Cabling And Technology Information; Cabling Specifications - HP Aruba 3810M Series Installation And Getting Started Manual

7 Cabling and Technology Information

This appendix includes switch connector information and network cable information for cables
that should be used with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise switches.
NOTE: Incorrectly wired cabling is a common cause of problems for LAN communications.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you work with a qualified LAN cable installer for
assistance with your cabling requirements.

Cabling Specifications

Table 32 Cabling Specifications
Twisted-pair copper
Twinaxial copper
Multimode fiber
10 Mbps Operation
100 Mbps Operation
1000 Mbps Operation
2.5 Gbps Operation
5 Gbps Operation
10 Gbps Operation
Direct attach cables
Category 3, 4 or 5, 100-ohm
unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or
shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable,
complying with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
specifications.
Category 5, 100-ohm UTP or STP
cable, complying with IEEE 802.3u
100BASE-TX specifications.
Category 5, 100-ohm 4-pair UTP or
STP cable, complying with IEEE
802.3ab 1000BASE-T
specifications—Category 5e or better
is recommended. See Note on
1000BASE-T Cable Requirements
below.
Category 5e, 100-ohm-4-pair UTP or
STP cable, complying with IEEE
802.ab 1000BASE-T specifications.
See "Note on HP Smart Rate 2.5 Gb/s
Cable Requirements" below.
Category 5e or better, 100-ohm-4-pair
UTP or STP cable. Category 6 or
better is recommended. See
HP Smart Rate 5Gb/s Cable
Requirements" below.
Category 6 or 6A, 100-ohm 4-pair UTP
cable, or Category 6A or 7, 100-ohm
4-pair STP cable, complying with IEEE
802.3an 10GBASE-T specifications.
See Note on 10GBASE-T Cable
Requirements below, and see
Technology Distance Specifications
for distances supported with each
cable type.
One-piece devices consisting of a
cable with SFP+ connectors
permanently attached to each end,
complying with SFF 8431 SFP+
specifications.
62.5/125 μm or 50/125 μm
(core/cladding) diameter, low metal
content, graded index fiber-optic
cables, complying with the ITU-T
G.651 and ISO/IEC 793-2 Type A1b
or A1a standards respectively.
Cabling Specifications
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