Cabletron Systems 100BASE-FX, Cabling Manual

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Chapter 8 Full-Duplex Fast Ethernet Network Requirements
100BASE-TX..................................................................................................................................8-1
Cable Type .............................................................................................................................8-1
Insertion Loss (Attenuation) ...............................................................................................8-2
Impedance .............................................................................................................................8-2
Jitter.........................................................................................................................................8-2
Crosstalk ................................................................................................................................8-2
Noise.......................................................................................................................................8-3
Other Considerations ...........................................................................................................8-3
Length.....................................................................................................................................8-4
100BASE-FX (Multimode) ..........................................................................................................8-5
Cable Type .............................................................................................................................8-5
Attenuation............................................................................................................................8-5
Insertion Loss ........................................................................................................................8-5
Delay.......................................................................................................................................8-5
Length.....................................................................................................................................8-6
Chapter 9 Token Ring Media
Cabling Types ...............................................................................................................................9-1
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)................................................................................................9-1
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)..........................................................................................9-5
Fiber Optics............................................................................................................................9-8
Connector Types.........................................................................................................................9-10
STP ........................................................................................................................................9-10
Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable ........................................................................................9-15
Fiber Optics..........................................................................................................................9-17
Chapter 10 Token Ring Network Requirements
IEEE 802.5 Shielded Twisted Pair ............................................................................................10-1
Cable Type ...........................................................................................................................10-1
Attenuation..........................................................................................................................10-2
Impedance ...........................................................................................................................10-2
Link Length .........................................................................................................................10-3
Trunk Cable Length............................................................................................................10-4
IEEE 802.5 Unshielded Twisted Pair .......................................................................................10-5
Cable Type ...........................................................................................................................10-5
Attenuation..........................................................................................................................10-5
Impedance ...........................................................................................................................10-6
Crosstalk ..............................................................................................................................10-6
Link Length .........................................................................................................................10-6
Trunk Cable Length............................................................................................................10-7