1. BTEC NAT - UNIT 5 - NETWORKING UNIT 27 - NETWORKING CABLING & CONNECTORS

2. BTEC NAT - UNIT 5 - NETWORKING UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair TypeUse Category 1 Voice Only (Telephone Wire) Category 2 Data to 4 Mbps (LocalTalk) Category 3 Data to 10 Mbps (Ethernet) Category 4 Data to 20 Mbps (16 Mbps Token Ring) Category 5 Data to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet)

3. BTEC NAT - UNIT 5 - NETWORKING Coaxial Cable Fig. 3. Coaxial cable

4. BTEC NAT - UNIT 5 - NETWORKING Fibre Optic Cable Fig.5. Fibre optic cable Fig. 2. RJ-45 connector Ethernet Cable Summary Specificatio n Cable Type Maximum length 10BaseTUnshielded Twisted Pair100 metres 10Base2Thin Coaxial185 metres 10Base5Thick Coaxial500 metres 10BaseFFibre Optic2000 metres 100BaseTUnshielded Twisted Pair100 metres 100BaseTXUnshielded Twisted Pair220 metres

5. BTEC NAT - UNIT 5 - NETWORKING OTHER CONNECTIONS 1. INFRA –RED 2. RADIO & MICROWAVE 3. SATELLITE