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The document discusses Ethernet cabling standards TIA/EIA 568-A and TIA/EIA 568-B for defining pinouts of RJ-45 connectors using unshielded twisted pair cable. While the standards appear related, they are not interchangeable. Straight-through Ethernet cables use either the T-568A or T-568B wiring standard, while crossover cables are needed to directly connect two Ethernet devices and are created by wiring one end to the T-568A standard and the other to T-568B.

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Color Codes

The document discusses Ethernet cabling standards TIA/EIA 568-A and TIA/EIA 568-B for defining pinouts of RJ-45 connectors using unshielded twisted pair cable. While the standards appear related, they are not interchangeable. Straight-through Ethernet cables use either the T-568A or T-568B wiring standard, while crossover cables are needed to directly connect two Ethernet devices and are created by wiring one end to the T-568A standard and the other to T-568B.

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The TIA/EIA 568-A standard which was ratified in 1995, was replaced by the TIA/EIA

568-B standard in 2002 and has been updated since. Both standards define the T-
568A and T-568B pin-outs for using Unshielded Twisted Pair cable and RJ-45
connectors for Ethernet connectivity. The standards and pin-out specification appear
to be related and interchangeable, but are not the same and should not be used
interchangeably.

T-568B Straight-Through Ethernet Cable

Both the T-568A and the T-568B standard Straight-Through cables are used most
often as patch cords for your Ethernet connections. If you require a cable to connect
two Ethernet devices directly together without a hub or when you connect two hubs
together, you will need to use a Crossover cable instead.
RJ-45 Crossover Ethernet Cable

A good way of remembering how to wire a Crossover Ethernet cable is to wire one
end using the T-568A standard and the other end using the T-568B standard.
Another way of remembering the color coding is to simply switch the Green set of
wires in place with the Orange set of wires. Specifically, switch the solid Green (G)
with the solid Orange, and switch the green/white with the orange/white.

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