NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS

BASIC NETWORK CABLING

TYPES OF NETWORK CABLING

1. COAXIAL CABLING - is a type

of electrical cable that has an inner
conductor surrounded by a tubular
insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular
conducting shield. Many coaxial cables
also have an insulating outer sheath or
jacket.
 2. TWISTED PAIR CABLING
is a type of wiring in which two conductors of a
single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of
improving electromagnetic compatibility.
Compared to a single conductor or an
untwisted balanced pair, a twisted pair
reduces electromagnetic radiation from the pair
and crosstalk between neighboring pairs and
improves rejection of external electromagnetic
interference.

It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell

2 TYPES OF TWISTED – PAIR CABLE

SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (STP)

UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP)
THE EIA / TIA STANDARDS

Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA)

Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)

T568 – A & T568-B
3 TYPES OF UTP IMPLEMENTATION
1. STRAIGHT TROUGH
Used to connect DIFFERENT
devices. Example PC – PC , Switch
– Switch and Router to Router. Uses
T568 – A for Pin 1 and T568 – A for
Pin 2 ; T568 – B for Pin 1 and T568 – B
for Pin 2
2. CROSSOVER
Used to connect SAME devices.
Example PC – Switch, Switch –
Router and Router - PC. Uses T568 –
A for Pin 1 and T568 – B for Pin 2 ;
T568 – B for Pin 1 and T568 – A for
Pin 2
3. ROLL OVER

This is commonly used cables in console

cable. For example you are connecting
console through router or switch trough
console port

The T568 – A & B is set up from 1 – 8 in Pin 1

to 8 – 1 in Pin 2
3. FIBER CABLING

Is an assembly similar to an electrical

cable, but containing one or more optical
fibers that are used to carry light. The
optical fiber elements are typically
individually coated with plastic layers and
contained in a protective tube suitable for
the environment where the cable will be
deployed.
2 TYPES OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE

1. SINGLE MODE FIBER - uses only a single

ray of light to carry data.

2. MULTI MODE FIBER - uses multiple rays of

light to carry data.
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