Configuration Rules For Fast Ethernet - 3Com SuperStack 3 3812 Implementation Manual

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PPENDIX ONFIGURATION
Configuration Rules
for Fast Ethernet
R
ULES
The topology rules for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet are slightly different to
those for 10 Mbps Ethernet.
and provides examples of how they allow for large-scale Fast Ethernet
networks.
Figure 20 Fast Ethernet configuration rules
The key topology rules are:
Maximum UTP cable length is 100 m (328 ft) over Category 5 cable.
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A 412 m (1352 ft) fiber link is allowed for connecting
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switch-to-switch, or endstation-to-switch, using half-duplex
100BASE-FX.
Figure 20 illustrates the key topology rules