CompTIA Network+ Exam N10-008
Lesson 2
Deploying Ethernet Cabling
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Objectives
• Summarize Ethernet standards
• Summarize copper cabling types
• Summarize fiber optic cabling types
• Deploy Ethernet cabling
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Lesson 2
Topic 2A
Summarize Ethernet Standards
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Network Data Transmission
• Electromagnetic carrier wave with a range of frequencies (bandwidth)
• Modulate properties of the wave to encode digital information
• Copper cable carries electrical signals
• Twisted pair and coaxial types
• Attenuation (signal weakens quickly over distance)
• Twisted pair Cat cable standards/specifications
• Fiber optic cable carries infrared light signals
• Single Mode (SMF) and Multimode (MMF) types
• Optical Mode (OM) category designations
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Ethernet Standards
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 Ethernet
standards
• xBASE-y
• Bit rate
• Baseband signal mode
• Media type
• 10BASE-T
• 10 Mbps
• -Twisted pair copper cabling
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Media Access Control and Collision Domains
• Multiple access area networks
• Contention-based media access control
• Collisions require nodes to re-transmit
• More nodes within collision domain
reduces performance
• Carrier Sense Multiple Access with
Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
• Detect collision by signal presence on Tx
and Rx simultaneously
• Half-duplex transmission
• 10BASE-T hubs form a single collision
domain
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100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Standard
• CSMA/CD over twisted pair but at 100 Mbps
• Cat 5 or better cable
• Maximum link length of 100 meters (328 feet)
• Development of Ethernet switches to replace hubs
• Isolates collision domain to switch port
• Allows full-duplex transmission
• Speed/duplex autonegotiation protocol (fast link pulse)
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Gigabit Ethernet Standards
• 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet)
• Requires switches
• Supports 100 m (328 feet) links over twisted-pair
• Mainstream choice for office networks
• 10 Gbps (10G Ethernet) and 40 Gbps (40G Ethernet)
• Requires shielded/screened cable for longer runs
• Used in datacenters and for workstations with high bandwidth requirements
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Review Activity: Ethernet Standards
• Network Data Transmission
• Ethernet Standards
• Media Access Control and Collision Domains
• 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Standard
• Gigabit Ethernet Standards
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Lesson 2
Topic 2B
Summarize Copper Cabling Types
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Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable
• Balanced pairs and twist rate to
mitigate external interference
and crosstalk
• Solid versus stranded cable
• American Wire Gauge (AWG)
• Higher values represent thinner
wire
• Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
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Shielded and Screened Twisted Pair Cable
• Screened cable
• Outer foil shield around all pairs
• Screened twisted pair (ScTP), foiled/unshielded twisted pair (F/UTP), foiled twisted
pair (FTP)
• Shielded and screened cable
• Outer braid around all pairs
• Foil around each pair
• Shielded/foiled twisted pair (S/FTP)
• Termination issues (bonding shield to connectors)
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Cat Cable Standards
• Cat 5
• Legacy installations only
• Cat 5e
• Better performance characteristics to support 1 Gbps over 100 m
• Cat 6
• 10 Gbps over reduced range (55 m)
• Cat 6A
• 10 Gbps over 100 m
• “Cat 7”
• Screened/shielded type using special connectors
• Cat 8
• 40 Gbps over reduced lengths (top-of-rack datacenter applications)
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Twisted Pair Connector Types
• RJ-45 connectors • RJ-11 connectors
• 4-pair cable • 2-pair cable (6P2C)
• 8-position/8-contact (8P8C) • Used in telephone systems
• Used for Ethernet
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Copper Termination Standards
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Plenum- and Riser-rated Cable
• Plenum space for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
• Fire stops and regulations
• Plenum-rated cable
• Emits minimal smoke
• Self-extinguishing
• CMP/MMP
• Riser space (between two floors)
• CMR/MPR
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Coaxial and Twinaxial Cable and Connectors
• Coaxial • Twinaxial
• Core and mesh conductors • Two core conductors plus mesh
conductor
• Radio Grade designations
• Used in datacenters
• Used with cable broadband
• Direct Attach Copper (DAC)
• F-type connectors transceivers
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Review Activity: Copper Cabling Types
• Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable
• Shielded and Screened Twisted Pair Cable
• Cat Cable Standards
