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Cable testing for existing category 5 cable – SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6826MPE User Manual

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Table B-2 1000BASE-T MDI-X and MDI Port Pinouts

Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable
Installed Category 5 cabling must pass tests for Attenuation, Near-End
Crosstalk (NEXT), and Far-End Crosstalk (FEXT). This cable testing
information is specified in the ANSI/TIA/EIA-TSB-67 standard. Cables
must also pass test parameters for Return Loss and Equal-Level Far-End
Crosstalk (ELFEXT). These tests are specified in the ANSI/TIA/
EIA-TSB-95 Bulletin, “The Additional Transmission Performance
Guidelines for 100 Ohm 4-Pair Category 5 Cabling.”

Note that when testing your cable installation, be sure to include all patch
cables between switches and end devices.

1000BASE-T MDI-X and MDI Port Pinouts

Pin

MDI-X Signal Name

MDI Signal Name

1

Bi-directional Data Two Plus

(BI_D2+)

Bi-directional Data One Plus

(BI_D1+)

2

Bi-directional Data Two Minus

(BI_D2-)

Bi-directional Data One Minus

(BI_D1-)

3

Bi-directional Data One Plus

(BI_D1+)

Bi-directional Data Two Plus

(BI_D2+)

4

Bi-directional Data Four Plus

(BI_D4+)

Bi-directional Data Three Plus

(BI_D3+)

5

Bi-directional Data Four Minus

(BI_D4-)

Bi-directional Data Three Minus

(BI_D3-)

6

Bi-directional Data One Minus

(BI_D1-)

Bi-directional Data Two Minus

(BI_D2-)

7

Bi-directional Data Three Plus

(BI_D3+)

Bi-directional Data Four Plus

(BI_D4+)

8

Bi-directional Data Three Minus

(BI_D3-)

Bi-directional Data Four Minus

(BI_D4-)