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FIGURE 45

UTP Crossover Cable

FIGURE 46

Cat-5 Crossover Cable for 1000Base-T

NOTE

The 802.3ab standard calls for automatic negotiation of the connection between two 1000Base-T
ports. Consequently, a crossover cable may not be required; a straight-through cable may work as
well.

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers

Straight-through UTP cabling is required for direct UTP attachment to workstations, servers, or
routers using network interface cards (NICs).

Fiber cabling is required for direct attachment to Gigabit NICs or switches and routers through fiber
ports. Refer to

“Connecting a network device to a fiber port”

on page 61.

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