• Twisted Pair Connector Types
• Copper Termination Standards
• Plenum- and Riser-rated Cable
• Coaxial and Twinaxial Cable and Connectors
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Lesson 2
Topic 2C
Summarize Fiber Optic Cabling
Types
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Fiber Optic Cable Considerations
• Infrared signaling less prone to interference and attenuation
• Fiber optic cable construction
• Core, cladding, and waveguide
• Buffer and sheath
• Multi-strand cable
• Outer jacket materials
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Single Mode Fiber and Multimode Fiber
• Single Mode Fiber (SMF) • Multimode Fiber (MMF)
• 8-10 micron core • 50 / 62.5 micron core
• 850 / 1300 nm wavelength
• 1310 / 1550 nm wavelength
• Optical Multimode (OM) categories
• Laser optics
• OM1/OM2 support 1 Gbps using
• OS1 (indoor) and OS2 (outdoor) LED transmitters or 10 Gbps over
shorter range
• Long distance and short range
(datacenter) applications • OM3/OM4 laser optimized MMF
(LOMMF)
• Mostly short range applications
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Fiber Optic Connector Types
• Straight Tip (ST)
• Legacy installations
• Subscriber Connector (SC)
• Push/pull design
• Very widely used
• Local Connector (LC)
• Smaller form factor than SC
• Also very widely used
• Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MTRJ)
• Small form factor snap-in design
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Fiber Ethernet Standards
• 100BASE-FX and 100BASE-SX
• 100 Mbps over 2 km (FX) and 550 m (SX)
• 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX
• 1 Gbps over short ranges (SX) and long ranges (LX)
• 10GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-LR
• 10 Gbps over short range (SR) and long range (LR)
• Datacenter versus WAN applications
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Fiber Optic Cable Installation
• Duplex strand pairs
• Patch cord polarity
• Finishing types
• Physical Contact (PC)
• Ultra Physical Contact (UPC)
• Angled Physical Contact (APC)
• Jacket and connector color-
coding
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Review Activity: Fiber Optic Cabling Types
• Fiber Optic Cable Considerations
• Single Mode Fiber and Multimode Fiber
• Fiber Optic Connector Types
• Fiber Ethernet Standards
• Fiber Optic Cable Installation
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Lesson 2
Topic 2D
Deploy Ethernet Cabling
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Structured Cabling System
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Cable Management
• Ensure reliability and ease of
management/changes
• Cross-connect/distribution frames
• Terminate structured cabling (permanent
links)
• Punchdown block
• Insulation-displacement connection (IDC)
• 66 block
• 110 block
• BIX and Krone formats
• Patch panel/patch bay
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Wiring Tools and Techniques
• Pulling cable from telecommunications room to work area
(distribution frame to wall port)
• Permanent link versus patch cords
• Drops to wall port
• Service loop
• Snips and cable strippers to remove jacket and insulation without damaging
wires
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Termination Tools
• Punchdown tool
• Fix structured cable to insulation
displacement connector
• Use correct blade type (110, BIX, Krone)
• Block tools to terminate multiple wires
on distribution frames
• Cable crimper
• Fix jack connectors to patch cables
• Unshielded versus shielded
termination
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Fiber Distribution Panels and Fusion Splicing
• Fiber distribution panel supports
moves, adds, changes between
optical links
• Splicing strands minimizes loss
from connectors
• Mechanical splice
• Fusion splicing machine
• Pigtails
• Supporting tray to protect splice
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Transceivers
• Modular format for installing port
types to network switches and
routers
• 1 Gbps Gigabit Interface Converter
(GBIC) and Small Form Factor
Pluggable (SFP)
• 10 Gbps Enhanced SFP (SFP+)
• 4 x 1 Gbps Quad small form-factor
pluggable (QSFP)
• 4 x 10 Gbps Enhanced quad small
form-factor pluggable (QSFP+)
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Wavelength Division Multiplexing
• Bidirectional (BiDi) Wavelength Division Multiplexing
• Transmit and receive over same strand using separate wavelengths
• Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM)
• Typically use of 16 wavelengths to implement 8 full duplex channels
• Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
• 20, 40, 80, or 160 channels
• Multiplexer/demultiplexers and optical add/drop multiplexers (OADM)
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Review Activity: Ethernet Cabling
• Structured Cabling System
• Cable Management
• Wiring Tools and Techniques
• Termination Tools
• Fiber Distribution Panels and Fusion Splicing
• Transceivers
• Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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CompTIA Network+ Exam N10-008
Lesson 2
Summary
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