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Appendix b: cable types, Utp cables, Fiber cables – SMC Networks TIGERCARD SMC10GPCIE-10BT User Manual

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Appendix B: Cable Types

UTP Cables

The SMC TigerCard™ 10G 10GBASE-T Ethernet Server Adapter supports
transmission over several cable types. The primary cable specified for 10GBASE-T
is augmented Category 6 (Cat6a). Other types also work, but the specific installation
may have to be qualified for 10G operation. See the IEEE 802.3an-2006 standard
and appropriate TIA specifications.

Fiber Cables

The SMC TigerCard™ 10G XFP Ethernet Server Adapter supports transmission
over several fiber cable types, depending on the XFP transceiver installed.

Cable

Type

Max. Length

Max. Connectors

Category 5e

UTP

45 meters

2

Category 6

UTP

55 meters

2

Category 6a

UTP

100 meters

4

Category 7

STP

100 meters

4

Maximum 10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths

Fiber Diameter

Fiber Bandwidth

Maximum Cable

Length

Connector

62.5/125 micron

multimode fiber

160 MHz/km

2-26 m (7-85 ft.)

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62.5/125 micron

multimode fiber

200 MHz/km

2-33 m (7-108 ft.)

LC

50/125 micron

multimode fiber

400 MHz/km

2-66 m (7-217 ft.)

LC

50/125 micron

multimode fiber

500 MHz/km

2-82 m (7-269 ft.)

LC

50/125 micron

multimode fiber

2000 MHz/km

2-300 m (7-984 ft.)

LC

Maximum 10GBASE-LR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths

Fiber Diameter

Fiber Bandwidth

Maximum Cable

Length

Connector

9/125 micron

single-mode fiber

N/A

10 km

(6.2 miles)

LC

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