XS916MX Series Installation Guide for Stand-alone Switches
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Cable
Requirements
The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 1.
Table 1. Twisted Pair Cable for the 100/1000/10000Base-T Ports
Cable Type 100Mbps 1000Mbps 10Gbps
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes No No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-
compliant Category 5 or 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
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.
Yes Yes Yes