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HP P4459A 8-Port Fibre Loop Switch Installation & Operation Guide
copper cabling. Table 3 provides the specifications for optical cable support and
Table 4 provides the specifications for copper cable support.
Table 3: Optical cable requirements for the Fibre Loop Switch
Cable Spec
Distance in Meters
Fiber Core Size
GBIC Type
Wave Length
Table 4: Copper cable requirements for the Fibre Loop Switch
Cable Spec
Signal Level
Connector Type
Distance in Meters
30
Multi Mode Fiber
2m–300m
62.5 µm
(TIA standard for
premise wiring for
US and international
use.)
Shortwave laser
780–850 nm
Value
FC Intra-Cabinet Standard
DB-9 or HSSDC
>10–33 m (equalized cable)
0–10 m (unequalized cable)
2m–500m
50 µm
(Not standard for
premise wiring use.
Proprietary point-to-
point cabling use
only.)
Shortwave laser
780–850 nm
Single Mode Fiber
2m–10Km
9 µm
Longwave laser
1310 nm