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Andrew Gabriel
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Structured Wiring Systems - new wiki article
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(Andrew Gabriel) writes:
I wouldn't even go so far as trying to pretend there are just two
standards for POTS over CAT5. We found at least 3 incompatible
LAUs at work -- it's basically each manuafcturer makes up their
own scheme, and make sure you use same manufacturer's LAUs at
both ends (which is a pain when you've ended up with 3 types
sprinkled around the site). The important thing is that the
A and B wired are on a pair, and assuming you don't want risk
of interference/crosstalk, the bell wire isn't carried over the
Cat 5 at all.
When I originally did my home structured cabling, I made a point
of putting A and B wires onto one of the pairs not used by
10/100 ethernet, so I didn't blow up any ethernet ports by
plugging in a POTS line by mistake. However, I'm not all gigabit
s/not/now/
ethernet (uses all 4 pairs) so I just have to be more careful.
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