Chapter 5
| Port Connections
How to Connect to Twisted-Pair Copper Ports
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1000BASE-T Cable Requirements
All Category 5 UTP cables that are used for 100BASE-TX connections should also
work for 1000BASE-T, providing that all four wire pairs are connected. However, it is
recommended that for all critical connections, or any new cable installations,
Category 5e (enhanced Category 5) or Category 6 cable should be used. The
Category 5e and 6 specifications include test parameters that are only
recommendations for Category 5. Therefore, the first step in preparing existing
Category 5 cabling for running 1000BASE-T is a simple test of the cable installation
to be sure that it complies with the IEEE 802.3-2008 standards.
Connection Procedure
Follow these steps to connect cables to RJ-45 twisted-pair copper ports.
1.
Attach one end of a twisted-pair cable segment to the device’s RJ-45 connector.
Figure 14: Making Twisted-Pair Connections
4
Bi-directional Pair C Plus (BI_DC+)
Bi-directional Pair D Plus (BI_DD+)
5
Bi-directional Pair C Minus (BI_DC-)
Bi-directional Pair D Minus (BI_DD-)
6
Bi-directional Pair B Minus (BI_DB-)
Bi-directional Pair A Minus (BI_DA-)
7
Bi-directional Pair D Plus (BI_DD+)
Bi-directional Pair C Plus (BI_DC+)
8
Bi-directional Pair D Minus (BI_DD-)
Bi-directional Pair C Minus (BI_DC-)
Table 6: 1000BASE-T MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts
Pin
MDI Signal Name
MDI-X Signal Name
Category 5, 5e or 6 UTP Cable
1
1