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Cable Specifications
Table 4 Ethernet requirements
Parameter 10Base5
(Thick)
10Base2
(Thin)
10BaseT
(UTP)
Cable Thick Thin UTP
Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms 100 ohms
Connector on cable DB-15 BNC RJ-45
Data transfer rate 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps
Topology Bus/Star Bus Star
Maximum segment
length (maximum)
500 meters 185 meters 100 meters
Minimum Distance
between nodes
1 meter 0.5 meter n/a
Maximum Nodes per
segment
500 30 n/a
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