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ADC’s TrueNet® Structured Cabling System is the integrated portfolio of high-performance copper and fiber cable, connectivity, and cable management products from ADC and KRONE.. True End

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Structured Cabling Solutions

Introduction 3

Technical Reference Industry.Standards 6

How.to.Choose.the.Right.Cabling.Infrastructure 19

10Gigabit.Ethernet.over.UTP:.CopperTen™.Cabling.Solution 22

Choosing.the.Right.Ethernet.Patch.Panels 26

Designing.the.Optimized.Data.Center 31

Key.Fiber.Optic.Cable.Management.Concepts 36

Power-over-Ethernet Solutions Midspan.Power-over-Ethernet.Controller 40

Four-Port.Midspan.Power-over-Ethernet.Unit 43

Four-Circuit.Midspan.Power-over-Ethernet.Unit 44

Copper Cable Solutions Introduction 46

Augmented.Category.6.Horizontal.Cable CopperTen™.Category.6A.Plenum.Data.Cable 47

CopperTen™.Category.6A.Riser.Data.Cable 48

Category.6.Horizontal.Cable Plenum 49

Riser 52

Bundled.Plenum 55

Bundled.Riser 58

Limited.Combustible 61

Category.5e.Horizontal.Cable Plenum 64

Riser 67

Bundled.Riser 70

The.Outback.Outdoor.Cable 73

Category.5.Backbone.Cable 25-pair.Plenum 76

25-pair.Riser 78

Category.3.Horizontal.and.Backbone.Cable Plenum 80

Riser 82

Horizontal.and.Backbone.Cable Category.1.UTP.Plenum 84

Category.1.UTP.Riser 86

Copper Connectivity Solutions CopperTen™:.Augmented.Category.6.Solutions Introduction 90

CopperTen™.Patch.Panels 91

CopperTen™.Termination.Blocks 92

CopperTen™.Patch.Cords 93

CopperTen™.Modular.Jack 94

CopperTen™.Faceplate 95

CopperTen™.Surface.Mount.Box 96

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Category.6.Solutions

Introduction 98

Patch.Panels 24-Port 100

48-Port 100

6-Port 100

Blank.Panel 100

Dynamic.Angle.Right/Left.Panel 24-Port 101

48-Port 101

Plug.‘n’.Play.Patch.Panel 24-Port.Patch.Plus 103

High-Density.Plug.‘n’.Play 103

Label.Sheets 103

Ultim8™.Termination.Block.System Wire.Termination.Block 104

Field.Assembly.Kits 96-Pair 105

160-Pair 105

168-Pair 105

HighBand®.25.Termination.Block.Systems Wire.Termination.Blocks 300-Pair.Basic.System 107

900-Pair.Basic.System 107

300-Pair.Cable.Management.Kit 107

900-Pair.Cable.Management.Kit 107

Block.with.Rear.Cable.Manager 107

25-Pair.Voice.Module 107

Label.Holder 108

Back.Mount.Frame 108

Cable.Trough 108

Cable.Management.Rings 108

Rack.Mount.Frame 108

Patch.Cords RJ45.Plug.to.RJ45.Plug 109

For.Ultim8™.Blocks 110

For.HighBand®.25.Blocks 112

KM8.Modular.Jacks 113

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UMS/Mini.Patch.Panels

6-Port 122

Patch.Cords 123

HighBand®.10.Termination.Block.System 10-pair.Blocks 124

Field.Assembly.Kits 125

K610.Series.Jacks 126

Specialty Copper Connectivity Products Ethernet.Test.Access.Panel 128

T1.Demarcation.Modular.Patch.Panels 129

RJ45.Coupler.Panel 130

Fast.Ethernet.Patch.Panels 131

25-Pair.Cable.Assemblies RJ21x/RJ21x 132

RJ21x/Hydra 132

HighBand®.10.Collocation.Block.Systems 100-Pair 134

200-Pair 134

300-Pair 134

Feed-Thru.(FT).Termination.Blocks 4-Pair.Color-Coded.Block 136

5-Pair.Color-Coded.Block 136

Type.160.Hinged.Label.Holder 136

Label.Sheets 136

Field.Assembly.Kits 100-Pair,.4-Pair.Color-Coded 138

100-Pair,.5-Pair.Color-Coded 138

300-Pair,.4-Pair.Color-Coded 138

300-Pair,.5-Pair.Color-Coded 138

Patch.Cords 139

Test.Shoe 141

Test.Cord 141

Copper Cable Management Solutions Ethernet.Distribution.Frame 144

Glide.Cable.Manager Glide.Cable.Manager,.Vertical.Mount 146

Hinged.Black.Metal.Cover.Kit 146

Glide.Cable.Manager,.Cabinet.Mount 146

Crossover.Troughs 147

Horizontal.Cable.Managers 147

Rear.Cable.Management.Bar 147

Slack.Manager 147

Stabilizers 147

Extender.Brackets 147

7'.Equipment.Racks 147

Universal.Mounting.System.(UMS).Introduction 148

Universal.Mounting.System.(UMS) 149

Basic.Kit 149

Vertical.Cable.Manager 151

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Horizontal.Wire.Manager 151

BackBoard 152

High.Volume.Cable.Managers 19".Cable.Manager 153

23".Cable.Manager 153

35.5".Cable.Manager 153

6.5".Cable.Manager 153

9".Cable.Manager 153

Back.Mount.Frames Type.85.Back.Mount.Frames 154

Type.105.Back.Mount.Frames 155

Type.105.Back.Mount.Frame.with.Ground.Lug 156

Rod.Mount.Frames Type.85.Rod.Mount.Brackets 157

Type.105.Rod.Mount.Brackets 158

Rod.Mount.Spacer 158

Wall.or.Rack.Mount.Mounting.Frames 19".Mounting.Frame 159

23".Mounting.Frame 159

35.5".Mounting.Frame 159

Wall.or.Rack.Mount.Support.Bars 19".Support.Bar 160

23".Support.Bar 160

35.5".Support.Bar 160

Type.85.and.Type.105.Inverted.Support.Bars 161

Jumper.Rings 19".Jumper.Ring.Bar 162

23".Jumper.Ring.Bar 162

35.5".Jumper.Ring.Bar 162

Accessories Vertical.Cable.Organizer 164

Horizontal.Cable.Organizer 164

Rear.Wire.Management.Guide 164

High-Density.Cable.Manager 164

Ring.Wire.Manager 164

Hinged.Wall.Mount.Bracket 164

Copper Connectivity Accessories and Labels

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Paper.Labels 171

TIA/EIA-606.Color-Coding 171

Label.Sheet.for.Type.105.Hinged.Label.Holder 171

Label.Sheet.for.Type.105.Label.Holder 171

Label.Sheet.for.Type.105.Label.Strip 171

Work Area Solutions Introduction 174

Category.6A.Modular.Jacks 175

Category.6.KM8.Modular.Jacks 176

Category.5e.K610.Series.Jacks 177

Modular.Adapters F-81.Adapter 179

MTRJ.Adapters 179

SC.Multimode/Singlemode.Adapters 179

ST®.Multimode/Singlemode.Adapters 179

BNC.Adapter 179

S-Video.Adapter 179

RCA.Adapter 179

Blank.Modular.Insert 179

Angled.Port.Faceplates 4-Port 180

8-Port 180

Faceplate.Extender 180

Flush.Mount.Faceplates Single-Gang 2-Port 182

4-Port 182

6-Port 182

Dual-Gang 4-Port 182

8-Port 182

12-Port 182

Specialty.Faceplates Stainless.Steel 184

Stainless.Steel.Wall.Phone.Plate 184

4-Port.Walker.Monument.Faceplate 184

Drywall.Faceplate.Adapter 184

Electrical.Faceplate.106.Adapter 184

Dual-Gang.Surface.Mount.Box 184

Decorative.Faceplates 185

Modular.Furniture.Faceplates 3-Port 187

4-Port 187

4-Port.Beltline.Adapter 187

2-Port.Horizontal 187

Surface.Boxes 2-Port 188

4-Port 188

6-Port 188

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Surface.Box.for.Modular.Furniture

12-Port 189

Mounting.Accessories 189

Specialty.Boxes Multimedia.Box Multimedia.Box 190

Empty.Bezels 190

Mounting.Magnets 190

All-Fit.Specialty.Box 6-Port 192

4-Port 192

Steel.Cover 192

Duplex.SC.Bezel 192

Surface.Mount.Box 192

Magnet.Strip 192

Accessories KM8.Termination.Tool 193

Termination.Puck 193

ID.Tabs 193

Paper.Labels.for.Faceplates 193

Concealed.Entrance.Outlets 194

Fiber Cable Solutions Introduction 196

OSP.Cable I/O.Dry.Loose.Tube.–.Riser/Plenum 198

I/O.Riser 200

Compact.Building.Cables Plenum 202

Riser 204

Breakout.Cables:.Riser.and.Plenum 206

Closet.Distribution.LCF.Optical.Cable.(Heavy.Metal/Lead-Free) Plenum 208

Riser 211

Furcation.Tubing 214

Next Generation Frame – High Density Fiber Solutions Introduction.&.Applications 218

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Fiber Connectivity Solutions

Fiber.Enclosure.Products

FL2000.System

Preconfigured.Termination/Splice.Panels 234

Preconfigured.Termination.Only.Panels 235

Preconfigured.Termination/Splice.Panels.with.Two.Adapter.Styles 236

Preconfigured.Termination.Panels.with.MTRJ.Adapters 237

Preconfigured.Termination.Panels.with.Multifiber.Cable 239

Empty.Termination.Panels 241

Empty.Splice.Panels 242

Empty.Termination/Splice.Panels 243

6pak.Connector.Plug-Ins.with.Adapters.and.Pigtails 244

6pak.Connector.Plug-Ins.with.Adapters.only 245

FL2000.Mounting.Options 19".(48.26cm).Rack.Mounting:.Standard.and.Flush.Mount 246

19".(48.26cm).Rack.Maximum.Mounting 247

FPL.Series.Fiber.Panels 1.Rack.Unit.FPL 249

Preconfigured.Termination.Only.Panels 251

Preconfigured.Termination.Panels.with.Multifiber.Cable 253

Preconfigured.Termination/Splice.Panels 255

Preconfigured.High.Density.Termination/Splice.Panels 257

Fiber.Management.Trays 1.Rack.Unit.Slack.Storage 261

1.Rack.Unit.Termination/Splice.Fixed.Bulkhead 263

1.Rack.Unit.Termination.and.Storage.Fixed.Bulkhead 264

1.Rack.Unit.Specifications 265

2.Rack.Unit.Termination.with.Adapters.Only 266

2.Rack.Unit.Termination.with.Multifiber.Cable 267

2.Rack.Unit.Termination/Splice 268

2.Rack.Unit.Micro.Value.–.Added.Module.System 269

2.Rack.Unit.Micro.Value.–.Added.Module.System.Monitor.Module 270

RMG.Series.Rack.Mount.Fiber.Enclosures Specifications 273

Pre-Configured.Panels.with.Adapters.and/or.Pigtails 274

Empty.Panels 275

Modular.Adapter.Paks 276

Modular.MTP/MPO.Cassettes 278

WMG.Series.Wall.Mount.Fiber.Enclosures Pre-Configured.Enclosures.with.Adapters.and/or.Pigtails 280

Empty.Enclosures 281

Modular.Adapter.Paks 282

Fiber.Optic.Specifications 284

Fiber.Optic.Patch.Cords Multimode 285

Singlemode 286

Multifiber.Patch.Cords 287

Fiber.Connectivity.Accessories Fiber.Connector/Adapter.Cleaning.Kit 288

Fiber.Optic.Connectors Epoxy/Polish.Connectors 289

Field.Installation.Connectors 291

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Fiber Cable Raceway System

Standard.FiberGuide®.Fiber.Management.System

Patch.Cord.Densities 296

Express.Exits™.Units 297

2x2.System 297

2x6.System 298

4x4.System 299

4x4.and.4x6.Downspout.Options 300

2x6,.4x4.and.4x6.Support.Kits 300

4x6.System 301

4x12.System 302

Vertical.Duct.System 303

Flex.Tubing 303

Accessories 303

Plenum.FiberGuide®.System Patch.Cord.Density 306

2x2.System 307

4x6.System 308

4x12.System 309

Accessories 309

Complementary Products Voice.Grade.Solutions Series.2.Wire.Termination.Block.System 8-Pair.Block 312

10-Pair.K110.Disconnect.Block 312

10-Pair.Block 312

Field.Assembly.Kits 160-Pair 314

200-Pair 314

300-Pair 314

Preterminated.Assemblies 160-Pair 316

168-Pair 316

200-Pair 316

300-Pair 317

Preterminated.Blocks 200-Pair 318

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Type.85.Hinged.Label.Holder 325

Type.85.Label.Strip 325

Side-Mount.Label.Holder 325

Type.105.Label.Holder 325

Type.105.Hinged.Label.Holder 325

Type.105.Slotted.Label.Strip 325

Label.Sheet.for.Type.85.Rod.Mount.Label.Holder 327

Label.Sheet.for.Type.85.Label.Holder,.Hinged.Label.Holder.or.Label.Strip 327

Label.Sheet.for.Type.105.Hinged.Label.Holder 327

Label.Sheet.for.Type.105.Label.Strip 327

Accessories Disconnect.Plug 329

Flat-Top.Dummy.Plugs 329

Marking.Caps 329

Ground.Clips 329

Cable.Clamp 329

Disconnect.Bars 329

200-Pair.Dust.Cover 330

Winged.Test.Adapter 330

Signature.Device 330

Test.Cords 330

“Look-Both-Ways”.Test.Cord 330

Site-Mounted.Test.Cord NT.Termination.Block.System Disconnect.Block 332

Switching.Block 332

Connect.Block 332

Ground.Block 332

NT.to.Series.2.Adapter 332

Dummy.Plug 332

Marking.Caps 332

Disconnect.Plug 332

Hinged.Label.Holder 332

Label.Holder 332

5-Position.Back.Mount.Frame 333

10-Position.Back.Mount.Frame 333

20-Position.Back.Mount.Frame 333

30-Position.Back.Mount.Frame 333

KRONE.Insertion.Tool 334

89D.Style.Termination.Blocks.and.Assemblies 25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.Assembly 335

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.Assembly 335

5-Pair.Disconnect.Block 335

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ-21X.Connector 336

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ-71C 336

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48X.Connectors 337

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48S.Connectors 338

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48C.Connectors 338

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48S.and.RJ-21X.Connectors 339

25-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ14C.and.RJ-21X.Connectors 339

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ-21x.Connectors 340

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50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48X.Connectors 341

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48X.Connectors.Modified.for.Shielded.Applications 341

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ48C.Connectors 342

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.RJ45.Connectors 342

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.ARMM.Stub 343

50-Pair.Disconnect.Block.with.ARMM.Stub.and.RJ-21x.Connectors 343

900-Pair.Disconnect.Frame.with.ARMM.Stub 344

Mounting.Frames 19".Mounting.Frame 345

23".Mounting.Frame 345

35.5".Mounting.Frame 345

Accessories 50-Pair.Block.Center.Mount.Label.Holder 346

Clear.Dust.Cover 346

Labeling.Strip.for.Dust.Cover 346

Hinged.Dust.Cover 346

Stand.off.Bracket 346

Disconnect.Plug 347

Flat-Top.Dummy.Plugs 347

Building.Entrance.Terminals NEMA.4x-Classified.Fiber.Wall.Mount.Box 348

NEMA.Fiber.Demarcation.Box.(FDB) With.Pigtails 351

With.Multifiber.Cable 352

High-Density.5-Pin.Protection 25-Pair 355

50-Pair 355

100-Pair 355

5-Pin.Indoor.and.Outdoor.Enclosed.Building.Entrance.Terminals 25-Pair 357

50-Pair 357

100-Pair 357

10-Pair.Magazine.Protection 25-Pair 359

50-Pair 359

100-Pair 359

10-Pair.Magazine.Protection.Indoor.and.Outdoor.Enclosed.Building.Entrance.Terminals 100-Pair.Indoor 361

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Communications.Modules

CPU 371

Alarm.Card 371

Singlemode.to.Multimode.Optical.Conversion.Line.Card 372

10/100Mbps.Optical.Ethernet.Conversion.Line.Card 374

Gigabit.Ethernet.Line.Card 376

OptEnet™.Work.Station.Media.Converters Introduction 379

Mouse.Port.Power.Option 380

Wall.Outlet.Power.Option 380

USB.Port.Power.Option 380

RJ45.Patch.Cords 380

OptEnet™.Single-Mount.Solution Introduction 381

Application 382

Singlemode.to.Multimode,.10-622Mbps 383

10/100Mbps.Optical.Ethernet.Conversion 383

1000Mbps.Optical.Ethernet.Conversion 383

Wall.Mount.Bracket 383

Specifications 384

Other.Enterprise.Solutions Power.Distribution.Products 385

Digital.Signal.Cross-Connect.Products 385

Outside.Plant.Cabinets.for.Campus.Applications 386

Sound.and.Video.Solutions.for.Auditoriums.and.Surveillance.Applications 387

Data.Management.and.Access.Products 387

Megabit.Modem.702G2 388

Indoor.Wireless.Coverage.Solutions 389

Index 391

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ADC’s TrueNet® Structured Cabling System is the integrated portfolio of high-performance copper and fiber cable, connectivity, and cable management products from ADC and KRONE The precisely tuned TrueNet system exceeds TIA/EIA standards and provides a clear path for uninterrupted data throughput within the entire network

True End-to-End Solutions

The TrueNet system delivers proven cable, connectivity, and cable management solutions for fiber,

10 Gigabit Ethernet over UTP, and Category 6/5e from the data center to the desktop

Category 6 & 5e Ethernet

ADC's TrueNet Category 6 & 5e

patch panels, patch cords, and

cable are impedance matched to

deliver extra bandwidth and better

attenuation with zero bit errors.

Work Area Solutions

ADC’s high-performance modular jacks are field-configurable for flush, surface, and furniture mounting applications.

Cable Management

Protect, route, and manage network cables for optimized signal integrity with ADC’s portfolio of cable management, labeling, and racking solutions.

Copper Cables

ADC’s high-performance riser and

plenum cable supports backbone

and horizontal applications TrueNet

copper cables feature patented

AirES ® technology to enhance

signal speed and strength while

minimizing cable size and crosstalk.

Media Conversion

Expand optical networks while extending legacy copper infrastructure ADC’s OptEnet ™ Media Converters transition and protect critical Ethernet, OC-12, and GigE circuitry throughout the network.

Fiber cables including: cost

saving interlocked armored

versions, plenum rated dry

loose tube small diameter

Indoor/outdoor cables, single

mode reduced water peak, and

standard or laser optimized

multimode configurations.

NEW

Fiber Connectivity

In the backbone or to the desk,

optical networks achieve peak

performance with ADC’s high

density frames, fiber connectors,

patch cords, raceways, and

panels featuring integrated

cable management and bend

radius protection.

NEW

Power-over-Ethernet

Deliver power to VoIP phones,

Wi-Fi access points, and other

IP devices over the local area

network with ADC’s IEEE

NEW

Applications Solutions

A global network infrastructure leader, ADC offers complete solutions for data centers, storage area networks, central offices, campuses, wireless and Wi-Fi networks, and other high- performance applications.

