HP 5400zl Series Installation And Getting Started Manual page 34

Installing the Series 5400zl Switches
Installation Procedures
Port Type Cable Type
10-GbE SR Multimode fiber-optic cable designed for
Gigabit Ethernet: 62.5/125 μm (core/cladding)
diameter or 50/125 μm, 850 nm, low metal
content, complying with the ITU-T G.652 and
ISO/IEC 793-2 Type B1 standards.
Note: Conditioning patch cord cables are not supported on 10-GbE SR.
9/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, 1480 nm,
10-GbE LR
low metal content, single mode fiber-optic
cables, complying with the ITU-T G.652 and
ISO/IEC 793-2 Type B1 standards.
9/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, 1480 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 LRM Multimode fiber-optic cable designed for
Gigabit Ethernet: 62.5/125 μm or 50/125 μm
(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
Optical Media
μm (core/cladding) diameter, multimode Fiber
Converter
ribbon cable is also supported.
Port Type Cable Specifications
CX4 Speed 3.125Gbx4
(Cables compliant with the 802.3ak standard)
2-8
Length Limits
62.5 μm cable:
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50 μm cable:
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single-mode cable: 2-10 kilometers
single-mode cable: 2 meters - 30 kilometers
(40 kilometers, on an engineered fiber optic
link that meets standards in the
specification).
62.5 μm cable:
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50 μm cable:
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50 μm cable or 62.5 μm cable: 100 meters
Copper Cables
Connector Type
160 Mhz/km = 2-26 meters
200 Mhz/km = 2-33 meters
400 Mhz/km = 2-66 meters
500 Mhz/km = 2-82 meters
2000 Mhz/km = 2-300 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
CX4