When terminating a jack, follow the color code printed on the housing for T568A or T568B. Jacks often contain leadframes (a continuous piece of metal) or PCBs (printed circuit boards) that route the signal from the cable/back of the jack to the pins. The color coding of jacks depends on the wiring inside the module. Many modern devices can automatically detect connections and introduce a crossover signal transmission if required.
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These patch cords are often called crossover cables. Only in rare cases, such as PC-to-PC connections, should one end be terminated T568A with the other T568B. It makes sense to terminate patch cords that are straight-through pin out (T568A to T568A or T568B to T568B) when connecting these devices. Hubs and switches, on the other hand, transmit information on pins 3 and 6 while receiving on pins 1 and 2. All four pairs are used for 1000BASE-T and above.ġ0BASE-T and 100BASE-T node devices with uplink ports, such as PCs and routers, transmit data on pins 1 and 2, and receive on pins 3 and 6.
Otherwise, data signals won’t transfer.įor conventional 10-Mbit/s and 100-Mbit/s Ethernet, only pins 1, 2, 3 and 6 are used for signal transmission. While new construction projects can be cabled following either T568A or T568B, it’s imperative to stay consistent so that wires colors and stripes match up when plugs and jacks are connected. Using one versus the other is often dictated simply by history and inertia: T568B is frequently used in North America due to AT&T’s old 258A color code.
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