NEW

With TrueNet, you can push networks to the performance edge Innovative products that exceed industry standards support advanced applications such as 10GigE over UTP, VoIP, and Wi-Fi today and tomorrow Building upon a high-performance TrueNet infrastructure foundation, network managers and designers are assured a flexible evolution path to next-generation technologies and services.

A Tradition of Innovation

With thousands of patents worldwide, ADC continually invests in innovation to support emerging technologies and to enhance our customers’ network operations In fiscal 2000 to 2003, ADC invested approximately 13% of net sales to fuel research and development

For example, ADC’s innovative CopperTen™ solution is the world’s first Augmented Category 6 system

to deliver all internal requirements of Category 6 while achieving 18 Gb/s capacity as measured

by Shannon’s Law with extended frequencies up to 625MHz To achieve these high-performance specifications, CopperTen incorporates patent-pending features including a unique oblique filler that minimizes alien crosstalk (interference from adjacent cables)

The company’s patent-pending AirES® technology is a critical element in the TrueNet CopperTen, Category 6, and Category 5e solutions and results in the first and only cable design to increase signal speed and strength while simultaneously minimizing crosstalk AirES technology utilizes air as a conductor insulator, eliminating the bulky fillers and extra bonding that increase cable weight, reduce flexibility, and require extra space

Setting the Standards

ADC’s TrueNet solutions meet or exceed all major cabling standards We are actively establishing and advocating next-generation technologies and standards worldwide through work with these leading industry organizations:

TIA: Telecommunications Industry Association EIA: Electronic Industries Alliance

IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers BICSI: Building Industry Consulting Service International MEF: Metro Ethernet Forum

ISO: International Organization for Standardization IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission

Mission-critical networks rely upon trusted TrueNet infrastructure Built and tested in ADC’s world-class

facilities, TrueNet is backed by the industry’s only true Zero Bit-Error Warranty that guarantees signal

integrity and throughput

World-Class Manufacturing Expertise

ADC is committed to consistently delivering the highest possible quality in all that we do A registered

TL9000 and ISO9000:2000 manufacturer, ADC is certified in 21 categories—the largest number of

registrations of any ISO-certified company Additionally, ADC facilities are approved to self-certify

products for compliance with UL Safety Standards

A best-in-class manufacturer, ADC operates more than 385,000 square feet of manufacturing space

in the Americas

Backed by the TrueNet Warranty

ADC’s TrueNet system is backed by an industry-leading warranty that not only addresses physical

component performance, but also data throughput Cable and connectivity solutions are tuned to

eliminate impedance mismatches to standards five times more rigorous than industry specifications

As a result, TrueNet optimizes network speed by eliminating data retransmissions

The TrueNet warranty covers all aspects of the structured cabling system for horizontal and backbone

networks that support voice and data A 20-year all-inclusive industry standards compliance warranty

addresses all parts, labor, and technical support And for certain TrueNet product categories, an

additional 5-year throughput warranty guarantees zero bit-error rate performance throughout the

structured cabling channel

Founded in 1935, ADC has served the communications industry for more than half a century and today

is a leading supplier of global network infrastructure products and services In 2004, ADC acquired the KRONE Group, a leading global supplier of copper and fiber-based connectivity solutions and cabling products The integration of these two companies positions ADC with annual sales exceeding $1 Billion and an employee base exceeding 7000 professionals worldwide

The company conducts business in more than 100 countries and operates primary facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; Sidney, Nebraska; Bennington, Vermont; Santa Teresa, New Mexico; Delicias and Mexico City, Mexico; Berlin, Germany; Glenrothes, Scotland; Chelthanham and Richmond, Great Britain; Shanghai, China; Berkley Vale, Australia; Cotia, Brazil; and Bangalore, India.Customers around the world include leading communications service providers and enterprises of all types including Bank of England, BellSouth, Bloomberg, British Telecom, Chase Manhattan, Cingular, CitiBank, Deutsche Telekom, Glaxo Smith Kline, Hong Kong Telecom, Morgan Stanley, Nextel, Reliance Telecom (India), Qwest, T-Mobile, SBC, Seagrams, Sprint, Verizon, and many others

Learn More About TrueNet Structured Cabling Solutions

Within this catalog, you’ll find complete descriptions and ordering information for the most popular TrueNet Structured Cabling Solutions Because we continually enhance our product portfolio and our specifications, we encourage you to visit our web site or contact an ADC representative to keep pace with the latest innovations



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Technical Reference

Industry Standards 6

How to Choose the Right Cabling Infrastructure 19

10Gigabit Ethernet over UTP 22

Choosing the Right Ethernet Patch Panels 26

Designing the Optimized Data Center 31

Key Fiber Optic Cable Management Concepts 36

Imagine trying to link railroads together that are based on different gauges, to build anything with

a combination of metric and American parts, to type a letter on something other than a QWERTY keyboard, or to wire a building for voice, data and video if all the components had different requirements.The key to simplifying all these tasks is standardization Bringing standards to the wiring and cabling segments of the building industry has enabled the industry to define a common infrastructure that allows many companies to provide common components Strict adherence to these standards benefits everyone

ADC’s Position on Standards

ADC is a strong proponent of standards-based design for structured cabling systems A strictly defined set of standards helps ensure uniform application of physical layer networking products and creates a usable infrastructure for communications networks

However, ADC also believes that by nature, the standards evolve into a lowest-common denominator indicator of performance In order to accommodate various competing interests, a significant amount

of “flexibility” gets built into the allowable tolerances The cumulative effect of these tolerances can result in structured cabling channels in which different components can have radically different electrical

Industry Standards

The Benefits of Standards

Telecommunications Rooms

Horizontal Cabling

Work Area

Entrance Facilities and Equipment Rooms

Backbone Cabling (Interbuilding)

Backbone Cabling (Interbuilding) The TIA/EIA-568-B Series standard defines a typical,

generic telecommunications cabling system.

