Cable Requirements For The Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series - Avaya 4500 Series Installation Manual

Installing the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch
Cable requirements for the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch
4500 Series
The following table describes the cables required for a an Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4500
Series switch.
Table 3: Switch cable requirements
Required Cable
10/100/1000Base TX Ports
10/100Base TX Ports
100BaseFX Ports
Console Port
SFP Transceiver Ports
USB Port
Important:
In Autonegotiation mode, the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series automatically
provides the proper MDI/MDI-X connection on the RJ-45 ports; to eliminate the need for
crossover cables. After you disable Autonegotiation on 10/100 ports, MDI/MDI-x is also
disabled.
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Description
The interconnect cabling must conform to the Cat5e, Cat6,
or Cat6e specification of the Commercial Building
Telecommunications Cabling Standard, ANSI/TIA/EIA
568-B fitted with an RJ-45 Module jack.
The interconnect cabling for 10BaseT Ethernet must
conform to Cat3, Cat4, Cat5 (or better) UTP cabling for
distances up to 100 meters.
The interconnect cabling for 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet
must conform to Cat5 (or better) UTP cabling for distances
up to 100 meters.
The interconnect cabling must conform to 50/125 or
62.5/125 micron multimode fiber-optic cabling for
distances up to 3 kilometers.
Serial cable with a DB-9 female connector on both ends.
The maximum length for the console port cable is 25 feet
(8.3 meters).
Varies with the installed SFP transceiver. See the
documentation shipped with the SFP transceiver for
specifications.
USB 2.0 Type A-compliant cable.
November 2010