10. 7 CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D PIC: Plastic insulated cables are cables that have plastic or polyethylene insulation over the conductors. The most widely used type of cable.
12. 9 CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D CAT 5/6 Used in LAN/WAN (Local Area Network/Wide Area Network) Designed for high speed data. Conductor pairs are twisted together in a regular spiral pattern. Limited to 100 meters for high speed data and should produce100MHz (bandwidth) capabilities.
14. 11 CABLE IDENTIFICATION CONT’D UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair are cables that have no metal shield. UTP is used indoors and comes in a variety of sizes.
15. 12 What are the four parts of a cables Composition? Answer: Sheath; Shield; Conductors; Insulation of cable pairs What type of material is used to insulate the conductors on PIC cables? Answer: Plastic/Polyethylene
17. 14 CABLE PAIR IDENTIFICATION THREE CONSIDERATIONS Geometric pattern of the cable Color code of the individual conductors Color units, subunits, or super units.
18. 15 GEOMETRIC PATTERN OF THE CABLE Cable conductors arranged in concentric pattern. The center group, regardless of size, is always the start of the cable count. Cables are arranged clockwise, starting with the center.
19. 16 COLOR CODE OF THE INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTORS Ten colors are used to identify the conductors. The binder code uses the same ten colors to identify color units, subunits, and super units.
20. 17 COLOR UNITS, SUBUNITS, OR SUPERUNITS. A unit consists of 25 pairs of conductors. A subunit is a 25-pair (unit) broken down into one 12-pair group and one 13-pair group, or 8,8,9 pair group, less than 25. The super units consist of two or more units.
21. 18 INSULATION COLOR CODE TIP CONDUCTORS (Transmit) RING CONDUCTORS (Receive) 1. BLUE 1. WHITE 2. RED 2. ORANGE 3. BLACK 3. GREEN 4. YELLOW 4. BROWN 5. VIOLET 5. SLATE
22. 19 How many considerations are involved in Identifying cable pairs? Answer: Three How many colors are used to identify conductors? Answer: Ten colors A unit consists of how many pairs of conductors? Answer: 25 pair
23. 20 MEMORY AID TIP CONDUCTORS 1. WHITE - WHILE 2. RED - RUNNING 3.BLACK - BACKWARDS 4. YELLOW - YELL 5. VIOLET - VICTORY
24. 21 MEMORY AID RING CONDUCTORS - BLESS 1. BLUE - OUR 2. ORANGE - GOOD 3. GREEN 4. BROWN - BRAVE 5. SLATE -SOLDIERS
25. 22 INSULATION COLOR CODE Slate Brown Green Orange Blue 3 4 5 1 2 White 9 10 8 6 7 Red 14 13 15 11 12 Black 19 18 16 17 20 Yellow 24 21 23 25 22 Violet Pair Number Tip Colors Ring Colors