Olicom 8605, 8600 manual 216, Number Of Attaching Devices

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For lobe cabling from the telecommunications closet to the wall outlet, it is recommended that 150-ohm STP or four-pair Category 5 cable that meets the international cable standard (ISO/IEC 11801) or North American cabling standard (EIA/TIA 568A).

For backbone cabling, it is recommended that 62.5/125-micron multimode optical fiber cable that meets the international cable standard (ISO/IEC 11801) or the North American cabling standard (EIA/TIA 568A).

Number Of Attaching Devices

A Token-Ring network supports up to 255 attaching devices or nodes on a single network when using 150 Ohm shielded media (type 1, 1A, 2, or 2A). When cable segments in the network are 100 or 120 Ohm, this number is decreased to 132 (72 if using any 4 Mbps only adapters or filters).

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Cable and Pin Information