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Chapter 1: Specifications
Maximum Acceptable Cable Length
Table 1-5. Maximum acceptable CATx cable length.
Cable Type Maximum Length
Solid-conductor 24 AWG CATx cable 400 feet (140 m)
Stranded-conductor 26/28 or 27/28 AWG or CATx cable 200 feet (70 m)
1.2.2 Fiber
A point-to-point connection is necessary. Operation with multiple patch panels is allowed. Routing over active network
components, such as Ethernet hubs, switches, or routers, is not allowed.
Type of Interconnect Cable
(Cable notations according to VDE)
Table 1-6. Fiber cable specifications.
Cable Type Description
Single-mode fiber 9 µm
• Duplex.
• Indoor patch cable (EFN092)
Multimode fiber 50 µm
• Duplex.
• Indoor patch cable (EFN6020)
Multimode fiber 62.5 µm
• Duplex.
• Indoor patch cable (EFN116-LCLC)
Table 1-7. Maximum acceptable fiber cable length specifications.
Cable Type Description
Single-mode fiber 9 µm 32,800 feet (10,000 m)
Multimode fiber 50 µm (OM3) 3280 feet (1000 m)
Multimode fiber 50 µm 1300 feet (400 m)
Multimode fiber 62.5 µm 650 feet (200 m)
NOTE: If you use single-mode SFPs with multimode fibers, you can normally double the maximum acceptable cable length.