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Cisco 7401ASR Installation and Configuration Guide
OL-5419-01 B0
Chapter2 Rack-Mounting, Tabletop Installation, and Cabling
Connecting I/O Cables
For cabling specifications, including specific cable maximum distances, see AppendixA,
“Specifications.”.
Caution If you plan to use a GBIC-LX/LH or WS-G5486 at distances grea ter than 984.25 feet (300 meters) over
50/125-micron or 62.5/125-micron multimode fiber, you must use the mode-conditioning patc h c ord to
prevent data transmission problems. (See the “Attaching the Mode-Conditioning Patc h Cord” section on
page 2-21.)
Warning Class 1 laser product.
Warning Class 1 LED product.
Table2-4 GBIC Products, Description, and Operating Distance
Product
Number GBIC Description Operating Distance
GBIC-SX=
or
WS-G5484=
Short wavelength
(1000BASESX) Contains a Class 1 laser of 850 nm for 1000BASESX
(short wavelength)
applications.
Operates on standard
multimode fiber-optic link
spans of up to 1804 ft
(550 m).
GBIC-LX/LH=
or
WS-G5486=
Long wavelength/
long haul
(1000BASELX/LH)
Contains a Class 1 laser of
1300 nm for
1000BASELX/LH (long
wavelength) applications.
Operates on single-mode and
multimode fiber-optic link
spans of up to 6.2 miles
(10 km).
GBIC-ZX= or
WS-G5487=
Extended distance
(1000BASEZX) Contains a Class 1 laser of 1550 nm for 1000BASEZX
(extended wavelength)
applications.
Operates on ordinary
single-mode fiber-optic link
spans of up to 43.5 miles
(70 km). Link spans of up to
62.1 miles (100 km) are
possible using premium
single-mode fiber or
dispersion-shifted
single-mode fiber.