1. INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK CABLING
MODULE 5
COPPER OPTIC-BASED SYSTEM
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Goal 5
At the completion of this module, students will be able to terminate, punch down and test on 66 and 110 connecting blocks, and complete the construction of jacks. Students use the ACT with DAVE TM unit to test and troubleshoot cabling systems and map pair to pin configurations. Students also perform a Tone and Trace of UTP cabling systems.
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3. Objectives:
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting means working like a detective to interpret test results and other clues to diagnose, and ultimately, fix a problem.
Technicians on a job do this all the time. They must understand the condition of a system from the way it behaves and the results on their testing equipment. This is where a thorough knowledge of common cabling faults and how they reveal themselves is valuable.
In this module, you can use the test results from the DAVE-3 TM testers to diagnose some of the cabling faults covered in Module 4. You can then reconfigure the pin jumpers on your ACT panel to eliminate the error.
When troubleshooting, it’s important to follow an ordered process. Follow the same steps in the same order all the time. Separate what you know from what you only suspect, then build on what you know. We’ve supplied a troubleshooting worksheet on page5- 4 to help you.
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5. Troubleshooting Guide
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Troubleshooting Guide
Here are some things to remember about the DAVE-3 TM responses and what they mean. A certain pattern of lights means a certain type of trouble.
A green LED means Tip connected to Tip.
If the LED is green –
and it lights in the correct second –
and the Split Pair light does not come on, that pair is OK.
If the Split Pair light comes on, the Ring may be open or terminated on another pair.
and it lights out of sequence, the tip of that pair is connected to the tip of another pair –
If the Split Pair light does not come on, it's a transposable. That means the Ring of that pair is also connected to the Ring of another pair.
Transposable don’t always come in pairs.
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A red LED means Tip connected to Ring.
If the LED is red –
and it lights in the correct second, that's a reversal: the Tip of that Pair is connected to the Ring of that same pair –
If the Split Pair light does not come on, the Ring is connected to the Tip of the same pair. If the Split Pair light does come on, the ring may be open or terminated incorrectly.
and it lights out of sequence, the Tip is connected to the Ring of another pair. This is a reversal with a transposable.
If the Split Pair light does not come on, the Ring is also connected to the Tip of the other pair.
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7. Troubleshooting Guide (continued)
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Troubleshooting Guide (continued)
An LED that lights twice means two Tips are connected to the same pair.
An LED that does not light may mean the Tip is not connected to the receiver.
This could be an Open – the Tip is disconnected, or a Short – the Tip is connected to another terminal on the transmitter
The 6 Questions
When you're troubleshooting a wiring fault from the DAVE responses, try this technique. Answer each of these questions:
1. How many conductors are there?
2. Where are the Tips and where are the Rings?
3. Where is Pair 1?
4. Where is Pair 2?
5. Where is Pair 3?
6. Where is Pair 4?
Use what you know about the DAVE responses to help you answer these questions and isolate the fault.
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8. Troubleshooting Worksheet
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Troubleshooting Worksheet
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10. Activity 5.1 Battle Star Troubleshooting
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14. Activity 5.2 Battle Cables
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The 66 Block
As you remember from Module 2, the 66-type terminal block has been used for many years. The 66-type block is used for telephone connections and sometimes data. These blocks are rated up to Cat 5. The 66-type terminal block in the ACT unit is a split block with 50 rows, and four columns. The rows are numbered and are often called "positions". So, for example, the eight wires in a 4-pair cable would occupy positions 1 through 8 on the block.
The ACT Unit 66 Block makes the cross-connection from left to right with bridging clips, small metal clips that link the center pins on each row together. The entire block can accommodate six 4-pair cables in positions 1 through 48 on the left side. The cables those cables connect to would be in positions 1 through 48 on the right side. The left two columns are for the incoming signal; the right two columns are for the outgoing signal. The signal passes from the left to the right side of the block. Positions 49 and 50 of both columns remain vacant.
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Activity 5.3 Testing 4-Pair UTP Cable Between a Modular Jack and a 66 Block
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Activity 5.4: Testing 4-Pair UTP Cable Between a Modular Jack and a 110 Block
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41. ACTIVITY 5.5 Testing 4-PAIR UTP Cable Between a Modular Jack and Modular Patch Panel
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47. A Little Review: The 110 Block
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A Little Review: The 110 Block
The110 terminal block is used for data cables because they are rated for Category 5e and higher. The 110 Block in the ACT panel is capable of terminating up to 25 pairs on each row, 50 pairs all together.
Unlike 66 Blocks, which pass the signal from left to right, 110 Blocks pass the signal from bottom to top. You punch down wire pairs between the plastic "teeth" on the block, and then attach a connecting block with metal contacts on top of them. Punch down a second set of wires on the connecting block, and the continuity is complete.
As with 66 Blocks, you punch down on 110 Blocks in pair order, Tips first. Cables enter the block from the center channel and are terminated above and below. Cables 1, 2, and 3 enter from the left and terminate at the top row. Cables 4, 5, and 6 enter from the right and also terminate at the top.
Cables 7, 8, and 9 enter from the left and terminate on the bottom row. Cables 10, 11, and 12 enter from the right and also go down.
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48. Activity 5.7: Terminating 4-pair UTP Cable on the 110 Block
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Activity 5.7: Terminating 4-pair UTP Cable on the 110 Block
Objective: To terminate a 4-Pair UTP Cable on the 110 Block according to pair configuration using the 1-wire punch down tool. To use the ACT with DAVETM to check connectivity of the 110 Block system.
