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Twisted-Pair Ethernet: Copper Cabling for High Performance Networking

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Overview Ethernet has become the default network communications protocol and has evolved from first generation 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) speeds that were predominant in the early 1990s to the 10 Gigabits per second (10 Gbps) of today's networks. According to Dell'Oro, by the end of 2007, it was expected that one Gbps port shipments will exceed 100 Mbps port shipments. This paper discusses UTP copper cabling performance specifications as related to signal transmission aspects with special emphasis on twisted-pair Ethernet applications. It also discusses some installation and environmental considerations that affect the performance of cabling. Additionally, the paper illustrates the performance differences when running several applications over different twisted performance levels of twisted-pair copper cabling.

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Publisher	Anixter	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2007	Downloads	1
Format	White Papers
Topics	Ethernet, Network Design, Cable

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