Installation guide

30 Consolidated "e" Series Hardware Installation Guide
Site Preparation
NOTE
Kinks and sharp bends can destroy or impair the cable’s ability to convey light pulses accurately from
one end of the cable to the other. Use care in dressing the optical-fiber cables: provide satisfactory
strain relief to support the cable and maintain an adequate bend radius at all cable turns, particularly
where the cable connects to the I/O module.
Figure 3: Bend radius for fiber optic cable
Cable Distances
Table 3 shows cable media types and maximum distances that support reliable transmission in
accordance with international standards except where noted.
Table 3: 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
50/125 µm multimode fiber
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber
400
500
160
200
500
550
220
275
1000BASE-LX
(1310 nm optical
window)
50/125 µm multimode fiber
50/125 µm multimode fiber
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber
10/125 µm single-mode fiber
400
500
500
—
550
550
550
5,000
1000BASE-ZX
(1550 nm optical
window)
10/125 µm single-mode fiber — 50,000
1000BASE-T
100BASE-TX
10BASE-T
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
Category 5 and higher UTP cable
Category 3 and higher UTP cable
–
–
–
100
100
100
SPG_00
2
Minimum
2 in. (5.08cm)
radius
in 90˚ bend
90˚
Optical fiber cable