Switch Ports and Network Cables
Port Type
Cable Specifications
9/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, 1550 nm,
10-GbE ER
low metal content, single mode fiber-optic
cables, complying with the ITU-T G.652 and
ISO/IEC 793-2 Type B1 standards.
10-GbE
Multimode fiber-optic cable designed for
Gigabit Ethernet: 62.5/125 μm or 50/125 μm
LRM
(core/cladding) diameter, graded-index, low
metal content, multimode fiber optic,
complying with the ITU-T G.651 and ISO/IEC
793-2 Type A1b or A1a, respectively. (A mode
conditioning patch cord may be needed in
some multimode fiber installations.)
12 fiber 50/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter,
OMC CX4
Fiber
multimode Fiber ribbon cable. 12 fiber 62.5/
125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, multimode
Fiber ribbon cable is also supported.
Copper Cables
Port Type
Cable Specifications
CX4
Speed 3.125Gbx4
(Cables compliant with the 802.3ak standard)
B-4
Connector Type
Maximum Length
SC
single-mode cable: 2-30 kilometers
(40 kilometers, on an engineered
fiber optic link that meets standards
in the specification).
62.5 μm cable:
SC
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50 μm cable:
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Optical Media
1-300 meters
Converter
Connector
Supported Length
Type
CX4
0.5-15 meters
160/500 MHz/km = 0.5-220
meters
200/500 MHz/km = 0.5-220
meters
400/400 MHz/km = 0.5-100
meters
500/500 MHz/km = 0.5-220
meters
1500/500 MHz/km = 0.5-
220 meters