CONNECTIVITY RULES

Table 4-7 Maximum 1000BASE-ZX Fiber Optic Cable Length

Fiber Diameter

Fiber

Cable Length

Connector

 

Bandwidth

Range

 

 

 

 

 

9/125 micron

N/A

70* - 100 km

LC

single-mode fiber

 

(43.5 - 62.1 miles)

 

 

 

 

 

*For link spans exceeding 70 km, you may need to use premium single mode fiber or dispersion shifted single mode fiber

100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain

Table 4-8 Maximum Fast Ethernet Cable Length

Type

Cable Type

Maximum Cable

Connector

 

 

Length

 

 

 

 

 

100BASE-TX

Category 5 or better

100 m (328 ft)

RJ-45

 

100-ohm UTP or STP

 

 

10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain

Table 4-9 Maximum Ethernet Cable Length

Type

Cable Type

Maximum Length

Connector

 

 

 

 

10BASE-T

Categories 3, 4, 5 or

100 m (328 ft)

RJ-45

 

better 100-ohm UTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-9

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