Common Systems Connection Standards AT&T Services, Inc
Date: August 31, 2007 ATT-TP-76450, Issue 9
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6.4 DS1 Cross-Connect Wire
DS1 Cross-Connect Wire (Violet/Red) shall be special high twist Wire to mitigate spectrum
interference with DSL Wire (Violet/Blue).
6.5 DSL Cross-Connect Wire
DSL Cross-Connect Wire (Violet/Blue) with Different turns than DS1(Violet/Red), used to
mitigate spectrum interference.
6.6 Electrical Ethernet Cabling Standards
Electrical Ethernet cabling shall be a minimum Category 5E using either RJ21X connectors or
RJ45 connectors.
6.7 Electrical Jumper (Cross-Connect) Standards
Jumpers for Electrical Ethernet cross-connects shall be a minimum Category 5E using RJ 45
connectors.
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6.8 Data Patch Panels
Data patch panels shall be Electrical (10Base T, 100Base T, 1000Base T) Ethernet Patch
Panels and Skeleton Bays for both Network Element and Ethernet Distributing Frame (EDF)
bays. These patch panels shall have a minimum Category 5E rating.
6.9 Media Converter
Media converters shall be optical range extenders for the limited Electrical Ethernet signal.
6.10 Central Office Copper Wire and Cable Flammability Ratings
