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Port Information and Cable Color

This pages describes the predefined port hints, state colors and color codes for individual cable definitions in Pathfinder.

You can find the color field of a cable in the cable definition properties for that cable instance.

Cable colors are cable definition specific. Changes made are executed amongst all instances of that definition.


 

Port Hints

 

 

In the components view or also known as cabinet front view, you can hover over a port to view information about that port.

 

The port hint describes port relevant information such as ID, name and number as well as port type and port qualities.

The port hint also provides information about the port status (both front and back for patch panels). The port status is also reflected by the port color.

Finally, the port hint provides the network path of the cable if connected.

Port State Color

 

 

Based on the unique port connection state of ports, different color codes will be indicated on them. The port states in the front have no influence on the port state on the back and must be defined individually as required.

The port state connection based color code is as follows when observing from the front side:

1: Only the opposite side is connected.

2: The port is defective.

3: The port is idle.

4: The port is reserved for a connection.

5: The front port is connected.

6: Both the front and back ports are connected with a installation and patch cable respectively.

7: The port is disabled.

 

The port state colors apply to all types of ports in Pathfinder.

 


Color code standards for fiber optic cables

Pathfinder follows the following standards for the default color codes of fiber cables:

Fiber No.

Color Code

SWI

DIN

ISO

IEC

TIA/EIA-598

Fiber No.

Color Code

SWI

DIN

ISO

IEC

TIA/EIA-598

1

RD

red

red

blue

blue

blue

2

GN

green

green

orange

yellow

orange

3

YE

yellow

blue

green

red

green

4

BL

blue

yellow

red

white

brown

5

WH

white

white

grey

green

grey

6

VI

violet

grey

yellow

violet

white

7

OR

orange

brown

brown

orange

red

8

BK

black

violet

violet

grey

black

9

GY

grey

turquoise

white

turquoise

yellow

10

BN

brown

black

black

black

violet

11

PK

pink

orange

pink

brown

pink

12

TQ

turquoise

pink

turquoise

pink

turquoise


Color code standards for ethernet patch cables

Fiber Name

Core/Fiber Diameter

TIA/EIA-598

SM-OS2

9/125 µm

yellow

MM-OM1

62.5/125 µm

orange

MM-OM2

50/125 µm

orange

MM-OM3

50/125 µm

turquoise

MM-OM4

50/125 µm

magenta

MM-OM5

50/125 µm

lime