Cisco Catalyst 3550

Chapter 2 Installing and Starting the Switch
Connecting to 100BASE-FX Ports
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Figure 2-34 Connecting to an Ethernet Port
Connecting to 100BASE-FX Ports
The 100BASE-FX ports only operate at 100 Mbps and full-duplex mode.
You can connect a 100BASE-FX port to an SC or ST port on a compatible device
by using one of the MT-RJ fiber-optic patch cables listed in Table 2-1. Use the
Cisco part numbers in Table 2-1 to order the patch cables that you need.
MODE
SYSTEM
RPS
STATUS
UTIL
DUPLX
SPEED
1
2
3
4
5
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Table 2-1 MT-RJ Patch Cables for 100BASE-FX Connections
Type Cisco Part Number
1-meter, MT-RJ-to-SC multimode cable CAB-MTRJ-SC-MM-1M
3-meter, MT-RJ-to-SC multimode cable CAB-MTRJ-SC-MM-3M
5-meter, MT-RJ-to-SC multimode cable CAB-MTRJ-SC-MM-5M
1-meter, MT-RJ-to-ST multimode cable CAB-MTRJ-ST-MM-1M
3-meter, MT-RJ-to-ST multimode cable CAB-MTRJ-ST-MM-3M
5-meter, MT-RJ-to-ST multimode cable CAB-MTRJ-ST-MM-5M