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Cable specifications – Brocade FCX Series Hardware Installation Guide User Manual

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FIGURE 54 Pin assignment and signalling for 10/100BaseTX and 1000BaseT ports

Cable specifications

This section lists the specifications for the cables used with the 10/100 Ethernet ports. For information
about supported transceivers, see

Fiber Optic transceivers

on page 67.

For information about supported SFP and SFP+ transceivers, refer to the following Brocade website:

http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/Optics_DS.pdf

NOTE
Cable installation and network configuration will affect overall transmission capability. The numbers
provided below represent the accepted recommendations of the various standards. For network-specific
recommendations, consult your local Brocade reseller or system engineer.

Cable length summary

TABLE 28

Cable Type Connector Type Core

Diameter(microns)

Modal
Bandwidth(MHz*km) or
Wavelength (nm)

Range
(meters)

1000Base-
BX-D

Single-mode
Fiber (SMF)

LC connector for
SFP module

9

1490 nm

2 - 10000
(10km)

1000Base-
BX-U

SMF

LC connector for
SFP module

9

1310 nm

2 - 10000
(10km)

1000Base-
LHA

SMF

LC connector for
SFP module

9

1550 nm

2 - 70000
(70km)

1000Base-
LHB

SMF

LC connector for
SFP module

9

1550 nm

2 - 120000
(120km)

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