Color Coding of Unshielded Twisted Pair Cables

      Well on this time we are going to discuss the color coding of the unshielded twisted pair cables.This is used to connect the LAN interface,it contain the three color coding format they.

• Straight Through
• Roll Over
• Cross Over

      Straight through cable is used to connect the different devices in the network like Pc to Switch, Pc to Hub, Router to Switch.The color coding for Straight through is

White Orange        - W/O

Orange                  - O

White Green          - W/G

Blue                       - Blue

White Blue            - White Blue

Green                    - Green

White Brown        - W/B

Brown                   - B       Roll over is used to connect the pc to the console and the color coding for roll over is 

White Orange – Brown

Orange            – White Brown

White Green   – Green

Blue                – White Blue

White Blue      – Blue

Green              – White Green

White Brown  – Orange

Brown             – White Orange       Cross over is used to connect the same devices in the network like Pc to PC, Hub to Hub, Router to Router, Router to Pc.Then the color coding for cross over is

White Orange    - White Green

Orange               - Green

White Green      - White Orange

Blue                   - Blue

White Blue         - White Blue

Green                 - Orange

White Brown     - White Brown

Brown                  - Brown 
      Thats it this are the various types and format of color coding.