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Cabling Guidelines
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Appendix A
Cabling Guidelines
This appendix provides specifications for cables used with a NETGEAR GSM73xx Level 3 
Managed Switch Software v2.
Fast Ethernet Cable Guidelines
Fast Ethernet uses UTP cable, as specified in the IEEE 802.3u standard for 100BASE-TX.The 
specification requires Category 5 UTP cable consisting of either two-pair or four-pair twisted 
insulated copper conductors bound in a single plastic sheath. Category 5 cable is certified up to 
100 MHz bandwidth. 100BASE-TX operation uses one pair of wires for transmission and the 
other pair for receiving and for collision detection.
When installing Category 5 UTP cabling, use the following guidelines to ensure that your cables 
perform to the following specifications:
Certification
 
Make sure that your Category 5 UTP cable has completed the Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL) or 
Electronic Testing Laboratories (ETL) certification process.
Termination method
 
To minimize cross-talk noise, maintain the twist ratio of the cable up to the point of termination; 
untwist at any RJ-45 plug or patch panel should not exceed 0.5 inch (1.5 cm).