Cabling and Technology Information
Table B-2.
Technology
10-Gig ER
CX4 Media Converter
1
Cat 6 cabling requires TIA TSB-155A testing for 500 MHz operation and ANEXT.
2
For distances less than 20km, a 10dB attenuator must be used. For distances between 20km and 40km, a 5dB attenuator
must be used. Attenuators can be purchased from most cable vendors.
B-4
Supported cable type
single mode fiber
12-strand female-female multi-
mode fiber MPO ribbon cable
with MTP connectors, in a
crossover (key up/key up)
configuration
Multimode fiber
Supported distances
modal bandwidth
N/A
2 - 40,000 meters
150 MHz*km
1 - 50 meters
500 MHz*km
1 - 100 meters
2000 MHz*km
1 - 300 meters