Media Types and Distances
Table 1-2 describes the media types and distances for the different types of Summit
switch ports.
Table 1-2: Media Types and Distances
Standard
1000BASE-SX
(850 nm optical window)
1000BASE-LX
(1300 nm optical window)
1000BASE-LX70
(1550 nm optical window)
100BASE-FX
(1300 nm optical window)
1000BASE-T
100BASE-TX
10BASE-T
*Extreme Networks proprietary. Connections between two Extreme Networks 1000BASE-LX interfaces can use a maximum
distance of 10,000 meters. However, it interoperates with standard 1000BASE-LX ports and supports a maximum distance of
5,000 meters.
Summit Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Media Type
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber
10/125 µm Single-mode Fiber
10/125 µm Single-mode Fiber*
10/125 µm Single-mode Fiber
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber
Category 5 and higher UTP Cable
Category 5 and higher UTP Cable
Category 3 and higher UTP Cable
Memory Requirements
MHz•km
Maximum Dis-
Rating
tance (Meters)
400
500
500
550
160
220
200
275
400
550
500
550
500
550
–
5,000
–
10,000
–
70,000
400
2000
500
2000
400
2000
500
2000
–
100
–
100
–
100
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