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    Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly where they would normally be connected via a network switch, hub or router. 10BASE-t and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards use one wire pair for transmission in each direction. The Tx+ line 8P8C modular crossover adapter from each device connects to the tip conductor, and the Txline is connected to the ring. When a terminal device is connected to a switch or hub, this crossover is

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    Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly where they would normally be connected via a network switch, hub or router. 10BASE-t and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards use one wire pair for transmission in each direction. The Tx+ line 8P8C modular crossover adapter from each device connects to the tip conductor, and the Txline is connected to the ring. When a terminal device is connected to a switch or hub, this crossover is

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    Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly where they would normally be connected via a network switch, hub or router. 10BASE-t and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards use one wire pair for transmission in each direction. The Tx+ line 8P8C modular crossover adapter from each device connects to the tip conductor, and the Txline is connected to the ring. When a terminal device is connected to a switch or hub, this crossover is

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    Ethernet crossover cable


    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    An Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used


    to connect computing devices together directly where they
    would normally be connected via a network switch, hub or
    router, such as directly connecting two personal computers
    via their network adapters.

    Contents
    ■ 1 Overview Crossover cable ends
    ■ 2 Crossover cable pinouts
    ■ 3 Automatic crossover
    ■ 4 See also
    ■ 5 References
    ■ 6 External links

    Overview
    The 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards use
    one wire pair for transmission in each direction. The Tx+ line
    from each device connects to the tip conductor, and the Tx- 8P8C modular crossover adapter
    line is connected to the ring. This requires that the transmit
    pair of each device be connected to the receive pair of the device on the other end. When a terminal
    device is connected to a switch or hub, this crossover is done internally in the switch or hub. A
    standard straight through cable is used for this purpose where each pin of the connector on one end
    is connected to the corresponding pin on the other connector.

    Use straight-through cables for the following connections: Switch to router, Switch to PC or server,
    Hub to PC or server PC or server to Hub

    One terminal device may be connected directly to another without the use of a switch or hub, but in
    that case the crossover must be done externally in the cable. Since 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX use
    pairs 2 and 3, these two pairs must be swapped in the cable. This is a crossover cable. A crossover
    cable must also be used to connect two internally crossed devices (e.g., two hubs) as the internal
    crossovers cancel each other out. This can also be accomplished by using a straight through cable in
    series with a modular crossover adapter.

    Because the only difference between the T568A and T568B pin/pair assignments are that pairs 2 and
    3 are swapped, a crossover cable may be envisioned as a cable with one connector following T568A
    and the other T568B. Such a cable will work for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. Gigabit Ethernet (and
    an early Fast Ethernet variant, 100BASE-T4) use all four pairs and requires the other two pairs (1
    and 4) to be swapped.

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    Crossover cable pinouts


    Two pairs crossed, two pairs uncrossed
    10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX crossover
    Connection 1: T568A Connection 2: T568B
    Pin Pins on plug face
    signal pair color signal pair color

    1 BI_DA+ 3 white/green BI_DB+ 2 white/orange


    stripe stripe
    2 BI_DA- 3 BI_DB- 2
    green solid orange solid

    3 BI_DB+ 2 white/orange BI_DA+ 3 white/green


    stripe stripe
    4 1 1
    blue solid blue solid

    5 1 white/blue 1 white/blue
    stripe stripe
    6 BI_DB- 2 BI_DA- 3
    orange solid green solid

    7 4 white/brown 4 white/brown
    stripe stripe
    8 4 4
    brown solid brown solid

    Certain equipment or installations, including those in which phone and/or power are mixed with data
    in the same cable, may require that the "non-data" pairs 1 and 4 (pins 4, 5, 7 and 8) remain un-
    crossed.

    Gigabit T568A crossover


    All four pairs crossed
    10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4 or 1000BASE-T crossover (shown as T568A)
    Connection 2: T568A
    Connection 1: T568A
    Pin Crossed Pins on plug face
    signal pair color signal pair color

    1 BI_DA+ 3 white/green BI_DB+ 2 white/orange


    stripe stripe
    2 BI_DA- 3 BI_DB- 2
    green solid orange solid

    3 BI_DB+ 2 white/orange BI_DA+ 3 white/green


    stripe stripe

    4 BI_DC+ 1 BI_DD+ 4 white/brown


    blue solid
    stripe

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    5 BI_DC- 1 white/blue BI_DD- 4


    brown solid
    stripe

    6 BI_DB- 2 BI_DA- 3
    orange solid green solid

    7 BI_DD+ 4 white/brown BI_DC+ 1


    blue solid
    stripe

    8 BI_DD- 4 BI_DC- 1 white/blue


    brown solid
    stripe

    Gigabit T568B crossover


    All four pairs crossed
    10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4 or 1000BASE-T crossover (shown as T568B)
    Connection 2: T568B
    Connection 1: T568B
    Pin Crossed Pins on plug face
    signal pair color signal pair color

    1 BI_DA+ 2 white/orange BI_DB+ 3 white/green


    stripe stripe
    2 BI_DA- 2 BI_DB- 3
    orange solid green solid

    3 BI_DB+ 3 white/green BI_DA+ 2 white/orange


    stripe stripe

    4 BI_DC+ 1 BI_DD+ 4 white/brown


    blue solid
    stripe

    5 BI_DC- 1 white/blue BI_DD- 4


    brown solid
    stripe
    6 BI_DB- 3 BI_DA- 2
    green solid orange solid

    7 BI_DD+ 4 white/brown BI_DC+ 1


    blue solid
    stripe

    8 BI_DD- 4 BI_DC- 1 white/blue


    brown solid
    stripe

    In practice, it does not matter if your Ethernet cables are wired as T568A or T568B, just so long as
    both ends follow the same wiring format. Typical commercially available "pre-wired" cables can
    follow either format depending the manufacturer. What this means is that you may discover that one
    manufacturer's cables are wired one way and another's the other way, yet both are "correct" and will

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    work. In either case, T568A or T568B, a normal (un-crossed) cable will have both ends wired
    according to the layout in the Connection 1 column.

    Automatic crossover
    Automatic MDI/MDI-X Configuration is specified as an optional feature in the 1000BASE-T
    standard[1], meaning that straight-through cables will often work between Gigabit capable interfaces.
    This feature eliminates the need for crossover cables, making obsolete the uplink/normal ports and
    manual selector switches found on many older hubs and switches and greatly reducing installation
    errors. Note that although Automatic MDI/MDI-X is generally implemented, a crossover cable
    would still be required in the occasional situation that neither of the connected devices has the
    feature implemented and enabled. Prior to the 1000Base-T standard, using a crossover cable to
    connect a device to a network accidentally, usually meant wasted time troubleshooting the resulting
    lack of connection, but with this standard in place, that is no longer a concern.

    Modern switches automatically apply an internal crossover when necessary. Besides the eventually
    agreed upon Automatic MDI/MDI-X, this feature may also be referred to by various vendor-specific
    terms including: Auto uplink and trade, Universal Cable Recognition and Auto Sensing.

    See also
    ■ Crossover cable
    ■ Registered jack, which expands on the introduction and evolution of these connectors.
    ■ Ethernet over twisted pair

    References
    1. ^ Clause 40.4.4 in IEEE 802.3-2008

    External links
    ■ Creating a crossover network (http://www.jamus.co.nz/technology/technology.php)
    Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable"
    Categories: Ethernet cables | Signal cables

    ■ This page was last modified on 15 April 2010 at 15:17.


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