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| As with all cabling media, considerations that may degrade transmission performance of installed cabling systems include cabling practices that relate to connector terminations, cable management, the use of cross-connect jumpers or patch cords, and the effects of multiple connections in close proximity.

Requirements

- Installed transmission performance of components that meet requirements of different performance categories (i.e., cables, connectors, and patch cords that are not rated for the same transmission capability) shall be classified by the least performing component in the link.
- The connecting hardware manufacturer's instructions for cable sheath strip-back shall be followed.
- When terminating category 5e and higher cables, the cable pair twists shall be maintained to within 13 mm (0.5 in) from the point of termination.
- When terminating category 3 cables, the cable pair twists shall be maintained to within 75 mm (3 in) from the point of termination.

Recommendations

- To maintain the cable geometry, remove the cable sheath only as much as necessary to terminate the cable pairs on the connecting hardware.
- For best performance when terminating cable on connecting hardware, the cable pair twists should be maintained as close as possible to the point of termination.

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