Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch 53-1002580-01 - Manual (Page 44)

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Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments
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Note that when testing your cable installation, be sure to include all patch cables between switches
and end devices.
Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T
If your existing Category 5 installation does not meet one of the test parameters for 1000BASE-T,
there are basically three measures that can be applied to try and correct the problem:
1. Replace any Category 5 patch cables with high-performance Category 5e or Category 6 cables.
2. Reduce the number of connectors used in the link.
3. Reconnect some of the connectors in the link.
Fiber Standards
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) has standardized various fiber types for data
networks. These are summarized in the following table.
TABLE 8 FIBER STANDARDS
ITU-T Standard Description Application
G.651 Multimode Fiber
50/125-micron core Short-reach connections in the 1300-nm or
850-nm band.
G.652 Non-Dispersion-Shifted
FiberSingle-mode, 9/125-micron core Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for operation in the 1310-nm
band. but can also be used in the 1550-nm
band.
G.652.C Low Water Peak
Non-Dispersion-Shifted Fiber
Single-mode, 9/125-micron core Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for wavelength-division
multiplexing (WDM) transmission across
wavelengths from 1285 to 1625 nm. The
zero dispersion wavelength is in the
1310-nm region.
G.653 Dispersion-Shifted Fiber
Single-mode, 9/125-micron core Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for operation in the region
from 1500 to 1600-nm.
G..654 1550-nm Loss-Minimized
FiberSingle-mode, 9/125-micron core Extended long-haul applications.
Optimized for high-power transmission in
the 1500 to 1600-nm region, with low loss
in the 1550-nm band.
G.655 Non-Zero Dispersion-Shifted
FiberSingle-mode, 9/125-micron core Extended long-haul applications.
Optimized for high-power dense
wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)
operation in the region from 1500 to
1600-nm.