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Gigabit Twisted Pair Cascaded Network

Figure: Gigabit Twisted Pair Cascaded Network with Cisco 2960 Switches shows a gigabit twisted pair cascaded network with Cisco 2960 switches.

Figure: Gigabit Twisted Pair Cascaded Network with Cisco 2960 Switches


Callout Description
100 m (max) straight-through or crossover cable. Cat. 5(e) Screened Twisted Pair cable is required between switches.
To prevent ground loops, build this cable assembly with a shielded, metal-enclosed RJ45 connector on one end and an isolated, plastic-enclosed RJ45 connector on the other end. The metal connector end of this cable assembly/link can be placed on either switch.
100 m (max) straight-through cable. The shield on the controller's RJ45 connector connects only to a Faraday cage in the controller; not to the controller's DC ground. Therefore, the RJ45 connectors are floating and the single point of ground is made at the hub or switch to which the controller is connected. Build this cable assembly with a shielded, metal-enclosed RJ45 connector on both ends .
100 m (max) straight-through cable. To prevent ground loops, build this cable assembly with a shielded, metal-enclosed RJ45 connector on one end and an isolated, plastic-enclosed RJ45 connector on the other end. The metal connector end of this cable assembly/link must be placed on the switch and not on the PC.
If switch management is to be used over the network via telnet or a web browser, be aware that access privileges and port configuration requirements exist for the twisted pair switch-to-switch links. Refer to "Managing Cisco Switches" in Books Online for information. Refer to the list of reserved IP addresses that are allowed for switches on DeltaV systems. Refer to the Cisco documentation for web management information. A dedicated non-DeltaV PC is required for switch management.
The Management station has special hardware and software requirements. Refer to the information in the related topics before connecting the station to the DeltaV Control Network. before
All twisted pair ports are configured to auto-sense speed and auto-negotiate duplex. Do not hard-configure speed or duplex on the twisted pair switch ports or duplex mismatches, which create communications failures, could occur. Always allow the switch to auto-sense speed and auto-negotiate duplex.
The Cisco 2960-8TC-L is equipped with one gigabit port either as a RJ45 or a SFP slot. The SFP slot requires a fiber-optic or twisted pair small form factor pluggable (SFP) module. This slot operates at 1000Mbit (gigabit) full duplex when fitted with the gigabit SFP module. If fitted with a 100BASE-FX SFP module (GLC-FE-100FX) it operates at 100Mbit. This port is not used in this example.