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Cabling and Technology Information

This appendix includes switch connector information and network cable information for cables that should be used with the HP ProCurve 3500, 3500yl and 6200yl switches, including minimum pin-out information and specifications for twisted-pair cables.

N o t e	Incorrectly wired cabling is the most common cause of problems for LAN
	communications. HP ProCurve recommends that you work with a qualified
	LAN cable installer for assistance with your cabling requirements.
Table 1.	Cabling Specifications
		10 Mbps Operation	Category 3, 4 or 5, 100-ohm unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or
			shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable, complying with IEEE 802.3
			10BASE-T specifications.
		100 Mbps Operation	Category 5, 100-ohm UTP or STP cable, complying with IEEE
Twisted-pair copper			802.3u 100BASE-TX specifications.
		1000 Mbps Operation	Category 5, 100-ohm 4-pair UTP or STP cable, complying with IEEE
			802.3ab 1000BASE-T specifications—Category 5e or better is
			recommended. See Note on 1000BASE-T Cable Requirements
			below.
		CX4 cables	Twinaxial cables complying with IEEE 802.3ak 10GBASE-CX4
Twinaxial copper			specifications.
			62.5/125 μm or 50/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, low metal
Multimode fiber			content, graded index fiber-optic cables, complying with the
			ITU-T G.651 and ISO/IEC 793-2 Type A1b or A1a standards
			respectively.1
			9/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, low metal content fiber-optic
Single mode fiber			cables, complying with the ITU-T G.652 and
			ISO/IEC 793-2 Type B1 standards.
1 A mode conditioning patch cord may be needed for some Gigabit-LX and 10-Gigabit LRM installations.
See “Mode Conditioning Patch Cord” on page B-4for more information.

Note on 1000BASE-T Cable Requirements. The Category 5 networking cables that work for 100BASE-TX connections should also work for 1000BASE-T, as long as all four-pairs are connected. But, for the most robust

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