Intermediate Cross-Connects Telecommunications Rooms

Main Cross-Connect

The entrance facility provides a connection point between the outside plant facilities—whether it is

public network services, private network customer premises or a combination of both—and the interior premises cabling Products used in this area include cables, connecting hardware, special protection

devices and other connecting hardware

The demarcation point separating the service provider’s cabling and the customer’s cabling may be

part of the entrance facilities Because the location of the demarcation point is determined by state

and federal regulations, the local regulated carrier (telephone service provider) or competitive access

provider should be contacted for detailed information

The primary standards for this area are outlined in TIA/EIA-569-A, Commercial Building Standard

for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces, and J-STD-607-A, Commercial Building Grounding/

Bonding Requirements

ADC manufactures special overvoltage blocks, protection devices and building entrance terminals

for both fiber and copper cabling for use in this area

Equipment Rooms

The TIA/EIA-568-B Series standard makes a distinction between equipment rooms and

telecom-munications rooms because of the nature of complexity of the equipment they contain However, an

equipment room may alternately provide any or all of the functions of a telecommunications room

Equipment rooms provide a controlled environment to house telecommunications equipment

This equipment may include connecting hardware, splice closures, grounding and bonding facilities

and protection devices, where applicable Switches, routers and other active equipment may reside

in the same rack or cabinet space as the passive cabling infrastructure

In the premises cabling backbone hierarchy, an equipment room may contain either the main

cross-connect or the intermediate cross-connect The equipment room may also contain network trunk

terminations and auxiliary terminations that are under the control of the premises cabling administrator

The primary standards for this area are outlined in TIA/EIA-569-A, Commercial Building Standard

for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

ADC manufactures a wide variety of fiber and copper patch panels, termination blocks and cable

management solutions that are well suited for this area

Telecommunications Rooms

Telecommunications rooms may provide various functions for the cabling system and because of this

they are treated as a distinct subset in the cabling system hierarchy

The primary function of a telecommunications room is to provide a termination point for horizontal

cable distribution, that supports all voice, data, video and other applications requiring structured

cabling The telecommunications room also serves as a termination point for backbone cable

The cross-connection of these two parts of the premises cabling is an important function of the

telecommunications room Cross-connections may be accomplished using jumper wires or patch cords,

and ADC products handle both methods equally well

Telecommunications rooms may also house cross-connects for different portions of the backbone

cabling system These cross-connects are sometimes used to tie different rooms together in a ring, bus

or tree configuration

Industry Standards

be located in a telecommunications room.

The TIA/EIA-568-B Series standard details cable routing and installation practices for telecommunications rooms to prevent cable stress and to properly organize and manage cables

Additional standards for this area are outlined in TIA/EIA-569-A, Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

ADC manufactures a wide variety of blocks and patch panels capable of providing termination and cable management for a wide range of wire sizes and cable types found in telecommunications rooms

For More Information

Although this catalog presents a brief overview of information contained in the standard, persons involved with the installation and maintenance of structured cabling systems should obtain a copy of the complete standard and/or related standards

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Work Area Work Area Cable

Telcom Outlet Station Field Equipment Field

Transition Point (Optional)

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TIA/EIA-568-B Series Horizontal Channel/Link Model

ISO/IEC 11801 Horizontal Channel/Link Model

Technical standards that address various aspects of commercial cabling include:

• TIA/EIA-568-B Series, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

• TIA/EIA-569-A, Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

• TIA/EIA-570-A, Residential Telecommunications Cabling Standard

• TIA/EIA-606, Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure

of Commercial Buildings

• J-STD-607A, Commercial Building Grounding/Bonding Requirements

For information on obtaining copies of any of these standards, please contact:

Global Engineering Documents

800.854.7179 or 303.397.7956

www.global.ihs.com

ISO 11801 (International Standard)

www.iso.ch

NEC (National Electrical Code),

written and distributed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

www.NFPA.org

A discussion of standards affecting the design and layout of a standards-based data center, as well as

ADC’s recommendations for assuring that your data center supports the demands of, and grows with,

your network, follows on page 28

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Industry Standards

Interconnection vs Cross-Connection

Backbone cabling provides interconnections between the telecommunications rooms, equipment

rooms and entrance facilities Backbone cabling consists of cables, main and intermediate cross-connects, mechanical terminations and patch cords or jumper wires Backbone cabling can be within buildings

(intrabuilding) or between buildings (interbuilding)

The TIA/EIA-568-B Series standard requires that backbone cabling use a hierarchical star topology

Each horizontal connect in a telecommunications room is cabled to an intermediate

cross-connect and then to a main cross-cross-connect (or directly to a main cross-cross-connect), with no more than two

hierarchical levels of cross-connect in the backbone cabling These cross-connects may be located in

telecommunications rooms, equipment rooms or entrance facilities

Recognized cables for use in backbone cabling include the following:

100 Ohm UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cable (four or more pairs)

150 Ohm STP-A (shielded twisted pair) cable

62.5/125µm, multimode optical fiber cable

50µm, multimode optical fiber cable

Singlemode optical fiber cable Backbone cabling uses a hierarchical star topology.

Intermediate Cross-Connects Telecommunications Rooms

Main Cross-Connect

Horizontal cabling extends from the work area telecommunications outlet to the horizontal cross-connect

in the telecommunications room Horizontal cabling includes the cables, the telecommunications outlet

in the work area, the mechanical termination and patch cords or jumper wires and cable management solutions located in the telecommunications room

• Voice service

• Internet service

• Video and conferencing services

• Premises switches, routers and hubs

• Data communications to support fax, storage servers, network printers

• Local area networks (LANs)

• Life safety systems such as security, fire alarm and door entrance

• Automation systems such as lighting and HVAC control

• Other building signaling systems, such as CCTV, nurse call, paging, audio and others

Relocation of offices is a common occurrence in enterprises Horizontal cabling is often one of the more dynamic areas of the premises system However, after installation, horizontal cabling is often much less accessible than backbone cabling, and the time, effort and skills required to change or modify it can be extremely high Horizontal cabling should be designed with the intention of minimizing ongoing maintenance and relocation so that moves, adds and changes can be accomplished from the telecom-munications and equipment rooms Additional consideration should be given to accommodating a wide range of applications in order to reduce the necessity of changes to the cabling as users’ needs evolve.Care should be given to separate telecommunications cabling from electrical facilities that generate high levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI) Fluorescent lights, copy machines, heating/cooling devices,

Intermediate Cross-Connects Telecommunications Rooms

Main Cross-Connect

150 Ohm STP-A (shielded twisted pair) cable

62.5/125µm, multimode optical fiber cable

50µm, multimode optical fiber cable

in the TIA/EIA-568-A standard.

