Network Cable Termination - Comprehensive Guide

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"There are many things that make the network cable termination an extremely challenging proposition"

Network cable termination is an area that requires the highest amount of precision and accuracy. Network termination is essentially the process of connecting the wires to a network plug, jack or patch panel. There are many things that make the network cable termination an extremely challenging proposition; for instance, making sure about the floor-plan numbering to ascertain that each and every cable terminates to their specified slots, making uniform cuts across the cable jackets, keeping each twisted pair as tight as possible and so on and so forth. The first and foremost thing to consider before terminating any cable is to make sure about the pin-outs, that is, whether it is 568-A or 568-B. Let’s have a look at the various aspects of network cable termination that will in turn help you in making an informed choice for your cable termination needs.






The first thing that needs to be considered for the wire termination is the network wiring standards. Although there are many wiring standards, the most popular two standards are T568A and T568B. When it comes to the most superior standard between these two, either one of them will work perfectly for you. You just need to remember that you should use the same wiring standard at the end. There is no substantial difference between these two except their colour.

"The professionals can certainly make the job look clean by elegantly terminating the ends to the patch panel" 

One of the most important pieces of equipments used in the network termination is the wall sockets and patch panels. Most of the wires in any office starts from the server rooms and terminate at all the other departments. Therefore, each of these wires should look clean so that you can differentiate these wires from each other and can precisely tell which wire is terminating at which department. Network termination experts can also label the ends for this purpose. The professionals can certainly make the job look clean by elegantly terminating the ends to the patch panel. The next step is to plug the short patch cable to the hub. Since the patch panel and the wall socket would be colour coded, there are fewer chances of any faulty connections if the network termination professionals are experienced enough.

Having the perfect knowledge of colour coding is the key for a successful network termination. Instead of connecting the wire to the patch panel or wall socket, sometimes, it becomes necessary to use a plug at the end. That’s the time when having the right knowledge about the colour coding becomes all the more important. For instance, in the case of T568B, the colour coding is as follows; White/Blue-Green, White/Green-Blue, White/Brown-Brown and White/Orange-Orange. Though these wires come with 4 pairs, two of them remain unused in most of the cases. Green and orange are the most used pairs, but in case of any emergency, you can also use the unused blue and brown pairs.






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