Cabling Requirements Of Ethernet Pci Adapters; Cabling U575 And Embedded Ethernet Pci Adapters - NEC Express5800/320Ma Manual

Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters

The following sections describe the cabling requirements of the following Ethernet PCI
adapters:
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"Cabling U575 and Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters" on page 2-5

Cabling U575 and Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters

The U575 PCI adapter and embedded Ethernet PCI adapters require
customer-supplied, Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Ethernet cables with RJ-45
connectors (see
EIA/TIA-Verified, Category-3 or Category-5 wire cable, with RJ-45 modular connectors
terminated with pair-wiring adhering to the EIA/TIA 568-A or EIA/TIA 568-B standard.
The speed of the network determines the grade of UTP cable that you can use:
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10 Mbps requires UTP Category-3 or Category-5 Data-Grade cable.
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100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps require UTP Category-5 Data-Grade cable. Use of
Category-3 Data-Grade cable for 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps would cause data loss.
For 1000 Mbps, use Category-5e Data-Grade cable.
To connect to an Ethernet hub or switch, use a straight-through cable, not a
crossed-pair (1-3, 2-6) cable or an Ethernet crossover cable. The maximum distance
between the PCI adapter and an Ethernet hub or a switch is 328 ft (100m).
N O T E
Label each cable that you attach to a PCI adapter, noting
the host name, I/O element number, PCI slot number, and
port number (if applicable) to which the cable connector
attaches.
Figure 2-2). For each port, supply a 24 AWG, 4-pair, UTP
Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters
Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-5