However, the length of cords used in the work area are assumed to be no longer than three meters (approximately 9.8 feet) in establishing the maximum length for the horizontal cabling of 100 meters total, and the cords should meet or exceed the requirements for patch cords outlined in the standard

Common patch cords used in the work area have identical connectors on both ends, but cords may vary widely in design depending on the application Often adapters are required to accommodate specific equipment

Types of adapters include:

• Special adapters to mate an equipment connector

to the telecommunications outlet when they are different styles (e.g baluns)

• A “Y” adapter to branch two services off of a single cable

• Adapter which transpose pairs for compatibility

• Adapters for equipment that requires termination resistors

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These and other types of adapters can have a detrimental effect on the transmission performance

of the telecommunications cabling system It is important to consider the compatibility of these adapters

Intermediate Cross-Connects Telecommunications Room

Main Cross-Connect

Do pull cables to minimize the distance

of the run and eliminate large loops.

Do bundle cables in a neat, orderly fashion, and use hook-and-loop ties.

Do make sure that pair twists are tained within 1/2" (12mm) or less of the termination point.

main-Do follow recommendations for cable bend radius In spaces with UTP terminations, cable bend radius should not be less than four-times the cable diameter for horizontal cable, and should not be less than ten times the cable diameter for multipair cable.

Don’t exceed 110 Newton's (25 lb/f)

of pulling forces when running cables.

Don’t cinch cable bundles too tightly,

or use plastic cable ties.

Don’t untwist pairs when terminating.

Don’t ever bend or kink cable too sharply.

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For modular RJ45 patch cords, 568A or 568B wiring are both usable, regardless of which wiring scheme

is used in the horizontal cabling

A crossover cord is wired T568A on one end and T568B on the other, and is typically used for peer

to peer networking or to connect stacked hubs or switches Many active devices now have a switch that crosses one port, negating the need for a crossover cable

Wiring schemes also raise a variety of questions:

Q: What’s the difference between T568A and T568B?

A The only difference is the positioning of the Green and Orange pairs of wires

Q: Is there a performance difference between T568A and T568B?

A: No Both wiring schemes have to meet the same performance criteria

Q: Why two schemes?

A: The reason is outside of the scope of this discussion but it is related

to old telephone legacy issues All you really need to know is that

Wiring to Standards

TIA/EIA T568A Standard

TIA/EIA T568B Standard

Pair 3 Pair 1 Pair 2

RJ45 Jack Positions T568B

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RJ45 Jack Positions T568A

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TIA/EIA T568A Standard

TIA/EIA T568B Standard

Pair 3 Pair 1 Pair 2

RJ45 Jack Positions T568B

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A Brief History of Cabling

Over the past 30 years there have been unprecedented advances in networking technology Since the

early 1970s with the development of Ethernet, rates for point-to-point data transfer have increased by

a factor of ten thousand From one Mb/s StarLan to 10 Gb/s Ethernet, the steady increase in bandwidth has been fueled by an ever increasing demand for more: more speed, more applications, more memory and more devices

Demand for faster speeds comes from continual increases in processor capability and advanced

operating systems that enable development of new applications These applications and their associated devices create more network usage and congestion, driving demand for more bandwidth The need for this additional bandwidth is seen first at network bottlenecks When a section of the network becomes

a bottleneck, network equipment, such as Ethernet switches and servers, are replaced with the next

generation of equipment with faster processors, more memory, improved operating systems and the

inherent ability to run more complex applications

Over time, network equipment speeds outpace the infrastructure that connects the devices, for

example; in the transition of 10Base-T to 100Base-TX, for example Networks with category 3 cabling

systems could support the first few generations of switches and computers that supported 10 Mb/s

Ethernet over 100 meters With the introduction of the 100Base-TX protocol, bandwidth limitations

between devices were removed However, category 3 cabling was insufficient to support the 10x

increase in bandwidth, which led to the development of category 5 cabling to support 100 Mb/s over

100 meters

Ignoring category 4, which came and went quickly, network planners faced a decision on which cabling system to install At that time, the majority of networks operated with 10Base-T network devices Yet

category 3 cabling would not support the emerging 100Base-TX protocol The good news, however,

was that category 5 would run 100Base-TX and was backward compatible with category 3 In other

words, any application designed for category 3 (10Base-T) would run just as well, if not better, on

category 5 cabling systems The logical choice was to install category 5 in anticipation of applications

requiring 100Base-TX

Selecting the Infrastructure: Follow the Lead of IEEE

The same scenario faces network planners today as cabling systems are designed to withstand multiple, replacements of active equipment Most active network equipment, including computers, servers,

Ethernet switches, routers and hubs, has a maximum useful life of three to five years before it becomes obsolete In contrast, structured cabling historically has a useful life of 10 to 15 years Therefore the

structured cabling you install today must outlive at least three generations of networking equipment

upgrades

The challenge is how to determine what types of active equipment will exist in three product

generations; the answer can be found with IEEE This organization consists of networking equipment

manufacturers such as Cisco, Nortel, Juniper and others that look at the future of networking, and

develop solutions for future product generations Using IEEE standards as a guide, it is possible to see

the direction for both active equipment and cabling requirements for the next few generations

IEEE has already released

standards for 10GbE

over fiber and over short

range copper (CX4), and

is rapidly progressing

with IEEE 802.3an,

10GbE over un-shielded

twist pair copper (UTP),

with ratification expected

How to Choose the Right Cabling Infrastructure

IEEE Standards Activity

IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber Released 1998 IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet over UTP) Released 1999

IEEE 802.3ak 10GbE over short range Copper (CX4) Released 2003 IEEE 802.3an 10Gbase-T (10GbE over Copper) July 2006 (Estimate)

Focus on the Critical Decision Criteria

The question remains: with all the fiber and copper cabling choices at your disposal, which do you install today? There is no simple answer, because each network is unique Beware of one-size-fits-all solutions as they cannot possibly account for the infinite number of variables you must consider when selecting your cabling infrastructure

As you make your cabling infrastructure decisions, focus on the following two criteria: bandwidth requirements and time The following are just three possible scenarios based upon very different network requirements:

Scenario 1: You need 10 GbE right now If this is the case, choose 10GbE over fiber It will be

more expensive than copper, due to media conversion and more expensive ports on equipment Yet remember the IEEE 802.3an standard will not be released until July 2006, and there will be a delay before the first solutions hit the market following the release of the standard

Scenario 2: You are not sure what to do; you occupy space on a short-term lease, or you are

concerned about the current state of the standards In this case, the logical choice is a category 6

cabling solution You may not be in the building long and standards for Augmented category 6 are not final Once the standard is released, it looks like category 6 will support 10GbE at the shorter distance

of 55 meters, just in case you do require 10GbE in the near term

Why is category 5 not a good choice in this scenario? In 2005, the dominant UTP cabling standard for new installations shifted from category 5e to category 6 In addition, category 5e is not recognized by IEEE or TIA to support 10Gbase-T because category 5e cannot support 10GbE for any practical distance There were early announcements on 10GbE running on category 5e; these tests were only made on single runs of cable in a laboratory environment, not on actual installations In actual installations the noise generated by adjacent cables (alien crosstalk) is too great to allow 10GbE transmission for any reasonable distances over category 5e cabling

