Cx4 Copper Cables - HP ProCurve 8100fl Series Installation And Getting Started Manual

Switch Ports and Network Cables
Port Type Cable Specifications
10-GbE Multimode fiber-optic cable designed for
Gigabit Ethernet: 62.5/125 μm (core/
LRM
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.
9/125 μm (core/cladding) diameter, 1310 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, 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.
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.

CX4 Copper Cables

Cabling that complies with the 802.3ak IEEE standard supports 10 Gigabit
Ethernet speeds over CX4, or four twin-axial copper cable pairs.
Port Type Cable Specifications
CX4 Speed 3.125Gbx4
(Cables compliant with the 802.3ak standard)
B-4
Connector Type Supported Length
62.5 μm cable:
■
SC
– 160 Mhz/km = 2-26 meters
– 200 Mhz/km = 2-33 meters
50 μm cable:
■
– 400 Mhz/km = 2-66 meters
– 500 Mhz/km = 2-82 meters
– 2000 Mhz/km = 2-300 meters
SC single-mode cable: 2-10 kilometers
SC single-mode cable: 2-30 kilometers
(40 kilometers on an engineered
fiber optic link that meets standards
in the specification).
Optical Media 150 Mhz/km = 1-50 meters
Converter
500 Mhz/km = 1-100 meters
2000 Mhz/km = 1-300 meters
Connector Supported Length
Type
CX4 0.5-15 meters