Cisco PRP-1= Installation And Configuration Manual page 47

Note
Table 4 Specifications and Connection Limits for 100-Mbps Transmission
Parameter
Cable specification
Cable length (max)
Segment length (max)
Network length (max)
1. EIA/TIA-568 or EIA-TIA-568 TSB-36 compliant. Not supplied by Cisco.
2. AWG = American Wire Gauge. This gauge is specified by the EIA/TIA-568 standard.
3. This length is specifically between any two stations on a repeated segment.
Table 5 IEEE 802.3u Physical Characteristics
Parameter
Data rate (Mbps)
Signaling method
Maximum segment length
Media
Topology
1. DTE = data terminal equipment.
OL-11656-01
Table 4 lists the cabling specifications for 100-Mbps transmission over
unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables.
The transmission speed of the Ethernet ports is auto-sensing by default and is user
configurable.
Table 5 lists IEEE 802.3u physical characteristics for 100BASE-TX.
Performance Route Processor Installation and Configuration Guide
RJ-45
1
Category 5 UTP, 22 to 24 AWG
—
328 feet (100 m) for 100BASE-TX
3
656 feet (200 m) (with one repeater)
100BASE-TX
100
Baseband
1
100 m between DTE
Category 5 UTP (for RJ-45)
Star/Hub
Configuring Interfaces on the PRP
2
and repeaters
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