Appendix B: Cable Types; Utp Cables; Fiber Cables - SMC Networks Tiger Card SMC10GPCIe-10BT User Manual

Appendix B: Cable Types

UTP Cables

The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G 10GBASE-T Ethernet Server Adapter supports
transmission over several cable types. The primary cable specified for 10GBASE-T
is augmented Category 6 (Cat6a). Other types also work, but the specific installation
may have to be qualified for 10G operation. See the IEEE 802.3an-2006 standard
and appropriate TIA specifications.
Cable
Category 5e
Category 6
Category 6a
Category 7

Fiber Cables

The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G XFP Ethernet Server Adapter supports transmission
over several fiber cable types, depending on the XFP transceiver installed.
Maximum 10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths
Fiber Diameter
62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber
62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
Maximum 10GBASE-LR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths
Fiber Diameter
9/125 micron
single-mode fiber
Type
UTP
UTP
UTP
STP
Fiber Bandwidth
160 MHz/km
200 MHz/km
400 MHz/km
500 MHz/km
2000 MHz/km
Fiber Bandwidth
N/A
Max. Length
45 meters
55 meters
100 meters
100 meters
Maximum Cable
Length
2-26 m (7-85 ft.)
2-33 m (7-108 ft.)
2-66 m (7-217 ft.)
2-82 m (7-269 ft.)
2-300 m (7-984 ft.)
Maximum Cable
Length
10 km
(6.2 miles)
Max. Connectors
2
2
4
4
Connector
LC
LC
LC
LC
LC
Connector
LC
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