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Bundled cable
Unbundled cable
Network Analyzer
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Victim
cable
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50
Attenuator
50:100 Interface
Cable ties
50:100
Interface
Matching
pad
6 dB Splitter
10 cm
Disturber
Victim
100 Ohm
Terminations
40 meters
1 meter
patch cords
10 cm
100 Ohm
Terminations
1 meter
patch cords
Figure of Merit
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-35
Unbundling reduces
coupling about 4 dB
-40
-45
-50
-55
-60
Variation in bundling
may be more important
than cable category.
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-70
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Frequency (MHz)
IEEE802.3 Interim January 2003
10GBASE-T
Adjacent pairs
-20
Victim cable
-30
Disturber cable
Victim cable
Disturber cables
-40
No victim/disturbers in
adjacent patch panel ports.
-50
-60
Adjacent pairs = -35.08 dB
Opposite pairs = -39.83 dB
Cat 5e PTP NEXT limit
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-80
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Separation reduces
coupling 4-5 dB; correlates
with unbundled test case.
Frequency (MHz)
IEEE802.3 Interim January 2003
10GBASE-T
-20
-30
Disturber cables
Victim cable
Disturber cables
-40
Test case is
unbundled Cat 5e
-50
-60
-70
-80
Cables on adjacent
plug ports of patch
panel (cables 3 and 5)
are dominant disturbers
(> 5 dB)
Cable 1 = -44.83 dB
Cable 2 = -44.61 dB
Cable 3 = -38.75 dB
Cable 5 = -39.38 dB
Cable 6 = -46.17 dB
Cable 7 = -46.58 dB
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Frequency (MHz)
IEEE802.3 Interim January 2003
10GBASE-T
Victim
port
Adjacent ports
Patch panel coupling becomes very significant (> 4 dB) for unbundled cable; less
significant (< 2 dB) for tightly bundled cable.
Patch panel coupling depends on proximity, terminal layout geometry, and quality of
installation.
Keystone jacks in panel frames produce less coupling for Cat 5e installations.
Alien NEXT effects from wiring installation may not be detected by cable analyzers.
IEEE802.3 Interim January 2003
10GBASE-T
-25
-30
-35
-40
-45
Produces attenuated
NEXT behavior
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-55
-60
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-70
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Frequency (MHz)
IEEE802.3 Interim January 2003
10GBASE-T
10
-36.81 dB
-38.47 dB
-41.16 dB
-35.61 dB
-39.28 dB
-40.13 dB
-40.22 dB
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