16 Mb/s token ring on unshielded twisted pair cabling

Author

Hill, T. ; Kalbarczyk, K. ; Schmidt, R.V. ; Smith, R.W.

Author_Institution

SynOptics Commun. Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

14-17 Oct 1991

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

72

Abstract

Local area networks operating on structured cabling systems using unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable are finding increased utilization. These systems provide low cost installation and easy administration. The paper addresses the technical issues concerning the implementation of a robust and practical 16 Mb/s token ring LAN using unshielded twisted pair cabling for lobe connections. Three technical approaches are presented and evaluated for both common unshielded twisted pair cable and new high performance unshielded twisted pair cable. It is shown that 16 Mb/s token ring can operate with lobe lengths of 300 feet on both types of UTP cables provided the appropriate technical approach is implemented

Keywords

local area networks; telecommunication cables; token networks; 16 Mbit/s; lobe connections; local area networks; structured cabling systems; token ring LAN; unshielded twisted pair cabling; Cable shielding; Communication cables; Costs; Electromagnetic interference; Local area networks; Power cables; Power system reliability; Telephony; Token networks; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 1991. Proceedings., 16th Conference on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2370-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.1991.208048

Filename

208048