Table 3 Technology Standards and Safety Compliance (continued)
Laser safety information
Media
Converter
Lasers
SFP+Lasers
X2 Lasers
SFP Lasers
EN/IEC
standard
compliance
Compatible
with these
IEEE
standards
Technology
Class 1
Laser
Product
Class 1 Laser
Product
Laser Klasse 1
EN/IEC 60825
IEEE 802.3ae
10GBASE-LR
10-Gig LR
Laser Klasse
1
Class 1
Laser
Product
Class 1 Laser
Product
Laser Klasse 1
EN/IEC 60825
IEEE 802.3ae
10GBASE-ER
10-Gig ER
Laser Klasse
1
Class 1M
Laser Product
EN/IEC 60825
(not an IEEE
standard)
CX4 Media
Converter
Laser Klasse
1M
Cabling and Technology Specifications
Table 4 Cabling Specifications
Category 3, 4 or 5, 100-ohm unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP)
10 Mbps Operation
Twisted-pair copper
cable, complying with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
specifications.
Category 5, 100-ohm UTP or STP cable,
complying with IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX
specifications.
100 Mbps Operation
Category 5, 100-ohm 4-pair UTP or STP cable,
complying with IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
1000 Mbps Operation
specifications—Category 5e or better is
recommended. See note on 1000BASE-T Cable
Requirements below.
Category 6 or 6A, 100-ohm 4-pair UTP cable, or
Category 6A or 7, 100-ohm 4-pair STP cable,
10 Gbps Operation
complying with IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T
specifications. See note on 10GBASE-T Cable
Requirements below, and see Table 4 for
distances supported with each cable type.
Twinaxial cables complying with IEEE 802.3ak
10GBASE-CX4 specifications.
CX4 cables
Twinaxial copper
One-piece devices consisting of a cable with
SFP+ connectors permanently attached to each
Direct attach cables
end, complying with SFF 8431 SFP+
specifications.
62.5/125 μm or 50/125 μm (core/cladding)
diameter, low metal content, graded index
Multimode fiber
fiber-optic cables, complying with the ITU-T G.651
Cabling and Technology Specifications
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