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Ethernet cables – EXFO FTB/IQS-88000 Series Power Blazer for FTB-2/2Pro/500/IQS-600 User Manual

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FTB/IQS-88000 Series

Ethernet Cables

Ethernet Cables

Minimum Category 3 cable is required for 10Base-T connection while
Category 5 cable is required for 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T connections.

Maximum cable length (between two nodes) for 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, or
1000Base-T connection is 328 feet (100 meters).

Straight Through Cable (10/100 Mbit/s)

An Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) straight through cable is required to
connect a 10Base-T/100Base-TX Power Blazer port to a layer 1 or 2
device (ex: HUB, switch).

Crossover Cable (10/100 Mbit/s)

Option

Rate

Line Coding

Protocol Version (Scrambling)

1

614.4 Mbit/s

a

a.

Not supported as presently not used in the field.

8B/10B

Version 1: No scrambling

2

1.2288 Gbit/s

3

2.4576 Gbit/s

4

3.0720 Gbit/s

5

4.9152 Gbit/s

Version 1: No scrambling
Version 2: Scrambling
(Scrambling is optional)

6

6.1444 Gbit/s

7

9.8304 Gbit/s

8

10.1376 Gbit/s

a

64B/66B

Version 2: Scrambling