Table 56: Cable Specification For 10Gbase-T Network Ports - Juniper QFX5100 Hardware Manual

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Table 56: Cable Specification for 10GBASE-T Network Ports

Ports on IEEE Cable
Switches Standard
10GBASE-T Class F/ CAT 7
Class EA/
CAT 6A
Class E/ CAT 6
Class E/ CAT 6
1000BASE-T CAT 5e
CAT 6
CAT 6A
(STP/UTP)
100BASE-TX CAT 5e
CAT 6
CAT 6A
(STP/UTP)
Related
Documentation
154
Shield or
Unshielded
Twisted
Pair Cable Standard
(STP/UTP) Specification
STP ISO/IEC 11801:2002
STP/UTP ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B2-10
UTP ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B.2-1
STP ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B.2-1
STP/UTP ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B2-10
STP/UTP ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B2-10
Port Panel of a QFX5100-48T Device on page 30
QFX5100 Device Hardware Overview on page 3
Maximum Frequency
Reach (MHz)
328 ft 1–600
(100 m)
328 ft 1–500
(100 m)
98 ft (30 m) 1–250
98 ft (30 m) 1–250
328 ft 1-100
(100 m) 1-250
1-500
328 ft 1-100
(100 m) 1-250
1-500
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Additional
Information
CAT 6 cables
are defined to
perform at
frequencies up
to 250 MHz and
are sensitive to
alien crosstalk.
To use such
cables to
connect to
10GBASE-T
ports, you must
ensure that the
cable
installation is
tested and is
certified for
500 MHz as per
TIA TSB-155
standard.