Technology Distance Specifications
Table 5 Technology Distance Specifications
Supported distances
Multimode fiber modal
bandwidth
Supported cable type
Technology
up to 2,000 meters
any
multimode fiber
100-FX
0.5 - 10,000 meters
N/A
single mode fiber
100-BX
up to 100 meters
N/A
twisted-pair copper
1000-T
Cat 6 unshielded - up to 55
meters
N/A
twisted-pair copper
10GBASE-T
Cat 6 shielded - up to 100
meters
1
Cat 6A unshielded - up to
100 meters
Cat 6A shielded - up to 100
meters
Cat 7 shielded - up to 100
meters
2 - 220 meters
160 MHz*km
multimode fiber
1000-SX
2 - 275 meters
200 MHz*km
2 - 500 meters
400 MHz*km
2 - 550 meters
500 MHz*km
2 - 550 meters
400 MHz*km
multimode fiber
1000-LX
2 - 550 meters
500 MHz*km
single mode fiber
2 - 10,000 meters
N/A
10 - 70,000 meters
2
N/A
single mode fiber
1000-LH
0.5 - 10,000 meters
N/A
single mode fiber
1000-BX
up to 15 meters
N/A
twinaxial copper
10-Gig CX4
(various lengths offered)
N/A
twinaxial copper
10-Gig Direct Attach
2 - 26 meters
160 MHz*km
multimode fiber
10-Gig SR
2 - 33 meters
200 MHz*km
2 - 66 meters
400 MHz*km
2 - 82 meters
500 MHz*km
2 - 300 meters
2000 MHz*km
0.5 - 100 meters
400 MHz*km
multimode fiber
10-Gig LRM
0.5 - 220 meters
500 MHz*km
2 - 10,000 meters
N/A
single mode fiber
10-Gig LR
2 - 40,000 meters
N/A
single mode fiber
10-Gig ER
1 - 50 meters
150 MHz*km
12-strand female-female
multimode fiber MPO ribbon
CX4 Media Converter
1 - 100 meters
500 MHz*km
cable with MTP connectors,
1 - 300 meters
2000 MHz*km
in a crossover (key up/key
up) configuration
1
Cat 6 cabling requires TIA TSB-155A testing for 500 MHz operation and ANEXT.
2
For distances less than 20km, a 10dB attenuator must be used. For distances between 20km and 40km, a 5dB
attenuator must be used. Attenuators can be purchased from most cable vendors.
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Specifications