M
N
AKING
ETWORK
Connectivity Rules
When adding hubs (repeaters) to your network, please follow the
connectivity rules listed in the manuals for these products. However, note
that because switches break up the path for connected devices into
separate collision domains, you should not include the switch or connected
cabling in your calculations for cascade length involving other devices.
1000BASE-T Cable Requirements
All Category 5 UTP cables that are used for 100BASE-TX connections
should also work for 1000BASE-T, providing that all four wire pairs are
connected. However, it is recommended that for all critical connections, or
any new cable installations, Category 5e (enhanced Category 5) or
Category 6 cable should be used. The Category 5e specification includes
test parameters that are only recommendations for Category 5. Therefore,
the first step in preparing existing Category 5 cabling for running
1000BASE-T is a simple test of the cable installation to be sure that it
complies with the IEEE 802.3-2002 standards.
10 Gbps Ethernet Collision Domain
Table 4-1 Maximum 10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length
Fiber Size
62.5/125 micron
single-mode fiber
62.5/125 micron
single-mode fiber
50/125 micron
single-mode fiber
50/125 micron
single-mode fiber
50/125 micron
single-mode fiber
4-8
C
ONNECTIONS
Fiber
Bandwidth
160 MHz/km
200 MHz/km
400 MHz/km
500 MHz/km
2000 MHz/km
Maximum Cable
Length
2-26 m
(7-85 ft.)
2-33 m
(7-108 ft.)
2-66 m
(7-216 ft.)
2-82 m
(7-269 ft.)
2-300 m
(7-984 ft.)
Connector
LC
LC
LC
LC
LC
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