NetXtreme II User Guide
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Page 72 Installation of the Add-In NIC Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R
2. Connect one end of the cable to the RJ-45 connector on the adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ-45 Ethernet network port.
Fiber Optic
1. Select an appropriate cable. Table 2 lists the fiber optic cable requirements for connecting to 1000/2500BASE-X ports:
2. Connect one end of the cable to the fiber opt ic connector on the adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to an fiber optic Ethernet network port.

Table 1: 10/100/1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T Cable Specifications

Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance
10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded
twisted pairs (UTP)
100m (328 ft)
100/1000BASE-T1RJ-45 Category 52 UTP 100m (328 ft)
10GBASE-T RJ-45 Category 63 UTP
Category 6A3 UTP
50m (164 ft)
100m (328 ft)
1 1000BASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:2002
and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-B.
2 Category 5 is the minimum requirement. Category 5e and Category 6 are fully supported.
3 10GBASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 6 or Category 6A (augmented Category 6) balanced
cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:2002 and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.

Table 2: 1000/2500BASE-X Fiber Optic Specifications

Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance
1000BASE-X Small form factor (SFF)
transceiver with LC™
connection system
(Infineon p/n V23818-K305-
L57)
Multimode fiber (MMF)
System optimized for 62.5/
50 µm graded index fiber
550m (1804 ft)
2500BASE-X1Small form factor (SFF)
transceiver with LC™
connection system
(Finisar p/n
FTLF8542E2KNV)
Multimode fiber (MMF)
System optimized for 62.5/
50 µm graded index fiber
550m (1804 ft)
1 Electricals leveraged from IEEE 802.3ae-2002 (XAUI). 2500BASE-X is term used by Broadcom to describe 2.5 Gbit/s
(3.125GBd) operation. LC is a trademark of Lucent Technologies.