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Cabling Standards, Media, and Connectors
General Media Considerations
Broadband Versus Baseband
Simplex, Half Duplex, and Full Duplex
Media Interference
Attenuation
Data Transmission Rates
Network Media
Twisted-pair Cabling
Coaxial
Thin Coax
Fiber-optic Cable
Media Connectors
BNC Connectors
RJ-11 Connectors
RJ-45 Connectors
F-Type
Fiber Connectors
IEEE1394
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
IEEE 802.3 Standards
10 Mbps Networking Standards
10Base2
Coaxial and the 5-4-3 Rule
10BaseT
UTP and the 5-4-5 Rule
10BaseFL
Fast Ethernet
100BaseTX
100BaseT4
100BaseFX
Gigabit Ethernet
802.3z
802.3ab
10 Gigabit Ethernet
When it comes to working with an existing network or implementing a new network, you need to be able to identify the characteristics of network media and their associated cabling. This tutorial focuses on the media and connectors used in today's networks.