Maximum
Distance
Cable
Requirements
Section I: Hardware Overview
SwitchBlade x8112 Chassis Switch and AT-SBx81CFC960 Card Installation Guide
Note
The ports on the AT-SBx81GT40 Line Card only support full-duplex
mode.
The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet).
The cable requirements for the ports on the AT-SBx81GT24 and AT-
SBx81GT40 Line Cards are listed in Table 16.
Table 16. Twisted Pair Cable for the AT-SBx81GT24 and AT-SBx81GT40
Cable Type
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-
compliant Category 5 or TIA/
EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced
Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded or
unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.
Note
Patch cables for the AT-SBx81GT40 Line Card, in lengths of 1 meter
and 3 meters with RJ point 5 and RJ-45 connectors, are available
from Allied Telesis. Contact your Allied Telesis sales representative
for information.
The cable requirements for the PoE ports on the AT-SBx81GP24 Ethernet
Line Card are given in Table 17 on page 60.
Line Cards
10Mbps
100Mbps
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1000Mbps
No
Yes
Yes
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