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Evaluating and Meeting Cable Requirements
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Cable Distances
Table 9 shows cable media types and maximum distances that support reliable transmission in
accordance with international standards except where noted. In addition, table lists the direct-attach
cables that are available for use with the E4G series routers.
Table 9: Media Types and Maximum Distances
Standard Media Type
Mhz•Km
Rating
Maximum Distance
(Meters)
1000BASE-SX
(850 nm optical window)
50/125 µm multimode fiber 400 500
50/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 160 220
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 200 275
1000BASE-LX
(1300 nm optical window)
50/125 µm multimode fiber 400 550
50/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 5,000
10/125 µm single-mode fiber* – 10,000
1000BASE-LX70
(1550 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 70,000
1000BASE-ZX
(1550 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 80 km
100BASE-LX100
(1550 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 100 km
1000BASE-BX10
(1490 nm optical window)
(1310 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 10 km
1000BASE-LX70
(1550 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 70,000 meters
10/100/1000BASE-T SFP (1-Gbps link)
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
– 100 meters
(100-Mbps link)
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
– 150 m
(10-Mbps link)
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
– 250 m
1000BASE-T Category 5 and higher UTP cable – 100
100BASE-TX Category 5 and higher UTP cable – 100
10BASE-T Category 3 and higher UTP cable – 100
* Proprietary to Extreme Networks. Connections between two Extreme Networks 1000BASE-LX interfaces that use
10/125 µm single-mode fiber can use a maximum distance of 10,000 meters.
Table 10: Extreme Networks SFP+ Direct-Attach Cables
Cable Type Model Number Length
SFP+ passive copper cable 10304 1 meter
10305 3 meters
10306 5 meters
10307 10 meters