Installation Guide
QX-S6600 Series Ethernet Switches
10-11
on distribution frame 1, port 2 on the device to port 1 on distribution frame 2, and port
3 on the device to port 2 on distribution frame 1.
10.2 Twisted pair cable
QX-S6600 Series uses twisted pair cable and the maximum length for a cable segment is
100 meters (328 feet).
NOTE:
You must use Category5 cable or better (including Cat5e , Cat6 and Cat6A).
Twisted pair cable is used for the connecting to 10/100/1000Base-T autosensing Ethernet port, 1/10G
Base-T autosensing Ethernet port, Management Ethernet port and 1000BASE-T-SFP.
I.
RJ45 connector
Twisted pair cable uses RJ45 connector shown in Figure 10-6.
Figure 10-6
RJ45 connector
PIN #8
PIN #1
II.
Numbering of the pins
Twisted pair cable is defined in TIA/EIA-568-A or TIA/EIA-568-B.
Pin
TIA/EIA-568-A Color
Pin
TIA/EIA-568-B Color
1
white/green
1
white/orange
2
green
2
orange