Token Ring - Cabletron Systems 100BASE-FX Cabling Manual

Charts and Tables

Token Ring

Lobe Cable Distances
Media
STP
UTP
Fiber Optics
*. IBM Type 6 cable is recommended for use as jumper cabling only, and should not
be used for facility cabling installations.
Trunk Cable Distances
Shielded Twisted Pair
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Category 3/4
Category 5
Fiber Optics (Multimode)
Fiber Optics (Single Mode)
A-4
Circuitry
IBM Types 1, 2
active
IBM Types 6, 9
IBM Types 1, 2
passive
IBM Type 9
Category 5
active
Categories 3, 4
Category 5
passive
Categories 3, 4
Multimode
active
Single Mode
Media
Max Lobe Length
Cable
Type
4 Mbps
300 m
*
200 m
200 m
133 m
250 m
200 m
130 m
100 m
2000 m
2000 m
Max Distance
(4 Mbps)
770 m
200 m
250 m
2000 m
2000 m
16 Mbps
150 m
100 m
100 m
66 m
120 m
100 m
85 m
60 m
2000 m
2000 m
Max Distance
(16 Mbps)
346 m
100 m
120 m
2000 m
2000 m
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