Data record `std.tia-568-2-e.configuration.direct-attach`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: Medium

ANSI/TIA-568.2-E defines the Category 8 direct attach channel as a shortened channel with a plug at each end and no connecting hardware between them, and gives it its own set of requirements in clause 6.5.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-568.2-E	Licensed standard, clause 3.2, 6.5
Data record	std.tia-568-2-e.configuration.direct-attach	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-568.2-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-568.2-E (Standards)
Kind: Definition
Source: ANSI/TIA-568.2-E, 2024 edition, clause 3.2, 6.5, page 31, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard, TIA.

History

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Date	Change
2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	revised
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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"Data record std.tia-568-2-e.configuration.direct-attach." Fiber Optic Reference. 2026-10-25. https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-2-e.configuration.direct-attach/.

Fiber Optic Reference, Data record std.tia-568-2-e.configuration.direct-attach (Oct. 25, 2026), https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-2-e.configuration.direct-attach/.

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