Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
Connectors
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10/100BaseTX ports come with RJ45 jacks for standard unshielded twisted pair (UTP/Category 5) cable
connections.
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100BaseFX ports come equipped with MT-RJ connectors.
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1000BaseSX ports come equipped with SC connectors.
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1000BaseLX ports come equipped with SC connectors.
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1000BaseT ports come equipped with RJ-45 connectors.
Figure 2.9
Pin assignment and signalling for 10/100BaseTX and 1000BaseT ports
Pin Assignment
8
1
Cable Length
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1000BaseT: Cable length should not exceed 100 meters.
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100BaseTX: Cable length should not exceed 100 meters.
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100BaseFX: Cable length should not exceed 2 kilometers.
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1000BaseSX: Cable length should not exceed 550 meters when operating with multi-mode cabling.
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1000BaseLX:
Cable length of 2 – 440 meters is supported on 62.5 µm multi-mode fiber (MMF) cabling.
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Cable length of 2 – 550 meters is supported on 50 µm multi-mode fiber (MMF) cabling.
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Cable length of 2 – 5000 meters is supported on 9 µm single-mode fiber (SMF) cabling.
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1000BaseSX
2 - 22
10BaseT
Pin Number MDI-X ports
1
RD+
2
RD
3
TD+
1
4
Not used
5
Not used
6
TD-
8
7
Not used
8
Not used
Table 2.3: Cable length summary table
Fiber Type
Core
Diameter
(microns)
MMF
62.5
MMF
62.5
MMF
50
MMF
50
100BaseTX and 1000BaseT
Pin Number
MDI-X ports
1
RD+
2
RD
3
TD+
4
CMT
5
CMT
6
TD
7
CMT
8
CMT
Modal
Minimum
Bandwidth
Range
(MHz/km)
(meters)
160
a
2 – 200
200
b
2 – 275
400
2 – 500
500
c
2 – 550