Scenario 3: Building space is on a long term lease or the building is owned; bandwidth requirements

are substantial Choose Augmented category 6 History says your investment will pay off in the long

term Augmented category 6 will be more expensive than category 6, however, the installation time and cost will be virtually the same For this scenario, Augmented category 6 offers a cabling system that will be in service for at least three generations of active network gear In the scope of any networking

How to Choose the Right Cabling Infrastructure

IEEE Designation Bandwidth Distance Common ADC TrueNet ® Solutions

802.3ab 1000Base-T 1000 Mb/s 100 meters Desktop Computing • Category 5e and 6

• CopperTen Augmented Category 6

802.3z 1000Base-SX 1000 Mb/s 220 to 550 meters Enterprise backbone • Laser Optimized

Multimode Fiber 1000Base-LX 1000 Mb/s 5 Kilometers WAN, MAN • Singlemode Fiber 802.3an 10GBase-T 10 Gb/s 100 meters (Cat 6a), Data Center, R&D Computing, • CopperTen Augmented

55 meters (Cat 6) High Resolution Video, Category 6

Advanced Desktop Computing • Category 6 802.3ae 10GBase-SR/SW 10 Gb/s 300 meters Data Center and Enterprise • Laser Optimized

Backbone Cabling Multimode Fiber 10GBase-LR/LW 10 Gb/s 10 Kilometers WAN, MAN • Singlemode Fiber

10GBase-LX-4 10 Gb/s 300 meters Data Center and Enterprise • Standard Grade

Backbone Cabling Multimode Fiber 10GBase-LX-4 10 Gb/s 10 Kilometers WAN, MAN • Singlemode Fiber 802.3af Power over 10/100/ 100 meters VoIP, WiFi, RFID, IP Security • Midspan PoE

Ethernet 1000 Mb/s

Choosing the Right Cabling Infrastructure

ADC Total Infrastructure Solutions

ADC manufactures and distributes a complete portfolio of standards-based, technologically superior

solutions that support voice, data, security, audio, video, controls and other building and campus

systems The TrueNet® Structured Cabling Solution provides a complete copper and fiber cable,

connectivity and cable management solution from the entrance facility to the desktop and across the

campus Supported by an exceptional warranty, TrueNet is the choice of network managers worldwide

who operate high-value and mission-critical networks

The chart below shows just a few of the ADC cable solutions used to support common enterprise

applications Integral to each solution are the TrueNet patch panels, fiber frames, connectors, cable

management, termination/splice/storage panels and other products for every unique requirement in the

passive portion of your network

For years, fiber has led the Ethernet industry forward in port speed progression So if fiber is one step ahead why doesn’t it replace copper? The answer is quite simple To convert electrons to photons and then back to electrons adds cost (from an active hardware perspective) This makes the cost of fiber optic active hardware as much as six times more expensive per port than the equivalent speed copper UTP solution on Gigabit Ethernet switch ports.

The IEEE develops the electrical parameters needed to run transmission protocols and then gives the TIA responsibility for developing measurable parameters for cable For 10Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.3an Study Group was formed to discuss how best to approach running 10Gigabit transmission over a copper infrastructure The group is composed of representatives from several different aspects

of the networking community, such as chip manufacturers, hardware manufacturers and cabling/ connectivity manufacturers

The 10GBase-T working group discussions include which protocol encoding will be used, how it relates

to the needed bandwidth from the cabling infrastructure (what the frequency range is) and what measurement of Shannon’s capacity is needed to support them The value for the capacity is measured

in bits per second To achieve 10Gbps transmission, a Shannon’s capacity of >18Gbps is required from the cabling solution The additional capacity over the desired data rate is due to the amount of bandwidth used within the active hardware noise parameters (i.e jitter, quantization, etc.)

Shannon’s Law (Capacity)

It is one thing to understand how this law works, but another to meet the much needed channel capacities required to run protocols That being said, the following is the basic formula for understanding how efficiently a cable can transmit data at different rates

Concerning a communications channel: the formula relates bandwidth in Hertz,

to information carrying capacity in bits per second Formally:

Q = B log 2 (1 + S) Where Q is the information carrying capacity (ICC), B is the bandwidth and S is the signal-to-noise ratio This expression shows that the ICC is proportional to the bandwidth, but is not identical to it.

The frequencies needed to support the different proposed encoding schemes (to achieve a full 10 Gigabits) were now extending out as far as 500MHz It quickly became evident that the signal-to-noise ratio within a cabling solution could be predicted, and therefore cancelled out within the active electronics

Initial testing on existing Category 6 UTP cable designs quickly showed that the rationale behind reducing

the impact of crosstalk between pairs within a cable could not support alien crosstalk requirements Twist lay variation and controlled distances between the pairs have been standard design practice for achieving Category 6 compliance While the distance between pairs can be controlled within a cable jacket,

it could not be controlled between same lay length pairs on adjacent cables

Testing to Shannon’s capacity on existing Category 6 UTP solutions only yielded results in the 5Gbps

range The results achieved previously did not provide the needed additional throughput to allow for

active electronic anomalies This was a far cry from the desired 18Gbps Therefore the question was

asked: Is there a UTP solution capable of achieving the needed alien crosstalk requirements or would

fiber finally rule the day? The August 2003, meeting of the working group would yield three main

proposals:

1 Lower the data rates to 2.5Gbps for Category 6 UTP This would be the first time fiber would

not be matched in speed and that a tenfold increase in speed would not be achieved

2 Reduce the length of the supported channel to 55 meters from the industry standard 100 meters

for Category 6 UTP This would greatly impact the flexibility of the cabling plant, considering most facilities are designed with the 100 meter distance incorporated into the floor plans

3 Use shielded solutions and abandon UTP as a transport medium for 10Gigabit This would mean

returning to ScTP/FTp type solutions, requiring additional labor, product cost and grounding, as well as space

Alien crosstalk is quite simply the amount of noise measured on a pair within a cable induced from

an adjacent cable This is not only a concern for different twist lay pairs between cables, but more so

between same twist lay pairs between adjacent cables

Example of a center cable being impacted

by the adjacent 6 cables in the bundle.

Example of how cables with same twist lays impact one another.

The star filler used within several Cat 6 cable designs increases and controls the distance between pairs.

