RJ45: Why does it have 8 wires?

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brupala Posted messages 111984 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -
Hello, I would like to know what having 8 wires in an RJ45 is for and what goes through the wire when we are connected to a network.
Thank you!
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1) Data transmission + (10)
2) Data transmission - (10)
3) Data reception + (10)
4) Data transmission + (100)
5) Data transmission - (100)
6) Data reception - (10)
7) Data reception + (100)
8) Data reception - (100)
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brupala Posted messages 111984 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14 425
 
no, that's wrong, read:
1) Data transmission + (10, 100baseT, 1000)
2) Data transmission - (10, 100baseT, 1000)
3) Data reception + (10, 100baseT, 1000)
4) R/Data transmission + (1000)
5) R/Data transmission - (1000)
6) Data reception - (10, 100baseT, 1000)
7) E/Data reception + (1000)
8) E/Data reception - (1000)
and this is just for ethernet, RJ45 can also be used for telephony (digital and analog), token ring, ATM25, G703 .... and others.

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