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Note that when testing your cable installation, be sure to include all patch cables between switches and end devices.
Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T
If your existing Category 5 installation does not meet one of the test parameters for
1.Replace any Category 5 patch cables with
2.Reduce the number of connectors used in the link.
3.Reconnect some of the connectors in the link.
Fiber Standards
The International Telecommunication Union
TABLE 8 | FIBER STANDARDS |
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G.651 | Multimode Fiber | |
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G.652 | Longer spans and extended reach. | |
| Optimized for operation in the | |
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G.652.C | Low Water Peak |
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Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for
G.653 | Longer spans and extended reach. | |
| Optimized for operation in the region | |
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| from 1500 to |
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G..654 | Extended | |
| Optimized for | |
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| the 1500 to |
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| in the |
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G.655 | Extended | |
| Optimized for | |
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| operation in the region from 1500 to |
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