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CHAPTER 1: SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE 1-2. MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE CATX CABLE LENGTH
CABLE TYPE
MAXIMUM LENGTH
Solid-conductor 24 AWG CATx cable
400 feet (140 m)
Stranded-conductor 26/28 or 27/28 AWG or CATx cable
200 feet (70 m)
1.2.2 FIBER
NOTE:
A point-to-point connection is necessary. Operation with multiple patch panels is allowed. Routing over active network components,
such as Ethernet hubs, switches, or routers, is not allowed.
TABLE 1-3. FIBER INTERCONNECT CABLE
CABLE TYPE
DESCRIPTION
Single-mode fiber 9 µm
• Duplex.
• Indoor patch cable (EFN092)
Multimode fiber 50 µm
• Duplex.
• Indoor patch cable (EFN6020)
Multimode fiber 62 µm
• Duplex.
• Indoor patch cable (EFN116-LCLC)
TABLE 1-4. MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE FIBER CABLE LENGTH
CABLE TYPE
MAXIMUM LENGTH
Single-mode fiber 9 µm
32,800 feet (10,000 m)
Multimode fiber 50 µm (OM3)
3280 feet (1000 m)
Multimode fiber 50 µm
1300 feet (400 m)
Multimode fiber 62.5 µm
650 feet (200 m)
NOTE:
If you use single-mode SFPs with multimode fibers, you can normally double the maximum acceptable cable length.
CONNECTOR TYPE
The ACX1M-CS, ACX1M-SS, ACX1M-2C2S, and ACX1M-2S2S have fiber LC connectors.
