Modeling the Insertion Loss of Structured Ethernet Cabling Standard using the Scattering Parameters

Authors

  • Olusegun Ogundapo School of Engineering, American University of Nigeria, PMB 2250, Yola-Nigeria
  • Charles Nche School of Engineering, American University of Nigeria, PMB 2250, Yola-Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370409

Keywords:

category 8 cabling, Ethernet cables, insertion loss, scattering parameters, structured cabling

Abstract

A method of simulating the insertion loss of different channel configurations of structured Ethernet cabling with reference to standard specifications is presented. The method can aid cable engineers in the study of the performance of Ethernet cabling systems during standardization in order to have a view of what to expect in real life. The paper considered the standard category 8 cabling system as a case study. The method presented used the scattering parameters implemented in Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB) to model the insertion loss of standard category 8 cabling system. The insertion loss simulation results provided good agreements with the standard category 8 cabling system. The method presented will serve as a basis to cable engineers who want to study future structured cabling systems under standardization to aid the design of prototype Ethernet cables.

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Author Biographies

Olusegun Ogundapo, School of Engineering, American University of Nigeria, PMB 2250, Yola-Nigeria

Olusegun Ogundapo received the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from De Montfort University, United Kingdom, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the B.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Yola now Modibbo Adama University, Yola-Nigeria.

He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Engineering, American University of Nigeria, Yola-Nigeria. His research interests are in computational electromagnetics, wireless/wired communication media analysis, modeling, and optimization. Other interests are Internet of Things (IOT), model data, and network analytics.

Charles Nche, School of Engineering, American University of Nigeria, PMB 2250, Yola-Nigeria

Charles Nche is the formal Dean of the Graduate School and currently a faculty in the School of Engineering (SOE), American University of Nigeria (AUN), Nigeria. He received the Ph.D. degree in computer networks from Loughborough University of Technology, Britain. He holds an Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree and a Master’s degree in digital communication systems.

He has worked for several companies, including BroadCom, Marconi, Mitel, etc. His research interest is centered on providing capacity, improving coverage, and increasing the efficiency of the network, using heterogeneous network (HETNET) and device-to-device communications (D2D). His other areas of interest include, but not limited to, high speed networks (40GBase-T System); wireless infrastructures and networks, resource allocation within 4G/5G networks using AI (ML and DL), and PV systems’ performance.

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Published

2022-04-30

How to Cite

[1]
O. . Ogundapo and C. . Nche, “Modeling the Insertion Loss of Structured Ethernet Cabling Standard using the Scattering Parameters”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 04, pp. 435–440, Apr. 2022.

Issue

2022: Vol 37 Iss 4

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