基于双绞线的千兆以太网1000Base-T与1000BaseTX.doc

基于双绞线的千兆以太网1000Base-T与1000Base-TX1000Base-T1000Base-T技术能在五类线(通过TSB-95认证)上提供1000Mbps的传输带宽，而五类线是在LAN体系中最广泛采用的物理媒体。 IEEE的标准化委员会在1999年6月正式批准1000Base-T成为一种以太网标准。 它是一种使用5类UTP作为网络传输介质的千兆以太网技术，最长有效距离与1000Base-TX一样可以达到100米。 用户可以采用这种技术在原有的快速以太网系统中实现从100Mbps到1000Mbps的平滑升级。 与 1000Base-LX、1000Base-SX和1000Base-CX网络介质不同，1000Base-T不支持8B/10B编码/译码方案， 需要采用专门的更加先进的编码/译码机制。如图所示，1000Base-T是千兆以太网4个物理层之一，收发机制为千兆以太网的两个标准之一： IEEE802.3z或称1000Base-X和IEEE802.3ab或称1000Base-T。 在1000Base-T之前的1000Base-X技术采用三种物理介质：单模光纤、多模光纤和25米的短距离屏蔽铜缆。 由于目前的大多数布线系统是采用的5类双绞线，1000Base-T标准可支持在符合ANSI/TIA/EIA-568A（1995） 标准的5类双绞线上运行千兆以太网。1000Base-T采用4对5类双绞线完成1000Mbps的数据传送，每一对双绞线传送250Mbps的数据流。 1000Base-T要点： 4对线全都使用（全双工） 全双工运行网络设备需要串扰/回声消除技术 超5类及更高的布线系统都可以支持 4级编码（PAM-5） 每个信号电平代表2比特 每秒发送125M符号 与100Base-Tx符号速率相同 降低噪声的干扰 每对线支持250Mbps的数据速率（每个方向）1000Base-Tx1000Base-TX也是基于四对双绞线，但却是以两对线发送，两对线接收( 类似于100Base-TX的一对线发送一对线接收)。由于每对线缆本身不进行双向的传输，线缆之间的串扰就大大降低，同时其编码方式也相对简单。这种技术对网络的接口要求比较低，不需要非常复杂的电路设计，降低了网络接口的成本。但由于使用线缆的效率降低了(两对线收，两对线发)，要达到1000mbps的传输速率，要求带宽就超过100mhz，也就是说在五类和超五类的系统中不能支持该类型的网络。一定需要六类系统的支持。 2对线接收，2对线发送 网络设备无需回声消除技术 只有6类或更高的布线系统才能支持Cabling Installation & Maintenance的相关文章 The case for Category 6 as a Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure The 1000Base-TX standard will pave the way for lower cost gigabit-speed systems. We often hear the mantra of the cable industry-future proof your cabling system. But with 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet) designed to work over existing Category 5 and 5e systems, is there a solid economic justification to deploy Category 6 cabling? In short, yes. Category 6 is not only the best choice to assure sufficient headroom for real-world implementation of Gigabit Ethernet, it also provides the necessary foundation for lowering the total system cost of Gigabit Ethernet. To understand why Category 6 cabling will soon become a critical path in the progression of Ethernet, lets first examine the path our industry has taken. Dr. Robert Metcalf invented Ethernet while working for Xerox in 1976. The technology was refined, and a second generation-called Ethernet II, and often referred to as DIX after its corporate sponsors Digital, Intel and Xerox-was widely used. While Ethernets humble beginnings were only 2.94 Mbits/sec, it soon evolved into a 10 Mbits/sec network protocol that quickly surpassed token ring architectures. Engineers may argue about the technical advantages of Ethernet, but its true initial advantage was in its economics. The acceptance of Ethernet by chip manufacturers led to lower cost network interface cards (NICs), which in turn fueled end user acceptance. More than 22 years ago, Ethernet became the de facto LAN protocol everywhere. The flexibility of Ethernet design allowed for the development of Fast Ethernet (100 Mbits/sec) in 1995, with complete retention of the original frame structure of 10Base-T. Click here to enlarge imageThe 1000Base-T configuration adds a significant amount of complexity and costs because of the bi-directional transmission (two-way transmission on a single pair). This design requires the use of hybrids to separate the transmission path from the receive path. It also requires high-powered digital signal processors (DSPs) to cancel the echoes generated by the near and far-end hybrids. In contrast, the design of 1000Base-TX does not require hybrids, nor does it necessitate echo cancellation. The Gigabit Ethernet NIC market is shaping up to be another 10/100 market, and most likely will take the form of a 10/100/1000 product offering with auto-sensing and auto-configuration for any of the speeds supported by the LAN. The key question is: When will the 10/100/1000 NIC price fall to a 50% premium over 10/100 NICs? When that happens, we would argue that the rate of market adoption of the tri-mode NIC will accelerate quickly. Currently, 1000 Mbits/sec transceiver chip prices for 1000Base-T are in the $17 range. This cost is a significant premium to the current 10/100 Mbits/sec transceiver cost, and the gap is not expected to shrink significantly anytime soon. 100Base-T vs. 1000Base-TXAll this history and the current dynamics bring us to 1000Base-TX. Last year, the Telecommunications Industry Association/ Electronic Industries Alliance (TIA/EIA) approved TIA/EIA-854 Full Duplex Ethernet Specification for 1000 Mbits/sec Operation Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling, with