Token Ring Media
9-4
Cabling Types
The individual wires are twisted into pairs. The pairs that are formed by this
twisting are then surrounded by a mylar foil shield. These shielded pairs are then
laid alongside one another in an overall braided metal shield. The shield
containing the twisted pairs is then surrounded by a tight outer covering. Type 1
STP is heavy and rather inflexible, but provides excellent resistance to
interference and noise due to its construction characteristics. Type 1 STP is most
commonly used as a facility cabling, while more flexible cabling is used for
jumper cables and patch panel connections.
Type 2
IBM Type 2 cable is constructed in much the same fashion as Type 1 cable. The
two central shielded pairs and the overall braided shield which surrounds them
are constructed of the same materials, and then two additional pairs of AWG 22
insulated solid copper wires are laid outside the braided shield before the whole
cable is surrounded by the tight outer covering. These outer wires may be used to
carry telephone traffic, as the shields surrounding the inner, network wires is
intended to eliminate the interference that might otherwise occur between the
inner and outer pairs.
The added pairs of wire in a Type 2 cable make it even less flexible than Type 1
cable. For this reason, it is typically used as facility cable. Lighter-gauge, more
flexible cable types, such as Types 6 and 9, discussed below, are frequently used as
patch cables between networking hardware and Type 2 cable.
Type 6
Type 6 cable uses the same dual-shielded construction that Type 1 and Type 2
cable use, but the materials used in the construction are of a narrower gauge. The
wires that make up the twisted pairs in a Type 6 cable are constructed of 26 AWG
stranded conductors.
The construction materials used in Type 6 cabling make it a much more flexible
form of STP, but greatly reduce the cable’s ability to carry network signals over
long distances. Type 6 cable is intended for use as jumper or patch panel cabling
only.
NOTE
Cabletron Systems does not recommend combining active
voice and data wiring in the same cable. Degradation of
network performance may result from any non-standard uses
of cable.
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