Chapter 2: System hardware
Ethernet cabling
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Table 14 Copper SFP Ethernet standards and cable length restrictions
ODU drop cable
Power over Ethernet
Ethernet supported
Maximum cable
length (*1)
SFP (copper) – linked device
None
100BASE-TX
100 m (330 ft)
(*1) Maximum length of Ethernet cable from the ODU to the linked device.
Outdoor copper Cat5e Ethernet cable
For copper Cat5e Ethernet connections from the ODU to the PSU and other devices, use Cat5e
cable that is gel-filled and shielded with copper-plated steel, for example Superior Essex type
BBDGe. This is known as “drop cable” (
Caution
Always use Cat5e cable that is gel-filled and shielded with copper-plated steel.
Alternative types of drop cable are not supported by Cambium Networks.
Order Superior Essex type BBDGe cable from Cambium Networks (
). Other lengths of
this cable are available from Superior Essex.
Figure 10 Outdoor drop cable