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5.4 Given a scenario, deploy the appropriate wired connectivity standard

Ethernet standards
- 10Base2
  - aka Thinnet due to the thin coax wire used to connect hosts together
  - 10Mbps bandwidth
  - Baseband media (coaxial cable)
  - Almost 200 meters (185m) distance before attenuation
  - Physical and logical Bus topology
  - AUI (Attachment Unit Interface)
    - 15 pin connector that connected from the NIC to a MAU (Medium Attachment Unit) that then connected to a Vampire Tap that connected to the coax cable
  - BNC (Barrel Nut Connector, British Naval Connector, Bayonet Neil-Concelman, Bayonet Nut Connector)
    - BNC connector from the NIC to the T-Connector, to the coax cable
- 10BaseT
  - 10Mbps bandwidth
  - Baseband media (Category 3 UTP, hence the "T" in 10BaseT. T = Twisted Pair)
  - Distance of 100 meters before attenuation
  - Physical Star and logical Bus topologies
    - Uses network hubs and switches to connect nodes
    - Only one host per segment or wire
  - RJ45 connector
    - 8 pin modular connector
- 100BaseTX
  - 100Mbps
  - Cat 5, 5e, or 6 UTP two-pair wiring
    - Pins 1,2 for TX
    - Pins 3,6 for RX
    - Pins 4,5,7,8 are actively terminated
  - Distance of 100 meters
  - Uses RJ45
  - Physical Star, Logical Bus
- 1000BaseT
  - 1000Mbps bandwidth
  - Baseband media (Category 5 UTP)
    - 4 pair wiring
  - Distance of 100m
- 1000BaseTX
  - 1000Mbps
  - Cat5
    - 2 pair wiring
  - 100 meters
  - Has been replaced by Cat 6
- 10GBaseT
  - 10Gbps
  - Cat5e, Cat6, Cat7
  - 100 meters
  - Economical way to achieve a Gigabit LAN
- 100BaseFX
  - 100Mbps
  - 62.6/125-micron Multimode Fiber cable
  - 412 meters (Multimode) 2000 Meters w/repeaters
  - ST and SC connectors
  - Inexpensive way to connect a network over long distance, especially when 100mbps is adequate
    - Uses LEDs instead of lasers which reduces cost
    - Inherently more secure than copper as it is much more difficult to tap without detection
    - FDDI users can jump to Ethernet easily
- 10GBaseSR
  - 10Gbps
  - Uses short wavelength 850nm lasers
  - Depending on the type of MM fiber cable, distances range from 26m to 300m
    - Maximum distances are only achieved with the highest quality MMF
- 10GBaseER
  - Extra Long Wavelength 1550nm lasers
  - Single-mode fiber
  - Distance range from 2m to 40km
    - Depends on the fiber quality to reach max
- 10GBaseSW
  - Multimode Fiber
  - 850nm lasers
  - Distance up to 300m
  - Designed to connect to SONET equipment
- IEEE 1905.1-2013
  - Attempt to simplify home networking by implementing push-button auto config for whatever network connections are available on the devices
  - Works for devices using...
    - WiFi (802.11)
    - Homeplug (1901)
    - Ethernet (802.3)
    - Multimedia over CoAx (MoCA)
  - Biggest benefits are
    - Load balancing
    - Ease of use/install
Ethernet over HDMI
- Adds a channel for ethernet inside of the HDMI cable
- This allows for network connectivity to devices that have an HDMI connection without needing a separate ethernet cable
Ethernet over power line
- IEEE 1901 specification Broadband over Powerline
  - Power line Communication (PLC)
- Great for monitoring devices that are plugged into the wall plug to check power consumption
- 500Mbps up to 1500 meters
- Ultimately you would be able to get internet connectivity just by plugging a device into the wall for power
- Problems
  - Power lines are noisy
  - Can interfere with shortwave communications
    - The unshielded power lines can act as shortwave antennas
Wiring standards
- EIA/TIA 568A/568B
  - Be sure to standardize your network with one specification and stick with it
Broadband standards
- DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification)
  - Used by cable tv companies to provide high-speed internet connectivity over their coax
    - End user needs a DOCSIS modem
  - v3.1 supports 10Gbps downstream and 1Gbps upstream