
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3 |
White-Orange |
Ethernet |
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4 |
Blue |
Unused |
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5 |
White-Blue |
Unused |
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6 |
Orange |
Ethernet |
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7 |
White-Brown |
Unused |
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8 |
Brown |
Unused |
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Crossed Patch
Cable
(connects 2 PC's without a hub)
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COLOR |
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1 |
White-Green |
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2 |
Green |
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3 |
White-Orange |
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4 |
Blue |
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5 |
White-Blue |
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6 |
Orange |
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7 |
White-Brown |
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8 |
Brown |
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Here is an excerpt from
csp.com:
CAT3:
Intended for older network traffic and phone systems where the
frequency performance is less important. Commonly, CAT3 cable is
used in older 10BaseT and Token Ring network infrastructures, and
for telephone premise wiring.
CAT5:
Ratified standard for unshielded twisted pair. Handles voice or data
at 100MHz over 22 or 24 AWG wire. Used for high-speed twisted-pair
networks such as 100 base-TX, fast ethernet.
CAT5e:
More stringent specifications than CAT5. CAT5e has a higher rating,
350Mhz vs 100Mhz for CAT 5...it also provides better performance.
Cable manufacturers have improved the cabling, connectors and patch
cords of regular CAT5 to provide an improved attentuation-to-crosstalk
ratio (ACR), and to meet or exceed all the parameters of the CAT5e
standards approved by the Electronic Industries
Association/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/Telecommunications
Industry Association) and the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Metropolitan ethernet (also called ethernet
over fiber, gigabit-ethernet, or metropolitan optical ethernet)
provides blazing speeds, low latency, and massive scalability - all
in an easy-to-manage ethernet format. Metro ethernet is the ideal
Internet connection for medium to large businesses with high
bandwidth needs.
Net Star provides ethernet services in most
major metropolitan markets across Texas. for a no-obligation
quote.
- Redundant tier-1 Internet connections
- BGP routing available
- 24x7x365 Network Operations Center
- Expert consulting available
- 100% SLA
- Low latency
- Rapid scalability
- Flexible contracts
Is metro ethernet right for me?
If you have any of these business needs,
you're a great candidate for ethernet over fiber:
- My bandwidth bursts to 5Mbps or more
- I run VoIP/voice over my network
- My bandwidth needs are growing fast
- I run large nightly backups
What does it cost?
You can get a 5Mbps connection starting at
$1000 per month.
How reliable is it?
This is the most reliable connection available
in the industry. 100% uptime service level agreements are available
on all ethernet connections.
How fast is it?
Speeds are configurable from 5Mbps to gigabit
ethernet speeds - 1000Mbps. At full throttle, your connection can
transfer a 1G file in a little over 8 seconds. Latency averages less
than 2 milliseconds.
What's the difference between metro ethernet,
gigabit ethernet and fiber?
Metro ethernet (also called Metropolitan
Optical Ethernet - MOE) is gigabit-ethernet (1000Mbs) delivered long
distances over fiber. Net Star can also provide equivalent speeds.
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