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Charts and Tables

Networking Standards and Limitations

Ethernet

Distance Limitations

Table A-9. Ethernet Standard Distance Limitations

Media	Max Distance
Thick Coax	500 m
Thin Coax	185 m
Standard AUI	50 m
Office AUI	16.5 m
UTP	100 m
Fiber Optics (Multimode)	1000 m
Fiber Optics (Single Mode)	1000 m

General Rules

Table A-10. Ethernet General Rules

Max # Stations	1,024
Max Repeater Hops/Path	4
Max # Bridges/Path	7
Topologies	Bus, Star, Tree, Hybrid

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