While the distance between pairs within the same cable is maintained, the distance between same lay lengths on adjacent cables is still compromised.

to support transmission rates that only increased by 2.5 times, or if distance limitations of 55 meters were really worthwhile Would the additional cost of installing a shielded solution outweigh the benefits

in cost for the active components?

The next meeting of the working group would be pivotal in addressing the above questions UTP could very well have reached its limit

How could a UTP cable achieve the desired capacity of >18Gbps and maintain the 100 meter distances

to which the industry has become accustomed while remaining within the normal size constraints?

ADC’s CopperTen™ Solutions present a solution to the 10Gigabit, 100 meter UTP problem

Addressing Pair Separation

With standard Category 6 cable construction, the pair separation within the cable is counter-productive for pair separation between cables

The often-used star filler pushed the pairs within the cable as close to the jacket as possible leaving same pair combinations between cables susceptible

to high levels of crosstalk

In CopperTen cables’ new design, the pairs are now kept apart by creating a higher degree of separation through a unique oblique star filler design Crowned high points are designed into the filler to push the cables away from one another within the bundle This is very similar to rotating a cam lobe

Due to the oblique shape of the star, the pairs remain close to the center, while remaining off-center

as the cable rotates, creating a random oscillating separation effect The bundled cables now have sufficient separation between same lay length (same color) pairs to prevent alien crosstalk

Oblique, elliptical,offset filler, whichrotates along itslength to create an airgap between thecables within abundle

Oblique, elliptical, offset filler, which rotates along its length to create an air gap between the cables within

The separation can be better understood through the actual cross section below The unique design

keeps cable pairs of the same twist rate within different cables at a greater distance from one another

than in the past Similar to the patented AirES® technology cable design, air is used between these pairs

This effect is even more dramatic when viewed

from the side of a cable bundle The peaks of the

oblique, elliptical filler (red arrows) are used as

the contact points along the length of the run

These provide the greatest distance between the

actual pairs by vaulting the sides of the ellipse

(yellow arrows) where the pairs are housed

For the purpose of comparison, the Category 7 limit line was used to show the dramatic improvement

in preventing alien crosstalk

This ability to create a future-proofing cable in the CopperTen solution brings up a question as to

the need for standard Category 6 cable, a cable sold and purchased (for the most part) in an effort to

support the next technology leap

The industry now has taken the next leap Copper UTP has been given another lease on life to support

the next future proofing step in a 10Gigabit transport protocol The cost of active hardware will remain

in check and be cost effective for future advancements in data transfer rate speeds

The reduction of alien crosstalk is now greatly improved over the standard Category 6 cable and

the new CopperTen cable The improvements are approximately 20dB better on CopperTen cable than

standard Category 6 cable To put this in perspective: for every 3dB of extra noise there’s a doubling

effect resulting in standard Category 6 cable being more than six times noisier than CopperTen cable

CAT 6 ALIEN CROSSTALK SAMPLE W/CLASS F LIMIT

Choosing the Right Ethernet Patch Panels

Category, 5e, 6, or Augmented Category 6? IDC punchdown, or modular? T568A or T568B?

First, let’s ask a few key questions Your answers will help guide you in the decision process

Next, we will briefly discuss each of the most popular options available so you can draw conclusions based on your network needs

Discovery Questions

• What applications are you or do you plan to run in this facility? Take into account not only what you are doing today, but what you probably will be doing tomorrow i.e 10/100Base-T? 1000Base-T? 10G Base-T?

• What type of LAN network are you designing? Data center? Data backbone? Workstation?

• Is the project a new network installation or an addition to an existing network?

• Is the installation being built to expand existing capacity with current data capabilities or is it for new, faster data applications?

Answers to these questions will guide you to a particular cable type, a particular data patch panel, and the means to terminate the cable into the patch panel—whether the terminations into the patch panel involve “punchdown” cable terminations, pre-made telco-type multi-pair cable ends, or standard RJ45 cable ends

The general guidelines for network transmission capabilities segment the data network; data center and data network backbone system applications require the highest level of transmission capabilities, while feeds to work areas generally require a bit less However, all network connectivity should be designed with only the highest network engineering standards available

Category 5e, 6 and 6A Cabling

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) standards group consists of a variety of industry

Augmented Category 6 is the cutting edge of UTP cabling It is similar to Cat 6, but is characterized

to 500MHz and is also capable of running 10Gigabit Ethernet protocols of the future Testing

parameters are similar to that of Cat 5e and Cat 6, with the added benefit of compliance to Alien

(Bundled) Crosstalk requirements: ANEXT, AELFEXT, PSANEXT and PSAELFEXT

Definitions of cabling test parameters can be found at http://www.cabletesting.com/CableTesting/

Testing/Definitions/Definitions_Wiremap.htm

Category 7 is a proposed standard for a fully shielded, 4-pair cabling system with transmission

specifications referenced to 600MHz The cable end interface will probably be something other than

the familiar RJ45 connector, mainly to differentiate the Category 7 installation from existing

lower-bandwidth infrastructure Because of the higher costs associated with manufacturing and installing

these shielded products, their scope of usability is extremely limited in North America (<1%)

So, which should you use? There is quite a bit of misleading information in the industry on this subject, the biggest myth being that Category 6 is required to run Gigabit Ethernet over copper (1000Base-T)

However, as of this writing, the TIA recommends Category 6 or Category 5e as the minimum cabling

for new network infrastructure installations

When do I use Category 6 or 6A? Does the application standard (i.e., Gigabit Ethernet, 10G, etc.)

specify Category 6 as a minimal requirement? As of this writing, the TIA and IEEE 802.3an committee

are developing standards for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over UTP This standard will require an Augmented

Category 6 system to run the standard 100 meters length The good news is that Augmented Category

6, as is the case with all TIA standards, will be backward compatible and will have no trouble running

existing applications such as 10/100Base-T and 1000Base-T

The CopperTen™ System is ADC’s version of Augmented Category 6 It provides not only support for

the transmission protocols of today, such as 10/100/1000Mbps, but also that of the future with 10G

It is worth noting that the complexity of Category 6A is transparent to the end user and installer

The products have simply been modified to overcome the shortcomings of standard Cat 6 to achieve

the desired signal to noise ratios, taking into account bundled crosstalk, to achieve all of the current

proposals within the IEEE 802.3an task force

Cable Type Summary

The chart below summarizes the industry standard UTP cable types used in current networking

installations

Choosing the Right Ethernet Patch Panels

In addition to the UTP cabling described above, you should understand the issues of cable shielding,

and stranded versus solid cable