Appendix D Cables
This chapter describes the cables used in connecting ports on different LPUs of the switch.
Table 49 Cable description
Cable
Ethernet twisted pair cable
Optical fiber
SFP+ cable
Ethernet twisted pair cable
An Ethernet twisted pair cable consists of four pairs of insulated wires twisted together. It mainly
transmits analog signals and is advantageous in transmitting data over shorter distances. The maximum
transmission distance is 100 m (328.08 ft).
RJ-45 connector
An Ethernet twisted pair cable connects network devices through the RJ-45 connectors at the two ends.
Figure 41
shows the pinouts of an RJ-45 connector.
Figure 39 RJ-45 connector pinout diagram
Cable pinouts
EIA/TIA cabling specifications define two standards: 568A and 568B for cable pinouts.
Standard 568A: pin 1: white/green stripe, pin 2: green solid, pin 3: white/orange stripe, pin 4:
•
blue solid, pin 5: white/blue stripe, pin 6: orange solid, pin 7: white/brown stripe, pin 8: brown
solid.
Standard 568B: pin 1: white/orange stripe, pin 2: orange solid, pin 3: white/green stripe, pin 4:
•
blue solid, pin 5: white/blue stripe, pin 6: green solid, pin 7: white/brown stripe, pin 8: brown
solid.
Port type
RJ-45 Ethernet
interfaces
XFP/SFP+/SFP
interfaces
SFP+ interfaces
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Application
Connects RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces to transmit
data
Connects the optical interfaces to transmit data
Connects SFP+ interfaces to transmit data