category 6 cable characterics
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Detailed explanation of Category 6 Copper CableTRANSCRIPT
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION There are four basic parts
of a cables composition: The Sheath Shield Conductors Insulation of Cable Pairs.
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CABLE COMPOSITION
SHEATHSHIELDGEL*INSULATION OF CABLE PAIRS
CONDUCTORS
*UNDERGROUND OR BURIED CABLES
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
• 25L’s use the information that is marked on the cable sheath to determine:
• Type of cable• Gauge of the conductors• Number of pairs• On some cables the length measurement
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
100 pair cable
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550 pair cable
CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
CAT 6 cable
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
PIC: Plastic insulated cables are cables that have plastic or polyethylene insulation over the conductors. The most widely used type of cable.
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PIC CABLE
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
CAT 5/6 Used in LAN/WAN (Local Area Network/Wide Area
Network) Designed for high speed data.Conductor pairs are twisted together in a regular spiral pattern. Limited to 100 meters for high speed data and should produce 100MHz (bandwidth) capabilities.
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CAT 6 CABLE
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair are cables that have no metal shield. UTP is used indoors and comes in a variety of sizes.
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What are the four parts of a cables Composition? Answer: Sheath; Shield; Conductors;
Insulation of cable pairs
What type of material is used to insulatethe conductors on PIC cables?
Answer: Plastic/Polyethylene
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CABLE PAIR IDENTIFICATION AND THE COLOR CODE
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CABLE PAIR IDENTIFICATION
THREE CONSIDERATIONS
Geometric pattern of the cable
Color code of the individual conductors
Color units, subunits, or super units.
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GEOMETRIC PATTERN OF THE CABLE
Cable conductors arranged in concentric pattern.
The center group, regardless of size, is always the start of the cable count.
Cables are arranged clockwise, starting with the center.
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COLOR CODE OF THE INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTORS
Ten colors are used to identify the conductors.
The binder code uses the same ten colors to identify color units, subunits, and super units.
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COLOR UNITS, SUBUNITS, OR SUPERUNITS.
A unit consists of 25 pairs of conductors.
A subunit is a 25-pair (unit) broken down into one 12-pair group and one 13-pair group, or 8,8,9 pair group, less than 25.
The super units consist of two or more units.
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INSULATION COLOR CODETIP CONDUCTORS (Transmit)
2. RED
3. BLACK
4. YELLOW
5. VIOLET
RING CONDUCTORS (Receive)
1. BLUE
2. ORANGE
3. GREEN
4. BROWN
5. SLATE
1. WHITE
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How many considerations are involved inIdentifying cable pairs?
Answer: Three
How many colors are used to identify conductors?Answer: Ten colors
A unit consists of how many pairs of conductors?Answer: 25 pair
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MEMORY AIDTIP CONDUCTORS
1. WHITE
2. RED
3. BLACK
4. YELLOW
5. VIOLET
- WHILE
- RUNNING
- BACKWARDS
- YELL
- VICTORY
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RING CONDUCTORS
1. BLUE
2. ORANGE
3. GREEN
4. BROWN
5. SLATE
MEMORY AID
- BLESS
- OUR
- GOOD
- BRAVE
-SOLDIERS
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SlateBrownGreenOrangeBlue
White
Red
Black
Yellow
Violet
1 2
6 7
11 12
16 17
21 22 23 24 25
3
8
13
18 19 20
14 15
9 10
4 5
INSULATION COLOR CODE
PairNumberTip
Colors Ring Colors
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PAIR COLOR CODECONDUCTOR/PAIR
NO.TIP RING ABBR.
1. WHITE BLUE WHT-BLU2. WHITE ORANGE WHT-ORN3. WHITE GREEN WHT-GRN4. WHITE BROWN WHT-BRN5. WHITE SLATE WHT-SLT6. RED BLUE RED-BLU7. RED ORANGE RED-ORN8. RED GREEN RED-GRN9. RED BROWN RED-BRN
10. RED SLATE RED-SLT11. BLACK BLUE BLK-BLU12. BLACK ORANGE BLK-ORN13. BLACK GREEN BLK-GRN14. BLACK BROWN BLK-BRN15. BLACK SLATE BLK-SLT16. YELLOW BLUE YEL-BLU17. YELLOW ORANGE YEL-ORN18. YELLOW GREEN YEL-GRN19. YELLOW BROWN YEL-BRN20. YELLOW SLATE YEL-SLT21. VIOLET BLUE VIO-BLU22. VIOLET ORANGE VIO-ORN23. VIOLET GREEN VIO-GRN24. VIOLET BROWN VIO-BRN25. VIOLET SLATE VIO-SLT
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BINDER COLORS
WHITE
RED
BLACK
YELLOW
VIOLET
TIPRING
BLUE
ORANGE
GREEN
BROWN
SLATE
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BINDER COLOR CODEUNITNO
RING TIP ABBR. PAIR COUNT
1. BLUE - WHITE BLU-WHT 1 - 252. ORANGE - WHITE ORN-WHT 26 - 503. GREEN - WHITE GRN-WHT 51 - 754. BROWN - WHITE BRN-WHT 76 - 1005. SLATE - WHITE SLT-WHT 101 - 1256. BLUE - RED BLU-RED 126 - 1507. ORANGE - RED ORN-RED 151 - 1758. GREEN - RED GRN-RED 176 - 2009. BROWN - RED BRN-RED 201 - 225
10. SLATE - RED SLT-RED 226 - 25011. BLUE - BLACK BLU-BLK 251 - 27512. ORANGE - BLACK ORN-BLK 276 - 30013. GREEN - BLACK GRN-BLK 301 - 32514. BROWN - BLACK BRN-BLK 326 - 35015. SLATE - BLACK SLT-BLK 351 - 37516. BLUE - YELLOW BLU-YEL 376 - 40017. ORANGE - YELLOW ORN-YEL 401 - 42518. GREEN - YELLOW GRN-YEL 426 - 45019. BROWN - YELLOW BRN-YEL 451 - 47620. SLATE - YELLOW SLT-YEL 476 - 50021. BLUE - VIOLET BLU-VIO 501 - 52522. ORANGE - VIOLET ORN-VIO 526 - 55023. GREEN - VIOLET GRN-VIO 551 - 57524. BROWN - VIOLET BRN-VIO 576 - 600
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SlateBrownGreenOrangeBlue
White1-600
Red601-1200
Black1201-1800
Yellow1801-2400
Violet2401-3000 576-600551-575526-550501-525
376-400
251-275
126-150
1-25
401-425
276-300
151-175
26-50 51-75 76-100 101-125
226-250
351-375
476-500451-475
326-350
201-225176-200
301-325
426-450
1 2
6 7
11 12
16 17
21 22 23 24 25
3
8
13
18 19 20
14 15
9 10
4 5
INSULATION/BINDER COLOR CODE
PairNumber
UnitNumber
Tip Colors
Ring Colors
Super-Unit Count