Installation guide

Evaluating and Meeting Cable Requirements
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Cable Distances
This section provides information to help you select the cables to be used with the BlackDiamond X8
series switch. Table 10 shows cable media types and maximum distances that support reliable
transmission in accordance with international standards, except where noted. Table 11 lists the Extreme
Networks direct-attach cables.
Table 10: Media Types and Maximum Distances
Standard Media Type
Mhz•Km
Rating Maximum Distance
1000BASE-SX
(850 nm optical window)
50/125 µm multimode fiber 400 500 meters
50/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550 meters
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 160 220 meters
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 200 275 meters
1000BASE-LX
(1300 nm optical window)
50/125 µm multimode fiber 400 550 meters
50/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550 meters
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550 meters
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 5,000 meters
10/125 µm single-mode fiber
a
a.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.
– 10,000 meters
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
10GBASE-SR SFP+
(850 nm optical window)
62.5 m multimode fiber 160 26 m
62.5 m multimode fiber (OM1) 200 33 m
50 m multimode fiber 400 66 m
50 m multimode fiber (OM2) 500 82 m
50 m multimode fiber (OM3) 2000 300 m
10GBASE-LR SFP+
(1310 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 10 km
10GBASE-ER SFP+
(1550 nm optical window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber – 40 km
40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+
(850 nm optical window)
50 m multimode fiber (OM3) – 100 meters
50 m multimode fiber (OM4) 150 meters