Connecting The Network Cables; 1000Base-Sx Fiber Nic - 3Com EtherLink 3C985B-SX Installation And User Manual
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Connecting the Network Cables
1000Base-SX Fiber NIC
1 Prepare an appropriate cable.
The following table lists cable characteristics required for connecting to
1000Base-SX port:
Medium Diameter
SX
62.5 Microns
50 Microns
2 Connect one end of the cable to the NIC, as shown in the following
diagram.
3 Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit Ethernet network port.
Attach the cable connector so that the TX (transmit) port on the NIC is
connected to the RX (receive) port of the device at the other end of the cable.
Frequency
Shortwave
(850 nanometers)
Shortwave
(850 nanometers)
Connecting the Network Cables
Cable Type
Operating Range
Multimode
2 to 275 meters
fiber
(6.5 to 902 feet)
Multimode
2 to 550 meters
fiber
(6.5 to 1804 feet)
(in compliance with
IEEE 802.3-1999)
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