little fanfare. While this new specification does nothing to improve the throughput capacities of Gigabit Ethernet, its design allows for significant reductions in the complexity and quantity of chips needed for Gigabit Ethernet NICs. The technical differences of 1000Base-TX, when compared to 1000Base-T, will translate to lower cost NICs for end users. The price of 1000Base-TX chips is expected to fall below that of 1000Base-T chips late this year, with a price gap that will continue to widen thereafter. The price of NICs and Ethernet switches, being directly correlated to the chip cost, will correspondingly favor 1000Base-TX technology. Consequently, the marketplace is expected to embrace 1000Base-TX NICs (based on TIA/EIA-854) over 1000Base-T NICs (based on IEEE 802.3ab), and the rapid acceptance of 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec NICs over 10/100 Mbits/sec NICs may start as early as 2003. Click here to enlarge imageSince Gigabit Ethernet requires the use of all four pairs in the cable, delay skew can be a concern if all four pairs within the cable do not meet the proper specification. By using cables that have different insulating materials on each pair, the delay skew may be significant enough that a 250 Mbits/sec transmission protocol will not work properly. There are several reasons why 1000Base-T equipment will be made obsolete by an improved technology that is less expensive, uses less power, and is more compact. The two standards specifying Gigabit Ethernet have been issued by different standards organizations. The earlier of the two documents, issued in 1999, is the IEEE 802.3ab specification and applies to 1000Base-T. The second standard published was TIA/EIA-854. Both standards use all four pairs in the cables, but each employs a different transmission technique and bit rate-802.3ab (1000Base-T) calls for a 250 Mbits/sec bit rate applied bi-directionally on each of the four pairs, in full duplex; TIA/EIA-854 (1000Base-TX) calls for a 500 Mbits/sec bit rate applied unidirectionally on each pair so that the transmit path is physically separated from the receive path. The 1000Base-T configuration adds a significant amount of complexity and cost because of the bi-directional transmission (two-way transmission on a single pair). This design requires the use of hybrids to separate the transmission path from the receive path. It also requires high-powered digital signal processors (DSPs) to cancel the echoes generated by the near and far-end hybrids. In addition, near-end and far-end crosstalk must also be filtered out from already-complex signals. This puts a significant burden on the electronics in terms of complexity, chip size, and power consumption. All of these factors equate to higher costs. In contrast, the design of 1000Base-TX does not require hybrids, nor does it necessitate echo cancellation. Consequently, the design of 1000Base-TX allows for its electronics to be much less expensive than comparable 1000Base-T electronics. Addressing the installed baseWith the clear advantages of 1000Base-TX, what is driving the use of 1000Base-T? One factor is that the bit rate is only half that of 1000Base-TX. The architects of 802.3ab intentionally designed it this way to ensure that Gigabit Ethernet would run on existing Category 5 and 5e cabling systems, which make up the majority of installed LANs today. While it is a noble goal for a technology to accommodate the installed base, in this case, it leads to compromises and economic disadvantages for two classes of end users: Those with marginal or inferior cabling that need to upgrade it anyway; Those implementing new LANs without legacy cabling.As for users with marginal or inferior cabling systems, a 2001 survey by Sage Research Inc. () indicates that 87% of companies have Category 5 cabling installed in their horizontal networks. While much of this installed base of Category 5, and even Category 5e, may be perfectly capable of transmitting Gigabit Ethernet, much of it will not. The reason is delay skew-the variation between arrival times of the signals on different pairs. Since Gigabit Ethernet requires the use of all four pairs in the cable, delay skew can be a concern if all four pairs do not meet the proper specification. When different insulating materials are used on the pairs, the signals velocity of propagation will