Cable Basics
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Finding Cables by Category
This guide organizes Nortel Networks cables into seven connection categories.
Table 1-1
shows the chapter that contains each category.
After determining the connection category and type of connector that you need, go
to the appropriate chapter. The table at the beginning of each chapter provides
additional information about each cable in that category.
Table 1-1. Cable Category Locations
Category Chapter
Console/modem 2
Local area network (LAN)
• Ethernet
• Token ring
• Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
• Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
3
High Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) 4
Multichannel E1, T1, T1 framer, and channel service unit (CSU) 5
Standard synchronous
• Coaxial
• Crossover and loopback
• Straight-through
•Pass-through
6
Dial-up services 7
Cable adapters 8
