
CALCULATING RING LENGTH
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3. Internal Drive Distance
4. Maximum Drive Limit
1. Actual Longest STP Lobe
Multiple Wiring Closets
(1263 feet for 4 Mbit/s or 569 feet for 16 Mbit/s)
(1) + (2) = (3)
2. Combined Trunk Length
(Sum of values for all closets, from Table below)
4 Mbit/sec
16 Mbit/sec
569 ft.
7. If you get a negative result, adjust
cable lengths or add active
components to the ring.
1263 ft.
5. External Trunk Cable Budget
6. Actual External Trunk Cable Length
4a. Internal Drive Distance
(from 3)
ft.
3.
2.
+
ft.
1.
ft.
ft.
7.
4.
–
ft.
6.
5.
ft.
ft.
–
STP CABLE LENGTH WORKSHEET
ft.
3.
2.
+
ft.
1.
ft.
ft.
7.
4.
–
ft.
6.
5.
ft.
ft.
–
Number of
Number of Racks (Multiple Closets)
Concentrators 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
24
2
36
69
Values are Type 1
3
48
81
114
Equivalent in feet
4
60
93
126
159
5
72
105
138
171
204
6
84
117
150
183
216
249
7
96
129
162
195
228
261
294
8
108
141
174
207
240
273
306
339
9
120
153
186
219
252
285
318
351
384
10
132
165
198
231
264
297
330
363
396
429
11
144
177
210
243
276
309
342
375
408
441
12
156
189
222
255
288
321
354
387
420
453
13
201
234
267
300
333
366
399
432
465
14
213
246
279
312
345
378
411
444
477
15
225
258
291
324
357
390
423
456
489
16
237
270
303
336
369
402
435
468
501
17
249
282
315
348
381
414
447
480
513
18
261
294
327
360
393
426
459
492
525
19
273
306
339
372
405
438
471
504
537
20
285
318
351
384
417
450
483
516
549
21
297
330
363
396
429
462
495
528
561
22
309
342
375
408
441
474
507
540
573
23
321
354
387
420
453
486
519
552
585
24
333
366
399
432
465
498
531
564
597
25
378
411
444
477
510
543
576
609
26
390
423
456
489
522
555
588
621
27
402
435
468
501
534
567
600
633
28
414
447
480
513
546
579
612
645
29
426
459
492
525
558
591
624
657
30
438
471
504
537
570
603
636
669
31
450
483
516
549
582
615
648
681
32
462
495
528
561
594
627
660
693
33
474
507
540
573
606
639
672
705