
This length includes patch panels and cables. These standards specify a maximum segment length of 100 metres between two devices. The difference between the two is that the orange and green pairs are interchanged as shown. This illustration will assist in identifying the differences between the 568A and 568B colour schemes. This scheme provides one pair for backward compatibility to the USOC wiring scheme. It is also approved by the ANSI/TIA/EIA standard.

It matches the older AT&T 258A colour code. However, N-Tron adopted the 568B standard since it is the most widely used in the industry today. Government regulations require the use of the preferred 568A standard for wiring installed under federal contracts. The 568A wiring pattern is recognised as the preferred wiring scheme for standard use because it provides backward compatibility for both one pair and two pair Universal Service Order codes (AT&T) USOC wiring. Each pair is easily identified by one of four primary colours and is intended to carry a signal and its return. In this case, the 568A scheme has the advantage of having a more natural progression of pairs at the punch block side.Ĭables are generally made up of eight wires twisted together in four pairs. The only time when one scheme has an advantage over the other is when one end of a segment is connected to a modular device, and the other end to a punch block. There is no difference between the two wiring schemes in connectivity or performance when connected form one device to another, so long as the devices are wired for the same scheme. Both colour codes are approved by the American National Standard Institute/Telephone Industry Association/Electronics Industry Association (ANSI/TIA/EIA) wiring standards. The 568A and 568B colour code schemes are used to wire the RJ45 eight position modular plugs correctly. Fibre Optic cable is the only medium that is completely immune to crosstalk and EMI since it uses light to transfer data instead of electrical current.

The 568A and 568B standards were developed to provide more effective communications for longer distances in a Cat5e cable segment than using non standard schemes.
