MAKING NETWORK CONNECTIONS
1000BASE-T Cable Requirements
All Category 5 UTP cables that are used for
1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths
Table 4-1 Maximum 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length
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Category 5, 5e, 6 | 100 m (328 ft) | |
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Table 4-2 Maximum 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length
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62.5/125 micron | 160 MHz/km | LC | ||
multimode fiber |
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200 MHz/km | LC | |||
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50/125 micron | 400 MHz/km | LC | ||
multimode fiber |
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500 MHz/km | LC | |||
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