Transition Networks
M-GE-xSW-SFP-01-xx-UxX Series User Guide
33781 Rev. B
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Copper Cable
Category 3: (Minimum requirement for 10 Mb/s operation)
Gauge
24 to 22 AWG
Attenuation
11.5 dB/100m @ 5-10 MHz
Maximum Cable Distance
100 meters
Category 5: (Minimum requirement for 100 Mb/s operation)
Gauge
24 to 22 AWG
Attenuation
22.0 dB /100m @ 100 MHz
Maximum Cable Distance
100 meters
• Straight
-through or crossover twisted-pair cable may be used.
• Shielded (STP) or unshielded (UTP) twisted
-pair cable may be used.
• Pins 1&2 and 3&6 are the two active pairs in an Ethernet
network.
• Use only dedicated wire pairs for the active pins:
(
e.g., blue/white & white/blue, orange/white & white/orange,
etc
.)
• Do not use flat or silver satin wire.
CAUTION: Copper based media ports, e.g., Twisted Pair (TP) Ethernet, USB, RS232, RS422, RS485, DS1, DS3, Video
Coax, etc., are intended to be connected to intrabuilding (inside plant) link segments that are not subject to
lightening transients or power faults. Copper-based media ports, e.g., Twisted Pair (TP) Ethernet, USB, RS232,
RS422, RS485, DS1, DS3, Video Coax, etc., are NOT to be connected to interbuilding (outside plant) link segments
that are subject to lightening transients or power faults. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to
equipment.
