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Cabling requirements for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500
Series
"Switch cabling requirements" (page 23)
describes the cables required for a
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series switch.
Switch cabling requirements
Required Cable
Description
10/100/1000Base TX
Ports
The interconnect cabling must conform to the
Cat5e, Cat6, or Cat6e specification of the
Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
Standard, ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B fitted with an RJ-45
Module jack.
10/100Base TX Ports
The interconnect cabling for 10BaseT Ethernet
must conform to Cat3, Cat4, Cat5 (or better) UTP
cabling for distances up to 100 meters.
The interconnect cabling for 100BaseTX Fast
Ethernet must conform to Cat5 (or better) UTP
cabling for distances up to 100 meters.
100BaseFX Ports
The interconnect cabling must conform to 50/125
or 62.5/125 micron multimode fiber-optic cabling
for distances up to 3 kilometers.
Console Port
Serial cable with a DB-9 female connector on both
ends. The maximum length for the console port
cable is 25 feet (8.3 meters).
SFP Transceiver Ports
Varies with the installed SFP transceiver. See the
documentation shipped with the SFP transceiver
for specifications.
USB Port
USB 2.0 Type A-compliant cable.
Note: In Autonegotiation mode, the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
4500 Series automatically provides the proper MDI/MDI-X connection on
the RJ-45 ports; to eliminate the need for crossover cables. When you
disable Autonegotiation on 10/100 ports, MDI/MDI-x is also disabled.
Installation and removal of SFP transceivers
The following section describes how to install and remove SFP transceivers
in the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series. For complete information
about SFP transceiver use and designation, see Installing SFP and XFP
Transceivers and GBICs (318034-D)
Installation of SFP transceivers
This section describes how to install SFP transceivers.
To install SFP transceivers, perform the following procedure.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Installation Guide
NN47205-300
02.01
Standard
5.0
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