
Appendix B Cabling Specifications
Ethernet Network Cabling Guidelines
B-2
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Ethernet Network Cabling Guidelines
Table B-2 describes some guidelines for creating Ethernet networks. Figures
might vary, depending on the manufacturer of the network equipment.
3RX+ <— 3
6RX– <— 6
1. Pins 4, 5, 7, and 8 are not used for signaling.
Table B-1 Ethernet Cable Pinouts (continued)
RJ-45
Pin
1
Signal Direction
RJ-45
Pin
Table B-2 Ethernet Cabling Guidelines
Specification 10BASE-T 100BASE-TX
Maximum segment
length
100 meters 100 meters
Maximum number of
segments per network
5
• With Class I
repeaters: 1
• With Class II
repeaters: 2
Maximum hop count
1
1. Hop count = Routing metric used to measure the distance between a source and a destination.
4 • With Class I
repeaters: none
• With Class II
repeaters: 1
Maximum number of
nodes per segment
1024 1024
Cable type required UTP
Category 3, 4, or 5
UTP Category 5 or STP
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