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Category 5 Routing Considerations
Category 5 data grade cable requires delicate handling. Be aware of
conditions to avoid that will reduce the performance of your
network:
❏
Routing over fluorescent lighting fixtures
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Overly acute bends in cable
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Cables routed too closely together
LAN Configuration Considerations
Fast Ethernet supports a maximum of two Ethernet repeaters
between any two end nodes (i.e., a workstation and a concentrator).
The maximum distance between any two Fast Ethernet devices is
100 meters or less, limited by the following equation:
400 - (
r
x 95)
where
r
is the number of repeaters (i.e., concentrator hubs,
switches, routers and repeaters).
We recommend Fast Ethernet be implemented in work group
environments where you have smaller LANs but need the 100Mbps
bandwidth.
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