Technology Distance Specifications - Aruba 2930M Installation And Getting Started Manual

Like 1000BASE-T, 10GBASE-T requires testing of all the crosstalk and return loss parameters described
preceding "Note on 1000BASE-T cable requirements", and also ANEXT.
In addition to ANEXT, 10GBASE-T is more sensitive to external electrical noise in the environment. Hewlett
Packard Enterprise recommends keeping radio transmitters and other sources of high frequency continuous wave
radio frequency away from LAN cables.
NOTE: HPE Smart Rate speeds for the JL323A 2930M switch and the JL081A Aruba 3810M/2930M
4 Smart rate PoE+ Module are 1, 2.5, 5, 10GbE.
When testing your cabling, be sure to include the patch cables that connect the switch and other end devices to
the patch panels on your site. The patch cables are frequently overlooked when testing cable and they must also
comply with the cabling standards. For 10GBASE-T, Category 6 patch cables are sensitive to movement once link
has been established, and could cause link to drop if moved. Therefore, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends
using Category 6A patch cables. As an alternative, use cable management options to tie down (dress) the
Category 6 patch cables so they cannot move.
For Conducted and Radiated Immunity in accordance with EN55024, the Aruba 2930M switches are limited to
Performance Criteria A with shielded cables (CAT6/6A).

Technology distance specifications

Table 26: Technology distance specifications
Technology
100-FX
1000-T
2.5Gb/s HPE
Smart Rate
5Gb/s HPE
Smart Rate
10GBASE-T
1000-SX
90
Supported cable
type
multimode fiber
twisted-pair copper
twisted-pair copper
twisted-pair copper
twisted-pair copper
multimode fiber
Multimode fibermodal
bandwidth
any
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
160 MHz*km
200 MHz*km
400 MHz*km
500 MHz*km
Supported distances
up to 2,000 meters
up to 100 meters
up to 100 meters
Cat 5e - up to 100 meters
Cat 6 - up to 100 meters
Cat 6A - up to 100 meters
Cat 6 unshielded - up to 55 meters
Cat 6 shielded - up to 100 meters
Cat 6A unshielded - up to 100
meters
Cat 6A shielded - up to 100 meters
Cat 7 shielded - up to 100 meters
2 - 220 meters
2 - 275 meters
2 - 500 meters
2 - 550 meters
Table Continued
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