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Chapter 2: System hardware
Table 17 Aux and copper SFP Ethernet standards and cable length restrictions
ODU drop cable
Aux – auxiliary device
SFP (copper) – linked device
(*1) 10BASE-T is not supported by PTP 650.
(*2) Maximum length of Ethernet cable from the ODU to the linked device.
Outdoor copper Cat5e Ethernet cable
For copper Cat5e Ethernet connections from the ODU to the PSU, LPUs and other devices, use
Cat5e cable that is gel-filled and shielded with copper-plated steel, for example Superior Essex
type BBDGe. This is known as "drop cable"
Caution
Always use Cat5e cable that is gel-filled and shielded with copper-plated steel.
Alternative types of drop cable are not supported by Cambium Networks.
Order Superior Essex type BBDGe cable from Cambium Networks
cable are available from Superior Essex.
Figure 15 Outdoor drop cable
Power over Ethernet
POE to auxiliary
device
None
None
(Figure
15).
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Ethernet supported
Maximum cable
(*1)
length (*2)
100BASE-TX
100 m (330 ft)
1000BASE-T
100BASE-TX
100 m (330 ft)
100BASE-TX
100 m (330 ft)
(Table
18). Other lengths of this
Ethernet cabling
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