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DATE OF
: 18th Sept, 2019
EXPERIMENT
Lab Number : 01
NAME : ___________________
ROLL NO : ___________________
Objective:
Learn and design networking cable (Ethernet cable) in different style.
Equipment:
Crimping Tool.
RJ 45 Connector.
Cutter.
Networking Cable.
Theory:
To connect two or more computers or networking devices in a network, network cables are
used. There are three types of network cables; coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic.
But in this lab, we focus on twisted pair cable which are used commonly in networking.
Coaxial cable:
This cable contains a conductor, insulator, braiding, and sheath. The sheath covers the
braiding, braiding covers the insulation, and the insulation covers the conductor.
Twisted-pair cables:
The twisted-pair cable was primarily developed for computer networks. This cable is also
known as Ethernet cable. Almost all modern LAN computer networks use this cable.
This cable consists of color-coded pairs of insulated copper wires. Every two wires are
twisted around each other to form pair. Usually, there are four pairs. Each pair has one
solid color and one stripped color wire. Solid colors are blue, brown, green and orange. In
stripped color, the solid color is mixed with the white color.
Based on how pairs are stripped in the plastic sheath, there are two types of twisted-pair
cable; UTP and STP.
• In the UTP (Unshielded twisted-pair) cable, all pairs are wrapped in a single
plastic sheath.
• In the STP (Shielded twisted-pair) cable, each pair is wrapped with an additional
metal shield, then all pairs are wrapped in a single outer plastic sheath.
RJ-45 Connector:
To make a cable we need some kind of connector at its ends to properly plug in to devices.
So, connector used to construct twisted pair cable or ethernet cable is called as RJ-45
connector.
The configuration T568B was used most commonly due to its distributed wiring sequence.
T-568A Straight-Through Ethernet Cable
Or
Task 1:
Build a straight through and Cross over twisted pair cable for networking use.
Task 2:
Differentiate between Straight through and cross over configurations and make comment
why T568B standard is most commonly used and effective.