Allied Telesis X8112 manual Maximum Distance Cable Requirements

Maximum

Distance

Cable Requirements

SwitchBlade x8112 Chassis Switch Installation Guide

The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet).

The cable requirements for the ports on the AT-SBx81GT24 and AT- SBx81GT40 Line Cards are listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Twisted Pair Cable for the AT-SBx81GT24 and AT-SBx81GT40

Line Cards

Cable Type	10Mbps	100Mbps	1000Mbps
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-	Yes	Yes	No
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-	Yes	Yes	Yes
compliant Category 5 or TIA/
EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced
Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded or
unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-	Yes	Yes	Yes
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.

Note

Patch cables for the AT-SBx81GT40 Line Card, in lengths of 1 meter and 3 meters with RJ point 5 and RJ-45 connectors, are available from Allied Telesis. Contact your Allied Telesis sales representative for information.

The cable requirements for the PoE ports on the AT-SBx81GP24 Ethernet Line Card are given in Table 2 on page 34.

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