Connectivity Rules
When adding hubs (repeaters) to your network, please follow the standard
connectivity rules for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. 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.
1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain
Maximum 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length
Cable Type
Category 5, 5e, or 6 100-ohm UTP or STP
Maximum 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length
Fiber Size
62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
Maximum 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length
Fiber Size
9/125 micron
single-mode fiber
Fiber Bandwidth
160 MHz/km
200 MHz/km
400 MHz/km
500 MHz/km
Fiber Bandwidth
N/A
C
ONNECTIVITY
Maximum Cable Length
100 m (328 ft)
Maximum Cable Length
2~220 m (7~722 ft)
2~275 m (7~902 ft)
2~500 m (7~1641 ft)
2~550 m (7~1805 ft)
Maximum Cable Length
2 m ~ 5 km (7~16404 ft)
R
ULES
2-5