MEDIA CONNECTOR

WHAT IS MEDIA CONNECTOR ?

Ans :: A variety of media connectors are used in a network.

A media connector attaches to the transmission media and allows the

physical connection into the computing devices.

It is necessary to identify the connectors associated with the specific

media.
TYPES OF MEDIA CONNECTOR
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

RJ-45 (Registered Jack)

F-Type

ST (Straight Tip)

SC (Subscriber Connector or
Standard Connector)
 IEEE 1394 (FireWire)

Fiber LC (Local Connector)

MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer

Registered Jack)

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

 RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
RJ-11 is the most familiar of the registered jack connectors.

RJ-11 type of connector is most often used for telephone wire terminals.

An RJ-11 connector has only four conductors.

It is used to connect telephone cables to a telephone set or to a

modem.

RJ-11 connectors are used with two standard varieties of wirings-

untwisted (flat-satin cable) and Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP).
 RJ-45 (Registered Jack)

RJ-45 is a type of connector similar to an RJ-11 telephone connector but is

larger in size because it has eight conductors.

An unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) connection uses an RJ-45 connector

and is used in computer networks.
 F-Type

An F-type connector is a threaded medium performance coaxial signal

connector, which is used in TVs and VCRs.

The pin of the connector is actually the center conductor of the coaxial
cable.

It is an inexpensive connector
 ST (Straight Tip)

A straight tip (ST) connector is a fiber-optic connector used with

multimode fiber.

An ST connector has a 2.5mm shaft and bayonet locking ring,and

allows quick connect and disconnect of 125 micron multi-mode fiber.
 SC (Subscriber Connector or
Standard Connector)

A subscriber connector (SC) is a fiber-optic connector used with

multimode fiber.

It is a square shaped connector used for terminating fiber optic cables

 IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
The IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connector is used with the FireWire serial
bus.
FireWire can transmit data at a very high speed of 400Mbps.

Two types of connectors are available in this category, namely 4-pin

and 6-pin.
 Fiber LC (Local Connector)

The LC connector was developed to meet the need for small and easier-
to-use fiber optic connectors.

The LC connector reduces space required on panels by 50%.

 MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer RJ)

The MT-RJ connector is the most recent type of small form factor fiber
optic connector.

The MT-RJ fiber connector is less than half the size of the SC duplex
connector and transceiver, so it doubles the port density of fiber-optic
LAN equipment.

The connector is a 2-fiber connector and takes up no more room than

an RJ-45 jack.
 USB (Universal Serial Bus)

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector is used with the USB cable for
connecting various electronic devices to a computer.

USB supports a data speed of up to 12 megabits per second.

Two types of connectors are used with USB, namely USB-A Type and
USB-B Type.