vary according to the materials used. Therefore, by using cables that have different insulating materials on each pair, the delay skew may be significant enough that a 250 Mbits/sec transmission protocol will not work properly. Over the past several years, there have been shortages of insulating materials, specifically fluoropolymers, required to meet Category 5 and 5e performance and plenum ratings. During times of fluoropolymer shortages, some manufacturers insulated only two pairs in the cable with fluoropolymers and substituted a less expensive, more readily available material on the other two pairs. This choice allowed manufacturers to continue producing and selling significant quantities of Category 5 and 5e cables during times of critical material shortages. Click here to enlarge imageFive-level PAM provides better bandwidth use than binary signaling, where each transmitted signal represents a single bit, such as a 0 or a 1. Five-level PAM reduces the signaling rate by a factor of two, and correspondingly, the signal bandwidth and symbol rate are also reduced by the same factor. While these cables may not have even met the Category 5/5e specification for delay skew, that was not a problem for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet because those systems only used two pairs-the same two pairs insulated with fluoropolymers. These same cables, however, could pose a technical problem for Gigabit Ethernet, with specifications and electronics requiring that all four pairs have the same velocity of propagation. To run Gigabit Ethernet, customers with this latent delay skew problem in their cabling systems will have to consider replacing their cabling infrastructure. For a user who is installing a new network for Gigabit Ethernet, lets assume the user is choosing twisted-pair rather than optical-fiber cabling. It is acknowledged that optical-fiber cabling is a viable option and likely will receive strong consideration by many users. But, for this discussion, we want to weigh Category 5e versus Category 6 as Gigabit Ethernet infrastructures. The 1000Base-TX system configuration reduces much of the complexity and power consumption required by 1000Base-T, which translates into lower cost electronics. This reduced complexity is achieved by taking advantage of the superior transmission characteristics of Category 6 cabling systems. As such, the TIA/EIA-854 specification requires Category 6 cable be installed to support the doubling of bit rates on each pair to 500 Mbits/sec. To understand why Category 6 cabling is required for 1000Base-TX, lets examine the signaling design of this standard versus that of 1000Base-T. While the bit rate on 1000Base-TX (500 Mbits/sec) is twice that of 1000Base-T (250 Mbits/sec) and five times that of Fast Ethernet 100Base-TX (100 Mbits/sec), all of these systems use the same symbol rate, or signaling rate. Better than binaryA five-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) technique is employed with 1000Base-TX, which transmits two bits for each change in signal state. Five signal, or amplitude, levels are represented in the line code. Two bits of information are assigned to each level, in what is sometimes called di-bit encryption. Five-level PAM provides better bandwidth use than binary signaling, where each transmitted signal represents a single bit, such as a 0 or a 1. Each transmitted symbol represents one of five different levels corresponding to different voltage levels (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2). Each symbol represents two bits of information, where four of the levels are used for data and the fifth is used for forward error correction. Five-level PAM reduces the signaling rate by a factor of two, and correspondingly, the signal bandwidth and symbol rate are also reduced by the same factor. The signaling rate in the case of five-level PAM is 250 megabaud (MBd) per second, but the bit rate is actually 500 Mbits/sec. Compare this with 1000-Base-Ts 125 MBd rate and an effective bit rate of 250 Mbit/sec on each pair. The cost of implementing five-level PAM is the requirement for better signal-to-noise performance. Category 6 cabling systems provide this necessary increase in signal-to-noise performance, thereby re ducing design complexity requirements within the transceivers. In the end, properly configured 1000Base-T and 1000Base-TX LANs should