[Asterisk-Users] Re: Shielding of T1/E1 cables WAS RE: Pinoutsfor T1/E1 crossover

[Alexander Lopez]

> Unless you're going for some kind of distance record, standard Cat5
will
> work
> without any issue on any modern installation.  As I said, I'm pretty
sure
> (not 100%, but close) that the T1 specification is only Cat3, since
it's
> standard BellCore wire and they don't run your T1 loops (which aren't
T1
> anymore, they're DS1 over HDSL or HDSL2) in special "high end" trunks.


And if you don't believe the 'high-end' part brush up against a 66-block
while your well grounded, you will be singing in the high-end!!!  At
that voltage I think the differential created by the twists would cancel
anything including small animals out along the line.