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From: macklin@garnet.berkeley.edu (Macklin Burnham)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: 10BaseT on 26 AWG UTP?
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Date: 20 Mar 90 16:33:48 GMT
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In article <8564@lindy.Stanford.EDU> romeo@lindy.UUCP (Patrick Goebel) writes:
>Due to limited conduit capacity, it has been suggested to us that we
>pull 26 AWG unshielded twisted pair (UTP) to support a planned 10BaseT
>ethernet instead of the standard 24 AWG wire.  I have heard that one
>can use either 22, 24 or 26 AWG wire with only a corresponding
>reduction in the length of the maximum run.  However, I am concerned
>that there might be additional electrical differences that could cause
>the 22 and 26 AWG media to fall outside the 10BaseT specs.  Does
>anyone know if the current form of the 10BaseT "standard" specifies
>only a 24 AWG medium?
>
The standard specifies 22-26 AWG wire, with no distance penalty.The equipment
is supposed to drive 100 meters of wire of any of those sizes.
Mack Burnham
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