APPENDIX B
CABLES
Specifications
Cable Types and Specifications
Cable | Type | Max. Length | Connector |
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Cat. 3 or better | 100 m (328 ft) | ||
| UTP |
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Cat 5 or better | 100 m (328 ft) | ||
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50/125 or 62.5/125 micron | 2 km (1.24 miles) | SC or | |
| core multimode fiber (MMF) |
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9/125 micron core | 20 km (12.43 miles) | SC | |
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50/125 or 62.5/125 micron | See the following | SC or | |
| core MMF | table |
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9/125 micron SMF | 10 km (6.2 miles) | SC | |
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9/125 micron SMF | 70 - 100 km (43.5 - | SC | |
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Cat. 5, 5e | 100 m (328 ft) | ||
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Fiber Diameter | Fiber Bandwidth | Maximum Cable Length | |
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62.5/125 micron | 160 MHz/km | ||
MMF |
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200 MHz/km | |||
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50/125 micron MMF | 400 MHz/km | ||
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