
6.1.5 568A and 568B Pinnout
A cause of much confusion when implementing structured wiring is the fact that two different connector
pinnouts were defined T568A and T568B.
They are nearly identical except pair 2 and 3 are swapped. Electrically this is of no consequence as long as
both ends use the same pinnout. When wiring a premise pick one version and use it through.
6.1.6 Patch Cables
Patch cable are used to connect devices to wall jack. Normally patch cables are purchased ready made. The
pinnout version of patch cables can be ignored since the vendor terminated both ends the choice of pair
color does not matter.
Patch cables come in two versions, straight through and crossover. Straight through cables are used in
almost all circumstances. Connecting computer to wall jack and to computer to hubs. UTP Ethernet uses a
point-to-point wiring scheme. The transmit port of the computer connects to the receive port of the hub, and
vice versa. If this default arrangement cannot be used, for example connecting two computers directly
together you need to use a crossover cable. This type of cable swaps the transmit and receive pair at one
end of the cable so like devices can be directly connected.
6.1.7 Special Tools
Proper tooling is absolutely essential to produce a reliable network. Do not attempt to install and terminate
network wiring without proper tools
Special Stripper to remove the outer cable jacket
Terminate 66 and 110 blocks
Used to snake wire through walls
A good wiring guide is the “Technician’s Handbook -- Communications Cabling” by James Abruzzino
ISBN 0-9671630-0-5.
Cabling should be tested after installation; simple testers are in the $100 range making them somewhat
expensive for small installation. An ohmmeter will verify end-to-end continuity. This finds many common
errors however it will not find split pairs. This is where end-to-end continuity exists but the pairing is
incorrect. This type of mistake may work with 10Mbps but will fail at 100. The other concern is excessive
untwisted length. When terminating the wire it is important to untwist only enough wire to make the
connection and no more.
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