Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Installation Guide

Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
Determining Cable Distances
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Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
Table 2-3 lists the IEEE maximum transmission distances for Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet.
Table 2-4 lists the optical characteristics for 10BASE-FL. Table 2-5 lists the
optical characteristics for 100BASE-FX.
Table 2-3 Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Maximum Transmission
Distances
Transceiver
Speed Cable Type Duplex Mode
Maximum Distance
Between Stations
10 Mbps Category 3 UTP Full and half 328 ft (100 m)
10 Mbps Multimode fiber Full and half 1.2 mi (2 km)
100 Mbps Category 5 UTP Full and half 328 ft (100 m)
100 Mbps Single-mode fiber Full 6.2 mi (10 km)
100 Mbps Multimode fiber
Single-mode fiber
Half 1312 ft (400 m)
Table 2-4 10BASE-FL Optical Characteristics
Characteristic Specification
Optical source LED
Wavelength 850 nm
Transmitter output power –20 to –12 dBm
Receiver sensitivity –32.5 to –12 dBm

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 6500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English