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Important 10BASE-T Cable Considerations. There are various
grades of voice-quality and data-quality cables available. The five
common modular cable specifications and their applicability to
10BASE-T network use are shown in Table 5.
These can appear to be similar externally, and their DC
characteristics are also similar, although their AC characteristics,
and therefore high-speed data transmission characteristics, are
radically different. As a rule of thumb, if a cable type is flat, it is
typically untwisted, and will cause problems. If a cable is more or
less round in section, it will typically work.
If any voice-quality cabling is used in a 10BASE-T network, data
movement is slow, collision-prone, or non-existent. The LNK
indicator on the interface will usually indicate a valid link in such
a case. Be sure that all cabling used with the 10BASE-T adapter
Table 5: Usable and Unusable 10BASE-T Cable
Cable
Level
Cable
Description
AC
Char.
Specifi-
cation
Twist/
Foot
10BASE-T
OK?
1
Unshielded
untwisted
N/A CCITT none NO!
2
Unshielded
Indv.Twisted Pairs
100 Ω
±30 Ω
RS232 1BASE5
AT&T PDS
none NO!
3
Typ. Unshielded
Indv. Twisted Pairs
100 Ω
±15 Ω
TI, AT&T ISDN
10BASE-T
IBM Type 3
3-5 YES
4
Unshielded
Enhanced Indv.
Twisted Pairs
100 Ω
±30 Ω
EIA, TIA
10BASE-T
NEMA
5-8 YES
5
Shielded
Indv. Twisted Pairs
100 Ω
±30 Ω
EIA, TIA
10BASE-T
8-10 YES
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