This section describes Layer 1 (physical) connections and pinouts.
| Cabling |
Pin-outs and descriptions. Includes RS232 (and the rest of the RS-XXX alaphabet soup), V.24, V.35, V.10, V.11. Connectors e.g. DB25, DB9, RJ45. LAN Wiring (crossed, uncrossed, 10BaseT, 100baseT). RJxx and
Telephone wiring. FAQ on terminology. Electrical information for RS (EIA/TIA) standards and a Serial Interface Primer. |
| RS-232 Wiring |
RS232, T1 and V.35 pinouts. |
| LAN Wiring |
LAN 10, 100 and Gigabit LAN wiring. |
| PC |
Pin-outs and descriptions. Includes DIN and Mini-DIN, Monitors (VGA, EGA, CGA, DVI, DisplayPort), USB and MiniUSB, Firewire (IEEE 1394a/b), Printer port and centronics connectors. We've just started a section on PC connections and speeds. |
| GSTN |
Global Switched Telephone Network (wow!) which is also called, more modestly, the PSTN. Pin-outs and descriptions. Includes ISDN, E1 and T1. SS7 and SIGTRAN protcols and Tx, DSx, Ex and OCx data rates. |