Equipment:
ACT unit
DAVE-3 Transmitter and Receiver 1-
Wire Punch down Tool with 110 Blade
Cable Supply: a length of 4-Pair UTP (solid) cable terminated on one end with an 8P8C modular plug
Cable Stripping Tool
110 Test Adapter
One 4-Pair UTP Known Good Cable
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49. 1 Part I. Terminating Procedure:
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Part I. Terminating
Procedure:
Install the 110 blade in the punch down tool. You will be using the cut end.
Mark a spot on the jacket of the cable supply about 1 and a half inches from the free end of the cable (the unterminated end of the cable).
Using the cable-stripping tool, score the cable jacket around its entire circumference at the location of the mark.
Remove and discard the end piece of the cable jacket.
Fan the wires protruding from the end of the jacket and arrange them in pair order: Blue, Orange, Green and Brown.
Remember the pair-to-pin layout of the 110 Block is as follows:
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7. You will be punching down the cable supply onto the Cable #1 connecting block of the 110 Block. First, take a close look at the connecting block. Each pair location is shown by a colored rectangle that corresponds to the color of the pair. These colored teeth are tapered. The other teeth are flat. To place pair wires in their proper positions, do not untwist the pairs. Instead, lay the pairs over the colored teeth and force down so the two wires are split apart, Tip to the left and Ring to the right. This helps maintain the proper untwist.
8. As with the 66 Block, position the cable jacket in the center of the 110 Block, or follow installation requirements. You will terminate Pair 2 (orange) first, then Pair 3 (green), then Pair 1 (blue), and finally, Pair 4 (brown).
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9. With your punch down tool cutting edge positioned on the non-signal side of the termination, push down firmly to seat and trim the wire, first the white/orange, then the orange.
Remove the tool and clear away the wire clipping.
11. Repeat steps for the remaining conductors. Do Pair 3 next, then Pair 1, and then Pair 4.
12. Using the wiring sequence in the illustration below:
Draw the proper connections to the 110 Connecting Block making sure to illustrate the twist.
B. Further illustrate the connection by labeling the 110 Connecting Block pins with the number associated with each wire in the given wiring sequence (Pair 1 Tip, Pair 2 Ring, etc).
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53. 1 Part II. Troubleshooting The 4-Pair UTP 110 Block Cable System
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Part II. Troubleshooting The 4-Pair UTP 110 Block Cable System
Connect the Modular Plug of the Cable Supply to the 568B jack on the DAVE-3 TM Transmitter.
2. Connect the DAVE-3 Receiver to the Lower Green 8P8C modular jack on the ACT unit using a KGC cable. See illustration on next page.
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Put the Transmitter into Cable Test mode. Observe your reading on the Receiver and record below.
You are now testing the "cable run" from your Cable Supply, to the 110 Block and then to the Patch Panel. All four LEDs on the DAVE-3TM Receiver should be lighting green in the proper sequence, G1 G2 G3 G4 PAUSE OFF and repeat, indicating proper continuity on all four pairs.
If you do not receive this response, use your knowledge of the DAVE-3 TM test results to troubleshoot and then fix the problem. Test again.
4. Turn off Transmitter
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Tone and Tracing
A Tone Box is a simple tone generator (1 kHz to 5kHz) that can be connected to a cabling system. A tone generator is a device that produces a unique sound signal. When applied to a twisted pair circuit, the signal is strong enough to be picked up by a Tracer placed next to the cable. The Tracer generates an audible tone indicating presence of the signal in the cable adjacent to the tracer. The process of sending a Tone down a cable to be picked up by a Tracer is called Toning.
Toning is primarily used for identifying cables. Suppose, for instance, you have been hired to move members of one office to another location in a building. This move requires that the cabling system serving their phone lines and data lines be re-routed.
The re-routing can be done at the block in the telecom room, but none of the cables are labeled at the wiring block location. You can see that a 4-pair UTP cable is leaving the work area outlet and entering a plenum area above the office, but there are 50 cables coming out of that plenum and going into the telecom room. How can you find the cable you’re looking for?
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Tone and Tracing Cont.
To determine which cable on the block is connected to the work area outlet, you perform a Tone and Trace, using the following steps:
Connect the Tone box to the outlet at the workstation.
In the telecom room, move the antenna of the Tracer close to each of the cables terminated on the block. Since the Tracer is designed to pick up the frequency of the Tone generated by the Tone box, the Tracer will emit a sound when it is near the cable connected to the Tone box.
Your DAVE-3TM Test Set has a built in Tone and Trace feature. The Transmitter can send out a Tone on a cable, and the Receiver can Trace, or find, the tone. When the Receiver locates the tone, you will hear the tone coming from the unit. This is useful while working out in the field. You will be using this feature on your ACT with DAVETM training aid.
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Module Review
This concludes the 4-Pair UTP and 4-Pair STP portion of the course. In this section of the course, you have familiarized yourself with the ACT and the DAVE-3TM tester. You have learned about 4-Pair UTP and 4-Pair STP cables and their associated apparatus, including modular jacks, modular patch panels, 66-type terminal blocks and 110-type terminal blocks.
You have tested for foreign voltage, opens, shorts, transposable, and reversals. You have tested using modular-to-modular, modular-to-patch panel, modular-to-66 Block, and modular-to-110-Block scenarios. You have terminated and tested 4-Pair cable on a 66 Block, a 110 Block and a modular jack.
The most common wiring conditions and their DAVE-3 TM responses are: 1 14 16 8 13 12 6
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Module Review Cont.
The most common wiring conditions and their DAVE-3 TM responses are:
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