1000Base-T Cable Requirements; 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain; 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain; Table 4-1 Maximum 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length - Edge-Core ES4524D Installation Manual

1000BASE-T Cable Requirements

All Category 5 UTP cables that are used for 100BASE-TX connections should also
work for 1000BASE-T, providing that all four wire pairs are connected. However, it is
recommended that for all critical connections, or any new cable installations,
Category 5e (enhanced Category 5) or Category 6 cable should be used. The
Category 5e specification includes test parameters that are only recommendations
for Category 5. Therefore, the first step in preparing existing Category 5 cabling for
running 1000BASE-T is a simple test of the cable installation to be sure that it
complies with the IEEE 802.3-2005 standards.

1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain

Table 4-1 Maximum 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length

Cable Type
Category 5, 5e, 6 100-ohm UTP or STP

Table 4-2 Maximum 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length

Fiber Size
62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber
50/125 micron multimode
fiber

Table 4-3 Maximum 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length

Fiber Size
9/125 micron
single-mode fiber

Table 4-4 Maximum 1000BASE-LH Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length

Fiber Size
9/125 micron
single-mode fiber

100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain

Type Cable Type
100BASE-TX Category 5 or better 100-ohm UTP or STP 100 m (328 ft)
Maximum Cable Length
100 m (328 ft)
Fiber Bandwidth
160 MHz/km
200 MHz/km
400 MHz/km
500 MHz/km
Fiber Bandwidth
N/A
Fiber Bandwidth
N/A

Table 4-5 Maximum Fast Ethernet Cable Length

Connectivity Rules
Maximum Cable Length
2-220 m (7-722 ft)
2-275 m (7-902 ft)
2-500 m (7-1641 ft)
2-550 m (7-1805 ft)
Maximum Cable Length
2 m - 5 km (7 ft - 3.2 miles) LC
Maximum Cable Length
2 m - 70 km (7 ft - 43.5 miles) LC
Max. Cable Length
4
Connector
RJ-45
Connector
LC
LC
LC
LC
Connector
Connector
Connector
RJ-45
4-5