MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Maximum Lobe Lengths
The lobe length is the physical length of the cable connecting a station to its TCU port. Table
Table
UTP Cable Type |
| Maximum Lobe Length | |
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| 4 Mbps |
| 16 Mbps |
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Category 3 | 100 meters |
| 60 meters |
| (330 feet) |
| (198 feet) |
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Category 4 | 100 meters |
| 60 meters |
| (330 feet) |
| (198 feet) |
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Category 5 | 130 meters |
| 85 meters |
| (429 feet) |
| (280.5 feet) |
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