Cabletron Systems BRIM-T6 - Manual (Page 37)

MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
B-5
Maximum Lobe Lengths
The lobe length is the physical length of the cable connecting a station to
its TCU port. Table B-5 shows maximum lobe length according to ring
speed. Length figures are for total lengths of UTP cable only.
Table B-5. UTP Maximum Lobe Lengths
UTP Cable Type
Maximum Lobe Length
4 Mbps 16 Mbps
Category 3 100 meters
(330 feet)
60 meters
(198 feet)
Category 4 100 meters
(330 feet)
60 meters
(198 feet)
Category 5 130 meters
(429 feet)
85 meters
(280.5 feet)