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Cabling Recommendations

The tables in this section contain the maximum supported lobe lengths. The maximum lengths reflect the longest lengths supported by the transmission characteristics of IEEE 802.5-compliant adapters. The recommended distances for the various cable types are set by North American and international commercial building wiring standards. These standards state that standards-compliant horizontal copper cabling shall not exceed 90 m (295 ft) leaving 10 m (33 ft) total for required patch cabling in both the office and telecommunications closet. It is good practice to follow the cabling standards guidelines when installing building cabling to help ensure a longer useful life for your cabling infrastructure, migration to new technologies, and maximum flexibility for the network configuration.

Cable Type

Impedance

 

 

 

 

Types 1 and 1A

150 Ohm

 

 

Types 2 and 2A

150 Ohm

 

 

Type 8

150 Ohm

 

 

Type 9

150 Ohm

 

 

Type 3

100 Ohm

 

 

Category 3

100 and 120 Ohm

 

 

Category 4

100 and 120 Ohm

 

 

Category 5

100 and 120 Ohm

 

 

 

 

Table 18. Copper Cable Types

If you are installing new cabling for data applications, it is recommended that you For lobe cabling from the telecommunications closet to the wall outlet, it is recommended that 150-ohm STP or four-pair Category 5 cable that meets the international cable standard (ISO/IEC 11801) or North American cabling standard (EIA/TIA 568A).

For backbone cabling, it is recommended that 62.5/125-micron multimode optical fiber cable that meets the international cable standard (ISO/IEC 11801) or the North American cabling standard (EIA/TIA 568A).

Number Of Attaching Devices

A Token Ring network supports up to 255 attaching devices or nodes on a single network when using 150 Ohm shielded media (type 1, 1A, 2, or 2A). When cable segments in the network are 100 or 120 Ohm, this number is decreased to 132 (72

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