LevelOne GSW-2496 user manual Cabling Requirements for TP Ports

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2-1-3-1. Cabling Requirements for TP Ports

⇒For Fast Ethernet TP network connection

⎯The grade of the cable must be Cat. 5 or Cat. 5e with a maximum length of 100 meters.

⇒Gigabit Ethernet TP network connection

⎯The grade of the cable must be Cat. 5 or Cat. 5e with a maximum length of 100 meters. Cat. 5e is recommended.

2-1-3-2. Cabling Requirements for 1000SX/LX SFP Module

It is more complex and comprehensive contrast to TP cabling in the fiber media. Basically, there are two categories of fiber, multi mode (MM) and single mode (SM). The later is categorized into several classes by the distance it supports. They are SX, LX, LHX, XD, and ZX. From the viewpoint of connector type, there mainly are LC.

⎯Gigabit Fiber with multi-mode LC SFP module

⎯Gigabit Fiber with single-mode LC SFP module

The following table lists the types of fiber that we support and those else not listed here are available upon request.

	Multi-mode Fiber Cable and Modal Bandwidth
IEEE 802.3z	Multi-mode 62.5/125μm		Multi-mode 50/125μm
	Modal		Modal
Gigabit Ethernet		Distance		Distance
	Bandwidth		Bandwidth
1000SX 850nm
	160MHz-Km	220m	400MHz-Km	500m
	200MHz-Km	275m	500MHz-Km	550m

Single-mode Fiber 9/125μm

1000Base-LX//ZXSingle-mode transceiver 1310nm 10Km Single-mode transceiver 1550nm 70Km

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