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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The attenuation of PVC insulated cable varies significantly
with temperature. At temperatures greater than 40
°
C, we
strongly recommend that you use plenum rated cables to
ensure that cable attenuation remains within specification.
A.1.3
Thin-Net Requirements
Cable
Must be 50 ohm RG-58A type coaxial cable.
Length
Must be no longer than 185 meters (607 feet).
Termination
A 50 ohm terminator must be installed at the far end of each
Thin-Net segment.
Connections
A maximum of 30 connections can be used throughout a thin
coaxial segment for host connections. If an excessive number of
barrel connections are used within the cable segment, i.e.,
finished wall plates with BNC feed-throughs, then a reduced
number of host connections may be required.
A.1.4
AUI Cable Requirements
Type
The AUI cable must be Ethernet Version 1, Version 2, or IEEE
802.3, 10BASE-5 type cable that matches the Ethernet device
attached to the AUI port.
Length
The AUI cable must not exceed 50 meters (164 feet) if 24 AWG
AUI cable is used. If 28 AWG AUI cable is used, then the
maximum cable length is 16 meters (52 feet).
