Appendix A Specifications; Link Characteristics; Cable Specifications; Performance Specifications - NETGEAR GA 620 Reference Manual

GA620/620T.Manual.R2 6/12/00
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS
This appendix provides specifications for the NETGEAR Model GA620 and Model
GA620T Gigabit Ethernet Card.
Link Characteristics Model GA620 (1000BASE-SX)
Medium Diameter
62.5 Microns
50 Microns
Cable Specifications Model GA620T (10/100/1000BASE-T)
Port Type
10BASE-T
100/1000BASE-T
Note: 1000BASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced
cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:1995 and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A (1995)
and tested for additional performance using testing procedures defined in
TIA/EIA TSB95.

Performance Specifications

Feature
PCI clock
PCI data/address
PCI data burst transfer rate
PCI modes
Model GA620 (1000BASE-SX)
Model GA620T (10/100/1000BASE-T)
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Frequency Cable Type
Shortwave Multimode fiber
(850 nanometers)
Shortwave Multimode fiber
(850 nanometers)
Connector Media
RJ-45 CAT 3, 4, or 5 UTP
RJ-45 CAT 5 UTP
Specification
66 MHz max
32-bit and 64-bit
132 MB/second (32-bit bus)
264 MB/second (64-bit bus)
528 MB/second (64-bit bus at 66 MHz)
Master/slave
1000 Mbps (full duplex)
10/100/1000 Mbps (full duplex)
Operating Range
6.5 to 902 feet (2 to 275 meters)
6.5 to 1804 feet (2 to 550 meters)
(in compliance with IEEE 802.3-1999)
Maximum Distance
325 feet (100 meters)
325 feet (100 meters)
specifications A-1