NETWORKS IN OUR DAILY LIVES

CABLING AND MEDIA

PART II
Outline:

 What is Network media?

 Common types of Cables
 Stepsin Creating Straight-through/ Crossover
cabling
NETWORK MEDIA

 the actual path over which an electrical

signal travels as it moves from one
component to another.
COMMON NETWORK
CABLES
 Twisted pair cable - Twisted pair cables consist
of one or more pairs of insulated copper wires
that are twisted together and housed in a
protective jacket.

UTP CABLE STP CABLE

COMMON NETWORK
CABLES
 Coaxial cable - is a self-shielded used for
transmission of communications signals, such as
those television, telephone, or computer
networks.
COMMON NETWORK
CABLES
 Fiber-optic cable - transmit data using pulses of
light. Constructed of either glass or plastic,
neither of which conducts electricity.
COMPARISON
Ethernet CABLING

• process of creating cable used to create a network

that interconnects computers.
WIRING SCHEMES IN UTP
CABLING
Two types of cables
• Straight-through cabling - two devices directly
connected and using different pins for transmit and
receive are known as unlike devices.
Two types of cables
• Crossover cabling - devices that are directly
connected and use the same pins for transmit and
receive, are known as like devices.
Two types of cables
Materials and Tools Used in
Ethernet Cabling
1. Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) Cable – most
commonly cable in computer networking. Number of
twisted-pair wires are often grouped together and enclosed
in a protective sheath to form a cable.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED IN
ETHERNET CABLING
2. RJ45 Connector – registered jack 45 is an eight-wire
connector used to connect computers to category 5
unshielded twisted-pair cables in a network.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED IN
ETHERNET CABLING
3. Wire Stripper – used to remove the outer jacket of the
wire.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED IN
ETHERNET CABLING
4. Crimping Tool – used to crimp UTP Cable to RJ45
connector.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED IN
ETHERNET CABLING
5. LAN Tester – assists in the installation and control of
networks.
Steps in Ethernet Cabling
1. Prepare all the materials needed.
2. Carefully remove the jacket of the outer cable.
3. Untwist the pairs and arrange the wires based on T568B
wiring.
4. Trim the untwisted wires to a suitable length.
5. Keep the wires flat and in-order as you push them into the RJ-
45.
6. Place the wired plug into the crimping tool.
7. Repeat all the steps with the other end of the cable.
8. Test the cable using the LAN Tester.
Step 1 - Prepare all the materials needed.
Step 2 - remove the jacket of the outer cable.

• Strip 1 – 1½” of outer layer/jacket

• Avoid cutting into conductor insulation
Step 3 - Untwist the pairs and arrange the wires
based on T568B wiring.

• Sort wires by insulation

colors

• Arrange the wires

Step 4 - Trim the untwisted wires to a suitable length

• Trim all wires evenly

• Leave about ½” of wires exposed
Step 5 - Keep the wires flat and in-order as
you push them into the RJ-45.

• Maintain wire order, left-to-right, with RJ45 tab

facing downward
• Do all wires extend to end?
• Is outer layer/jacket well inside connector?
Step 6 - Place the wired plug into the crimping tool.

• Squeeze firmly to crimp connecter

onto cable end (8P)
Step 7 - Repeat all the steps with the other
end of the cable.
Step 8 - Test the cable using the LAN Tester.
Thank you