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1
Q

Cat 3

A
speed = 10 Mbps
medium = copper UTP

** obsolete – to slow **

2
Q

Cat 5

A

speed = 100 Mbps
medium = copper UTP
max distance = 100 m

3
Q

Cat 6

A

speed = 1 Gbps
medium = copper UTP
max distance = 100 m

4
Q

Cat 6a

A

speed = 10 Gbps
medium = UTP, STP (copper)
max distance = 100 m

** most common copper cabling category **

5
Q

Cat 7

A

speed = 10 Gbps
medium = STP (copper)
max distance = 100 m

** shielded **

6
Q

Coaxial Cable Types

A

RG-6
RG-8
RG-58
RG-59

7
Q

RG-6

A

coaxial cable

impedance = 75 ohms

8
Q

RG-8

A

coaxial cable

impedance = 50 ohms

9
Q

RG-58

A

coaxial cable

impedance = 50 ohms

10
Q

RG-59

A

coaxial cable

impedance = 75 ohms

11
Q

Telephony Copper Cable Carriers

A

T1
T3
E1
E3

12
Q

T1

A

telephony copper cable carrier

channels = 24
speed = 1.544 Mbps
13
Q

T3

A

telephony copper cable carrier

channels 672
speed = 44.736 Mbps

14
Q

E1

A

telephony copper cable carrier

channels = 32
speed = 2.048 Mbps
15
Q

E3

A

telephony copper cable carrier

channels = 512
speed = 34.368 Mbps
16
Q

Fast Ethernet

A

100Base-T4
100Base-TX
100Base-FX

17
Q

100Base-T4

A
speed = 100 Mbps
medium = Cat3
max segment = 100m
advantages = uses Cat3 UTP
status = legacy
18
Q

100Base-TX

A
speed = 100 Mbps
medium = Cat5, Cat6, Cat7
max segment = 100m
advantages = full duplex @ 100 Mbps
status = current
19
Q

100Base-FX

A
speed = 100 Mbps
medium = fiber optic
max segment = 2,000m
advantages = full duplex @ 100 Mbps
status = current
20
Q

List Gigabit Ethernet Standards

A

1000Base-CX
1000Base-SX
1000Base-LX
1000Base-T

10GBase-T
10GBase-SR / SW
10GBase-LR / LW
10GBase-ER / EW

21
Q

1000Base-CX

A

speed = 4 Gb
medium = STP
max distance = 25 m
mode = N/A

22
Q

1000Base-SX

A

speed = 4 Gb
medium = fiber
max distance = 500 m
mode = multimode

23
Q

1000Base-LX

A

speed = 4 Gb
medium = fiber
max distance = 5 km
mode = single-mode

24
Q

1000Base-T

A

speed = 4 Gb
medium = UTP
max distance = 100m
mode = N/A

25
Q

10GBase-T

A
speed = 10 Gb
medium = Cat-6, Cat-6a
max distance = 55 m (Cat-6) - 100 m (Cat-6a)
mode = N/A
SONET equivalent = N/A
26
Q

10GBase-SR

A
speed = 10 Gb
medium = fiber
max distance = 26 m - 400 m
mode = multimode
SONET equivalent = 10GBase-SW
27
Q

10GBase-LR

A
speed = 10 Gb
medium = fiber
max distance = 10 km
mode = single
SONET equivalent = 10GBase-LW
28
Q

10GBase-ER

A
speed = 10 Gb
medium = fiber
max distance = 40 km
mode = single
SONET equivalent = 10GBase-EW