CALCULATING RING LENGTH
Page C-6
Internal Trunk Length for a Single Wiring Closet
Number of
Number of Racks (Single Closet)
Concentrators
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
12
2
24
90
Values are Type 1
3
36
102
135
Equivalent in feet
4
48
114
147
180
5
60
126
159
192
225
6
72
138
171
204
237
270
7
84
150
183
216
249
282
315
8
96
162
195
228
261
294
327
360
9
108
174
207
240
273
306
339
372 405
10
120
186
219
252
285
318
351
384 417
450
11
132
198
231
264
297
330
363
396 429
462
12
144
210
243
276
309
342
375
408 441
474
13
222
255
288
321
354
387
420 453
486
14
234
267
300
333
366
399
432 465
498
15
246
279
312
345
378
411
444 477
510
16
258
291
324
357
390
423
456 489
522
17
270
303
336
369
402
435
468 501
534
18
282
315
348
381
414
447
480 513
546
19
294
327
360
393
426
459
492 525
558
20
306
339
372
405
438
471
504 537
570
UTP CABLE LENGTH WORKSHEET
1. Maximum Drive Limit
2. Internal Trunk Length
3. Type 1 Cable Budget
4. Type 1 STP to UTP Conversion
5. Maximum UTP Lobe Length
6. Actual Longest Lobe
Single Wiring Closet
(1263 feet for 4 Mbit/s or 569 feet for 16 Mbit/s)
(.39 for 4 Mbit/s or .34 for 16 Mbit/s)
(1) – (2) = (3)
(Value from Table below)
4 Mbit/sec
16 Mbit/sec
.34
569 ft.
7. If you get a negative result, adjust
cable lengths or add active
components to the ring.
1.
X
4.
2.
–
ft.
3.
ft.
5.
ft.
7.
6.
ft.
–
1.
X
4.
2.
–
ft.
3.
ft.
5.
ft.
7.
6.
ft.
–
1263 ft.
.39