Chapter 1: Overview
The MDI and
Maximum The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet).
Distance
Cable Requirements
Port Pinouts
The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 1.
Table 1. Twisted Pair Cable for the
Cable Type | 10Mbps | 100Mbps | 1000Mbps |
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Standard TIA/EIA | Yes | Yes | No |
compliant Category 3 shielded |
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or unshielded cabling with 100 |
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ohm impedance and a |
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frequency of 16 MHz. |
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Standard TIA/EIA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
compliant Category 5 or TIA/ |
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EIA |
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Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded or |
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unshielded cabling with 100 |
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ohm impedance and a |
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frequency of 100 MHz. |
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Standard TIA/EIA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
compliant Category 6 or 6a |
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shielded cabling. |
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Note
For the cable requirements for the ports on the
Refer to Table 18 on page 87 and Table 19 on page 88 for the port pinouts of the
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