What Cable for What Protocol?

Some Protocols and Their Recommended Cables:

• Ethernet

10Base-T

Two pair UTP Cat-3, Cat-4, Cat-5, all with 8-position modular connectors

10Base-2 (Thinnet)

RG-58 coaxial cable with BNC connectors

10Base-5 (Thicknet)

0.4 inch 50 ohm coaxial cable with DB-15 AUI connectors

10Base-F

Optical fiber

100Base-T (Fast Ethernet)

Four pair UTP Cat-3 or Cat-4, two or four pair UTP Cat-5, with 8-position modular connectors

100Base-FX

Optical fiber

100Base-VG-AnyLAN

Four pair UTP Cat-3 or Cat-4, two or four pair UTP Cat-5, with 8-position modular connectors

Two pair STP

Optical fiber

10Broad-36

RG-59 Coaxial cable with BNC connectors

• Token-Ring

4 Mbps Token Ring

Type III Cable: Two pair UTP Cat-3, Cat-4, or Cat-5, with 8-position modular connectors

Type I Cable: Two pair STP with hermaphroditic connectors

Optical fiber (for hubs and repeaters)

16 Mbps Token Ring

Type III Cable: Two pair UTP Cat-4 or Cat-5, with 8-position modular connectors

Type I Cable: Two pair STP with hermaphroditic connectors

Optical fiber (for hubs and repeaters)

• ARCNET

• RG-62 coaxial cable with BNC connectors
• Two pair UTP Cat-3, Cat-4, or Cat-5, with 4-position, 6-position, or 8-position modular connectors
• Optical fiber

• FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)

• Optical fiber

• CDDI (Copper Distributed Data Interface)

• Type III Cable: Two pair UTP Cat-4 or Cat-5, with 8-position modular connectors
• Type I Cable: Two pair STP with hermaphroditic connectors

• ATM

• Optical fiber

• X.25, ISDN, SDMS, POTS

• Can be over copper wire or optical fiber

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