Allied Telesis x510 Series - Manual (Page 26)

Chapter 1: Overview
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Cable
Requirements
The cable requirements for ports operating at 10 or 100Mbps are given in
Table 3.
Table 2. IEEE Powered Device Classes
Class
Maximum Power
Output from a Switch
Port
PD Power Range
0 15.4W 0.44W to 12.95W
1 4.0W 0.44W to 3.84W
2 7.0W 3.84W to 6.49W
3 15.4W 6.49W to 12.95W
4 30.0W 12.95W to 25.5W
Table 3. Twisted Pair Cable Requirements for the 10/100/1000Base-T Ports at 10 or 100Mbps
Cable Type
10Mbps 100Mbps
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz. Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-
compliant Category 5 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz. Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Enhanced Category
5 (Cat 5e) shielded or
unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes