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- From: pat@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Pat Thaler)
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:01:57 GMT
- Subject: Re: 10bT patch panneling
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- In comp.dcom.lans.ethernet, avraham@itexjct.jct.ac.il (avraham shir-el) writes:
-
- how sensitive is 10bT to additional connectors between the node and the hub?
- i know that w/ 10b2 additional bnc's on the segment, (ex. at the ducting)
- will reduce the max # of nodes u can put on the segment, and/or
- reduce the max length of the segment.
-
- with 10bT, if i have a patch panel between the node and the hub, using
- twisted-pair cable for the patch cords, will i need to reduce
- the max total length of the cable due to loss at each connector?
- tnx in advance
- ams
-
- When we wrote the 10BASE-T standard, we allowed for a wall jack and a
- patch panel with 100 m of cable.
-
- The limit on number of connectors in 10BASE2 is primarily due to the
- additional DC loop resistance added. The collision detection depends
- on this DC loop resistance.
-
- In 10BASE-T, DC loop resistance is not significant and the limitation
- is due less to the properties of the connector than the fact that it is
- connecting two pieces of cable with different impedance. This impedance
- mismatch causes loss of signal (attenuation). It also reflects some signal
- back which can hit other impedance mismatches and return delayed as noise.
-
- So, two things have to be checked if additional connectors are present,
- attenuation and jitter. Only the former is reduced by shortening the
- cable length.
-
- Pat Thaler
-