NOTE
Kinks and sharp bends can destroy or impair the cable's ability to convey light pulses accurately from one end of the
cable to the other. Use care in dressing the optical fiber cables: provide satisfactory strain relief to support the cable
and maintain an adequate bend radius at all cable turns, particularly where the cable connects to the I/O module.
Figure 67: Bend Radius for Fiber Optic Cable
Optical fiber cable
Cable Distances
Table 18
shows cable media types and maximum distances that support reliable transmission in
accordance with international standards except where noted.
Table 18: Media Types and Maximum Distances
Standard
Media Type
1000BASE-SX
50/125 μm multimode fiber
(850 nm optical
50/125 μm multimode fiber
window)
62.5/125 μm multimode fiber
62.5/125 μm multimode fiber
1000BASE-LX
50/125 μm multimode fiber
(1300 nm optical
50/125 μm multimode fiber
window)
62.5/125 μm multimode fiber
10/125 μm single-mode fiber
10/125 μm single-mode fiber*
1000BASE-LX70
10/125 μm single-mode fiber
(1550 nm optical
window)
1000BASE-T
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
100BASE-TX
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
10BASE-T
Category 3 and higher UTP cable
*
Proprietary to Extreme Networks. Connections between two Extreme Networks 1000BASE-LX interfaces
that use 10/125 μm single-mode fiber can use a maximum distance of 10,000 meters.
Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
Minimum
2-in. (5.08-cm)
radius
in 90∞ bend
90∞
SPG_002
Mhz•Km
Maximum Distance
Rating
(Meters)
400
500
500
550
160
220
200
275
400
550
500
550
500
550
–
5,000
–
10,000
–
70,000
–
100
–
100
–
100
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